in a stunning surprise, president trump told harry's parents that mrs sacoolas was waiting in the roomuple there and then. but they refused, saying talking about harry's death with anne sacoolas must be done in a proper, controlled setting. he seemed to understand that our grief has been locked in for seven weeks now, on a case that should have been very, very clear—cut. and he understands, or he seemed to understand, that that meeting needs to be with therapists and mediators in the room, and notjust her and us. it's, you know, that's not... i wouldn't imagine that's even advisable for her, let alone us. the fact that this case has even made it to the white house has stunned charlotte and tim. just six weeks ago, they were grieving for harry after that car accident in the northamptonshire countryside. now, after all they've been through, they say that all they ever wanted was to seekjustice for their son. the determination of this family from northamptonshire has been remarkable. amid their grief, they've crossed the atlantic, met a president and maintained their dignity to serve thei

as well as continuing to call for mrs sacoolas to return, they are now ina mrs sacoolas to return, they for the truth. they are afraid there has been misconduct on the part of both administrations. they feel there is some attempt to cover this up, i do not say this lightly. they are no clearer now as to what happened than they were the day he died. without the answers that any of us would be seeking their pain and misery is being compounded. the headlines on bbc news. the speaker of the house of commons blocks a government request to hold a vote in its brexit deal — saying the question was put to the house at the weekend. this wwekend, the government introduced its eu withdrawal agreement to the commons, ready for its next phase of scrutiny. the foreign secretary — dominic raab — orders a review into diplomatic immunity arrangements following the death of 19—year—old harry dunn. abortion will be legal in northern ireland, from midnight tonight, following a change in the law passed at westminster, earlier this year. there was a late attempt to block the legislation at the northern irelan

the family of harry dunn are hoping mrs sacoolas will return voluntarily to the uk to face justice.he could face extradition. andy moore, bbc news. hundreds of family members of islamic state fighters are reported to have escaped a camp in northern syria after turkish air strikes nearby. kurdish forces guarding the camp, which contains thousands of people displaced by fighting across syria, say that more than 700 people, mostly women and children, have fled the camp. our correspondent martin patience is on the turkish side of the border. martin, the kurds had been warning that they wouldn't be able to guard all of the islamic state prison in syria. that's absolutely right. there had been warnings, so in many ways, this shouldn't come as a surprise. what we have seen this morning happened ina camp we have seen this morning happened in a camp in north—eastern syria. it was home to more than 10,000 people. some of them had links to islamic state, but many didn't. according to kurdish officials, they are saying the camp was attacked by turkish warplanes, and that perhaps islamic state f

i think mr and mrs dunn i entitled to know why it was that falsely misses sacoolas had immunity.tonshire being told she had immunity to the prime minister, borisjohnson, dominic immunity to the prime minister, boris johnson, dominic raab, immunity to the prime minister, borisjohnson, dominic raab, the foreign secretary, and even president donald trump in america. people will have seen the photograph of his notes that said she had immunity. all of that seems to be false. those politicians are clearly being briefed by civil servants and the legal teams at their respective civil services. i think... the legal teams at their respective civil services. ithink... why the legal teams at their respective civil services. i think... why have they got it wrong for two weeks? there should be red faces and some pretty profound apologies offered to the dunn family for the additional pain this particular problem has brought. 0f pain this particular problem has brought. of course, one of the reasons they're going to america is actually to make the point that diplomatic immunity doesn't apply and

harry's parents want mrs sacoolas to return to the uk to face questions from british police.their trip to america will make that more likely. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. the supreme court in spain has sentenced nine catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for their role in the region's failed attempt to declare independence in 2017. three other defendants were found guilty of disobedience but will not serve prison sentences. the 12 politicians and activists had all denied the charges. pro—independence groups in catalonia have called for mass civil disobedience. police say there have been more than 1,300 arrests in connection with the ongoing extinction rebellion protests across london. hundreds of activists occupied the crossroads outside the bank of england this morning, targeting financial firms they say profit from climate change. the protests in the capital started last monday and aim to cause maximum disruption. a hearing into whether parents should be allowed to protest against the teaching of lgbt relationships outside a primary school

in a stunning surprise, president trump told harry's parents that mrs sacoolas was waiting in the roomeet the couple there and then. but they refused, saying talking about harry's death with anne sacoolas must be done in a proper controlled setting. the fact that this case has even made it to the white house has stunned charlotte and tim. just six weeks ago, they were grieving for harry after that car accident in the northamptonshire countryside. now, after a ll northamptonshire countryside. now, after all they have been through, they say that all they ever wanted was to seek justice they say that all they ever wanted was to seekjustice for their son. the determination of this family from northamptonshire has been remarkable. amid their grief, they have crossed the atlantic, madame president and maintained their dignity —— met a president. an incredible story to be waking up to this morning. in just a few minutes, we'll speak to radd seiger, the spokeman for harry's mum and dad, who joined them on their meeting with the president. we will find out the sequence of events. they met presi

we were told on tuesday that mrs sacoolas wants to show the world how devastated she is.e use of police time, and if she wants to communicate that with the world, there are plenty of chat shows on both sides of the atla ntic chat shows on both sides of the atlantic she could go on, and if the police do want to speak to her, we have things such as skype and facetime and telephones. good to speak to you. thank you very much for coming in. the lawyerfor harry dunn's family. much more coming up at the top of the hour, but now time for a look at the hour, but now time for a look at the latest weather forecast with chris. hello, there. the weather turning increasingly cold at the moment across the north and west of the uk. temperatures plummeting. for northern ireland and northern england, a chilly one. a night of clear spells and showers, the shower is wintry in flavour across high ground in scotland. there could be a little bit of snow here. elsewhere, cold and frosty night for other areas, especially in the countryside. in the south, relatively mild, temperatures 10—12 for s

the family of harry dunn are hoping mrs sacoolas will return voluntarily to the uk to face justice.ition. andy moore, bbc news. westminster leader of the snp has said they have prepared a motion of no confidence in boris johnson and his government. boris johnson and his government. boris johnson has told his cabinet that a mixer exit deal is on the horizon but there is still significant work to get there. —— brexit deal. and that on october 31 they should be prepared to leave without a deal. the family of a teenage motorcyclist killed in a collision involving the wife of an american diplomat in northamptonshire are on their way to the united states. scotla nd scotland are out of the rugby world cup, beaten by japan. scotland are out of the rugby world cup, beaten byjapan. it is the second time they have not made it past the pool stage of the world cup. simone biles is the most decorated gymnast in world championships history, winning gold on the floor and balance beam today to give a total of 25 world medals. and felt it us is the winner of the japan grand prix, with mercedes team—m

the family of harry dunn are hoping mrs sacoolas will return voluntarily to the uk to face justice. she could face extradition. andy moore, bbc news. the bbc has discovered three british orphans trapped in a camp for islamic state families in syria. they are believed to be from london. their parents joined the islamic state group five years ago and were subsequently killed in the fighting. there are thousands of children in camps across the region whose parents supported is and most of their countries don't want them home. quentin sommerville has this report. you might find some of these images distressing. beyond this fence are the lost children of the caliphate — thousands locked up and abandoned in camps across northern syria. their only sin — their parents supported the islamic state group. they came from across the globe, leaving schools and homes and safety behind and are now stranded on syrian soil. countless childhoods violated and put on hold. their parents died fighting for is. this group are all orphans. it is here where we found amira, a little girl who almost forgot who

harry's parents want mrs sacoolas to return to the uk to answer questions from british police.p to america will make that more likely. kurds in northern syria say the syrian government has agreed to send soldiers to stop the turkish invasion of their territory. syria said its army would deploy along the border to help the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces. it follows the us decision to pull all its remaining troops from the area — to avoid them being caught between opposing armies. a hearing into whether parents should be allowed to protest against the teaching of lgbt relationships outside a primary school will begin later. earlier this year birmingham city council issued a temporary injunction banning campaigners from demonstrating outside the school. the legality of that injunction will be decided at the city's high court. a large—scale security operation is in place in pakistan today, for the arrival of the duke and duchess of cambridge. it will be their first official visit to the country. kensington palace say it's also their most complex tour, due to political tension

the family of harry dunn are hoping mrs sacoolas will return voluntarily to the uk to face justice.adition. andy moore, bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson has told his cabinet a brexit deal is on the horizon, but there's still a significant amount of work to get there — and they should remain prepared to leave without a deal on october 31st. the westminster leader of the snp has said they have prepared a motion of no confidence in borisjohnson and his government. the family of a teenage motorcyclist, killed in a collision involving the wife of an american diplomat, in northamptonshire, are on their way to the united states. sport, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. starting in chicago, a new world record in the last few minutes. a new world record set in a women's marathon by kenya's brigid kosgei. 0ver marathon by kenya's brigid kosgei. over one minute has been knocked from the record set by paula radcliffe back in 2003 in london. paula radcliffe was on hand to congratulate brigid kosgei at the finish line. the men's marathon was won by kenya's lawrence cherono but

it's alleged that mrs sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat at a nearby base, was driving on theorthamptonshire is why harry's parents have come to new york. yes, they want to meet anne sacoolas to hear her explanation face—to—face, but most of all, they want her to return to britain. charlotte and tim didn't want to come here. but they say they have to do something for harry and will go any distance to honour him. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. he's one of the most acclaimed directors of all time — with films including taxi driver, goodfellas and raging bull. martin scorsese's latest, the irishman, is about organised crime in post—war america. about it 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to him and about the technique he used to turn the clock back on his actors. management can only fire a driver on very specific charges, so, do you ever show up late? no. drink on the job? no. do you every hit anybody? 0n thejob? yeah. i don't think so. it's about power, it's about power, love, betrayal, and then ultimately, the price you pay for the life you lead. i'm here to d

and he had already been told by the americans that mrs sacoolas wasn't coming back but he didn't tellas happened is they have really been put through the mill, their grief and the problems associated with the killing of their son has actually been exacerbated by the way in which both of the american and british governments have behaved in this. all right, mark stephens, thank you for coming in. mark stephens, lawyer for coming in. mark stephens, lawyer for the family of harry dunn. thank you. for decades, scientists have been debating the benefits of animal therapy. many suggest that in—depth research is still needed to ensure the effectiveness of such treatment, but that's a view disputed by one physiotherapist who works with disabled children in the brazilian amazon. over the last 13 years, he's helped more than 600 youngsters to swim with dolphins, with some incredible results. take a look... more headlines coming your way but first let's get a weather at. a band of rain pushes its way north and east woods and brighter from the west with sunshine from the afternoon albeit with show

harry dunn's family met the foreign secretary yesterday to try to get mrs sickle this —— mrs sacoolasted that they think it is 0k to kill disappointed that they think it is ok to killa disappointed that they think it is ok to kill a young lad on his bike and thenjust ok to kill a young lad on his bike and then just walk away. the family say they plan to go to washington to add more pressure for mrs sacoolas‘ return, all that and grieving for harry at the same time. duncan kennedy, bbc news. a murder investigation has been launched after a 15—year—old boy was killed in stratford, east london. police were called this afternoon to the scene following reports that a male had been stabbed. he died at the scene. a second teenager, also 15, was taken to hospital, his injuries are not life—threatening. police are asking the public for information. banning children from snacking on public transport and more taxes on unhealthy food, those are just two of the suggestions from experts trying to combat the continuing rise in childhood obesity. the latest figures show a record number of ten and 11—

it is alleged that mrs sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat at the nearby base, was driving one time of the accident. finding out what happened on that road is why harry dunn's parents have come to new york. they want to meet anne sacoolas to hear of her explanation face—to—face, but most of all, they wa nt face—to—face, but most of all, they want her to return to britain. charlotte and tim did not want to come here. they say they have to do something for harry and will go any distance to honour him. injapan, the death toll from super typhoon hagibis has risen to at least 35, with another 15 people missing. the huge storm ripped across most of central and northern parts of the country, causing record quantities of rain. tens of thousands of troops were deployed to help with the rescue effort. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said she'll ask the uk government by the end of the year for a second independence referendum. and at the start of a crucial week for the brexit process, the snp's leader at westminster said he plans to move ahead with a parliamentary vote of

the family say they plan to go to washington to add more pressure for mrs sacoolas's return.y at the same time. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the outgoing chief medical officer for england has called for a ban on eating and drinking on public transport, to help tackle the rise in childhood obesity. in herfinal report, professor dame sally davies says the government needs to take radical action, including tighter rules on food advertising and on takeaways. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. running a mile every morning before lessons — just one way this school in south london is trying to tackle childhood obesity. too little exercise and too much fatty food has proved disastrous. now england's former chief medical officer has said radical action is needed, including banning eating on public transport, and tax breaks for healthy food. government needs to be bold and it can make a difference, and the public are asking for this. they believe, the public do, that government should protect their children. today's report lays out the challenge posed by childhood obesity.

mrs. sacoolas was there in the other room.'t known she would be there and were asked on the spot if they'd like to meet with her and they declined. tell us more about this meeting, because you also described it as an ambush. >> it was an ambush. it was crazy. so we were in new york. in the morning, doing various things. going on various shows, and midmorning i got a phone call from the white house, inviting us down to washington as soon as we possibly, we could get there. >> what was the tone like? >> very friendly. you know? very, very inviting and very friendly. just, if we were free to make our way down and didn't say. >> 30 seconds left. what was the tone like when you got there? >> completely sinister and intimidating and oppressive and scary, frankly. >> you found it scary? >> i found it scary. you see the signs of me. imagine what the poor parents were feeling? completely befuddled and confused. >> thank you so much. lorna, appreciate you coming on and talking to us about this whole thinking of your family. >> thank you

it's alleged that mrs sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat at a nearby base, was driving on theg out what happened on that road in northamptonshire is why harry's parents have come to new york. yes, they want to meet anne sacoolas to hear her explanation face—to—face, but most of all, they want her to return to britain. charlotte and tim didn't want to come here. but they say they have to do something for harry and will go any distance to honour him. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. borisjohnson has told his cabinet there's significant work ahead if a brexit agreement is to be reached. his comments were echoed by the eu's chief negotiator, following a second day of intenstive talks. tomorrow sees mps return to parliament for the queen's speech and on thursday the eu summit begins in brussels — the last such gathering before the brexit deadline. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley says it looks like a decisive week ahead for brexit. the next few days could well be bumpy. those talks tomorrow will resume with a loud clock ticking because there are just three days for the

the white house, let alone that the president was intending to ambush them with a meeting with mrs sacoolasas appropriate for this vulnerable family not to be given some assistance from the foreign office? they have many legitimate questions. they are not getting answers. unfortunately, they have been led to believe that they won't get any answers from the chief constable either tomorrow, as it is his intention to merely offer them his personal condolences. that isn't good enough. it's not good enough. the time for condolences and sympathy is over. what harry's family needs now is answers, the truth and some justice. dominic raab said there was no barrier to the crown prosecution service seeking extradition of ann sacoolas and that a review of how the uk and us handle diplomatic immunity would take place as a matter of urgency. now, northern ireland's assembly has sat for the first time in nearly three years after being recalled in a last ditch attempt to stop abortion law changes. legislation passed in westminster means terminations are to be decriminalised and same—sex marriage will be le

the family of harry dunn are hoping mrs sacoolas will return voluntarily to the uk to face justice.ould face extradition. andy moore, bbc news. speaking this afternoon while on the flight, harry's mother said she had high hopes after a letter from the foreign and commonwealth office said the diplomat‘s wife no longer had diplomatic immunity. the letter from the fco was amazing. we felt that we've already got a breakthrough, you know, we finally had confirmed that the immunity we didn't think she had has been confirmed, that she doesn't have it. certainly she absconded back to the usa. certainly since she absconded back to the usa. the statement from her lawyer is promising that we may be able to hopefully get a meeting put together, whether it is face to face or lawyer to lawyer, not really sure on this basis yet, but fingers crossed we're stepping in the right direction. borisjohnson has told his cabinet there is still a "significant amount of work" to be done in order to reach a brexit deal with the eu, and ministers must remain prepared to leave at the end of october. negotiation

on american television today, harry's parents again refused to demonise mrs sacoolas.president trump said today that borisjohnson had asked him to set up the meeting between the two families. but later, downing street clarified that, saying the prime minister had simply asked the white house to help. for harry's family, the only meeting they want is back in britain — their home, their loss. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. that is it from me. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ lvaughanjones. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: el clasico on the move. protests in barcelona see la liga ask to change the location for the barcelona versus real madrid match. the history makers. the washington nationals are heading to the world series for the first time. south africa prepare for their battle with the brave blossoms in the world cup quarter—finals we start with football, and the news from spain, where la liga have requested that the first clasico of the season should be moved because of fea

officials will speak to anne sacoolas — an american national with diplomatic immunity — who is suspected of being involved in a fatal crash in northamptonshire in which a teenager died. mr over the incident in which harry dunn was killed. ms sacoolas flew home to the united states despite telling police she had no intention of doing so. duncan kennedy reports. harry's parents, charlotte and tim, both wearing sunglasses, came to the foreign office hoping for answers. they say their son harry can only achievejustice in death if the american woman involved in his car crash comes back to the uk. but after spending half—an—hour with the foreign secretary, dominic raab, they say the meeting felt like a government publicity stunt. just disgusted, let down by both governments. just really frustrated that we could spend half—an—hour or more with him, and we've come out with nothing. harry died here when his motorbike collided with a car thought to be travelling on the wrong side of the road. it was driven by anne sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat. but soon after she flew back to the united states. today's news here at the foreign office is a real blow to the family. the

the family say they plan to go to washington, to add more pressure for mrs sacoolas's return. bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. more rain on the way over the next 2a hours, it could cause a few issues given the ground is saturated, this extra rain could bring the risk of some localised flooding. the rain is already with us flooding. the rain is already with us in scotland, where the heaviest of the rain will be. as we go on through the night. 20—50 millimetres of rain on the high ground, more than enough to cause a few issues. the rain will also gather further south across england and wales for the night. strengthening south—westerly winds ensuring it never gets cold, temperatures we nine and 1a degrees, a mild thing to come. a mild certified but a wet start as well for most of england and wales. the peaks and paints could amount to around 50—70 millimetres of rain, so we could see some localised surface water flooding, rain continuing to pour down in western scotland with a slice of slightly drier and brighter weather for central areas. to the nor

now, mr sacoolas worked for the nsa in america, that is not a diplomatic post.ble in this particular case. the foreign office, i'm sure you will be aware of what the foreign office said, confirming the individual concerned has diplomatic immunity under the vienna convention isa immunity under the vienna convention is a diplomatic relations... well, they are just plain wrong. think it is important that poor family are not given more heartache and more grief by being mislaid in this way. and so he is not entitled to diplomatic immunity. there is a special form of immunity for people who work at the craft base and the other 19 spy bases, us eavesdropping bases that we have in this country, but it is in relation only to their work and that would be in the public interest. so the question is, did this accident occur while at work? eye also want to ask you as well, evenif eye also want to ask you as well, even if she had it or hadn't diplomatic immunity, could he make the choice if you wanted to just go back to the uk was yes, it is ethically up to her to come back. b

when it changed, what was everyone's reaction when he said that mrs sacoolas was in the room next doorr? just complete shock, and... i am going to have to leave it there, i am so going to have to leave it there, i am so sorry, because going to have to leave it there, i am so sorry, because the facetime keeps freezing and i do apologise but thank you for staying up for us we will see you soon when you and we will see you soon when you get back. that is so frustrating. thank you for your messages about the interview with marie mccourt. they are very admiring of the work that she has put in to bring helen's law to fruition. this one says... helen's law is so very important, it is imperative that someone intervenes before ian simms can be released on parole. marie mccourt deserves justice. the released on parole. marie mccourt deservesjustice. the purpose of released on parole. marie mccourt deserves justice. the purpose of the law is for the killer to show remorse and cooperate with the police, something simms has never done. this one says... if they cannot reveal the location of the body

the family say they plan to go to washington to add more pressure for mrs sacoolas's return.limate change activist has climbed on top of a plane at london city airport as protests continue over global warming. the man, identified as a former paralympian cyclist, got on top of the plane as part of demonstrations by extinction rebellion. police say more than 1,000 people have been arrested since protests began in london on monday, including around 50 at the airport today. sirjames dyson has abandoned plans to build a radical electic car and will close the automotive division of his company. the company, best known for designing vacuum cleaners, had been developing the electric car in the uk butjames dyson told staff that it is not "commercially viable". the project employed 523 people who will be given jobs on other projects. the headlines on bbc news. borisjohnson boris johnson and the borisjohnson and the irish premise or leo varadkar say they can see a pathway to a possible brexit deal. turkey sub sub heavy artillery and air attacks on the kurds in syria. tens of thousands o

officials will speak to anne sacoolas — an american national who is suspected of involvement in a fatal crash in england in which a teenager died. she is claiming diplomatic immunity. mrnited states, despite telling police she had no intention of doing so. duncan kennedy reports. harry's parents, charlotte and tim, both wearing sunglasses, came to the foreign office hoping for answers. they say their son harry can only achievejustice in death if the american woman involved in his car crash comes back to the uk. but after spending half—an—hour with the foreign secretary, dominic raab, they say the meeting felt like a government publicity stunt. just disgusted, let down by both governments. just really frustrated that we could spend half—an—hour or more with him, and we've come out with nothing. harry died here when his motorbike collided with a car thought to be travelling on the wrong side of the road. it was driven by anne sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat. but soon after she flew back to the united states. today's news here at the foreign office is a real blow to the family. they'd already been told by the american state department that waiving diplomatic i

mrs. sacoolas. they say they want justice, not revenge. president trump said that boris johnson had asked him to set u the meeting between the two families, but later,ning street clarified that, sayg the prime minister had since he asked the white house to help. for harry's family, the only meeting they want is bac britain, their home, their loss. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. laura: the de and duchess of cambridge have visited a melarng glacier asof their tour of pakistan. the travel to see for themselves the effect of global warming. as williamth standaralarm and push for public nation to deal with what he called an peing global catastrophe. jonny dymond traveling with them and sent this report. jonny: even for the royals, is a rocky road. william and catherine came here to see firsthand the impact of a warming planet, the retreat of the glaciersse that across the mountains serve nearly a quarter of humanity. when glaciers melt, they send ter tumbling down, flooding the region. and then once they are gone, there is nothing left for

officials will speak to anne sacoolas, an american national with diplomatic immunity who is suspected of being involved in a fatal crash in northamptonshire in which a teenager died. mry dunn was killed near raf croughton. ms sacoolas later flew home to the united states. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. harry's parents, charlotte and tim, both wearing sunglasses, came to the foreign office hoping for answers. they say their son harry can only achieve justice in death if the american woman involved in his car crash comes back to the uk. but after spending half an hour with the foreign secretary, dominic raab, they say the meeting felt like a government publicity stunt. just disgusted, let down by both governments. just really frustrated that we could spend half an hour or more with him, and we've come out with nothing. harry died here when his motorbike collided with a car thought to be travelling on the wrong side of the road. it was driven by anne sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat. but soon after she flew back to the united states. today's news here at the foreign office is a real blow to the family. they'd already been told by the american state

yet another mealy—mouthed politician's letter from the foreign office here where they are saying mrs sacoolasn america, doesn't have diplomatic immunity. everybody knew that all along. diplomatic immunity only applies when you are in the host country, in this case the uk. it never applies once you go back to your own country. and i think it was the threat of the dunns calling her into court in america that has actually brought forth this suggested meeting. but do harry dunn's parents want her to return to the united kingdom? i think they would like to see justice followed. the usual course here, and her behaviour has been quite exceptional, almost unique, if you go to court, you say, "i have diplomatic immunity", that is scrutinised by the court and if the court thinks that is right, then you are discharged and you carry on like a diplomat living in the country. in this case, the americans, british knew full well she wasn't entitled to diplomatic immunity, it wouldn't have withstood proper scrutiny in british courts and, so, she fled on a us transport plane back to america. i hope her letterf

lawyers for anne sacoolas say she's prepared to meet them. ministers say mrsas no longer has diplomatic immunity, because she's returned to the united states. simon jones has more. they've ta ken their fight forjustice to the foreign office in london, and now harry dunn's parents are flying to the us. they say ever since harry's death, they've been trapped in a nightmare. he was killed on this road, hit by a car believed to be driven by anne sacoolas, the wife of a us diplomat. she returned home shortly afterwards, claiming diplomatic immunity. now she's broken her silence. a statement issued through her lawyer said... it's something harry dunn's family have been calling for. you want to grieve, you desperately want to grieve, the whole family desperately want to grieve, but we can't. so every day is a battle and every day more of a battle than we feel it should be. and in that battle harry's parents have received a letter from the foreign secretary. dominic raab writes... this could pave the way to extradite miss sacoolas to the uk. harry's parents fly out to

we simply say that mr sacoolas was not a diplomat.iplomatic immunity. so you are saying he didn't have diplomatic immunity, let alone her? let alone her. right. so let's trace this back. the fco get in touch with northamptonshire police and say, they cannot investigate this any further because she has diplomatic immunity. the technical term further because she has diplomatic immunity. the technicalterm is advised. so the foreign office advised. so the foreign office advised northamptonshire police that this lady, mrs sacoolas, had the benefit of diplomatic immunity. this action that we are taking, or that we are about to take, is effectively... way say that that decision was unlawful, notjust wrong, but unlawful, and we will be bringing a judicial review against the foreign office to have that decision quashed. because once that decision quashed. because once that decision is made, the police then can't do anything. so thejudicial review can't do anything. so the judicial review you are talking about is designed to do what? to find ou

on american television today, harry's parents again refused to demonise mrs sacoolas.e, not revenge. tonight, donald trump said he was asked by borisjohnson to arrange the meeting of the two families. charlotte and tim say it wasn't easy resisting the presidential offer in the setting of the oval office. but say they have to put the interests of harry's memory first. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. the consequences of donald trump's surprise decision to pull american troops out of northern syria are becoming clearer by the day. russian ground forces now occupy positions that had been controlled by the us militaryjust 2a hours before. the american withdrawal triggered a military assault by turkey on the kurdish forces, which, just weeks ago, had been us allies. this evening, donald trump said the conflict in syria had nothing to do with the united states. our international correspondent orla guerin reports from the syrian—turkish border. urban warfare in northern syria. fighters backed by turkey still battling the kurds in the border town of ras al—ain. but one week

move that has led to the foreign secretary dominic raab to call on the united states to return mrs sacoolasmost often, when there is a controversial case of this kind, with real injustice for the victim, and where the two states concerned are allies who respect each other's legal systems, both of whom have independent and impartialjudiciaries and a fair trial, then in those circumstances, there is a strong case for a waiver in order to ensure thatjustice is done. the american state department has told the foreign office here that it has offered its condolences to harry dunn's family but that it very rarely lifts the diplomatic immunity of its foreign nationals serving abroad. if that remains their position, harry's family say they may never get justice. duncan kennedy, bbc news, central london. our top story this lunchtime. thomas cook's stores are to be bought by a rival, hays travel — the move could save thousands ofjobs. we'll have the latest from the rugby world cup — with scotland's crushing defeat of russia. coming up on bbc news: striker tammy abraham says that england are prepared t

to sit down and talk and bring the parties together but the precondition for doing that is that mrs sacoolasace the authorities. harry's parents say that anne sacoolas's statement of regret is of little comfort. why has it taken so long? it is seven weeks tomorrow. since we lost our boy. and we feel that statement should have come out from her right at the beginning. instead of her getting on a plane and running home. a terrible accident occurred... president trump said last week he would intervene in the case. there has been no sign of that yet, but the family hope, with enough american support, the full story of harry's death can be told, and justice will be served. one of britain's worst paedophiles has been stabbed to death in prison. richard huckle, who was from kent, had beenjailed for abusing up to 200 children overseas. he was found dead in his cell at hmp full sutton in yorkshire yesterday. sarah corker reports. richard huckle abused up to 200 children over an eight year period in malaysia. he trained to be an english teacher, and went to charities and orphanages in kuala lumpurto c

police officers will also travel to the us after m rs officers will also travel to the us after mrs sacoolashe authorities. she has also requested to be interviewed by british police officers under caution in the united states. lawyers have clearly stated that the suspect wants to be personally interviewed by officers from northamptonshire police in orderfor them to see from northamptonshire police in order for them to see her and the devastation this has also caused her and her family. northamptonshire police have defended their handling of the case of the claims the family waited more than ten days to be told anne sacoolas had fled britain. she left on the 15th of september but the foreign office asked police to wait a few days before telling harry dunn's family. 0n the 23rd the family were made aware that she had travelled back to the us. police then met with them three days later. you can imagine the reaction when they found that out, that the authorities knew weeks before we did. it's astonishing that they decided to keep that information from them and where is that flow of information?

case reached inside the white house, with president trump saying they want to make contact with mrs sacoolas so that there can be some healing. there's tremendous anger over it, it's a terrible incident, there is tremendous anger, and i understand the anger from the other side. this experience has hollowed out the emotions of harry's parents. they plan to travel to washington to try to meet president trump, to use his pressure, his influence for the sake of harry. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: turkey launches military action across it's border, against kurdish fighters, in north—eastern syria. for the first time in nearly a0 years, the house of commons will sit in emergency session on a saturday, to try to resolve the brexit crisis. at least two people have been killed in an anti—semitic attack in the german city of halle. britain's largest independent travel agency, hays travel, has bought all of thomas cook's 555 high street shops. the company, based in sunderland, says the deal brokered by the administrators could save thousands ofjobs. it's thought that some shops

on american television today, harry's parents again refused to demonise mrs sacoolas.ice, not revenge. president trump said today borisjohnson had asked him to set up the meeting between the two families. later downing street clarified that by saying they had simply asked the white house for help. the only meeting harry's family want is back in written, their home, their loss. —— in britain. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. there were chaotic scenes as the hong kong parliament reopened today, forcing its leader, carrie lam, to abandon her annual policy address. the city has been rocked by protests sincejune, initially sparked by a proposal to allow extradition of criminal suspects to china. injuly, demonstrators stormed the parliament, forcing it to shut down early. by september, the bill had been withdrawn but the protests, now focused on wider concerns that freedom was being eroded under chinese rule, have been growing increasingly violent. when she did speak by video link, carrie lam used her opening address to call for peace, but made no mention of the democrati

on american television today, harry's parents again refused to demonise mrs sacoolas.enge. president trump said today that borisjohnson had asked him to set up the meeting between the two families. but later, downing street clarified that, saying the prime minister had simply asked the white house to help. for harry's family, the only meeting they want is back in britain — their home, their loss. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. inflation was held last month at its lowest level in three years. falling fuel costs and second—hand car prices were among the driving factors. the consumer price index was unchanged in september at i.7%. analysts had predicted that the rate would rise slightly. the headlines on bbc news: hopes of finalising a brexit deal by midnight tonight fade, as officials continue to work on the technical details in brussels. dame louise ellman quits labour after 22 years as an mp, saying she can no longer advocate voting for the party, whenjeremy corbyn could become prime minister. as kurdish forces fight to retain territory under turkish attack, presi

white house saying they were grateful for the president's time but don't feel any closer getting mrs sacoolasry's parents, who are now back in new new york, have only been grieving for six weeks and they are highly appreciative of the time donald trump spared for them but, at the same time, they say they are deeply unsettled, even unhappy that he should try and engineer, force a meeting with the woman who has admitted driving the car that killed their son. which leaves them fighting on for the son whose death took them on a journey from northamptonshire to north america, but yet still is without answers. six people have been detained by police in the bulgarian capital sofia following the racist chanting directed at england's footballers on monday night. our correspondent daniel sandford is in sofia. what do we know about those who have been arrested? the ministry of the interior say they have identified 15 people that were involved in those nazi salutes and racist chance at the stadium on monday night. they say they have worked out who nine of the 15 are and have arrested six of them already

in his interview to lbc, president trump was asked whether mrs sacoolas could come back to the uk toe dunn family gave this reaction to president trump's comments. our reaction is one of cautious damir dzumhur. two weeks ago they were making it clear that this lady was never returning and as i interpreted the conversation, i think she was suggesting that the police have been over here this week interviewing the woman but i think he suggested that he would then look into the possibility of her returning to that appears to the family and i had to bea appears to the family and i had to be a welcome shift in their position. if it is true it is clearly a positive development but we will keep our feet on the ground and we will keep going with our campaign to get justice and we will keep going with our campaign to getjustice for harry until she is back in the uk where she belongs. the so—called islamic state group has for the first time confirmed the death of its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, and named his successor. us special forces tracked down al—baghdadi in north—west syria at the week

in a stunning surprise, president trump told harry's parents that mrs sacoolas was waiting in the roomcouple there and then. but they refused, saying talking about harry's death with anne sacoolas must be done in a proper, controlled setting. he seemed to understand that our grief has been going on for seven weeks now, in a case that should have been very clear—cut. he understands, or he seemed to understand, that that meeting needs to be with therapists and mediators in the room and notjust her and us. it is, you know, i wouldn't imagine that is even advisable for her, let alone us. the fact that this case has even made it to the white house has stunned charlotte and tim. just six weeks ago, they were grieving for harry after that car accident in the northamptonshire countryside. now, after all they've been through, they say that all they ever wanted was to seekjustice for their son. the determination of this family from northamptonshire has been remarkable. amid their grief, they have crossed the atlantic, met a president and maintained their dignity to serve their son. duncan kenned

the family say they plan to go to washington to add more pressure for mrs sacoolas's return.turner, has been unveiled. the bank of england governor mark carney travelled to margate in kent this morning — the town where turner spent much of his time. the polymer note will be in circulation from the beginning of next year. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. in the clear light and under the big skies of margate, which the painter turner loved so much, and in the gallery which bears his name, the new turner 20 on show, ready for its launch in february. the 20 is our most used and most forged banknote, so getting it right is important. we have to get this note right, it is the most secure note we have ever used. by using polymer, we have been able to add additional security features, there are multiple foils and windows and there's lots of ways you can determine this is a real 20. the new £20 note, whatjumps out immediately looking at the big one is turner himself, his self—portrait, and behind, the fighting temeraire, the navy vessel which stood behind hms victory

mrs. sacoolas or believes the codefendant rick singer made these changes by assessing the application. clapper denies she directed singer to indicate she and her husband did not go to college. she's asking for time served, reference to the day when she was arrested. the four months of home confinement. waiting to see what the sentence is. >> dana: we appreciate your following it. thank you. back to politics. the son of the late 40th president was not on the debate stage but ron reagan became part of the national conversation by turning into the top trending search on google. david spunt will explain. >> he was in and add to, tv ad is not cheap. take a listen. >> i'm ron reagan, an unabashed atheist and i am alarmed by the intrusions of religion into our secular government. there he is, some of the 40th president, peering in an ad for the freedom from religion foundation, group against religion in public schools and government. reagan is a well-known atheist and after the ad aired, according to google trends, he was the number-one trend online. this ad was shot in 2014. the organization

mrs. sacoolas return to the uk., that was made pretty clear to us at one point that that was never going to happen. >> the sacoolases are saying they want to get some answers from british authorities as well. how is sacoolas sent back, when was she sent back and are willing to meet with her but they want counselors and lawyers and they want the police there. >> a lot of interest in this story overseas and here in washington. stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> time now to get a look at what our sources are saying and with me from new york is tom winter. and tom, i understand you have some new reporting on a guy who used to be here in washington. pete sessions, what's up? >> yeah. we confirmed last year and peter alexander got some confirmation that former congressman pete sessions has received a subpoena, this is tied not to the congressional investigation or the impeachment inquiry but instead to the ongoing federal investigation in new york tied to two men who are associates of rudy giuliani, talking about lev parnas a

the us ambassador, woodyjohnson, and urged him to do the right thing by harry dunn and waive mrs sacoolas'se uk for questioning. harry's family say they won't stop until they see justice done. we were just left to try and deal with the fact that we'd lost... that we'd lost harry, and that we just were expected to get on with it. as the row over diplomatic immunity continues, the story has struck a chord on both sides of the pond. at its heart, two parents grieving the loss of their son. aisling mcveigh, bbc news. police have warned that extinction rebellion campaigners must vacate public areas like westminster and move to trafalger square, or risk arrest. nearly 550 climate change activists have already been arrested in london over the past two days. the protests are set to continue for the next two weeks, with 60 cities around the world taking part. our news correspondent, john donnison, is following protests in central london and can tell us more. set the scene for us on day three. day three and we are right outside westminster abbey alongside parliament. this camp is still very much in p

on american television today, harry's parents again refused to demonise mrs sacoolas.trump said he was asked by borisjohnson to arrange the meeting of the two families. charlotte and tim say it wasn't easy resisting the presidential offer in the setting of the oval office, but say they have to put the interests of harry's memory first. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. president trump spoke to reporters about the meeting at the white house earlier this afternoon. my my meeting with the family, it was beautiful in a certain way. they did not want to meet with the person in question. we had a very good meeting, they are very nice people. and we met with a full group — it was four people, actually. you know how it's all broken up. the meeting took place right here at about six o'clock last night and it was very sad, to be honest. she lost, they lost their son. i believe it was going down the wrong way, because that happens in europe. you go to europe and the roads are opposite, and it's very tough if you are from the united states. you do make that decision to make a ri

charlotte and tim dunn want mrs sacoolas to return to the uk so she can be properly interviewed by britishor us to come out with feeling overly positive. the fact that he did say to me at the end of the meeting on my way out the door as such that he would perhaps look at it from or "push it from a different angle" were his words... maybe — not quite an olive branch but maybe has given us a little bit of hope that he may do so, and he may try to do the right thing. inafew in a few minutes on outside source we will turn to hong kong because oui’s we will turn to hong kong because ours after these aquatic scenes in hong kong pots apartment, —— these chaotic scenes in hong kong's parliament. a pro—democracy leader in hong kong has been attacked by men with hammers hours after chaotic scenes in the hong kong parliament. the duke of cambridge, prince wiliam has called for more to be done to tackle climate change. the duke and duchess were visiting a glacier in the hindu kush — mountain range in pakistan. against the backdrop of a melting glacier prince william drew attention to the challenges of