crown prince mohammad bin - and to restore their life. crown prince mohammad bin salmanmmad bin salman is on a mission to rehabilitate his global image. after being accused of murdering journalist jamal image. after being accused of murdering journalistjamal khashoggi murdering journalist jamal khashoggi three years murdering journalistjamal khashoggi three years ago. his public investment fund has bought a majority stake in newcastle united, something welcomed by the fans and condemned by his critics. today's allegations will only add to the controversy that surrounds the west's dealings with saudi arabia. frank gardner, bbc news. the beijing marathon has been postponed indefinitely. it comes as the country tries to tackle an outbreak of the highly contageous delta variant of covid—19. officials want to restrict entry to beijing as they try to rein in the outbreak across the north of the country in the run—up to the winter olympics. cricket now, and all—rounder ben stokes has been added to the ashes squad that'll head to australia next month. he's been given the all—cle

. >> this man says prince mohammad bin salman, the ruler of saudia arabia, sent an assassination team to kill him, just as the prince did for jamal khashoggi. >> i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath, killer, in the middle east, with infinite resources, who poses threat to his people, to the americans, and to the planet. >> how did he escape? and why is he going public? that's our story tonight. ( ticking ) >> what happens when the main water source for the southwest begins to run dry? the colorado river serves 40 million people their drinking water, powers their homes, and irrigates 90% of the nation's winter farmed greens. to all of those demands, add the stress of a 22-year drought, and you have the makings of a crisis. these white bathtub rings, is this where the water used to be? >> absolutely. ( ticking ) >> i'm batman. >> he's played batman, and birdman, and starred in "spider-man." the irony is that michael keaton's real super power is portraying the every-man. >> yeah, 22o-221, whatever it takes. >> the salesman, the f.b.i. man, the put-upon newspaperman. an actor o

on the left, saudi arabia's all—powerful crown prince, mohammad bin salman.hy, doesn't feel emotion, never learned from his experience. and we have witnessed atrocities and crimes committed by this killer. the saudi embassy in washington has dismissed the claims saying saad al—jabri stole millions of dollars from the government, which he denies. in saudi arabia, two of dr saad's children have been seized from their homes when they were still teenagers. they're now in prison, accused of financial crimes, which the family denies. it says the crown prince has also gone after dr saad's son—in—law. the first night he was kidnapped, he received more than 100 lashes, he was tortured. he was beaten on his back, on his legs. he was being told that he was being detained and tortured as a proxy for his father—in—law, meaning my dad. they even asked him a question — "who do you think we should arrest and torture so dr saad can come back to the kingdom?" back in 2010, dr saad al—jabri tipped off western intelligence about an al-qaeda bomb plot. explosives had been smuggle

ownership of stjames's park has always been much more about image management for crown prince mohammad bin salmanrns and lobbying but at the end _ concerns and lobbying but at the end of the day you have to trust _ the end of the day you have to trust football to look after itself _ trust football to look after itself and do itsjob, which does — itself and do itsjob, which does include applying the fit and proper persons test. championship contenders back in the �*90s, newcastle united's long—suffering fans have yearned for a return to the glory days for years. the concern, however, is that those now at the helm may prove even more controversial than the man they have bought from. dan roan, our sports editor. don't forget as ever, you can reach me and team here on social media. you will find me on there at benmboulos. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. hello again. thursday saw the arrival of some very warm air indeed across the uk, with temperaturesjumping by seven degrees celsius in places. many of us had quite a bit of cloud, but we had some sunshine — for example, in north wales in denbighs

ownership of st james's i park has always been much more about image management- for crown prince mohammad bin salmann the �*90s, newcastle united's long—suffering fans have yearned for a return to the glory days for years. the concern, however, is that those now at the helm may prove even more controversial than the man they have bought from. that is all we have time for. stay with bbc world news if you can. hello again. thursday saw the arrival of some very warm air indeed across the uk, with temperatures jumping by seven degrees celsius in places. many of us had quite a bit of cloud, but we had some sunshine. for example, in north wales in denbighshire. and next door to this in flintshire, that was where the warmest place in the country was. 22 degrees celsius the top temperature. that is eight degrees celsius warmer than it should be at this time of the year. the october average is 14 degrees. now, we've had extensive cloud across the north west for both scotland and northern ireland. here, a slow—moving weather front has been bringing rain through thursday. more rain to come overnight into frida

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ownership of stjames's park has always been much more about image management for crown prince mohammad bin salmanng fans have yearned for a return to the glory days for years. the concern, however, is that those now at the helm may prove even more controversial than the man they have bought from. this year's nobel prize for literature has been won by tanzania writer. he calls a brilliant and wonderful. he says it is a big prize in such a huge list of wonderful writers and he was still taking it all in. he grew up on zanzibarand it all in. he grew up on zanzibar and arrived it all in. he grew up on zanzibarand arrived in it all in. he grew up on zanzibar and arrived in england as a refugee at the end of 19605. as a refugee at the end of 1960s. his books including pilgrims way about being a migrant in the uk. he is the first african to win the award in almost two decades and will get a gold medal and 2 million swedish kroner, more than1 million us dollars. this year's nobel prize for literature from sorry, i have told you about that! let's get more from my colleague was atkins who has been speaking

crown prince mohammad bin salman is currently on a mission to rehabilitate his global image after being prostate cancer. jennifer aniston, who played rachel, the object of gunther�*s unrequited love in the show, said the programme would not have been the same without him. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. its focus was on six friends, but a seventh character also made a big impression. this is a "getting rid of everything rachel ever touched" sale. i will take it all. and as friends' popularity grew, so did the role originally credited simply as "coffee guy." gunther, six glasses. six, you want me tojoin you? oh, i thoughtjoey was here. five is good. but, of course, he had one storyline everyone remembers. rachel? yeah? when's your birthday? 5th may, why? i'm just making a list of people's birthdays. 0h, mine's december... yeah, whatever. i finished it, i did it all by myself! and there's nobody to hug. it was so important to fans, the show felt they had to resolve it in friends' final episode. ijust have to tell you... ..i love you. i love you too. probably not in the

. >> this man says prince mohammad bin salman, the ruler of saudia arabia, sent an assassination team him, just as the prince did for jamal khashoggi. >> i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath, killer, in the middle east, with infinite resources, who poses threat to his people, to the americans, and to the planet. >> how did he escape? and why is he going public? that's our story tonight.

on the left, saudi arabia's all—powerful crown prince, mohammad bin salman.as tortured. he was beaten on his back, on his legs. he was being told that he was being detained and tortured as a proxy for his father—in—law, meaning my dad. they even asked him a question — "who do think we should arrest and torture so dr saad can come back to the kingdom?" back in 2010, dr saad al—jabri tipped off western intelligence about an al-qaeda bomb plot. explosives had been smuggled inside printer ink toner cartridges on planes bound for chicago. the cia says his help saved lives. now dr saad wants the us government to pressure the saudis to release his children. i have to speak out. i am appealing to the american people and to the american administration to help me to release those children and to restore their life. crown prince mohammad bin salman is currently on a mission to rehabilitate his global image after being accused of ordering the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi three years ago. his public investment fund has bought a majority stake in newcastle united, s

cbs that aired a few hours ago is that in 2014 the current de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammad bin salmano so that if anything happens to him, more secrets will come out, he says. in sudan a state of emergency has been announced together with the dissolution of the transitional government. the head of the ruling council, general abdel fattah al—burhan, has said elections will take place in 2023. earlier, soldiers arrested most members of the government and other civilian leaders. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy is in neighbouring kenya. she said it is difficult to get a clear picture of what's happening in sudan. it is not easy but we have seen some of the images that have been posted online, presumably by sudanese who are monitoring the situation and have means to send that information out. hundreds of thousands... you know, many people coming out in large numbers on the streets of sudan to what they call resist a military takeover of government. there have been calls in mosques, because apart from internet shutdowns, they have been experiencing shutdowns of mobile networks, and