there's someone out there impersonating michael fallon! of all people! we have to call it a date.anks for watching. —— call it a day. well, wednesday is expected to be quite a mixed day across the uk. there's certainly some rain in the forecast. the clouds have been gathering for the last 26 hours or so. some quite pretty pictures, gloomy pictures in places. here's one from dorset, and this is the weather front moving in from the south. here it is as it drifts in from the bay of biscay across france. and this is going to bring some quite wet weather for a time across southern and some central areas, particularly around the midlands, during the course of wednesday. so first thing in the morning, i think, from the southern counties through the south midlands, into the east midlands, there'll be some rain around. but many northern areas, northern england, northern wales, clear here. and, across the far north of scotland, even a touch of grass frost in one or two areas, particularly in those sheltered glens. so let's have a look at the morning weather, then. this is 8:00am, and it rea

how serious is this for michael fallon?s with michael fallon and she doesn't want this to be compared to some of the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation that have been swirling around westminster. in that sense it is the lesser end of the accusations. and her view, and i suspect the view of many people, will be the danger of conflating this incident, which was michael fallon repeatedly putting his hand on her knee at a dinner at the conservative party conference, isn't in the same league as, you know, situations where older male mps are behaving in a predatory way towards younger female researchers. clearly the dynamic is somewhat different. add this morning i notice julia hartley—brewer was taking a fairly light—hearted approach to add. she put up tweet. full medical checkup this morning, and yes, both of my knees are still intact. get a grip, people. although, not of my knee, obviously. she is not taking it too seriously. i suspect a lot of people at westminster will take the view there are serious problems

michael fallon put his hand onjulia hartley brewer's me.een not to be drawn into a public discussion about what had happened in solving and named individual before the paper decided to publish his name. you talk about these swirling rumours that are going around westminster. they spent a lot of time yesterday, mps, specifically talking about what they would do about alleged cases of sexual harassment? yeah. on top of the swirling nature of the conversation here at the moment and these spreadsheets that have been doing the rounds with the latest misdemeanours and redaction blacking through various specifics and details, there is a big conversation going on here about how westminster response to sexual harassment. what procedures are in place. two things are striking. 0ne procedures are in place. two things are striking. one is the weird culture of westminster around working practices. here you have an institution were 650 people, go to work every week, many of them away from home, working late at night, where alcohol is involved, were lots o

the first serving minister tonight has been named by the sun, defence secretary michael fallon, sayinged to touching radio host's knee. but how serious is this allegation? sources close to michael fallon have made it clear that there was an incident 15 yea rs clear that there was an incident 15 years ago at a dinner at a conservative party conference. he indeed touched julia hutton brewer's knee, she was then working for the daily express, she robustly told him to re m ove daily express, she robustly told him to remove his hand, he did so, apologised and those sources say they remain friends to this day. but more significantlyjulia hartley brewer tweeted tonight: earlier today, she also issued a statement when rumours were going around that a cabinet minister was going to be named and she said the incident that she herself had reported but hadn't named the minister, she said she didn't regard herself as a victim and it was important not to conflate allegations of effectively to and flirting with more serious accusations of sexual harassment. she's certainly playing down the incident. m

the order has been made by the defence secretary, sir michael fallon.the uk government has questions to answer over the clyde—based nuclear sub. andrew black reports. the hms vigilant, one of four submarines based on the clyde, which carries nuclear weapons. today the ministry of defence confirmed that nine sailors serving on the submarine had been thrown out of the navy after failing drug tests. according to one report, the drug they took was cocaine. now the mp who represents the area which takes in the home of trident nuclear weapons says answers are needed. i am astonished. deeply disappointed and very concerned. if we are to have these weapons of mass destruction on our doorstep here at faslane, we have got to be absolutely confident that the people at the ministry of defence, the royal navy put in charge of them, take the responsibility seriously. i don't believe in this case that we have. there has been trouble on hms vigilant before. the captain was relieved of his command after an alleged inappropriate relationship with a member of his crew, al

and fortunately, i mean, it was very real, i mean, i double-checked and found that sir michael fallon hadn't phoned me. >> sir richard branson suspects the later person impersonated him to steal $2 million from a friend of his by pretending to raise fund for hurricane victims. >>> another well-known scheme involves a nigerian prince. it's been going on since before the internet was a thing. but now the game has changed. cyber criminals are hooking in victims and stealing cash using far more sophisticated methods and raking in billions. andrea day looks at why investigators have their eyes on lan used a and why you with one person after another. >> reporter: just take a look. according to investigators, these are the scripts con men use to reel in lonely victims. >> it didn't matter if it was male or female. >> reporter: the script blasted out at dating sites, strategically designed to start relationships and keep them hooked. "i'm totally new to this dating stuff, i feel like you're right here beside me." >> hundreds of thousands have been defrauded. >> reporter: she fell hard for a m

the sun newspaper reporting that defence secretary michael fallon has admitted in improperly touchingned 15 years ago it is important to say and they both considered the matter closed. a spokesman for michael fallon said he had apologised when the incident happened 15 years ago and both he and julia now consider it close. a friend of michael fallon says there are good friends, he overstepped the mark putting his hand on her knee and she made clear it was unwelcome and he immediately apologised 15 years ago. this came about becausejulia put out a lengthy statement today and mentioned the incident, did not mention who the minister was. she did not think it was serious enough. she said i regarded it as mildly amusing. before getting into the generalities, let's ask about reaction to that particular story. bernard, we've heard some of the context. what do you think? having read the comment from julia, making a distinction between what might be proper harassment, she does not consider that this was harassment. she regards it as an inappropriately flirtatious moment and that is the end of i

sir michael fallon ordered compulsory testing of all crew on board submarines.servicemen have been dismissed from hms vigilant. the daily mail said they tested positive for cocaine which they lajedly took during parties in the united states when the submarine was docked while it was waiting to pick up docked while it was waiting to pick up nuclear warheads. an mod spokesperson said, "we do not tolerate drugs misuse. those found tolerate drugs misuse. those found to have fallen short of our high standards face being discharged from service." now the submarine isn't new to controversy because these latest revelations come after claims that the captain and the second in command were both removed over allegations of having inappropriate relationships with female crew on board. 0n the aalleged affairs, a royal navy spokesperson said that an investigation is underway and any allegations of wrongdoing are taken seriously. thank you very much. now, number tenning a world cup final. mike is here to explain that. it could be the second world cup they lift in a year. spurs

saying now michael fallon look the west has a lot of reasons to be afraid of what's going on six nuclear tests in recent months a couple of missiles shot over japan by north korea but the fact of the matter is you have to kind of sit back and think about why is this going down kim jong il is not a stupid man or a good kim jong un i should say he's not a stupid man he's looking at the situation where he saw somebody like gadhafi go down somebody like saddam hussein go down because they didn't have deterrence so he's trying to protect his own regime with the type of weaponry and he's asking to negotiate he's telling president trump let's talk about you guys sending all these weapons doing these drills over in south korea so that's one big thing and one thing that mr fallon does not address is that china is the factor here not the brits not the u.s. china is the country that's dealing most closely with north korea china has put up some stringent sanctions against north korea china can get the job done and for some reason now the brits are saber rattling as well we also know that mr

theresa may's spokesman says it is right that michael fallon apologise for inappropriate behaviour towardsthat the prime minister has confidence in her government and ministers after allegations of sexual harassment in westminster. norman smith is in west minster. how seriously is down history taking these allegations? to some degree, they have waved away these allegations, saying that there is not going to be any cabinet office investigation into sir michael's conduct. there has not been a complaint by the journalist involved and sir michael has, they say, rightly apologised. the journalist, julia hartley—brewer, has herself said that she does not regard herself as the victim of an assault after sir michael repeatedly put his hand on her knee at a conservative party dinner back in 2002, to which she responded by warning him she would punch him in the face if he continued. in her eyes, and i suspect in the eyes of many people are wes burns do, that incident does not share the same level of gravity and seriousness as some of the allegations now sweeping westminster. but you get a sense of t

the defence secretary sir michael fallon confirms he was once rebuked by a politicaljournalist for puttingon her knee. also, wwhat‘s the catalan leader doing in belgium? we'll find out in the next half hour or so — as carles puigdemont holds a new conference — we'll bring you the latest — live and allegations of deception in the world of paralympic classification — a parliamentary committee is set to hear claims of cheating. good morning. it's tuesday 31st october. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live the bank of england is warning that 75,000 jobs could be lost from britain's financial services sector if the uk leaves the european union without a trade deal. senior figures at the bank of england are said to be using the number as a "reasonable scenario" in their planning for the future but are thought to be "optimistic" that negotiations will be successful. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. it will be one of the toughest challenges facing the brexit negotiators, untangling the multitrillion—pound financial services industry which links the uk with the rest of the eur

the defence secretary sir michael fallon says he apologised to a journalist after putting his hand onacebook reveals that more than 100 million americans may have seen content uploaded by fake accounts with links to russia, around the time of the us election.

yes, it was confirmed by michael fallon that back in 2002 he placed the hand repeatedly on the knee ofsubsequently apologised, she said it was much ado about nothing and she didn't equate it with sexual harassment, downing street saying the prime minister believes it's right that sir michael has apologised, that there is no need for any sort of cabinet office investigation. but, on the issue of whether the prime minister has confidence in sir michael fallon, the prime minister's spokesman would normally say of course, on this occasion, he was repeatedly asked and did not say that. instead a careful formulation of words saying the prime minister has confidence in all her ministers and the work they are doing. what does that tell us? it tells you there is an incredibly febrile delicate atmosphere at westminster with all the allegations swirling around. a fatal fire swirling around. a fatalfire in swirling around. a fatal fire in wales yesterday is now known to have claimed the lives ofa man now known to have claimed the lives of a man and five children. this was in powys in the early hou

we will hear from the defence secretary michael fallon in the commons in an hour. swers there from michael fallon. a lot of speculation as to whether the bae decision was influenced by brexit. the company has said it has nothing to do with brexit but the number of remain campaigners are already suggesting that because a company like bae has very long and complex supply chain is it underlines the importance of staying inside a single market and customs union and on top of all that we are expecting later this afternoon a statement from the business secretary about bombardier which has had huge tariffs slapped on it by the us supreme court and has been a suggestion from the defence secretary michael fallon that the government could potentially look at retaliatory action against american companies such as boring if they are going to be looking at future uk defence contracts be looking at future uk defence co ntra cts if be looking at future uk defence contracts if those talents are not removed. that track —— —— boeing. theresa may is challenging public bodies to "explai

sir michael fallon has now ordered compulsory testing of all crew aboard royal navy submarines.have been dismissed from hms vigilant. the daily mail has said that the nine crew members tested positive for cocaine which they allegedly took during parties in the united states when the submarine was docked while it was waiting to pick up nuclear warheads. an mod spokesperson has said, we do not tolerate drugs misuse, those found to have fallen short of our high standards face being discharged from service. the submarine isn't new to controversy because of these latest revelations, after claims that the captain and the second in command were both removed over allegations of having inappropriate relationships with female crew on board. 0n the alleged affairs, a royal navy spokesperson has said it is an investigation is underway and any allegations of wrongdoing are taken seriously. you would not expect older people to ta ke you would not expect older people to take part in zip wiring and clubbing. why are they doing this? it isa clubbing. why are they doing this? it is a new initiati

british politicians to stop condemning saudi arabia saying it's affecting almost sales to react michael fallon told a commons defense committee that a fighter jet deal was being compromised by the british politicians have openly criticized saudi arabia for its intensive bombing campaign of yemen the un says the war there has killed more than ten thousand people and injured more than forty thousand. to repeat certainly to this committee that obviously. the other criticism of serbia arabia in this parliament is not. leave it there but we need to do everything possible to encourage both the revier towards but i believe they will commit to those two we continue to work on the. well i'm joined on the studio by andrew smith the spokesperson for the u.k. based organization campaign against the arms trade thanks for being with us i mean i think i know what you going to say but what is your stance to what the defense secretary actually said to that committee or his comments were disgraceful they were shocking he was literally asking parliamentarians to prioritize arms exports over human rights and demo

sir michael fallon talking a short while ago.e to higher transport and food costs, and the bank of england says it's likely to go higher still. us—backed militia in syria say they've taken control of raqqa, after months of fighting with islamic state militants. hours after being released from a secure hospital, jeffrey barry killed a kurdish refugee, stabbing him 25 times. iam here i am here at london's historic guildhall where some of the biggest names in the book world will be gathering to find out who has won one of the most important literary prizes, the man booker prize. i'll be talking to the judges in half an hour. and coming up in the sport. the second sacking of the premier league season with news of craig shakespeare's departure from leicester city. despite leading the club to safety last season and the quarter finals of the champions league following the departure of claudio raneiri, one win in eight league matches in this season has prompted his sacking. northern ireland will face switzerland in the world cup play—off

and unfortunately we had a technical issue there but we kind of summarized what it is michael fallon said so now let's go to develop thankee who's the deputy director of a prevent horgan ization the defense human rights and she joins us from london on skype hello thank you very much what do you find. what do you find the most troubling about what mr fallon said when his comments yesterday was incredibly revealing i think the most finally so that we've been very concerned for a long time to even my government does not. even write she's an engagement with the kingdom of saudi arabia and i think what we saw yesterday was. missing that for this government that well many piracy is on sale and actually i think he may want to send something to mind that's. clearly something that the government is not intent on doing so do you feel that he basically was just saying what people say behind closed doors that he simply said out in the front for everybody to hear. yes i think the math released yesterday but what was he shameful about his comments was the way in which he can be speaking to shut do

hawkish individual and you'll see that by this quote here is this is british defense minister michael fallon and michael says today the nuclear dangers are intensifying from a reckless north korea an increasingly aggressive russia nuclear weapons remain the only credible way to deter the most extreme dangers reminding any aggressor that the benefits of an attack would be vastly outweighed by the consequences let me read that one part to you again nuclear weapons remain the only credible way to deter the most extreme dangers and that's exactly what kim jong un is thinking he's thinking a lot like the defense minister here because he saw what happened at sadam hussein he saw what happened to moammar gadhafi and he knows that nuclear weapons might be the only way to save himself if the united states was to want to attack his country or any other country or for that matter not just the u.s. so can you doubt this minister of defense and say that nuclear weapons are the way to go but not for north korea and of course britain is a nuclear power we all know that as well now one thing that mr fallon

defence secretary sir michael fallon is now understood to have ordered drugs tests on all uk submarinencident. meanwhile the snp, which wants trident removed from the clyde, says it is seeking to ask urgent questions in parliament next week. voting in kenya's disputed election remains on hold, with the poll suspended in several areas, because of clashes between rival groups. the opposition leader raila 0dinga refused to run in the contest against the sitting president uhuru kenyatta. but attempts are being made on the ground to defuse tension. 0ur africa editor fergal keane joined a peace convoy led by two local governors touring the villages in kisumu, appealing for calm. if this country is to end its political crisis, this convoy might be an inspiration. two leaders, from different tribes and with different politics, but one message. governor paul kiprono is a kalenjin and supported the elections. it was important we came here today with a message of peace, he says. the governor of kisumu, anyang nyong'o, is a luo and an opposition leader. this is a significant event. because so ofte

sir michael fallon.vant at the ministry ofjustice has said that security and stability in prisons is being affected by current staffing levels. richard heaton, permanent secretary at the mo], was giving evidence to a public accounts committee inquiry into mental health in prisons. the level of staffing has been detrimental to the security and stability and good order in the prison, including the self confidence and ability to be resilient amongst offenders. so it was the case that offenders had a regular human contact with prison officers more often than has been the case in the last three years. so, bringing some prison officers back into the wing and establishing a proper one—to—one engagement with prison officers is incredibly important, partly because you can pick up on problems, partly because conversations can happen and the human space can operate whereby people don't feel alone. so, i mention staffing as my other one and as michael says, as mr spurr says, erm, no, he hasn't said, so i'll say it,

defence secretary sir michael fallon is now understood to have ordered drugs tests on all uk submarine head of the navy a roasting for the incident. meanwhile the snp, which wants trident removed from the clyde, says it is seeking to ask urgent questions in parliament next week. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come. the pakistani cricket team prepare to host sri lanka. it's the first time in nine years after an attack by gunmen. after 46 years of unhappiness these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion. no more fear. no more uncertainty. six astronaut heros and one legend. lam enjoying six astronaut heros and one legend. i am enjoying the show. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history, born today this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news today. the headlines. catalonia's dismissed leader has urged peaceful opposition to madrid's direct rule. at least seven people are killed after two explosions in the centre of the somalia capital, mogadishu. the pakistani cricket team are preparing to host sri lanka

michael fallon said some days ago that if you are a british jihadist said some days ago that if you are if you are a british jihadist and you go out to the theatre, so to speak, to syria and iraq, and fight for is, you are and iraq, and fight for is, you are a legitimate target, according to him, fora drone a legitimate target, according to him, for a drone strike. rory stewart went further than net today, supporting the view of the us representative, who essentially said that the us would rather they were killed out there in the combat zone than return and become a threat. he has since clarified those comments by putting out a tweet, rory stewart, saying that british jihadists fighting for isis should be treated according to the law. there are large parts of syria and iraq were law doesn't operate, and they are still under the control of is, so it is not possible to send in police with an arrest warrant, as you would do in a normally functioning society. don't forget you can get much more detail on our top stories on our web site there is full coverage on bbc.com/news — including more

saying that they should be prosecuted and jailed what i think rory stewart was talking about michael fallon was talking about combatants in the region of the levant i.e. those people from the u.k. and other countries that have traveled to isis held areas to support the isis viewpoint and strategy and i think not only the practice should be to kill those people but that is the practice that has been in place for a long time these are people who pose a real threats not just to british people in fact not really to british people but more to the peace in the region and the united kingdom is committed to destroying isis with the united states and russia as major actors as well and that is absolutely a strategy that i think almost everyone in great britain feels we should continue to pursue film on what are the actual realistic prospects of dealing radicalizing jihadists which is what some people believe should be done that they should be brought back and given an opportunity to return to some kind of normal life wouldn't they have to just be locked up for the rest of their natural lives. while t

british politicians to stop condemning saudi arabia saying it's affecting arms sales to riyadh michael fallon told a parliamentary defense committee a fighter jet deal was being compromised and the british politicians have openly criticize saudi arabia over its intensive bombing campaign of yemen the u.n. says the war there has killed more than ten thousand people and injured more than forty thousand. prosecutors in mexico say they've arrested one of the top heroin traffickers for el chappell's cinna lower drug cartel victor manuel felix was arrested on thursday at an apartment complex in an upscale suburb of mexico city chapels sons of largely taken over the cartel after their drug lord father was arrested last year and extradited to the united states. an explosion at a fireworks factory in indonesia has killed at least forty seven people and injured dozens the blast happened other an industrial complex in the city of tire west of the capital jakarta a local official says all the victims were factory workers the death toll could rise as many of those who escaped also suffered extensive burns

sir michael fallon is in the middle of negotiations to sell a second batch of typhoon fighter jets toeen signed. i have to repeat, sadly, to this committee, obviously other criticism of saudi arabia in this parliament is not helpful. executives from one of the uk's largest supermarket chicken suppliers have apologised to a committee of mps after an investigation allegedly exposed food safety breaches. but the company, the two sisters food group, rejected any suggestion that it operated "low standards". the labour party announced the suspension of one of its mps while it investigates misogynistic and homophobic comments he's alleged to have made. jared 0'mara beat the former liberal democrat leader nick clegg in the constituency of sheffield hallam. he's apologised for remarks made online in 2002 and 2004, but he denies a more recent allegation. the prime minister had this message: all of us in this house should have due care and attention to the way in which we refer to other people, and should show women in public life the respect that they deserve. on friday in the lords, a conserva

british politicians to stop condemning saudi arabia saying it's affecting arms sales to riyadh michael fallon told a parliamentary defense committee a fighter jet deal was being compromised and a british politicians have openly criticized saudi arabia over its intensive bombing campaign of yemen the u.n. says the war there has killed more than ten thousand people and injured more than forty thousand i was and i have to repeat sadly to this committee that obviously. the other purposes of saudi arabia in this poem is not. believe it that. we need to do everything possible to encourage the rabia towards but i believe they will commit to that we continue to work well in the. us president donald trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency by declaring an emergency the government will have more power to address the issue and more freedom to change legislation it's estimated more than sixty four thousand americans died last year due to opioid addictions and overdoses can be how cut is at the white house for us hi there kimberly trump said this would be one of his priorities. that'

british politicians to stop condemning saudi arabia saying it's affecting almost sales to riyadh michael fallon told the house of commons defense committee that a fighter jet deal was being compromised many british politicians have openly criticized saudi arabia over its intense bombing campaign in yemen the u.n. says the war there has killed more than ten thousand people and injured more than forty thousand. to repeat to this committee that obviously. the other person some of saudi arabia in this power is not a. leader but we need to do everything possible to encourage saudi arabia towards but i believe they will commit to we continue to work with. passengers flying to the united states now face tougher security measures on departure and the regulations imposed by the trumpet ministration could include short security interviews at check and stocking concerns about delays to has been speaking to travel as a paris is already at port. the new security measures were introduced by france here and passes all the airport adding to the delays that some passengers are facing on transatlantic flights to

saying it's affecting arms sales to riyadh michael fallon told a parliamentary defense committee that of hostages being compromised many british politicians have also been they criticized saudi arabia a bombing campaign and yemen the u.n. says the war there has killed more than ten thousand people and engine more than forty thousand. i have to repeat to this committee that obviously. the other criticism of. in this hour is not helpful. to. leave it there but we need to do everything possible to encourage saudi arabia to. i believe they will commit to that we continue to work with. al-jazeera is demanding the release of a journalist mahmoud hussein who's now been an egyptian prison for more than three hundred days he's accused of broadcasting false news to spread chaos claims he and al jazeera strongly deny saying has repeatedly complained of mistreatment in jail he was arrested in december while visiting his family. passengers headed to the u.s. can expect new security measures the u.s. says the measures aimed at reducing the threat of terrorism they replace a ban on laptops from eigh

michael fallon said he apologized at the time for repeatedly touching the knee of julia brewer at a dinner 15 years ago, and they had put the incident behind them. brewer said she threatened to "punch him in the face if he did it again" also downplayed the incident. the u.s. treasury secretary has put to rest the idea of doubling in the $14.2 trillion treasuries y might introduce that sales. steven mnuchin said "we have done a bunch of research and reached out and do not see a lot of demand for it." he said it may work under some scenarios. pulled intoetting hollywood's controversy over harassment and abuse. that is after allegations that kevin spacey, the star of the companies "house of cards" theories made a sexual advance to a 14 or old boy many years ago. become an he plans to end the show after season six through the cancellation had already been planned and is not related to the accusation. news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy. guy: thank you very much indeed. the u.s.-russia probe intensified as f

somebody like michael fallon, maybe a slightly fresher cabinet figure but there is no agreement so it'sndidate, the prime minister they hoped she would be. but the problems were conservative party are bigger than this. theresa may went into conference last week with the divided cabinet on brexit, without a majority or any money to spend to deliver a different vision and a variable public presentation and a variable public presentation and problems doing interviews. getting rid of her would deal with the third one but not the first two and those are the big challenges. for that it is unclear how we get through it. what is your perspective on that and i will ask both of you, are you ruling out or not ruling out some kind of move, let‘s say, in the medium term by which i mean a couple of months? i would not rule that out at all. the other thing i would add, the thing i was writing about today is when they get into looking at the legislative burden this government has taken on, parliament returns next week and i think they have bitten off more than they can chew. a government with a slight

and together with pretty patel and michael fallon this government will work together to put them on theirsing zwrug lard, of the straits, goes 25% of world trade. including huge quantities of british goods. across the middle east, to north africa, we are helping to bring peace and defeat terrorism, notjust because thatis defeat terrorism, notjust because that is right in itself, but because these will be the great markets of these will be the great markets of the coming century. just in the last few weeks i have seen british troops training the nigerian forces to defeat the numskulls of bobbing bobbing, where british doctors are attending the maimed victims of terror and as our —— boko haram, they said there was a risk of pot shots from behind and i said that was an occupational hazard in my line of work! applause every week... every week with uk, help the brave nigerian forces are winning, but you can‘t tackle the problem in nigeria, those terrorists‘ ak—47s are being smuggled from libya and so in tripoli i have seen the charred ruins of our embassy, the room where tony blair once held a

british politicians to stop condemning saudi arabia saying it's affecting arms sales to riyadh michael fallon told a parliamentary defense committee a fighter jet deal was being compromised any british politicians of openly criticized saudi arabia for its intensive bombing campaign of yemen un says the war there has killed more than ten thousand people and injured more than forty thousand . to repeat to this committee that obviously. other criticism of saudi arabia in this is not. leading that we need to do everything possible to encourage the arabian. i believe they will commit to that we continue to work on the. u.s. president donald trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency by declaring an emergency the government will have more power to address the issue more freedom to change the legislation it's estimated more than sixty four thousand americans died last year to the opioid addictions and overdoses where kimberly halkett is at the white house for us hi there kimberly so trump did say this would be one of his priorities. that's right certainly the president has talked

we have had allegation against michael fallon and a female journalist.using. this as you say isa just mildly amusing. this as you say is a bit more serious potentially. thank you. it is quarter past 5. these are the headlines: the government proposes reducing the maximum stake for fixed odds betting terminals in an attempt to tackle problem gambling. a man has been found guilty of murder after he ran over a former royal navy office we are his own car. and a labour party activist has alleged she was raped ata activist has alleged she was raped at a party event in 2011. the party says it takes the claim extremely seriously. in sport a parliamentary committee has heard about claims of cheating in pa ralympic committee has heard about claims of cheating in paralympic sport. manchester united could qualify for the knock out stages of champions league tonight, jose mourinho's side play benfica. and troy deeney has accepted a violent conduct charge following a clash withjoe allen. i'm back with more at half past. the social networking site facebook says more th

i double-checked and found that sir michael fallon hadn't phoned me it absolutely sounded like him wette letters. >> when we had this hurricane in -- someone sounding like myself range up a friend of mine in the states, a very high profile really good man, businessman, and said that richard needed -- couldn't get hold of his office in england and, you now, i just needed $2 million to help the local population for rebuilding the caribbean, and he paid it. that's the end of -- he has lost that $2 million. now that's a heist of -- the bank robber got $2 million, then they would be very happy this is happening all the time worse, it's happening to people for $1,000 here, $500 there. you know, $2,000 there who can't afford it. this businessman can afundraiser to lose $2 million , and, you know, so. >> all those people they should concentrate on all the vulnerable people that are being hurt in this way >> what's the situation? >> a big chuk for it is care bean have been completely and utterly devastated it was a category seven hurricane that hit it was over 200 miles an hour. we're working

. >> loren michaels agreed. fallon earned a job on snl.as a cast favorite. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i've got my bag packed already. >> in 2004 fallon ended his run on "saturday night live" to go into the movies. he was frustrated and admittedly a little lost. when his film career fizzled after a disappointing run in the film "taxi" and "fever pitch." >> but loren michaels had another idea for jimmy. he'd become a talk show host. he took over for conant o'brien as host of nbc's late night. then in 2013 nbc announced fallon would take over for jay leno as host of the iconic "tonight show." >> how are you doing? kenny rogers. we recently met jimmy backstage before a show. >> someone said i looked like kenny rogers. some said i look like tim rogers on his way to the santa claus. i'm giving you kenny. >> you look like a cocktail waiter too, with the vest. >> i'm putting a jacket on over this. >> right. >> oh, my god, my waiter's kenny rogers. >> with guest miley cyrus playing dolly parton. ♪ islands in the stream that is what we are ♪ >> it's the greatest kara

this is the defence secretary michael fallon.iament today. we all support his speech in florence setting out the government's approach to the brexit negotiations. after last week's conference we're getting behind her. and the foreign secretary as well? we are a united cabinet. and the foreign secretary? and the foreign secretary. a rather weary reply from the defence secretary, this is amber rudd. good morning. will borisjohnson be sacked? i5 yourjob safe? good morning. do you think yourjob is safe? i'm looking forward to the prime minister's statement later this afternoon. and how long do you think she will last? what is interesting is the seeming eye ball to what is interesting is the seeming eyeball to eyeball we now seem to have between number ten and the european commission comes as a number of leading brexiteers are suggesting may be no deal isn't such a bad option. in other words, if brussels will not move to the trade talks, britain ought to be prepared to walk away from the table. is that a growing mood in the tory party

fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- clive owen, colleen ballinger, musical guest julia michaels, andeaturing the legendary roots crew >> questlove: 759. >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome. [cheers and applause]. welcome, everybody. thank you so much. looking good. welcome everybody. welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome to the "tonight show." this is it, baby. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: this is it. we're going to have fun tonight. here's what people are talking about. news out of washington, president trump announced that he's releasing thousands of files on jfk even though they were already set to be released, and he said not only that, i'm declaring october 31st "halloween." [ laughter ] [ applause ] we'll all be saying merry halloween again. this is kind of crazy. there was a conspiracy theory. did you see this going around that melania -- melania trump had been replaced with a body double. did you hear this? it's a rumor, but some people are pointing to these photos as proof. take a look, so the woman on the left they say

fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- clive owen, colleen ballinger, musical guest julia michaels,

brian fallon writing this on twitter, kelly isn't just an enabler of trump but a believer in him. that makes them as odious as the rest. don't be distracted by the uniform. listen to michaelalsh, fox contributor getting emotional, a heart wrenching moments when he had to call families who lost loved ones. >> as a commander i have had to write those letters. i have had to make those calls. there is nothing more difficult in the world to do. those men are out there doing what they love. the families have to suffer. they get weepy choices, don't come back in the come back missing arms and limbs, or not write mentally and not the same as how we left. nothing more sacred than the. heather: you have a lot to say about that. and tell us what you general kelly's speech. we will share your comments and look forward to that. a crucial step forward for donald trump's agenda republicans passing a $4 trillion budget proposal for donald trump tweeting great news on the 2018 budget, mitch mcconnell first step toward delivering massive tax cuts for the american people. let's get to griff jenkins with developments all about the hashtag. >> right down party lines. the senate passed budget