michael buchanan, bbc news.etty will have all the day's news, business and sport, including a panorama investigation into why government funding for a flagship british aid project to support civilian police in syria has been suspended. theresa may head for brussels amid speculation britain and the european union are close to a deal on brexit negotiations. the biggest everjoint us- negotiations. the biggest everjoint us — south korean exercise has taken place. protesters are back on the streets of the romanian capital as the government has accused of offences. and australia is launching an enquiry into whether google and facebook are too dominant in the advertisement industry and if that is harming traditional media such as newspapers. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin the times and an up—beat headline, saying that according to a senior brussels official britain and the european union were 90% towards a deal that would open the door for transition

michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool.made the comments after it emerged that some mps have received dozens of abusive e—mails and messages because of their views on brexit. 0ur political correspondent, vicki young, has more details. these are just some of the abusive messages received by this conservative mp in recent weeks. e—mails and tweets full of personal abuse, accusing her and colleagues of treason for voting against the government in a brexit vote, even saying "they should be hanged". anna soubry and others have reported it to the police. this is something new. we have not seen anything like this in the past. it‘s all about saying to people like me, "you will not vote in the way that you have voted and if you do, i will threaten to hang you. and if you do, i‘m going to threaten that you should be deselected." it‘s disgraceful behaviour and it needs to stop. today the prime minister said these kind of attacks on mps were unacceptable. there are many strongly held views on all sides of this chamber. and it is right

michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool.sonnel fired shots today at a suffolk airbase used by the american air force, as they stopped someone who tried to force their way in. raf mildenhall was locked down by security staff, after reports of an individual ramming the gates with a vehicle. the suspect was arrested. the base hosts the 100th air refueling wing and some special operations squadrons. a review of fire and building regulations following the grenfell tower disaster says the current system isn't fit for purpose and a culture change is required to ensure safety is prioritised over cost. damejudith hackitt, in her interim review for the government, says the rules should be simplified. let's speak to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. how significant is this, and what are the implications? well, very significant, george, this is a senior engineer setting up some of the problems with the building regulation system that may have led to the tragedy here. she says the system is so complicated that her staff had to

michael buchanan, bbc news. our top story this evening.exit talks. the irish border isa the brexit talks. the irish border is a key sticking point. and still to come, paisley in scotland, the town bidding to become the uk's city of culture. coming up in the sport, a glimmer of hope for england's cricketers as they take four quick rockets on day three of the second ashes test. they are 1—0 down in the five match series. the uk wastes 7 million tonnes of food each year and now a major retailer is aiming to help in the battle to cut that waste by continuing to sell food beyond its best before date. east of england co—op has 125 stores and will now sell dried and tinned foods for 10p when they reach the date they are best eaten by. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to one store in colchester. everything we eat has a shelf life, but would you be willing to buy food which is past its best? plenty of shoppers at this small convenience store did, once they found out the price. they‘ re 10p, for a whole bag of pistachios. oh, my life

michael buchanan, bbc news.iberately on its older iphone models. but why do they do it? here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. is this about selling more iphones? that's what a lot of people have a lwa ys that's what a lot of people have always suspected, planned obsolescence. apple says that's not the case, it's about managing the performance of all iphones, where their lithium batteries get gradually less effective. in cold weather their phones can shut down without warning so what they are doing through a software update is gradually lowering the performance of the phone, putting less strain on it so the battery is less effective than doesn't shut down. it seems a good enough explanation but a lot of people are not impressed it has taken apple more than a year to come clea n taken apple more than a year to come clean about this. thank you. official photographs of prince harry and his american bride—to—be, meghan markle, have been released by kensington palace to mark their engagement. an inti

michael buchanan, bbc news.cussed at a united nations summit on pollution. it's estimated that as much as eight million tonnes of plastic enters the seas every year, and to limit that flow, governments are being asked to consider a new treaty. scientists say they're shocked to discover plastic is killing marine life, even in the remotest corners of the planet, as our science editor, david shukman, reports. it's an ugly but familiar sight around the world — plastic waste is now on every shoreline of every ocean. consumer products, used once and then thrown away, but creating a lasting impact on wildlife. in britain, the marine conservation society says litter on beaches here is actually increasing. no marine creature is safe, even a wandering albatross in antarctica. the next episode of blue planet ii shows how these magnificent birds scour the oceans for food but often collect plastic instead, which they then feed to their chicks. scientist lucy quinn found one chick that had died after swallowing a plastic toot

michael buchanan, bbc news.ames will be... birmingham. it may not have been sport‘s best—kept secret but this was the moment they had been waiting for, an assembly to remember for these local schoolchildren this morning with official confirmation their city would be staging its first global sports event. the man in charge of the commonwealth games movement told me they had found an ideal host. i think birmingham will bring diversity, it will bring a journey over the next four years of working with the host city to run a games right, run a games for the people, by the people. birmingham beat liverpool to be britain‘s candidate after the original choice durban was stripped of the games for financial difficulties but no other rivals emerged. come 2022, the alexandra stadium will host some of the world‘s finest athletes. for those who train here, like hurdler heather paton, today‘s news is added motivation. i narrowly missed out for the 2018 commonwealth games in gold coast. i only got one of the qualifying times ra

michael buchanan, bbc news.missioner cressida dick has criticised two former senior officers for disclosing information about an investigation into the first secretary of state, damian green. bob quick and neil lewis claimed that pornography was found on a computer seized from the mp‘s parliamentary office nine years ago. mr green denies watching or downloading pornography on the machine. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. how significant is this? i think this statement by cressida dick is really what you would expect the commission of the metropolitan police to say. she can't be seen in a nyway to police to say. she can't be seen in anyway to condone former officers going around doing unofficial briefings of confidential information that they have acquired during an investigation. the two officers, bob quick, confirmed the details of a story about to be printed in the sunday times last month, and neil lewis did an interview with the bbc, giving further details about allegations. pornography was

michael buchanan, bbc news.agship british aid project to support civilian police in syria has been suspended. it is after whistleblowers told the bbc‘s panorama programme that some of the money was ending up in the hands of extremists. the foreign office says it is investigating the allegations, as panorama‘s jane corbyn explains. britain is one of six countries that funds the free syrian police, set up to bring security to opposition held areas. for eight months, british aid money meant to pay for officers‘ salaries was handed over by the police to an extremist group. translation: they used to get a percentage from the salaries of the free syrian police members. it was just about taking a percentage in return for the services, and to create a sort of equilibrium between the police and the fighters. the police we fund also provide support for their barbaricjustice system, responsible for torture and summary killings. the company which runs the aid projects, adam smith international, asi, told us the government w

michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool.dence of "institutional racism" by bristol's police and council. theresa may has condemned abuse of mps following last week's brexit vote saying there was no place for threats of intimidation in politics. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the united nations high commissioner for human rights says it is possible aung san suu kyi and other senior figures in myanmar could face charges of genocide, following the violence against the rohingya muslim minority. zeid ra'ad al hussein has told the bbc that the level of planning involved suggested the repression was sanctioned at the highest level, as our south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old, he draws pictures of the horrors 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

michael buchanan, bbc news.ngland co—ops will sell items beyond their dates forjust10p each, saying waste not, want not. we tried giving it away. nobody wants you to give them anything. they expect to pay for it. customers are a bit suspicious when it is free but when you charge them 10p, people feel there is a transaction taking place and they‘re paying for something. we thought the product would last quite a while in the special display bins we have set up, but it lasted a couple of hours. nothing lasts more than a day now and the productjust sells through and the customers are really pleased about it. the aim is to do more to cut the quantity of food that is chucked out. the uk throws away over 7 million tonnes of it every year, and around £13 billion worth is edible. east of england co—op thinks it can save 50,000 items a year. this is what you are likely to see on supermarket food. if it is perishable, there will be a use by label. here it is the 10th of december, after which it is not safe to eat. if it is

michael buchanan, bbc news.really adding to the mood of optimism we have been hearing about from brussels that there will be a deal paving a way to there will be a deal paving a way to the opening of trade talks on brexit. this is a spokesman for the eu parliament now saying that the chances of a deal are very good and that they are just a few words away from an agreement, just a few words are missing from a deal, that is according to the spokesman for the eu parliament. so that, as i say, just adding to the optimistic mood music in brussels. we will bring you much more on that as it comes into us. the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick has said that former officers were wrong to speak to the bbc about pornography they say was found on a computer in damian green's parliamentary office. speaking on the vanessa feltz show on bbc radio london, the scotland yard chief condemned what they had done. and she said there would be a review of whether any offences had been committed. let's get more on this from

michael buchanan, bbc news. and michael buchanan is here with me now. this is shocking. reasons for any numbers, there have been cutbacks in prison officers at the jail itself. which means the staffing isn't there, the money isn't there to invest in the prison. therefore, you then have pressures emanating out of then have pressures emanating out of the central mission of the prison — to keep prisoners in there and provide them with meaningful activity. that has implications for the health care. you have health ca re the health care. you have health care staff there who can't get to the prisoners who have health care needs because there's no staff, no prison officers to perhaps take them there. similarly the prison can't get to the health care unit for the same issue. nhs england which commissions health care service, they are trying to save money, so they are trying to save money, so they offered in this particular case a price for the contract that was too low which put pressure on the nhs trust providing it all and on top of the whole thing you have a general attitude

our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports.rs have been let down by a failing regime. annette lost her grandson, ashley, through failures at liverpool prison. she raised him as her own and heard his growing concerns with the jail. in april, 2015, he died. the prison had repeatedly failed to give the 25—year—old that asthma medicine he desperately needed. he wasn‘t getting any support for his health. he kept on and on, wrote letters to the doctor, begging them to get his prescription that he needed. but they did not decide to order that prescription until the day he died. years later and the problems persist. in september, inspectors carried out an unannounced visit. we‘ve seen the unpublished report, it says, there is a lack of support for people with mental health needs and inpatients have an impoverished regime. within days, an inmate killed himself in the health care unit. less than three weeks later, another prisoner died by suicide. staff told us the prison at the moment is so risky. a month later, a third death. medics in

time in 20 years that these groups have seen sustained rises. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchananurce of friendship, laughter and warmth. the 84—year—old has seen her pension increase in recent years but pension credit, a benefit paid to the poorest pensioners, has not been similarly protected. she lives on £160 per week. it's a struggle, says flo. if you go out, you don't have to have your heating on, do you? trouble is, once it's dark in the evenings now, and cold, you have to put your heating on, don't you? so you go on the bus just to keep warm? yeah. well, you know! yeah! it's lovely and warm on the bus. and then you sort of try and extend it as long as you can. even though you've got to nowhere to go? yeah. it's mad, isn't it? the number of people in absolute poverty has fallen by half a million. today's report says that successful efforts to tackle poverty over the past 20 years are in danger of unravelling. it says that since 2013, an extra 300,000 pensioners and an additional 400,000 children are now living in poverty. in total, 14 million people in the uk are in poverty.

the health trust involved has apologised. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports.annette lost her grandson, ashley, through failures at liverpool prison. she raised him as her own and heard his growing concerns with the jail. in april, 2015, he died. the prison had repeatedly failed to give the 25—year—old that asthma medicine he desperately needed. he wasn't getting any support for his health. he kept on and on, wrote letters to the doctor, begging them to get his prescription that he needed. but they did not decide to order that prescription until the day he died. years later and the problems persist. in september, inspectors carried out an unannounced visit. we've seen the unpublished report, it says, there is a lack of support for people with mental health needs and inpatients have an impoverished regime. within days, an inmate killed himself in the health care unit. less than three weeks later, another prisoner died by suicide. staff told us the prison at the moment is so risky. a month later, a third death. medics informed us the seriously ill man had died af

our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan has more.blog accusing top politicians of corruption. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. the second ashes test slipping away from england now, they lost a succession of quick wickets as they struggled to settle. joe root second to fall. there were moments of brilliance from australia. moeen ali caught and bowled by nathan lyon and mitchell starc removed bairstow in the same way. incredible speed. overton offered resistance. england all out for 227, over 200 runs behind, australia wanted to top up that lead but james anderson gave england and early breakthrough, croft out, australia 35—1. manchester city are eight points clear at the top of the premier league after a 13th win in a row. west ham put up a fight. after city levelled david silva put away the winner seven minutes from time. it was similar, it was i thought when we were in the second half weer going to score, win the game. to

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michael buchanan, bbc news.r, cressida dick, has criticised two former senior officers for disclosing information about an investigation into the first secretary of state, damian green. bob quick and neil lewis claimed that pornography was found on a computer seized from the mp‘s parliamentary office nine years ago. mr green denies watching or downloading pornography on the machine. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has more details. she can't be seen in any way to condone former officers doing unofficial breaches about confidential information —— confidential information —— confidential information —— confidential information they have received. there was an interview with the bbc giving further details about allegations pornography was on damian green's work computers, and cressida dick said it was possible that both men could be prosecuted, that both men could be prosecuted, that the final decision would be with the crown prosecution service. this is a case from nine years ago. all police officers kno