that crime wouldn‘t have been known had it not been for the reporting of wa lone and kyaw soe 0o.pened today was an injustice, and it‘s an injustice that can‘t be allowed to stand. but so far, silence from aung san suu kyi‘s government. last week accused by the un of assisting genocide, this week condemned for an attack on a pillar of democracy. after free elections three years ago, there was great hope for myanmar. it‘s fading fast. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. and we‘ll have more on that story in a few minutes time. our other top story this hour: britain‘s prime minister has hit back at her former foreign secretary, after he criticised her so—called chequers plan for brexit. borisjohnson says theresa may‘s plan is a ‘disasterfor britain‘. in response the prime minister said she is providing leadership and that johnson has offered nothing new. here‘s our political editor laura kuenssberg. despite a lack of love for the chequers plan in parliament, the prime minister has no intention of budging from her position. the view in number ten, compromise might not be popular, but they b

kyaw soe oo it is free journalism in the dock.soe go and wa lone have been accused of possessing secret documents. they always said they have been framed because they were investigating a massacre of rohingya men. these reporters have been in prison and, if convicted, they face up prison and, if convicted, they face up to m years. the un says that the courts in myanmar are not free and independent. they are overseen by a government department overseen by the military. people tell us the role of journalism in the military. people tell us the role ofjournalism in aung san suu kyi's myanmar. the top military officers in myanmar should face crimes according to some. it is in the contest of this corresponding to national condemnation that the courts and authorities will be able to send their message later today. our other top story this hour: migrants and asylum seekers crossing the mediterranean face an ever more deadlyjourney, according to a new report by the un refugee agency. the un is calling on europe to do more to try to save li

that crime wouldn‘t have been known had it not been for the reporting of wa lone and kyaw soe 0o.day was an injustice, and it‘s an injustice that can‘t be allowed to stand. but, so far, silence from aung san suu kyi‘s government. last week accused by the un of assisting genocide, this week condemned for an attack on a pillar of democracy. after free elections three years ago, there was great hope for myanmar. it is fading fast. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. officials in brazil have blamed a lack of funding for a massive fire that destroyed the country‘s national museum. the fire has destroyed close to 90% of the 20 million or so items in the collection, including the oldest human remains ever found in the americas. it broke out late on sunday evening, after the museum had closed. from rio de janeiro, the bbc‘s katy watson. a cherished institution up in flames, and the nation‘s history destroyed. this museum was home to 20 million artefacts, but few are expected to have survived this intense blaze. with the fire now out, the extent of the devastation is becoming clear. experts say

the two reporters, wa lone and kyaw soe oo, were arrested in december.tigating the killing of ten rohingya men and boys by the burmese military. this happened in a village called inn din in rakhine state last september. this was part of the broader military operation against rohingya muslims — something the un has called genocide. in february, reuters published its story. this image was taken of the ten the day they were killed. the burmese military admitted the incident had taken place. the two reporters have testified they were arrested moments after police officers gave them documents at a restaurant — and one police witness has testified it was a sting organised to entrap the journalists. nick beake was in the court in yangon earlier. this is the court room where thejudge handed down the decision. he said the reuters reporters had actively sought out classified and secret information which would be useful to enemies of the state, and for that reason he found them guilty. chaotic scenes afterwards as the two reporters were brought out, protesting thei

the pair, kyaw soe 0o and wa lone had been investigating reports of a massacre of ten rohingya men inne state, allegedly at the hands of buddhist villagers and the army. if convicted, they could face up to m years injail. 0ur correspondent nick beake has more from yangon. at the heart of this case are two young journalists who say their only crime was doing theirjob. plenty in the international community believe it is free journalism that's really in the dock here. for the past eight months, wa lone and kyaw soe 0o have been brought to court, in handcuffs, accused of possessing these secret documents. they've always said that they were framed because they were investigating a massacre of rohingya men by the burmese military. crimes the army later admitted to but still these reporters have remained in prison and, if they're convicted later today, they face up to m years in jail. the un says that the courts here in myanmar are not free and independent. they are overseen by a government department which is run by the military. so really, the decision today will tell us a lot about the ro

that crime wouldn't have been known had it not been for the reporting of wa lone and kyaw soe oo.and. but so far, silence from aung san suu kyi's government. last week accused by the un of assisting genocide, this week condemned for an attack on a pillar of democracy. after free elections three years ago, there was great hope for myanmar. it's fading fast. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. a british company has unveiled a new robotic surgery system which is expected to be used at several nhs hospitals from next year. the robotic arms, which carry out operations, are controlled by a surgeon using a console. it's one of a new generation of surgical robots being developed. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. imagine this operating on you. it's the latest in surgical robot technology. all controlled by a human hand at a console, with the aid of a 3d monitor. the aim is to make laparoscopic — or keyhole — surgery technically easier for surgeons, allowing greater precision, and so giving better outcomes for patients. it's considerably easier. all you can do with a conventional l

the pair, kyaw soe 0o and wa lone, work for the international news agency, reuters.cted, they face up to fourteen years in jail. nick beake has more from yangon. at the heart of this case are two young journalists who say their only crime was doing theirjob, and plenty in the international community believe it is free journalism that is really in the dock here. for the past eight months, wa lone and kyaw soe 0o have been brought to court in handcuffs, accused of possessing these secret documents. they have always said that they were framed because they were investigating a massacre of rohingya men by the burmese military — crimes the army later admitted to, but still these reporters have remained in prison and, if they're convicted later today, they face up to 1a years in jail. the un says that the courts here in myanmar are not free and independent. they are overseen by a government department which is run by the military, so really, the decision today will tell us a lot about the role of free journalism in aung san suu kyi's myanmar. and, of course, it comes just a

that crime wouldn't have been known had it not been for the reporting of wa lone and kyaw soe 0o.tice, and it's an injustice that can't be allowed to stand. but so far, silence from aung san suu kyi's government. last week accused by the un of assisting genocide, this week condemned for an attack on a pillar of democracy. after free elections three years ago, there was great hope for myanmar. it's fading fast. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. the heatwave over the past few months means that this summer was the hottest on record for england, with temperatures narrowly beating those seen in the famous heatwave of 1976. for the uk as a whole, 2018 proved to be the joint—hottest summer. and the met office said temperatures were consistent with the general picture of the climate warming globally. 0ur science editor david shukman assesses what this means for future summers in the uk. a warning, his report does contain flashing images. it was a summer of extreme heat that, for much of the country, rolled on for month after month. from fires raging on the hills of lancashire. .. ..to the sta

instead, for journalists wa lone and kyaw soe oo, the reward is a prison sentence.th reporters say they were framed because they were investigating the execution of 10 rohingya muslims. the n. believes the myanmar military and buddhist monks may have killed more than 10,000 rohingya in rakhine state last year, but the reporters' investigation ended today with a seven-year jail sentence. >> we didn't do anything harmful to our nation. we didn't commit any crimes. reporter: the furyf the supporters was clear as the pair were driven to prison, convicted of obtaining secret documents which could help enemies of the state. this verdict is devastating for the reporters, but also freedom of the press in myanmar. many people are concerned about the direction this country is taking. >> the verdict struck a hammer blow to the rule of law in myanmar.ts many diploave been at the trial throughout. we believe the judge has ignored evidence in the case and ignored myanmar's laws. extremely disappointed with that. we think it is a bad day for myanmar and we call for the journalis to be released as soon

wa lone and kyaw soe 0o had been investigating the killing of ten rohingya men in rakhine state.aking to our myanmar correspondent, nick beake. translation: when i heard the seven—year sentence i was devastated. i nearly went mad. it is so unjust. i did not expect this at all. i believed we would go home together as a family. he is innocent. he is a journalist doing his job. it is the only way the public finds out the truth. your daughter isjust three years old. what has she been saying about her dad? she says, "mummy, why doesn't daddy live with us? "is it because he does not love us?" it is painful for me to hear that. she's talking about it because she already understands what is happening. when she saw her father in handcuffs at court she understood. she used to ask the policeman, "why do you handcuff my daddy?" then she'd say, "look, daddy, i can release you." i have no more tears to cry. no more tears. how can i describe it? ifeel like i have no more strength to cry. i can't cry any more, i have been crying so much. aung san suu kyi has the power, as head of the civilian go

about 50 people chanted and held signs with names of the two men, wa lone and kyaw soe oo, both r'nvicted of breaking myan official secrets act while reporting on a massacre of rohingya muslims. major news organizations, human rights groups, and the united nations have called for the journalists' release. >> sreenivasan: in france, it was a car-free day on the streets of pari cee fourth annual event is designed to redu pollution and according to organizers "make the city more peaceful and pleasant." roadsr were closed to caaffic for ju seven hours today. but not everyone was pleased with the planning. >> it's scandalous how it was organized. we can make policies, but this is a stupid policy, that's all. honestly, what does this entail? parisians pannot go home, sians cannot get out of their houses. >> sreenivasan: and there was a new world record set today in germany. olympic champion eliud kipchoge won the berlin marathon in two hours, one minute, and thirty- nine seconds-- more than a ter than the previous world record. the 33-year-old kenyan is considered to be the best marathon runner

antonio gutterres called the prosecution of wa lone and kyaw soe oo unacceptable hundreds of people have destroyed 90% of the collection at brazil's national museum in rio on sunday. a large meteorite, part of the library, and some ceramics had survived. the protestors blame a lack of funding for the blaze. president michel temer says the government is seeking money from banks, the un and other institutions to help rebuild the collection. the afghan taliban have announced the death ofjalaluddin haqqani, a key figure in the militant haqqani network. haqqani helped osama bin laden establish jihadist training camps in the 1990s. after the 9/11 attacks, haqqani handed control of the network to his son. president trump has backed warnings from the un and many humanitarian organisations that thousands of people could be killed if the syrian government, with its russian and iranian allies, attack the last major rebel stronghold in syria. mr trump said an attack on idlib would be a grave humanitarian mistake and a tragedy. president assad's forces are believed to be preparing a major offensive.

. —— wa lone and kyaw soe. we will talk more about inapt purchases in the next hour.sn't bad for the first weekend of september. summer warmth continuing for many of us, especially where you had the sunshine, temperatures into the mid—20s in the warmest places. but it is turning cooler this week as this weather front, a cold front, pushes south across the uk in the next 48 hours. now already, as monday begins, northern ireland and north—west scotland in the cooler air. under clear skies, some spots will be as low as four or five degrees, and also a few single—figure temperatures in east anglia and south—east england, with one or two mist and fog patches to start the day, because skies have been clear here overnight. but our weather front has cloud from south—west england, wales, the west midlands, northern england, into southern and eastern scotland. some patchy rain, some heavier bursts to begin the day in south—east scotland, clearing away. any rain on the front, though, turning increasingly light into the afternoon, showery in nature. north, north—west scotland her

there's been widespread criticism over the jailing of wa lone and kyaw soe oo who were investigatingthe rohingya minority. turkey is reinforcing its military posts inside syria's rebel—held province of idlib. it's in an effort to deter a government offensive, which it says would unleash a humanitarian disaster on its border. idlib is home to around three million people and is the last major rebel stronghold in syria. thousands of civilians have escaped in the past few days, as russia resumed air strikes in the area. the us is considering banning the sale of flavoured e—cigarettes because of an apparent epidemic of use among teenagers. the food and drug administraion announced the proposal as part of a wider effort to try and stop teens using nicotine products. it's sent more than a thousand warning letters to stores for selling e—cigarettes to under—age vapers. hungary's foreign minister has condemned a decision by the european parliament to begin disciplinary proceedings against his country. he called the decision petty revenge by pro—immigration politicians. strasbourg's imposing t

there's been widespread criticism over the jailing of wa lone and kyaw soe 0o, who were investigating minority. colombia's eln rebel group has released six people who'd been held captive for over a month. three others were freed last week. colombia's new president, ivan duque, has been demanding the release of all hostages as a condition for resuming peace talks with the eln. a renoir painting stolen by the nazis has been returned to its rightful owner at a ceremony in new york, after more than 70 years. "two women in a garden", which was painted by renoir in the last year of his life, was handed to the granddaughter of the jewish owner. the painting was taken from a paris bank vault in 1941. in business today, we are focused on what the central bank will be doing in turkey. it could be forced to push interest rates up above 20% today, to try and prop up the country's plunging currency, the lira. it has slumped 40% this year, as foreign investors pull their money out of the country. it's a similar story in many emerging markets, from argentina to south africa to india. alpesh patel, c

wa lone and kyaw soe oo were sentenced to seven years of hard labour earlier this month for violatingcre by security forces. sport news, and the european team had a strong fightback against america on the first day of golf's ryder cup. they finished the opening morning of the team event 3—1 behind — but won all four of the afternoon matches to end the day with a 5—3 lead. ben croucher reports. as monuments go, they seldom get grander than this — the ryder cup, in all its iconic majesty. justin rose and john rahm. cheering and this was before a ball was even struck. a morning where nerves can get the better of the world's best — where, more specifically, it got the better of europe's. if thorbjorn olesen's tee shot set the tone, it all went swimmingly for a friend across the pond. even when they did not find the green, it proved no obstacle for the rookie tony finau. when europe did find the short stuff and even the hole... commentator: oh my goodness, oh my... ..the points slipped away. the us won the opening three matches, and in full swing. that was until open champion francesco mol

wa lone and kyaw soe 0o have been sentenced to seven—years for violating state secrets.eon harmed patients for years and that the health board didn‘t have the systems in place to pick up on his mistakes. the former head of neurosurgery at nhs tayside was allowed to continue operating even after an external investigation found that he was injuring patients. dozens claim they have been harmed. nhs tayside says it has changed its practices as a result. 0ur correspondent lucy adams has this exclusive report. jules rose was a keen runner, but, in 2013, she was told she had a brain tumour. she was nervous but reassured because her surgeon, sam eljamel, was the head of department. he had even featured on the bbc. she had surgery and was told by mr eljamel it had gone well. but there was bad news. the surgery would have to be done again. later, she found out the explanation she had been given for the second operation was not true. he had removed her tear gland instead of her tumour. it‘s atrocious for nhs tayside to allow this surgeon, who had blatantly made a mistake the first

at the time of their arrest, kyaw soe oo and wa lone were investigating a massacre committed by the burmese military targeting rohingya muslims in the village of inn din nearly one year ago. human rights and press freedom groups have called for the journalists to be freed. this is u.n. human rights chief, michelle bachelet. >> [indiscernible] i think the information they gave on the massacre was of interest also [indiscernible] government toe release them as soon as possible, immediately. amy: in yemen, the u.s. backcked saudi coalition has admitted its airstrike on a school bus that killed 51 peoplple, 41 schoolchildrenen, was unjustifi. children wased the made by lockheed martin and sold by the united states to saudi arabia. in germany, more than 50,000 people gathered monday for an antiracism concert wherere one weweek earlier, a deadly s stabg of a german man led to violent, xenophobia, neo-nazi protest. in iraqi and syrian work arrested in connection with the syrian. this is a resident speaking at the antiracism concert. this is absolutely fantastic because of the people, we have to sh

ajudge has ruled that wa lone and kyaw soe 0o had actively sought secret documents while investigatingary against rohingya muslims. the journalists said they were framed by police because of their reports about the killing of rohingya muslims. let's cross live to yangon in myanmar — where the bbc‘s nick beake has been following the story. tell us what reporting these two did and what they have been found guilty of? the judge said these two reporters actively sought out sensitive information that was harmful to the national interest and useful to enemies of the state but i can tell you inside the court room earlier there were lots of top diplomats from the us, the uk and they have said this is wrong, basically this is a stitch up, in other words they were journalists doing theirjob and it is freedom of the press that was in the dock here. many are seeing this as a dark day for free journalism many are seeing this as a dark day forfreejournalism in many are seeing this as a dark day for free journalism in myanmar and questioning the direction the whole country will be taking. these two j

wa lone and kyaw soe 0o discovered evidence of a massacre of rohingya boys and men in rakhine state lastwere set up, something a police witness agreed with during their trial. in a new report on tuesday, the un accused the government of "waging a campaign against journalists". remember aung san suu kyi says it has nothing to do with journalism. she might be a minority in that. a picture being shared online. here‘s a picture of the newsroom at the new yorker magazine. and we‘ve heard from the eu‘s foreign affairs chief. to go towards democratic system in country and they deserve better than this. they deserve a country where journalists are free to do theirjob and to keep the state institutions accountable for their actions. and it is ofa accountable for their actions. and it is of a country where all citizens, all of them, have the same rights, whatever their faith in citizens, all of them, have the same rights, whatever theirfaith in the background. when the pair were arrested, reuters decided to publish the story all the same. the headline reads... there were pictures, too, some too gr

. >> reporter: last year, wa lone and kyaw soe oo began investigating.ohingya have long been targeten by the imum yarr millet. last year p min myanmar military was accused of setting fire with genocidal intent. the reuters journalists discovered ten muslim forced to watch neighbors dig a shallow grave, soon afterwards all dead, shot by minimum mar troops. they have testimony from the buddhi villagers. the government refused to consider their work journalism. myanmar's transition was supposed to be led to a burgeoning democracy from military rule, but e government pursued the charges against the journalists. >> we must in the long term preserve the stability of our country. >> reporter: human rights activists say today's ntencing is about silencing criticism and is a parody of justicesays reporters without borders daniel. >> this very heavy sentence of seven years against the journalist is clear and set sign that the transition, the democratic transition in myanmar is going to an end. >> brown: kyaw's wife used to eyke her daughter to school. ried outside

kyaw soe oo and wa lone have been charged with illegal possession of stolen documents.ted the military documents on the reporters to frame them. the two men were arrested last december while they were investigating the murder of 10 rohingya muslim men. the reuters journalists uncovered the massacre in the village of inn din, where these men were reportedly killed by the myanmar army and buried in a mass grave. the army itself later confirmed the existence of a mass grave. joining us now is ambassador bill richardson who injanuary this year quit an international panel set up by the myanmar government to advise on the rohingya crisis. governor richardson, thank you for joining us. your thoughts on the sentencing of these two mad men for seven sentencing of these two mad men for seve n years sentencing of these two mad men for seven years any case that you have worked closely on. i believe the trial of these two reuters journalist was harsh and the sentencing is a mockery ofjustice. lam not sentencing is a mockery ofjustice. i am not surprised of the verdict or sentence i

wa lone and kyaw soe oo have been sentenced to seven years for violating state secrets. controlled prescription drugs helping to fuel britain s addiction to opioid based painkillers. one of the most popular is tramadol which the tv star ant mcpartlin was taking. now as gps restrict supplies, illegal traders are filling the gap as jonathan gibson reports. i'm in birmingham to do a drugs deal. but the opioids i'm buying aren't street drugs, they're someone's prescription. how much was that again? 20 quid, yeah? yeah. cool lawrence is trading in tramadol. it's a controlled prescription—only painkiller. it's also highly addictive. last year, it was linked to 185 deaths. so you've got quite a good trade in this going? yeah, not too bad. as more gps restrict supplies, black market traders like lawrence are plugging the gap. is it people like me that can't get them from the doctor's? yeah. and he doesn'tjust sell tramadol. i've got some codeine, ritalin. xanax, i can get that guaranteed almost every single month. it's an imported prescription, so if someone from america's got i

she has slept in a cell at the prison where wa lone and kyaw soe oo now sleep.holds the key. history will judge her on her response." (vicki) both journalist have been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaking the official secrets act... while investigating a massacre of rohingya muslims. (grant) won't you be my nieghbor? we are getting our first look at tom hanks as the mr. rodgers in the new movie about the childhood icon. (lawrence) (vicki) 4 your health tonight... a new study shows, there might be a way to prevent alzheimers before you become an adult.(grant) it involves results from certain tests done as a kid. kron4's ryan o'donnell explains what this study found. (ryan) we're we're talking about a test that was done almost 60 years ago... and at the time... had nothing to do with researching alzheimers. in fact, they were trying to find some of the brightest kids to help in the space race. so, they were testing their cognitive skills. taking a look at the same people's medical records almost 60 years later, pt-med researchers found men who scored lo