really is the largest transfer of wealth in living memory this is from open democracy and they're looking at the data that the o. and the mass the office for national statistics in the united kingdom released recently and what they found is the office of national statistics released new data tracking how wealth is evolved over time on paper the u.k. has indeed become much wealthier in recent decades net wealth has more than tripled since one thousand nine hundred five increasing by over seven trillion pounds this is the equivalent to an average increase of nearly one hundred thousand pounds per person impressive stuff but where has all the wealth come from and who hasn't benefited just over five trillion of that seven trillion pounds and increased well since one thousand nine hundred five or three quarters. the total increase is accounted for by an increase in the value of a dwelling another name for a u.k. housing stock yes it's a wealth transfer mechanism enabled by the bank of england and other central banks around the world how does that work well households in order to wealth quotient at all would be engaged in something called savings what the result of

really is the largest transfer of wealth in living memory this is from open democracy and they're looking at the data that the o. and the mass the office for national statistics in the united kingdom released recently and what they found is the office of national statistics released new data tracking how.

really is the largest transfer of wealth in living memory this is from open democracy and they're looking at the data that the o. and the mass the office for national statistics in the united kingdom released recently and what they found is the office of national statistics released new data tracking how wealth has evolved over time on paper the u.k. has indeed become much wealthier in recent decades net wealth has more than tripled since one thousand nine hundred five increasing by over seven trillion pounds this is the equivalent to an average increase of nearly one hundred thousand pounds per person impressive stuff but where has all the wealth come from and who has it benefited just over five troll. in that seven trillion pounds in increased wealth since one thousand nine hundred five or three quarters of the total increase is accounted for by an increase in the value of a dwelling another name for a u.k. housing stock yes it's a wealth transfer mechanism enabled by the bank of england and other central banks around the world how does that work well households in order to wealth quotient at all would be engaged in something called savings what the result

from tv subtitles and check it off in real time against reliable data bases, such as the office of national statisticsi and machine learning, the algorithm will perform calculations and check facts with primary sources. eventually it could be used in a scenario such as this. there are 10,000 more trainee places available for nurses in the nhs, but the right honourable gentleman... yeah, see, that's not right. that's an ambition for 2020, but it's currently not true. how cool would it be to debunk claims like that on the spot? will but the system won't be able to challenge more subtle claims with lots of caveats, such as the statement "the nhs is in crisis". nor will it provide simple yes and no answers. gdp is rising. it's kind of like shazam for facts. nurses are using food banks. the tool that i'm most excited about is the speech to text checking. so it's when somebody is talking live and it takes you in real time to the primary sources. so if a journalist is in a press conference or if they are interviewing someone, they can see straightaway if there's something that the person in front of them has

month—on—month number, september to october, showed a similar rise in sales, which is why the office of national statistics mixed news in the post for royal mail this morning. strong growth at its european parcels business helped push revenue up 2% to £4.8bn. that's just for the first half of the year. however, its actual profits are not improving at all, and fell £2m to £250m. royal mail was privatised in 2013, and says competition is the problem, from dhl and federal express and so on — and costs are rising too. high street pawnbroker cash converters has warned customers about a data breach on its website. the company said customer usernames, passwords and addresses had potentially been accessed by a third party. the company told the bbc it was taking the breach "extremely seriously" and had reported it to the information commissioner. the government has announced it will help housing associations boost the number of homes they build by introducing new borrowing rules. figures out today show just over 217,000 new homes were added last year — that's still below the roughly 250,000 homes per year experts a

new figures from the office of national statistics show it was 230,000 in the 12 months to the end ofjuneat's a drop of around a third compared to the previous year. and most of that drop is down to fewer people coming from the eu. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, looks at why the numbers are going down and what it could mean for the economy. is this the start not of an exodus but of a brexodus? we are now getting some numbers. french business consultant cyril is planning to go, polish mathematician dominika czerniawska had already gone back to warsaw. london still is the best city of the european union but when it is not in the european union it loses so much appeal that the link on amsterdam, and for some people warsaw are far more attractive. investment has dried up andl attractive. investment has dried up and i work in financial services and my clients have started to move jobs and because i am their consultant, the jobs will be elsewhere. they are among thousands who have spent the months since that night calculating their future is months since that night calculating the

thomas cook and tui are in the red in today's trade and we finish with a survey from the uk office of national statisticsich shows brittic citizens are happier since last year's brexit vote, despite real incomes being squeezed by higher inflation and a weaker pound guys, this is average ratings of life satisfaction on the rise. on the upbeat note, carl, back to you >> seema, thank you very much. let's get a news update at this hour with sue herera, also at hq >> indeed i am, carl, thank you very much. here's what's happening at this hour president trump speaking to a military audience of troops from the united states and south korea. he was at camp humphries south of seoul and talked about the current tensions with north korea. >> we'll be meeting with the various generals, general brooks, and the various generals, about the situation in north korea. and i think we'll have a lot of good answers for you all and ultimately it will all work out. it always works out. has to work out. >> the boat owners association of the united states estimating that more than 63,000 recreational boats were damaged or destro

despite the annual fall, the office of national statistics says that the underlying pattern is "one of the government is to wipe about £70 billion worth of debt from housing associations' balance sheets, allowing them to raise money more cheaply. it comes after theresa may pledged to kickstart a new generation of council house building last month. but labour said there was no coherent plan to address the "housing crisis". thousands of women with previously untreatable breast cancer are to have access to two new drugs. the two have been shown to slow down advanced cancer, and can delay the need for chemotherapy. they've been approved for nhs use in england, after it negotiated a price agreement with the manufacturers. the missing british explorer benedict allen has been seen "alive and well" nearan airstrip in papua new guinea. he had been travelling on his own to try to find the reclusive yaifo tribe, whom he first met 30 years ago. so many of you getting intact with us after that conversation with andy woodward, you may remember the emotional interview that victoria did with him and o

month—on—month number, september to october, showed a similar rise in sales, which is why the office of national statisticsrevenue up 2% to £4.8bn. that's just for the first half of the year. however, its actual profits are not improving at all, and fell £2m to £250m. royal mail was privatised in 2013, and says competition is the problem, from dhl and federal express and so on — and costs are rising too. high street pawnbroker cash converters has warned customers about a data breach on its website. the company said customer usernames, passwords and addresses had potentially been accessed by a third party. the company told the bbc it was taking the breach "extremely seriously" and had reported it to the information commissioner. looking at asda's results, it is confusing as the number of trips made to the store fell but the results were quite positive. so fewer people spending more or what? so, 1.8% increase in sales but they are saying that the growth is not great. so asda still have a problem. we have 3% inflation as we talk about stagnant wage growths. so clearly it will affect the likes of asda. so onli

new figures from the office of national statistics show it was 230,000 in the 12 months to the end ofjunep of around a third compared to the previous year. and most of that drop is down to fewer people coming from the eu. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds looks at why the numbers are going down and what it could mean for the economy. is this the start not of an exodus but of a brexodus? we are now getting some hard numbers. french business consultant cyril is planning to go, polish mathematician dominika czerniawska had already gone back to warsaw. london still is the best city of the european union but when it is not in the european union it loses so much appeal that the link on amsterdam, and for some people warsaw are far more attractive. investment has dried up and i work in financial services and my clients have started to move jobs and because i am their consultant, the jobs will be elsewhere. they are among thousands who have spent the months since that night calculating their future is in a post—brexit europe. it is the decision that is reflected in the figures today. sin

that's why the office of national statistics says the underlying pattern is "steady growth". push revenue up 2% to £4.8 billion. that's just for the first half of the year. however, its actual profits are not improving at all and fell £2 million to £250 million. royal mail was privatised in 2013 and says competition is the problem, from dhl and federal express and so on. it also says costs are rising too. online takeaway servicejust eat has been given the green light by the competition and markets authority for a £200 million takeover bid of its industry rival hungryhouse. just eat said it expects the transaction will now complete at the beginning of 2018. more on those sales. uk retail sales fell by 0.3% in october compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the office for national statistics. that's the the first annual fall for four years. the most obvious explanation is that prices are rising faster than wages and that's people simply can't afford to buy as much as they used to. inflation is currently at at a five year high of 3%, while wages are rising at a

experiencing — when you take account of inflation, average weekly earnings have fallen compared to a year ago. the latest numbers from the office for national statisticsmy is doing. our economics editor kamal ahmed is with me. an awful lot of stats, what are the most important ones? well, to kick off with, let's go to the income issue. as you pointed out, wages are pretty stagnant, wage growth is 2.2%, as we discussed yesterday and inflation is 3%, so the living squeeze is happening but elsewhere there was better news. the employment market is still strong, people are in employment. unemployment is at levels not seen since 1975. betterfigures unemployment is at levels not seen since 1975. better figures on productivity, the ability of the economy to produce wealth. that's up for the first time this year, by 0.9%. for the first six months of the year, productivity fell, showering the economy was struggling. a health warning, these figures are very volatile. we've had a good three months but they can go up a good three months but they can go up and down. and then on the issue of retail sales which we are going to see tomorrow, we'll have to see whether

uk's industrial output grew at it is fastest pace so far according to figures from the office of national statisticsllows an 0fcom review which says customers are set for £142 million in payouts — around nine times the current level — benefiting millions who suffer poor service. taxi firm uber has lost an appeal against a ruling that its drivers should be classed as workers rather than self—employed. last year, a tribunal ruled that two drivers were staff and entitled to holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the minimum wage. the taxi hailing app has up to 40,000 drivers registered to it in london alone, where the company is fighting to retain its operating licence. extraordinary attack from a co—founder of facebook about the site. sean parker, a former president of facebook, says it is exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology and putting child ren's mental health at risk. he made a lot of money from facebook. quite damning for somebody pa rt facebook. quite damning for somebody part of brand. he says it is addictive? yes and vulnerable people may find it an obstacle. a lot of studies back this up

the office of national statistics puts the gender pay gap and things like 9%. tical about these figures today. in terms of how we can help women do better in the workplace it comes down to shared pa re ntal workplace it comes down to shared parental leave. very few people are taking up the offer is on offer. i am not want to tell others how to live. women and their partners have to decide who is best faced to stay home with the child. more men are volunteering to take on the responsibilities, that's the only way that this figure which i believe is most accurate will change over time. 0k, kate. just to end on twitter, donald trump had an 11 minute gap in his tweeting that, because an employee on their last day with the company deactivated his account, apparently. is this career sabotage? should people be more prudent on their last day or should they just not prudent on their last day or should theyjust not care, the way you leave a company, does it matter?” think it does matter, i think this employee is in some trouble. i do think this is quite light—hearted stor

of the brexitists been exaggerated? the latest figures from the office for national statistics show the number of eu nationals working inues to rise. they say a cold shower is character—building but it's not something meps are looking to try. it was up all this week after it was announced the hot water in their offices would be permanently switched off because of health concerns. and where did you get that hat, mrjuncker? the answer: a number of academic institutions where the eu president has received honorary degrees in recent weeks. well, let's just pick up on that element about the ons figures. there is talk of ‘brexodus‘ ie figures showing that nationals fleeing the uk really is not as great as we thought because the figures released by the ons suggests that the number of eu nationals working in the uk has actually reached a record high of 2.37 million migrants. rachel, what do you make of this? i have to say i am confused. i thought other figures from the ons showed a dramatic slowdown in the number of eu nationals coming here post—brexit? well, the problem is we need a lot of eu nationals working in the economy,

of england. according to the office for national statistics, the rate remains at a five—year high with rising foodes are on the rise. contributing to inflation, obviously. what are the main reasons. what food inflation rbc in? food inflation of around 4% according to the 0ns. that is around 3.5% ina according to the 0ns. that is around 3.5% in a widerfood basket. the average household spends £4000 a year on groceries. if you do the maths, that is £140 extra on household budgets. you might not notice much on an individual shopping trip but you will notice it at the end of the year. of course, it isa at the end of the year. of course, it is a non—discretionary spend. we can't choose whether we eat or drink, we have to absorb the price rises. what are the main reasons for prices going up? the same old story, really. we have been talking about it all morning. it is to do with brexit. when the value of sterling fell after the referendum must year, the cost of imported goods went up and enough a lot of food that we eat is imported, about 40%. those price rises have simply flown through. the good news is

of course, as high as almost 90% gdp. but actually he has had a lucky break in the sense that the office for national statistics has reassigned the result that overall debt could be reduced by 70 billion. if that is the case, pounds, he could be able to say it is falling as early as next year and i could use the flexibility to borrow some i could use the flexibility to boi’i’ow some more i could use the flexibility to borrow some more and spend on their ears that matter such as infrastructure and housing. despite the fact he is good to have a lot of pressure on the hill service, universal credit. lacking in terms of size. and of course, removing the pay cap. we will leave it there. thank you. the us department ofjustice is going to court to try to block at&t‘s plans to takeover time warner. time warner owns cable news company cnn, which has been the target of criticism by donald trump. now the us justice department is saying the deal violates rules governing fair competition. samira hussain reports from new york. this is a deal that has always made sense for the two companies. at&t, one of america's leading mobile operators,

million adults aged 16 to 59 who said they were a victim of domestic abuse in the last year and according to the office for national statisticsas made for 70% of domestic abuse cases referred to the cps by the police. do you think increasing the scope or in fact defining domestic abuse in law as is planned in scotland in the domestic abuse bill that is going through the scottish parliament would help or does that present its own challenges? with the upcoming domestic abuse bill in the new year as promised in the queen's speech, what needs to change in our approach at all levels to domestic abuse in order to increased conviction rates? i mean, i think the definition may help. of course, the details... the devil's always in the details, so it depends on what the definition is. but i think a definition which we're all working to may help. we already have that to some extent in that we in the police have agreed a definition of domestic abuse. we've been doing some work with the national criminaljustice board where we've been looking at a study of what works in domestic abuse cases and what doesn't, and it is... to some extent it'

at a five—year high with rising food prices offset by a fall in the cost of fuel, according to the office for national statisticsponents including tory rebels have tabled scores of amendments. meanwhile a parliamentary report is warning a failure to complete the introduction of a new customs system by the date of brexit in 2019 would be "catastrophic". a tory activist who says she was raped has told this programme that she feels disappointed, despite receiving a phone call from the leader of the house. andrea leadsom called lisa wade — who's waived her right to anonymity — last night, several months after the incident was first reported to her. ms leadsom said she could not have acted on the report at the time because of an ongoing legal case. human rights watch says the burmese security forces have committed widespread abuses during what they call ‘a campaign of ethnic cleansing' against the rohingya muslim population. the organisation said government forces have committed mass killings, rape, arbitrary detention, and arson. more than half a million rohingya have fled a military offensive in the north of the co

of medicine for the past 20. thank you. figures out this morning reveal that retail sales fell by 0.3% in october compared to the same month last year. but despite the annual fall, the office for national statisticsgoods people bought. a british explorer who went missing on an expedition to reach a reclusive tribe in papua new guinea has been seen alive and well. benedict allen, who has no mobile phone or gps device with him, was dropped by helicopter in the remote jungle three weeks ago. he's now been sighted near an airstrip and efforts are under way to bring him out. a 500—year—old painting of christ, believed to have been by leonardo da vinci, has been sold in new york for a record £341 million. the painting is known as salvator mundi, the saviour of the world. it's the highest auction price for any work of art. leonardo da vinci died in 1519, and there are fewer than 20 of his paintings in existence. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. and so, ladies and gentlemen, we moved to the leonardo da vinci, the salvator mundi. the salvator mundi, by leonardo da vinci. for this sale, the record price wasjust by leonardo da vinci. for this sale, the record price was just over $100 million fo

of political uncertainty. the uk government borrowed an extra £500 million more than expected last month. the office for national statisticsllion in october. economists had been expecting borrowing to come in lower — at £7.5 billion. analysts say the main reason behind the increase in borrowing is higher inflation, which makes it more expensive for the government to borrow money. the headlines and bbc news online. the headlines and bbc news online. the ruling party are expected to start the impeachment process of robert mugabe within the hour. senior cabinet members agree uk should offer to paper money to the eu as it leaves if ted cox begin next month. the british explorer benedict allen who has fallen out of it, but pa pa benedict allen who has fallen out of it, but papa new guinea says he did not get lost and he did not need rescuing. and sport, the women's ashes series has beenjohn. so you had already retain the ashes, but england won the final t20 by four wicket with the highest successful run chase in history. the men's as is starts on thursday. alistair cooke says england have pretty much accepted that ben stokes wi

the office for national statistics says the majority of the decrease was accounted for by eu citizensthe brexit negotiations. we've a special day of reports looking at the border question. a new approach to preventing migraines can cut the number and severity of attacks. that's according to new trials which have been using antibodies to alter chemical activity in the brain. let's get the latest in sport with hugh. good morning. everton striker wayne rooney says the club are looking forward to a "new chapter" under sam alla rdyce. the former england head coach is expected to be appointed as ronald koeman's replacement later today. and fresh after scoring a hat—trick in yesterday's 4—1 win, rooney gave his backing to big sam. obviously i had the one game with england, and it's a new chapterfor us. england, and it's a new chapterfor us. we think sam's a very good manager. i'm sure he'll bring his own ideas to the football club, and we re own ideas to the football club, and were all going to have our first day under him tomorrow and prepare for the game saturday. burnley manager shaun dyc

of £8 billion. that's up 6.9% compared with october 2016, according to the office for national statistics. or october 2017 but as you say, it is actually standing at £8 billion, more than expected, up 6.9% in bed to october 2016. -- expected, up 6.9% in bed to october 2016. —— compared to october 2000 16. it is thought to be specifically because of a rise in the cost of government borrowing. those costs we re government borrowing. those costs were up 25% and that is all linked to rising inflation because the cost of index linked bonds is going up. this certainly gives chancellor philip hammond less room for manoeuvre in his budget that he is unveiling tomorrow. he wanted to try to allocate more money towards house—building, for example, but it certainly seems as though he will have less money to play with. however, he will say that he is still on track to reduce the deficit because in the first seven months of the financial year, the deficit had fallen by 9.6%. susannah streeter, there. staff employed by the outsourcing company cordant are asking a tribunal to rule that they have the right

the office for national statistics said over three—quarters of the drop was accounted for by people frome uk voted to leave the eu. well, net migration is the difference between people coming to the uk for more than a year, and the number of people leaving the uk for a year oi’ more. in the 12 months tojune, 572,000 people arrived in the uk while 342,000 people emigrated. this left net migration standing at 230,000. this is a fall of 106,000 compared with the previous year, but still short of the conservatives' target to reduce the figure to the "tens of thousands." joining me now is lord andrew green, chairman of migration watch uk, a think tank calling for reduced levels of immigration to the uk. what do you make of this? well, it's good news, but of course there is a very long way to go. even know at this level, that is nearly a quarter ofa this level, that is nearly a quarter of a million. this level, that is nearly a quarter ofa million. if this level, that is nearly a quarter of a million. if that were to continue over the next 25 years, it would add 10 million to our population. a

of a resolution, little respite from all the pain. clive ryrie, bbc news, in aden. unemployment has fallen again. it dropped by 59,000 between july and september. new figures from the office for national statisticsdy verity reports, the number of people born outside the uk joining the workforce has plummeted. the service industry may have slowed down but it hasn't stopped churning outjobs. with fewer unemployed workers claiming a larger slice of the pie, with wages edging up. employers like this food manufacturer in west yorkshire are struggling to find enough people to do the work to make their orders. 0n the factory workforce we are seeing that the labour market tightening and it seems to be more difficult to get good workers. the number of people classified as unemployed dropped slightly from july to september to 1.4 million, a rate of 4.3% of the working population, unchanged from last month. the number in work is now estimated at 32.1 million, slightly less than the last count, the first drop in two years. the figures today reveal a big change in the supply of labour from outside the uk. last year 430,000 non—uk born workers found work here. this year is just 132,000. that drop in the suppl

the office for national statistics says the number of non—eu citizens leaving has remained stable over people to 230,000 in the year up tojune 2017. we will get reaction straight after the news at ten o'clock. are you in line for a pay—out from google? one campaigner says it's been taking data unlawfully from iphone users, and he wants a billion pounds in compensation. we will talk to him before ten. earlier this month, london's metropolitan police announced it was scrapping its controversial risk assessment form known as form 696. it was controversial because some in the music community said it targeted certain genres of music, like grime. in march, this programme highlighted the issue, including how a version of the form was being used by other forces outside london. chi chi izundu was on the red carpet of the mobo awards to find out how stars feel about it. music: man's not hot hot — big shaq # i tell her man's not hot # the girl told me take off your jacket # i said babes man's not hot, never # i tell her mans not hot, never hot # the girl told me take off your jacket.# yo, it's yo

inflation holding at 3% as we saw some of the cheaper fuel oversetting food prices, consumer prices rose 3% from a year earlier according to the office for national statisticseans that the governor of the bank of england mark carney has spared, having to explain why inflation is more than a percentage point above the 2% target though officials expect the rate to reach that level very soon. this is the level on pound 1 30.92. policymakers are trying to raise their key interest rates for the first time in more than a year -- more than a decade this month to tackle the rising cost of live will. we'll have plenty more on that on the show. i'm looking at the u.k. and a couple things to do with oil and the ataxia telangiectasia. in about five minutes we have an all-star panel starting in frankfurt with governor kuroda and others. let's go to nejra [nejra: we'll see if they looked at time-warner if the government blocks the deal. in a trial over the $85.4 billion deal, at&t tends to seek court permission for access of communications between the white house and d.o.j. at&t and time-warner declined to comment while the justice department referred to earlier statemen

the office for national statistics says rising inflation has dampened spending — but that the final three months to october actually show a rise in the quantity of. one of the few women allowed to fly spitfires and bombers for the air transport auxiliary during the second world war has died. joy lofthouse — who was 94 — delivered aircraft to the front line from the factories where they were built. she was one of only 164 female pilots in the service. the royal international air tattoo said she was an ‘amazing character with even more amazing stories‘. the new leader of scottish labour will be announced on saturday, becoming the fourth leader of the party in just over three years. anas sarwar and richard leonard are the two candidates to replace kezia dugdale, who stood down in august. the sense of turmoil was underlined this week when the party's interim leader, alex rowley, stepped aside amid allegations of misconduct as our scotland editor sarah smith reports. don't be fooled by the smiles. these men are fighting a bitter battle for one of the toughestjobs in british politics. anas sarwar is a former deputy leader of the party, seen as the mor

office for national statistics were better than some had expected. our business correspondent emma simpson is at brent cross shopping centre in north london. so emma, something of i think it is fair to say 0ctober has been a tough month for retail. 0n today's figures, if you compare 0ctober month for retail. 0n today's figures, if you compare october to the same period last year, retail sales based on the amount of stuff we buy were down 0.3%, that's the first time the numbers have turned negative in four years. basically we are spending more and buying less and the main reason is prices have been rising and wages have not been keeping up. look at average stock price rises, in october it was 3.1% up price rises, in october it was 3.1% up on the year. the mild weather hasn't helped, it's not easy when you are trying to sell winter woollies. the big question now is what will happen at christmas. the next five weeks will be absolutely crucial for many businesses. 0ur shoppers holding back for a big splurge? well, in case you need reminding it is black friday next week and i think that will be the first real test of festive spending. thank you. emma simpson. one of

office for national statistics. the figures, from the crime survey for england and wales for the year ending march 2017, reveal that 1.2 million women and 713,000 men reported being the victims ofion reports of abuse were recorded by police. the headlines on bbc newsroom live... conservative mps back the chancellor, calling his budget "solid" and "common—sense", despite gloomy forecasts for economic growth. philip hammond says his measures will make a difference. flood warnings remain in place across parts of north—west england. 70 people were rescued from their homes in lancashire last night. jon venables, one of the killers of toddlerjames bulger, is back in prison after allegations images of child abuse were found on his computer. and england ended the opening day of the first test of the ashes 190 — four. a composed 83 from james vince helped england make a steady start to the ashes. england rugby union captain to the ashes. england rugby union ca pta i n dyla n to the ashes. england rugby union captain dylan hartley will not start a match for the first time under eddiejones this weekend. views on the bench further meeting with some more at twickenham. and the former englan

statistical gamble with nothing to lose. the office of the inspector general, the state department has found that it poses significant national security risks. in fact, sigh positive, the new york city radical islamic terrorist is the fifth person who has been accused or convicted in connection with terrorism plots who have come here through the visa lottery. another instance, an egyptian terrorist who killed two and wounded several others at los angeles international airport on july 4, 2002, was a lawful permanent resident who received his green card through the program, the diversity visa lottery program since his wife was a visa lottery winner. so this egyptian terrorist was a lottery winner or his wife was, and the two people that he killed in l.a. airport and those he wounded were the losers of that lottery. in august of 2002, a pakistani national pleaded guilty to conspiring to wage jihad by plotting to destroy electrical wer stations, to destroy the israeli consulate. he entered the united states with his parents, who had won the visa lottery in 1998. n august of 2002, two visa lottery winners from morocco were indicte

office for national statistics. the figures, from the crime survey for england and wales for the year ending march 2017, reveal that 1.2 million women and 713,000 men reported being the victims ofine could be running low on oxygen. an raf aircraft has landed in argentina to help with the search. a former doctorfor the us gymnastics team has pleaded guilty to sexual assaults against women and girls in his care. lawrence nassar was accused of molesting dozens of female athletes — including three olympic gold medallists — while he was working for both the national team and a university. more than 70 people had to be rescued overnight after flooding across lancashire. people in lancaster and morecambe were among those affected. the fire service said it received more than 400 calls and helped evacuate 20 horses that had become trapped. there are currently 8 flood warnings in place across lancashire and in neighbouring cumbria. one resident told us how her home was affected. went to work today, thought little of it, came back, thought it is pretty high, it's going to rain all night, let's move stuff out of the way. it came in faster and faster, at one point we were bucketing it out,

national suicide prevention hotline. according to the government accountability office, as of may, 2016, the veterans crisis line has answered over 2.3 million calls. over 55,000 text and dispatched ergency services over 61,000 times. as these statistics show, the veterans crisis line is an incredible resource for veterans. however, while the v.a. tracks and evalue waits statistics such as these for quality and access metrics, it does not currently process them through any meaningful form of data an litics as it relates to the effect -- analytics as it relates to the effectiveness of the program. this bill would direct the secretary to evaluate the efficacy of the v.c.l. with the respect to continuity of v.a. mental health services using the same anonymous data points as our currently collected by the v.c.l. research and data analysis of these anonymous data points would utilize the growing national availability of statistics regarding sue sides to better e-- suicides to better evaluate and hope for outcome improvements. mr. speaker, i believe evaluating the v.c.l. effectively requires a focus on the full continuum of mental health services provided by v.a. once a veteran first contacts the v.c.l. or establishes the need for mental he