however, malgorzata gersdorf says the constitution guarantees herrera six year term, and she intendsres. it sounds like a stalemate. it will be interesting to see what happens when she does arrive at work this morning. exactly. we could have a period coming now where we will have some judicial legal chaos, where we have malgorzata gersdorf, the chief justice who is opposed to have retired, and the president would appoint a replacement for her, and we could have competing authorities in poland's high court, which could cause serious problems for the legal system here in poland. thank you for now. pakistan will hold general elections later this month amid concerns that the army is cracking down on press freedom in an effort to influence the result. the military denies interfering in politics but one of the country's oldest newspapers has seen its distribution severely disrupted. secunder kermani reports. it is sam and tens of thousands of newspapers are on their way from markets like this to homes and offices across pakistan. for over a month, though, the country's most established eng

this is the woman that poland will be watching on wednesday, malgorzata gersdorf, who was the head ofme court. she was supposed to step at midnight, in line with a new law cutting the retirement age for supreme courtjudges from 70 to 65. it means around a third of the country's judiciary could lose their jobs unless the president extends their terms. but professor gersdorf says she will defy the new legislation, which she called "a purge." translation: as far as my status is concerned, it has not changed after talks with the president. tomorrow, i'll come to work. i have a 6—year term in line with the constitution, and i have to act in accordance with the constitution. i have appointed judge jozef iwulski, the president of the chamber of labour and social security, to perform duties during my absence, because i intend to go on vacation. i think i deserve it. her supporters plan more protests like these for wednesday over what is the latest in a series of laws passed to increase control over the judiciary. all chant in polish. the government says the changes will help fight corruption

at the communist era judges which is said to be still in serving in the supreme court where malgorzata gersdorfthe values such as the rule of law, democratic checks and balances and that her opinion is shared by the european commission and notjust them but united nations, the american bar service association, the legal associations in europe and the legal associations in europe and the council of europe who have prepared the newsroom caught all which lowers the retirement age but does other things. it says the provisions in that new law are worse than some of the communist era laws so there is real concern inside and outside of poland that the governing party has has a succession of laws over the past 2.5 years which are trying to politicise the judiciary and basically stacked the courts with obedientjudges, that is the fear. how is this going to work? we've got a judge who will cover forum while she is on holiday? he is a bit reluctant as we can understand because he's right in the midst of all this party says... i will stand aside she comes back. how long will her desk be there? how long will

malgorzata gersdorf said she'd turn up for work on wednesday as usual, she's called the changes "unconstitutionaland "a purge of thejudiciary". england are through to the world cup quarter—finals for the first time since 2006. they beat colombia 4—3 on penalties. on saturday, they'll face sweden, who defeated switzerland 1—0. it is just after half—past two in the morning. you up—to—date with the headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for tuesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. on this programme — there's fury in the commons over the continuing delays and cancellations on some train services after a timetable shake—up in may. frankly, trains were more reliable 100 years ago in the age of steam. the government's told to stop squabbling and tell business how it's going to handle brexit. isn't it time to show a bit of grit and for him to make it clear that no responsible chancellor could remain in a cabinet so recklessly putting our economy at risk through no deal? we'll be looking to deliver a brexit that maximises employment and prosperity in this country. and, just

malgorzata gersdorf said she'd turn up for work on wednesday as usual, she's called the changes "unconstitutional. they beat colombia 4—3 on penalties. on saturday, they'll face sweden, who defeated switzerland 1—0. it is just after half—past two in the morning.

malgorzata gersdorf said she'd turn up for work on wednesday as usual, calling the changes unconstitutionalnd a purge of the judiciary. england are through to the world cup quarterfinals, for the first time since 2006. they beat colombia 4—3 on penalties. on saturday they're set to face sweden — who defeated switzerland by a goal to nil. now on bbc news, it's hartalk with sarah montague. welcome to hardtalk with me, sarah montague. the president 0bama ‘s time in office, my guest today was by his side, one of his closest confidence. this title was deputy—national security adviser but then roads developed such a close bond with barack 0bama he earned a reputation to be able to anticipate the president's thinking and white house insiders described him as the single most influential boys shaping american policy despite the president. in his new memoir in his time in the 0bama administration, he says, i don't know any more i begin and 0bama ends. so what is it feel about the new occupant of the white house and what he's doing their legacy? ben rhodes, welcome to hardtalk. how do you explain your

this is poland's chiefjustice malgorzata gersdorf.t and tuesday was meant to be her last day at work. well this happened earlier. that's justice gersdorf in the middle, arriving for work in warsaw as usual. as you can see she had supporters with her, they're chanting ‘we are with you'. this new law in poland lowers the retirement age forjudges from 70 to 65. that means almost 40% will be out ofjob soon. that'd mean 27 supreme courtjudges. the government argues this law will help fight corruption and cronyism because it will mean that judges who worked during the communist era will be fazed out. justice gersdorf doesn't see it that way. she says this is a purge. here's a clip of her yesterday. trnaslation: as far as my status is concerned, it has not changed after talks with the president. tomorrow, i will come to work. i have a six—year term in line with the constitution and i have to act in accordance of the constitution. i have appointed a judge, the president of the chamber of labour and social security, to perform duties during my