this is bbc news with nicholas owen. the headlines: police looking for 19—year—old gaia pope have found a body on land near swanage. dorset police say they are "confident" it is the teenager, who has been missing for 11 days. president robert mugabe is to meet army leaders for talks on his future tomorrow, according to zimbabwe state television. thousands have protested against him in harare. the former trade union organiser richard leonard is elected the new leader of scottish labour. he takes over from kezia dugdale, who makes her debut tomorrow tributes have been paid to captain mike green, a helicopter instructor who died when the helicopter he was in collided with a light aircraft on friday in buckinghamshire. three other men were killed in the crash. and the co—founder of the australian rock group ac/dc, malcolm young, has died at the age of 64. now on bbc news — in a special programme — steve rosenberg travels across russia to find out how russians view the 1917 revolution. it is 100 years since the russian revolu

the communist labelled tim bloody nicholas.olution, today's russia strikes a different note. back at the church they have a rose tinted view of saint nicholas. i always compare him with the captain of a big ship called russia. he was on this ship to the end, to the end of this big country. at this school in ekaterinburg, they embrace the traditions of czarist russia. this is a lesson in cossack singing, dancing and sword spinning. and they organise regular school trips from here to the church on the blood to reinforce the connection to nicholas to russia's imperial past. but what about russia's future? i asked the children if they would like a new tsar. i'm sure that in previous times it was good to have a tsar but today it is difficult. times change and we cannot speak about having a monarchy at it was earlier. but i suppose that our president is the kind of man who governs the way the tsar tried to govern in a way. he is a real ruler and a real patriot. russians are waking up to their history. they are not trying to replicate

the communists labelled him "bloody nicholas.", today's russia strikes a different note. back at the church, they have a rose—tinted view of tsar nicholas. i always say he was the captain of a ship until the end of this big country. at this school, they embrace the traditions of tsarist russia. here's a lesson in cossack singing, dancing and sword spinning. and they organise regular school trips from here to the church on the blood to reinforce the connection to nicholas, to russia's imperialist past. but what about russia's future? i asked the children here, would they like a new tsar?" i am sure that in previous times it was good to have a tsar. but today, it's difficult. times have changed, and we can't speak about having a monarchy as it was earlier. but i suppose that our president is a kind of a man who governs the way the tsar tried to govern. in a way. he is a real ruler and a real patriot. russians are waking up to their history. they're not trying to replicate the past, they'rejust trying to remember it. it's time for th

and saint nicholas comes and each child is asked to bring a gift to the event. and so as a child brings up a benefit for another child, and puts them under a tree, saint nicholas gives them a little token of maybe a stuffed animal or maybe a little thing, like have you just given a gift, saint nicholas is going to give you something, and we have a big feast and the families have a time for community. we also do an advent path. not a christmas pageant but more of the signs and symbols of advent and the people of advent and the students in the primary grades, grades k through three are the actors for the pageant. and we usually do it on the second week of advent, on that friday. and the sunday, they do it for the purchase. but what is wonderful, our men's club, provides a pancake breakfast for everybody in the parish free of charge, and we probably have a thousand to 1200 people come in to our pavilion and celebrate advent as a community. it is really wonderful. also, as part of that, our students participate in the toys for tots program that the firefighters have

the communists labelled him bloody nicholas.s a different note. back at the church, they have this song of him. he was the captain ofa ship this song of him. he was the captain of a ship until the end of the country. at this school, they embrace the traditions of russia. this is a lesson in cossack singing and dancing and sword spinning. and they organise regular school trips from here to the church to reinforce the connection to nicholas and the imperial past of russia. but what about the future of russia? i asked the children would they like a new tsar? iam sure i am sure that in previous times it was good to have a tsar. but today, it is difficult. times have changed. and we cannot speak about the monarchy as it was earlier. but i suppose that our president is a kind ofa man suppose that our president is a kind of a man who governs the way the tsar tried to govern. in a way. he isa tsar tried to govern. in a way. he is a hero and a patriot. russians are waking up to the history of their country. they are not trying to replica

tsar nicholas ii and his family.executed by the bolsheviks. they we re executed by the bolsheviks. they were shot and alienated. a bloody and writtle end to russia's last tsar. —— brutal. having murdered the tsar the ball should explode to bury all memory of the monarchy. they failed. it took many years, but eventually a discovery was made here need ekaterinburg. —— near ekaterinburg. the remains of nicholas ii and his family. in 1988, the russian government confirmed there authenticity. nicholas ii, his wife alexandra, and their three daughters were laid to rest. later, more bones were found in the same forest, believed to be the tsar was mac two missing children. the church is not recognise the remains, but that may change. there are new investigations, using more advanced methods. the church participates in these investigations. there is a strong chance that the church will recognise the so—called remains as the bones of the royal family. nicholas ii was a flawed leader, an inflexible autocrat with poor judgement.

czar nicholas ii and his family. the church marks the spot where they and their servants were executed by the bolsheviks. they were shot and bayoneted. it was a bloody, brutal end to russia's last czar. having murdered the czar, the bolsheviks tried to conceal bury allime and memory of the monarchy. but they failed. it took six years, but eventually, deep in the forest near ekaterinburg, the discovery was made. found here, what were believed to be the remains of emperor nicholas ii and his family. in 1998, russia's government confirmed the authenticity, and nicholas, his wife, alexandra, and three daughters were laid to rest. later, more bones were found in the same forest, believed to be the czar's 2 missing children. the church has not recognized the remains, but that may change. >> now there are new investigations using more advanced methods, and the church participates in the investigation. there was a very strong chance that the church will recognize the remains as those of the royal family. steve: nicholas ii w

nicholas ii the bones of the royal family. nicholas i!labelled tim bloody nicholas. and yet as it realises the evolution, today's russia 5trike5 yet as it realises the evolution, today's russia strikes a different note. back at the church they have a rose tinted view of saint nicholas. i always compare him with the captain ofa i always compare him with the captain of a big ship called russia. he was on this ship to the end, to the end of this big country. at this school in ekaterinburg, they embrace the traditions of czarist russia. this is a lesson in cossack singing, dancing and sword spinning. and they organise regular school trips from here to the church on the blood to reinforce the connection to nicholas to russia's imperial past. but what about russia's future? i asked the children if they would like a new tsar. i'm sure that in previous times it was good to have a tsar but today it i5 was good to have a tsar but today it is difficult. times change and we cannot speak about having a monarchy at it was earlier. but i suppose that ou

tsar nicholas ii and his family.re executed by the bolsheviks. they were shot and bayoneted. a bloody and brutal end to russia's last tsar. having murdered the tsar, the bolsheviks tried to bury all memory of the monarchy. they failed. it took many years, but eventually a discovery was made here near ekaterinburg. the remains of nicholas ii and his family. in 1988, the russian government confirmed their authenticity. nicholas ii, his wife alexandra, and their three daughters were laid to rest. later, more bones were found in the same forest, believed to be the tsar‘s two missing children. the church has not recognised the remains, but that may change. there are new investigations, using more advanced methods. the church participates in these investigations. there is a strong chance that the church will recognise the remains as the bones of the royal family. nicholas ii was a flawed leader — an inflexible autocrat with poorjudgment. communists painted him as a bloody tyrant. today's russia strikes a different note. ba

groschen in our nicholas wrote in iran i'd just like to talk about saudi arabia and the the growing impact of what it's done it's also been in the news this week obviously for its international influence the lebanese prime minister saad hariri abruptly resigned on saturday afternoon just hours before the saudi arrest he did so in riyadh which immediately raised questions about saudi's involvement hariri said he was stepping down partially because of iran's influence in the region hezbollah leaders in lebanon say saudi arabia forced him to cite this reason if true that would tie in to saudis growing animosity with iran riyadh recently accused iran of helping he sees in yemen file a rocket toward saudi arabia as part of its anti iran agenda saudi arabia has also strengthen ties with israel in recent days that in turn brings it closer to the west and in particular the u.s. president donald trump tweeted his support for the saudi arrest saying the detained princes had been his words milking the country for years but anders i'd like to go back to iran how much of this has got to do with

craig is a professor at the defense studies department at king's college london and also in beirut nicholas no editor in chief of mideast wire dot com good to see all three of you joseph kitchen let me start off with you a staggering couple of days have passed i'm just wondering what we are in the middle of witnessing what's happened we are witnessing tremendous changes system of government of saudi arabia we have a new leadership that has been in place for about two years now but obviously considered ational power. on the part of the heir apparent been said a man who is determined to push forward with his very complicated economy would have to collude show szell agendas so therefore what we are seeing what we are witnessing is the implementation of the plans that he has presumably thought through for the past several months i'm not surprised by the changes that have taken place i've been expecting them and to be honest with you i'm expecting a lot more in the next race and a lot more but not from the l. solomon branch i suspect it's difficult to know exactly how the response to the dramati

. >> his name was nicholas.t us a picture of him. >> that boy looked like he was going to be an exciting little boy, kind of like me with a fun personality. >> sierra made a quilt square thanking nicholas for giving her the gift of life. she hoped one day to meet his family opinion she tucked away her hope for now, as the wait for a heart for lindsay stretched past eight months. valentine's day was approaching. >> what are you looking forward to? >> getting a new heart. >> and then? >> and go home. >> 6:00 p.m. on february 12th, a doctor pulled stacy out of lindsay's room for a chat. >> i know the secret now. >> mom? >> she thinks she knows. she doesn't know anything. >> i know it. >> then stacy called jason and waited in lindsay's room for him to arrive. he passed the nursing station alive with excitement. >> she doesn't know yet. >> guess what? >> i knew it. >> guess what? >> you got to guess. look at the window over there. >> do i have a heart. >> you have a heart. >> yay! [ screaming ] >> it's going to happe

nicholas witchell, bbc news, delhi.d numbers of starlings have gathered at the martin mere wetland in lancashire this autumn. up to 50 thousand birds swoop and dive and turn in a formation known as a murmuration. the experts at martin mere think more starlings are gathering in the area because of improvements they've made to the habitat in recent years. let's check out the weather. after a decent day there is more cloud and rain on the way, initially across western parts of the british isles but through the night, it will work its way into northern and western parts of england, through wales as well. the far south—east should be dry at this stage, as we start the new day on friday that with a fun will work down into the southern counties of england, and there will be the odd spot of rain. once that pulls away it's a mixture of sunny spells and showers. the heavy showers are most frequent showers found across northern western parts of scotland and northern ireland for a time. still a relatively mild in the south, a decid

among religious extremists who claimed the film was blasphemous because it portrayed holy is on nicholas the second in love scenes russian orthodox christians even made death threats to the director and lead actor now matilda has arrived in german cinemas we ask the burning question was the film worth. so little is the second as he's never been portrayed before. it's eight hundred ninety four and the young heir apparent has no desire to ascend the throne and the last person to work. still unmarried he embarks on a tempestuous love affair with a young ballerina. the real tara nucleus the second was executed by bolshevik troops in july one thousand nine hundred eighteen in the wake of the october revolution that marked an end to the monarchy in russia ushering in a new era in two thousand the tsar was declared a saint by the russian orthodox church to be especially devout that makes him untouchable they have strongly denounced the film without having seen it the lead role is played by german actor lars iding in tones of i'm going to damage my six are the country stars. the producers of the

tsar nicholas ii and his family. a bloody and brutal end to russia's last tsar. having murdered the tsar, the bolsheviks tried to bury all memory of the monarchy. they failed. it took 60 years, but eventually a discovery was made here near ekaterinburg. the remains of nicholas ii and his family. in 1988, the russian government confirmed their authenticity. nicholas ii, his wife alexandra, and their three daughters were laid to rest. later, more bones were found in the same forest, believed to be the tsar‘s two missing children. the church has not recognised the remains, but that may change. there are new investigations, using more advanced methods. the church participates in these investigations. there is a strong chance that the church will recognise the remains as the bones of the royal family. nicholas ii was a flawed leader — an inflexible autocrat with poorjudgment. communists painted him as a bloody tyrant. today's russia strikes a different note. back at the church they have a rose—tinted view of saint nichola

the real torah nicholas the second was executed by bolshevik troops in july one thousand nine hundred eighteen in the wake of the october revolution that marked an end to the monarchy in russia ushering in a new era in two thousand the tsar was declared a saint by the russian orthodox church to be especially devout that makes him untouchable they have strongly denounced the film without having seen it the lead role is played by german actor lars. and going to die mcmahon six people to countries does. the producers of the project with a twenty five million euro budget wanted i didn't offer the role after seeing him give a guest performance at a theater in moscow he's still not sure why he was chosen. by theo and why did they pick me why is lost i being a from berlin playing nicholas the second the last russian tsar it's all. at the film's moscow premiere director alexey who to tell appeared relaxed despite a slew of death threats against his actors religious fanatics wanted to prevent the film from being released their protests have sparked months of debate in the press and on the stre

so it was peter i, it was catherine ii, it was nicholas ii, it was great stalin. and now?, our president, who is trying, you know, really to restore the empire, which creates an illusion of this former greatness and the future greatness as well. in russia, history is a political battlefield, for the past has brought great national anguish, as well as national pride. allan little, bbc news, moscow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. tonight we speak to the premiere of a tax haven on the paradise papers and alec baldwin on donald trump. join me now on bbc two. that's it. hello and welcome to sportsday. i am hugh woozencroft. our main stories. time's up for slaven bilic as he's sacked as manager of west ham united. could david moyes be taking his place? a disgrace. organisers of an atp event to be held in milan next week have apologised after the players‘ draw was criticised for being sexist. and we look ahead to tonight's melbourne cup where there is a chance of british history down under. hello, good evening. we start with the latest manager of the latest managerial bilic d

nicholas witchell, bbc news.and meghan markle began dating last summer, and, just a year and a half on, news of their coming wedding has raced around the world. they've spoken to the bbc‘s mishal hussein about their relationship, their feelings for one another, and prince harry's proposal. how did you first meet? we were introduced by a mutualfriend. we should protect her privacy and not share too much of that. it was literally through her, and then we met once and then twice back to back, two dates in london lastjuly. yes. beginning ofjuly. and then it was three or four weeks later that i managed to persuade her to come and join me in botswana, and we camped out with each other under the stars and we spent five days out there, which was fantastic. then we were really by ourselves, which was crucial to me to make sure we had a chance to get to know each other. the friend who introduced you, was she trying to set you up? it was definitely a setup! it was a blind date, we talk about it now, because i'm from the sta

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. parade, shun! nicholas witchell reports.t, the way things will increasingly be. for the first time in her reign, the way things will increasingly be. the queen took her place on the balcony overlooking the cenotaph. still presiding as head of state, balcony overlooking the cenotaph. but in a way which recognises her advancing years. beside her on the balcony was her husband, the duke of edinburgh. below on whitehall, the prince of wales led other senior members of the royal family to their positions at the cenotaph, in readiness for 11 o'clock to their positions at the cenotaph, and the start of the national two—minute silence. big ben chimes two—minute silence. bugles play last post in whitehall, after the sounding of the last post, the prince of wales laid the queen's wreath on behalf of the united kingdom and the commonwealth in memory of all those who lost their lives in the world wars and other more recent conflicts. and then, on a morning which had been damp and cold, the veterans who had been waiting in their columns

old nicholas cleves had just graduated college. the [inaudible] the government of argentina says one of the other men in this photo was hurt but survived the attack. >> a young belgian mother is another one of the victims of the attack. a family friend says she was well known in her small hometown for being energetic and very positive. >> we knew her as a very spontaneous person, very dynamic, loving her family and her children. reporter: her mother and sisters were with her when she was hit but they were not hurt. >>>president trump now wants congress to end the diversity visa lottery program that used by the terror suspect to enter the united states. >> we want people that are going to help our country. we want people who are going keep our country safe. we don't want lotteries where the wrong people are in the lottery and guess what, who's the sucker >>right now it is 4:05, we want to get to our local weather and traffic. the rain still moving in tomorrow. >> tomorrow, tomorrow. >> morning commute? >> maybe, mostly afternoon. it

because he's going to try to stop it because he's superman, nicholas, but no. that doesn't work, and the car continues to slide on down the hill. doesn't look like anybody's hurt in any of these videos because they are such slow accidents. ♪ mmm i got to exercise ♪ ♪ exercise ♪ you got to exercise ♪ exercise >> it's the song that got people dancing all over michigan. >> this is what makes america great because we do stuff like this. >> see what's making them move their feet, next. >>> it's youtube star roman atwood's vacation blog and he's there with -- >> you know country, his buddy? >> yeah, i know him. >> see what happens when country takes the plunge, coming up on "right this minute." that cough doesn't sound so good. take mucinex dm. i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! why take 4-hour cough medicine? just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. unlike ordinary toothpaste colgate total... fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums for a healthier mouth. so you're totally

this is the booking photo for 21-year-old nicholas o'connor. officers arrested him last night at his san jose home. a reporter is live at headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: matt, police tell us the suspect is a 21-year-old man who has no criminal background. they are still looking into what the motive is and why he targeted that school. police took nicholas o'connor into custody at 8:00 last night. he was the man seen on surveillance video shooting out cameras at bookson health department ri tuesday morning. officers searched the neighborhood and found a shotgun in the background. they reviewed the security video and even though wearing a mask, investigators are confident they have the right man. >> i know they want to know what he was doing there, why he brought a shotgun on to school campus after hours. so those are all things that our investigators are looking into. >> reporter: the campus was hit with the same type of vandalism on veteran's day weekend. detectives believe the shootings are related but are still investigating. pressu

lenin nicholas the second and dozens of the big players of the revolution live tweeting as though the revolution was happening now. this is your chance to interact with them log on to twitter and tell lenin what you think about his plans he no no. but the russian telegraph of one hundred years ago has also been posting live updates until the takeover. information is power and no one weaponized it like the reds the russian telegraph became the revolution retires and you needn't just read about it you can see it happen. scenes from the past three hundred sixty degree videos short as authentically as possible will give you a taste of those monumental events events that largely shaped modern history in the world we live in nineteen seventeen lives history today. i may be wondering why we're talking about the october revolution in november because soviet russia adopted a new calendar after the bolsheviks took power on the twenty fifth of october one thousand seventeen that is november the seventh according to the gregorian calendar used today in most of the world is a short recap of what h

this holiday season, economists expect shoppers to spend nearly a thousand dollars each.stacy nicholashopper: "um that's just the way it is. black friday means save, save, save so that's what we think we're doing!"and black-owned businesses are hoping to reel in some of that money.miasha helton/salon owner: "i think everyone should jump on board." it's my hair salon owner miasha helton just downloaded a new mobile app called official black wall street. miasha helton/salon owner: "i immediately signed up."here, she can list her business' location and description - making it much easier for shoppers to find.miasha helton/salon owner: "we like to stay visible on those social networks and get people in, plus the best advertisement is word of mouth."azizza davis goines is the president of the sacramento black chamber of commerce.azizza davis goines/sacramento black chamber of commerce: "the chamber has been trying to that in our own local area for the last two years and it's almost as bad as pulling teeth."why? she says many small local businesses don't understand the value of reaching out

peter i, catherine ii, nicholas ii, the great stalin. reporter: and now?>> and now the present, trying to restore the empire, former creating an illusion of former greatness and future greatness as well. reporter: in russia, history is a political battlefield, for the past has brought great national anguh as well as national pride. laura: i am laura trevelyan. thanks for wching. >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe youray through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flight

the film focuses on two world stars austrian conductor nicholas han on courier who died last year and chinese stop in his lying land. that's why i thought the deceased in the story in a nutshell is old man meets young man two artists very very different from each other and together they create great art and he said he nominates a bill watching this dynamic encounter for four or five days in vienna at the music association thought it was really something special to matter i didn't really notice until afterward what a treasure we try to take tom. mission mozart provides an up close look at lang lang and nicholas hanukkah rehearsing the mozart pieces but if the n.f.l. . will make it up the next day band at their oboe bob will open. at the. mission mozart is not the first successful d.w. classical music documentary but it is the first one to win an account. of the. corps and lang lang are a fascinating personalities it's an aside from the fantastic music and the wonderful people it's simply fun to watch. a total of fifty four echo classical dance represented this is conductor of the year

nicholas witchell, bbc news. pretty well used to the limelight that comes with his position, and it's something meghan markle has already started to get used to, as the couple told the bbc‘s mishal husain in theirfirst interview after the announcement. i think we were just hit so hard in the beginning with a lot of mysteries that i made the choice not to read anything positive or negative, instead we focused our energies on nurturing our relationship. on us. and some of that scrutiny, you made a public statement about it, some of it was centred around your ethnicity. when you realise that, what did you think? of course it is disheartening, you know. it is a shame that that is the climate in this world, to focus that much on that, that it would be disconnect or in that sense. but at the end of the day i am really proud of who i am and where i come from. and we have never put any focus on that. we have just focused on who we are as a couple. so when you take all of the extra layers away and all that noise, i think

nicholas witchell, bbc news.has spoken publicly for the first time since his surprise resignation eight days ago. he told a lebanese television station he would be returning home from saudi arabia within days. mr hariri denied he is being held against his will. he added he was aware he had not resigned in the usual way, but he wanted to give the country what he described as a positive shock, to alert it to the dangers it faces. translation: there's a security threat on my life, but that's just part of it. actually, there's the protection of lebanon. i want to protect lebanon. i will go back to lebanon, and i will be back really soon. i will follow the constitutional process of resignation. you have to give me time to secure myself in lebanon. i'm not talking about weeks or months. i'm talking about days. spain's prime minister says regional elections next month will help end what he called the separatist havoc in catalonia. mariano rajoy was addressing a campaign event during his first visit since imposing direct

nicholas witchell, bbc news.t is planning to set up a new environmental protection watchdog after the uk leaves the european union. there have been concerns that existing regulations will be watered down after the uk's departure from the eu. but ministers insist the new statutory body will "hold the powerful to account" and deliver a "green" brexit. president trump and the north korean leader have resumed their war of words over pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. he attacked leader kim jong ban on twitter. the president is on a tour of east asia, as the us continues a military buildup in the region. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from on board the uss ronald reagan in the sea ofjapan. three american super carriers. swooping low over them, b—1 bombers. 0n the right is the theodore roosevelt, on the left the minutes, and leading them, and ronald reagan. these ships carry more than 200 combat aircraft. the launches continue around the clock. we can sustain 24—hour operations for extended period

nicholas witchell, bbc news.chel zane in the us tv drama suits. she was born on the 11th august 1981 and grew up in los angeles. 0ur royal correspondent daniella relph reports on the actress who will soon be a member of the royalfamily. this is no ordinary royal engagement. meghan markle, an american, an actress, a divorcee and a campaigner. she grew up in an argument never heard of los angeles, went to a private catholic school, she is mixed—race, the daughter of divorced parents, her daughter —— mother a yoga teacher, her father in respect had lighting director. there is no question over her ability to cope with her new status. she handles herself with poise and grace. as i said, it's a great tribute to the way she handles herself, she doesn't seem to be preoccupied, influenced by the fact that she is going to be a member of the royal family. and that she is going to be a member of the royalfamily. and in the that she is going to be a member of the royal family. and in the area her mother now lives there have b

he finished on 18 under par, one clear of belgium's nicholas colsaerts and south african dylan fratelliop of the european rankings with two tournaments left to play this season. i guess, i think this is the first time i've gone back to back in my career, week on week. to roll straight into another tournament immediately is wonderful. even i am not playing, it is an important me. i will catch up with my coaches and make physio, and do some work and get the body feeling good. i will give myself the best possible chance. even i am technically not play, i will be doing a lot of work. mark selby has successfully retained his international championship title after beating mark allen in the final in china. the world champion survived a late comeback from northern ireland's allen, but selby held on to win by 10 frames to seven and take his 13th career ranking title, as well as collecting a cheque for £150,000. that shake and mark selby has defended! finally shalane flanagan became the first american woman for a0 years to win the new york marathon. flanagan was a popular winner of her first majo

castles as a good to talk to nicholas kessel from the j.f.k. institute thank you. mark jones business update later absolutely i should look forward to that without even the let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world afghan officials say one policeman has been killed and two wounded in a suicide car bombing that targeted a police compound they say a single bomb or course the blast in the southern helmand province no group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but helmand is the heart of the heartland of the taliban. britain's prime minister theresa may has unveiled legislation specifying the date and time that country a will leave the european union and says bracks it will take place at eleven pm local time on the twenty ninth of march twenty ninth this is may says the move shows the government's determination to see the bracks it processed through. spain supreme court has released the speaker of castle in his disbanded parliament kamei a forecast for today. says she together with other former cat

a more on that whole story i'm joined now by nicholas kessel's from the j.f.k. institute on north american studies so good to have you here with us so it's quite an interesting set up we're seeing here on the one hand a not very diplomatic u.s. president on the other a chinese president hu is seeming open up to two markets and embracing them how much of all that rhetoric rings true to you. well donald trump is that's just rhetoric that is having made two hundred fifty billion dollars in trade deals with china just you know the day before yesterday. he's now refusing to actually attack the one power that's responsible for the mess of north american asia trip deficit so he's talking basically to the world crowd and he knows that but he needs to talk to them because his electorate at home needs to hear him fight for what he calls fair trade at the same time at the same time he is very much under fire at home because of the f.b.i. investigations into a legit russian interference yeah like that's not going away that quickly that's not. in a way any time soon so he ne

nicholas witchell, bbc news. new york city has been given the ultimate tree change.radition, now in it's 26th year. georgina smyth has more. the concrete jungle trance formed into beautiful jungle. the concrete jungle trance formed into beautifuljungle. this is in the conservatory and there are 150 landmarks made at a plant parts so you will see all sorts of trains running alongside. we have 25 trains running alongside. we have 25 trains running and all of these beautiful buildings are built out of seeds, pods, nuts, cones, berries, leaves in really great detail. from brooklyn bridge to the statue of liberty and yankee stadium. the little big apple reimagined. some of the world's most iconic buildings set against a lush backdrop. but it wouldn't be new york city without some hustle and bustle and that is where this quirky train network comes in along with a few familiar characters. we decided to focus on midtown manhattan and we have new models of saint bartholomew ‘s church and also the general electric building and we decided to also improve some of our existing co

nicholas witchell, bbc news. and were waiting to look forward to. —— a road —— a royal wedding.come on the programme: it is a controversial subject to bring up in myanmar. so how will the pope broach the plight of the rohingya refugees during his official visit there? and prince harry admits he has never watched his fiancee's television show. so who is meghan markle? president kennedy was shot down, and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from

nicholas witchell, bbc news.re about meghan markle later on newsday. first let's turn to syria. government forces are pounding one of the last remaining rebel—held strongholds, according to aid agencies and human rights groups on the ground. russia has called for a ceasefire there for the next two days. medecins sans frontiers says dozens of people have been killed in eastern ghouta and that continued bombardment is stretching medical facilities to the limit. despite concerns that glyphosate could cause cancer, the european union has decided to renew the licence for the weedkiller for another five years. it was due to expire next month. a world health organization study concluded that though the chemical probably caused the disease, the available evidence doesn't warrant it being listed as a carcinogen. a political row has broken out in washington after president trump overruled the initial choice as head of the federal financial watchdog. the current deputy director has taken legal action against mr trump. this

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.gly be. for the first time in her reign, the queen took place on the balcony overlooking the cenotaph. still presiding as head of state, but in a way which recognises her advancing years. beside her on the balcony was her husband, the duke of edinburgh. below on whitehall, the prince of wales led other senior members of the royal family to their positions at the cenotaph, in readiness for ii o'clock and the start of the national two—minute silence. big ben chimes. bugles play last post. in whitehall, after the sounding of the last post, the prince of wales laid the queen's wreath on behalf of the united kingdom and the commonwealth in memory of all those who lost their lives in the world wars and other more recent conflicts. and then, on a morning which had been damp and cold, the veterans who had been waiting in their columns began their tribute, marching past the cenotaph to lay their wreaths. very few of those on parade now have memories of the second world war. that generation has

nicholas witchell, bbc news.nd what he called the separatist havoc in catalonia. mariano rajoy was addressing a campaign event during his first visit since imposing direct rule from madrid a fortnight ago. he urged those opposed to catalan independence to make sure they vote. from barcelona, the bbc‘s james reynolds sent this report. mariano rajoy came to visit the region he now runs. this was his first trip to catalonia since he deposed the local separatist administration. "your first visit for a while?" i asked him. como esta? "good," he said. this was a busy campaign stop. translation: we want to bring back the catalonia that belongs to everyone, with democracy and freedom. we will achieve this if the silent majority turns out to voice their vote. for a short while, at least, the man who ultimately rules catalonia is now here in catalonia. mariano rajoy wants to use this, his visit, to strengthen the pro—spain camp. and this is what he is up against. libertad! on saturday, tens of thousands of pro—independence

nicholas witchell, bbc news. a good reason to celebrate.mplosion on monday. it was the home ground of the atlanta falcons in the nfl. at its opening in 1992, it was the largest covered dome in the world by capacity. it has been replaced by the mercedes—benz stadium just next door. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i‘m @tomdonkinbbc. hello. for many it was a very mild start to the new week. 16.6 was the high, well above average for this time of year. we stay in the mild air for tuesday and for much of the week. i‘m sure you‘ve noticed an area of low pressure and a frontal system, which means rain. at eight o‘clock in the morning, that rain is draped across scotland and likely to keep falling here through much of the day, just clear of northern ireland. rain returning here later in the morning. it could be a tricky rush hour, particularly through the central belt, heavy and persistent rain. not as cold as it has been, milder air nudging north. that rain will be just about clear of northern england, but certainl

nicholas witchell, bbc news. laying ceremony in omagh had to be postponed after the discovery of a pipe—bomb. the police service of northern ireland described it as a small but potentially dangerous device and said it was following a "strong line of enquiry" that dissident republicans were responsible. the wreath laying will now take place later this week. president trump has resumed his war of words with north korea over its nuclear weapons programme, attacking its leader kim jong—un on twitter. the president is on a tour of east asia, as the us continues a military buildup in the region. our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, reports from on board the uss ronald reagan in the sea ofjapan. sailing together off the coast of korea today, three american supercarriers. swooping low over them, a pair of b—i bombers. on the right is the theodore roosevelt. on the left, the nimitz. and leading them, the ronald reagan. on board, these ships carry more than 200 combat aircraft. the launches and recoveries continue ar

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ich is no more. the stadium was demolished with a controlled implosion on monday. it was the home ground of the atlanta falcons in the nfl. at its opening in 1992, it was the largest covered dome in the world by capacity. it has been replaced by the mercedes—benz stadium just next door. the governing party of zimbabwe is expected to begin impeachment proceedings against president mugabe on tuesday, expected to be accused of giving too much power to his wife and failing to respect the constitution. the country's former vice president is expected to return to the country. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @tomdonkinbbc. hello. for many it was a very mild start to the new week. 16.6 was the high, well above average for this time of year. we stay in the mild air for tuesday and for much of the week. i'm sure you've noticed an area of low pressure and a frontal system, which means rain. at eight o'clock in the morning, that rain is draped across scotland