peter bowes for us there.s died aged 98. world—renowned as both a dancer and choreographer, alonso was famed for her performances of giselle, among others. during the cold war, she made cuban ballet a serious competitor for the united states and the soviets. despite her severely limited vision, she was one of the most celebrated ballet dancers ever to have graced the stage. 0ur cuba correspondent, will grant, looks back on her life. alicia alonso led a life dedicated to dance. from a young age, she was obsessed with the artistic depiction of beauty, making her debut in tcha i kovs ky‘s of beauty, making her debut in tchaikovsky's sleeping beauty. at the tender age of 16, she married and moved to new york, training at the school of american ballet. and it was in the united states that she got her break. her virtuoso performances had the critics agreeing a star had been born. however, her glittering ballet career was almost over before it began. in 1941, alonso was diagnosed with a detached retina and had to und

, has the details. hey, peter bowes, has the details. guys!parent admission from one of the most senior figures in the white house that military aid was being withheld from the ukraine in return for a politically motivated investigation. a quid pro quo. mike mulvey new surprise reporters when he said funds were held back to put pressure on ukraine over an investigation into the hacked server belonging to the democratic national committee. i was involved with the process by which the money was held up temporarily, 0k? three issues for that. the corruption in the country, whether or not other countries where participating in support of the ukraine and whether or not they were cooperating in an ongoing investigation with the department of justice. to be clear you, you just described a quid pro quo, funding will not flow unless there is an investigation into the democratic server? we do that all the time with foreign policy. democrats, who launched an impeachment investigation into the president, have seized on mr mueller they need's words as evid

peter bowes is our north america correspondent. peter, they are allies, what is going on here?article? well, this is clearly something he feels strongly about and there is a lot of people analysing why he's written the article and gone so public about it. 0ne article and gone so public about it. one theory as he's actually signalling to republicans, look, it is ok to criticise the president on this issue, such as the strength of feeling. a lot of republicans haven't spoken out up until now, but maybe they will in the future. and just to summarise what he is saying in this article is that he is really focusing on the implications of withdrawing american forces from syria. he has grave concerns about the rise of groups like islamic state and the possibility that in future, attacks could be staged on the united states. he says, if permitted to regroup and establish havens, they will bring terror to oui’ havens, they will bring terror to our shores. and he ends with this fine. he says america's wars will be endless only if america refuses to win them. that is direct criticism of wh

peter bowes for us there.ridge was forced to abort lending in islamabad. they told reporters they were fine. johnny dymond followed them. at an orphanage in lahore, some public words from a normally reticent duchess. well, that went 0k. her words of banks in urdu done, she praised pakistan's focus on family, broader, she said, theyjust blood relations. there is not simply a term that describes the relationship between blood relatives, instead it describes the special bonds we share with all those who make us feel safe and supported. so this is a real novelty. the duke picked up the batham was not so bad at it. just look at this. the duchess is having a go. and so far on the receiving of some pretty soft bowling, is doing all right. william watt wants to leave his own legacy, but greeting people at a lahore hospital today, there was no avoiding his mother's footsteps. diana came twice to this cancer research hospital in the 19905, cancer research hospital in the 1990s, raising money for its work. and there was

peter bowes, bbc news.ile the politics rages on in washington, dc, the fighting and dying in syria goes on. syrian government troops backed by russian forces have advanced into positions once held by americans. turkey invaded northern syria to drive the kurds it regards as terrorists back from the border and create what it describes as a safe zone on the syrian side. our international correspondent orla guerin is on the border. urban warfare in northern syria. fighters backed by turkey still battling for control of the border town of ras al—ain. they're facing fierce resistance from the kurds. women fighting alongside men. it's rare to get a glimpse of this side of the battle. but, one week into turkey's invasion, president erdogan has taken a swathe of territory from the kurds, and says he won't stop until he completes his so—called safe zone. translation: operation peace spring will last until we reach a depth of 30—35 km from manbij to the iraqi border. there is no doubt or hesitation about this. and her

this from our reporter peter bowes. a clash at the heart of american government.ing to do with the democrats' impeachment enquiry in the house of representatives. in an 8—page letter, the president's lawyer says the enquiry "violates fundamental fairness", and "lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation". it accuses the democrats of seeking to overturn the results of the 2016 election, and deprive the american people of the president they've freely chosen. the white house believes the enquiry is flawed because it's moving forward without a vote on the floor of the house of representatives. the first sign the administration was putting up a roadblock to the enquiry came when this man, gordon sondland, the us ambassador to the european union, failed to appear before the house intelligence committee. the democrats want to question him about his role in discussions with ukrainian officials, which have led to claims president trump asked a foreign power to investigate a political rival. at the last minute, the state department stopped mr sondland from appearing. pr

here's our north american correspondent peter bowes. president correspondent peter bowes.mp under fire frorr directions president trump under fire from all directions over his decision to pull us forces out of syria. the house of representatives voted overwhelmingly to condemn mr trump's actions in the strongest terms. the president impulsive decision to leave is there without end of deliberation has ignited a conflict in one of the most volatile regions in the world. more than 100 republicans voted with the democrats, although the president did have some support from his party. the blood of america's patriots is among our nation ‘s most sacred currency and it must be spent only when absolutely vital to protect american interest. we are not the world ‘s police force. protect american interest. we are not the world 's police force. one of the president closest ally, lindsey ally, says mr trump has made a grave error. to suggest that it is safer, it is delusional. if you say that you do not understand what is going on in syria. the president and it the dailies of the vote in

peter bowes, bbc news.bligations does the president have to co—operate with the impeachment inquiry? i spoke to eleanor clift, political journalist and columnist for the daily beast. well, there are three coequal branches of government and the president refuses really to acknowledge that he has to co—operate with the congress. it is not unusual for some negotiating to go on for a president to resist the oversight by a congress and to resist an impeachment enquiry. but in the end, this is going to go to the courts. it will eat up time, which is part of the president's strategy, to just drag this out, and he's waging this in political arena, calling this illegitimate, partisan and all of that. his supporters will believe that, but we're seeing a shift in the polls among sort of ‘softer republicans‘, i guess is the term they would use, and independents, and the support for an impeachment enquiry, is now better than 50%, it's huge among democrats, of course, but you have to bring along the rest of the country a

peter bowes, bbc news.ence, and secretary of state, mike pompeo, have left for ankara to try to seek a ceasefire, one week after turkey's invasion of north—eastern syria, following president trump's decision to withdraw us troops from the area. clashes have continued across the region, with kurdish fighters in the border town of ras al—ain digging in against a ground offensive by turkish—backed syrian rebels. kurdish forces, men and women, have been engaged in fierce street battles there. the un refugee agency, meanwhile, says over 1,000 displaced people have now arrived over the border into the kurdish region of northern iraq since the turkish operation began. kurdish forces have been crucial in the fight against islamic state in the region. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: ajury in the us has awarded nearly $500,000 in damages to a man whose son was killed in the 2012 sandy hook school shooting after he sued a conspiracy theorist. leonard pozner, whose six—year—old son noah di

peter bowes, bbc news.the opportunities for communities in coastal britain. today we're in cornwall — a part of britain that is well known for its beautiful beaches, dramatic cliffs and pretty fishing villages, but being right at the end of the uk can make living and work there a lonely experience, especially for younger people. as alex osborne has discovered, living by the sea doesn't always reflect that picture postcard image? starting a newjob, moving to a new country, it's bleak, not knowing people, not knowing anybody, all of the ingredients to feel very isolated. calvin relocated to cornwall from the netherlands in 2018. his marriage ended and he was offered a job in penzance. i remember driving back from cambridge or london down to cornwall and you would reach exeter, it would be the last city lights you saw. and then all of a sudden there is this blackness ahead of you on the a30 at night. you have still got an hour and a half. the geography of the place, it definitely adds to that feeling of being

peter bowes, bbc news. spanish region's president has told the bbc he plans to hold another referendum, despite the last one being declared illegal. in the coming days verdicts will be handed down on 12 jailed catalan politicians, with some facing up to 25 years in prison. jean mackenzie has travelled to catalonia, where tensions are high ahead of those verdicts. catalonia's quest for independence was stopped brutally in its tracks. those held responsible were put on trial. this man, jordi sanchez, was one of the activists who led the demonstrations. he faces up to 17 years in jail. one day you feel good and also that it's going to be all right, but the next day you feel depressed, and you think that he will never get out of jail. did you know that there was a chance that he would be arrested and he would be sent to prison? the town of girona has been at the centre of the fight for independence. these yellow ribbons dominate streets here. they're on lamp posts, they're on balconies, street signs. they've be

peter bowes, bbc news.w to washington dc and the political journalist and columnist for the daily beast, eleanor clift. eleanor, very good to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. all of the leaders in power are set up all of the leaders in power are set up to bea all of the leaders in power are set up to be a check and balance on each other, aren't they? the white house, congress and the supreme court. i don't think there is anything constitutionally illegitimate about an impeachment process, but clearly there are many more legal wrangles to come. well, there are three coequal branches of government and the president refuses really to acknowledge that he has to co—operate with the congress. it is not unusual for this negotiating to go on for a president to resist the oversight from congress and an impeachment enquiry, but in the and, this is going to go to the courts. it will eat up time, which is part of the president's strategy, to wait this out, and his waging this in political arena, bowling

let's go to our north america correspondent peter bowes. gh exactly what the president ‘s chief of staff were saying. this was at a news conference and really came out of the blue. he was talking to journalists at the white house and he appeared to acknowledge that there was a quid pro quo scenario in relation to ukraine, their withholding of funds, of military aid, in return for an investigation. notan aid, in return for an investigation. not an investigation into the former vice presidentjoe biden but an investigation into the packing of the democratic national committee server the democratic national committee server that has also been the subject of an investigation. but the key point being the impossible withholding of funds returned that investigation. i was involved with the process by which the money was held up temporarily. three issues for that. the corruption in the country, whether or not other countries were participating in support of the ukraine and whether or not they were cooperation in an ongoing investigation with our depa

peter bowes is our north america reporter. peter, what more did he have to say? of the president's policy in syria, his decision to withdraw forces, he says, as you say, it was "a grave strategic mistake", says, as you say, it was "a grave strategic mista ke", and says, as you say, it was "a grave strategic mistake", and he goes on to say it will "leave the american people and homeland less safe", he says, "embolden our enemies and wea ken says, "embolden our enemies and weaken important alliances". and what he is getting at is his concern that this will result in terrorist organisations, groups like islamic state, regrouping with the potential of attacking the united states at some point in the future. in fact he says " if some point in the future. in fact he says "if permitted to regroup and establish havens, they will bring terror to our shores." . he says "there is no substitute for american leadership". and without mentioning mrtrump by name, leadership". and without mentioning mr trump by name, clearly he is criticising the leadership of the current us pres

peter bowes, bbc news. and what do you make of this?niversity of sussex say it could stop workers from meeting their targets and then end up causing extra stress. they say a total ban could be particularly harmful for staff with high levels of anxiety. now it's time for a look at the weather. we have had a lot of showers over the last few days and we have got more in the forecast over the coming days. it is going to feel a bit more chilly as we head towards the end of the week. this morning, we had some heavy showers across southern areas of england, some thunderstorms mixed in with that. those showers continuing at the moment and over the next few days we will keep those showers and it will turn chillier by the time we get to sunday. here is the time we get to sunday. here is the satellite imagery from this morning. you can see the swirl of cloud across the uk, linked into an area of low pressure. it is going to be moving gradually eastwards with a few weather fronts embedded within it. that is going to give us some lengthy spells of r

peter bowes, bbc news.d the search warrants in scotland yard's discredited vip paedophile inquiry says he now believes that police obtained them unlawfully. howard riddle says he accepts the conclusion of a review by a retired high courtjudge that he was misled by officers. the police watchdog has rejected the review‘s findings, saying it found no evidence of wrongdoing. foreign secretary dominic raab has urged the us ambassador "to do the right thing" by the family of 19—year—old harry dunn, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in august. anne sacoolas, the wife of a diplomat, is believed to have been the driver of the vehicle that hit harry outside a us air base in northamptonshire but fled to america with diplomatic immunity. the bbc understands mr raab is due to meet harry's family later today to discuss the row. aisling mcveigh reports. britain's prime minister is calling on the wife of an american diplomat to return to england to face charges in a deadly crash. 19—year—old harry dunn was killed while

i asked our north america correspondent peter bowes first about mr trump's personal lawyer, who has spokenns on ukraine before. yes, he's given several television interviews, especially this past weekend. and the committee chairman focused on what he said, that he has acknowledged that he went to ukraine, he's spoken to ukrainian officials, to try to get an investigation into joe biden, the former vice president and possible candidate for the democrats, opposite president trump, at the next election. and he has indicated that he wasn't doing this alone, that there were others in the trump administration involved, and that he had text messages, documents, to prove this. so the committee chairman want that evidence. they want to see what has happened, and they have demanded, by sending him this subpoena, those text messages, e—mails, other documentation, dating back 2.5 years to early 2017, and they've given him until the middle of october to come up with those documents. and peter, in a separate development that is just coming into us here, it's a report by the washington post regarding the

the bbc‘s north america correspondent, peter bowes, has the latest on mick mulvaney‘s admission.ing to journalists at the white house and he appeared to acknowledge that there was a quid pro quo scenario in relation to ukraine, the withholding of funds, of military aid, in return for an investigation — not an investigation into the former vice presidentjoe biden, but an investigation into the hacking of that democratic national committee server that has also been the subject of an investigation. but the key point being the possible withholding of funds in return for that investigation. i was involved with the process by which the money was held up temporarily, 0k. three issues for that. the corruption in the country, whether or not other countries were participating in support of the ukraine, and whether or not they were cooperating in an ongoing investigation with our department ofjustice. to be clear, what you just described is a quid pro quo. it is funding will not flow unless the investigation into the democratic server happens as well? we do that all the time with foreign po

general william barr, aimed at discrediting the mueller report. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowesto stand up to point the finger atjoe biden and say," up to point the finger atjoe biden and say, " you up to point the finger atjoe biden and say," you are a crook". rudy giuliani at the centre of the political firestorm. he appeared giuliani at the centre of the politicalfirestorm. he appeared on fox news to defend his role in the unfolding drama. president's personal lawyer has been ordered to hand over records relating to his contacts with ukrainian officials. he has admitted in several tv interviews to asking them to investigate the former vice presidentjoe biden. the current front runner to challenge donald trump for the presidency next year. it reads like an organised crime shakedown. democrats have launched an impeachment enquiry after donald trump spoke on the phone with the president of ukraine and asked him to investigate joe biden. president of ukraine and asked him to investigatejoe biden. also secretary of state mike pompeo was listening in which raises questions of the s

live now to our north america correspondent peter bowes. is a lot going on, tell us more. . . . there is a lot going on, tell us more. sabina to rudy giuliani, the president's personal lawyer who really is at the centre of this political firestorm, a subpoena to provide documents, copies of texts, emails, any kind of evidence that is involved in his communications, his contact with ukraine. he has acknowledged that contact, all in relation to that telephone call where the president asked the ukrainian president for assistance in investigating joe biden. rudy giuliani really at the centre of all of that, he gave several interviews over the weekend and also implied that other people within the trump administration were involved and said that he had these records and i think that's in part prompted the congressional investigators, the democrats to ask for that evidence going back 2.5 years so a lot of documentation is being asked to produce and he has until the middle of october to produce it. peter, politically the democrats are up against it

our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. that he wrote to president erdogan on october the ninth, and bear in mind that was before the turks started to move into syria. and we all know about the phone call that was made at about that time, but this is the first time we're seeing the letter. and i'lljust read you a couple of sections. it says: "dear mr president, let's work out a good deal! you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and i don't want to be responsible for destroying the turkish economy — and i will." and it goes on to say, "history will look upon you favourably if you get this done the right and humane way, it will look upon you forever as the devil if good things don't happen. don't be a tough guy! don't be a fool! i'll call you later." and this is a letter that has only just been released, already raising eyebrows for here for its, to say the least, rather undiplomatic language. yeah, very interesting, very unusual language. criticism coming in for donald trump from lots of quarte

live to our north american correspondent peter bowes. what is the strength of all of this?t be a hiccup in the road. there is a difference of opinion between mike pompeo, the state department officials and those congressional democrats who want those five officials to give evidence. and we have heard that mike pompeo sees this as intimidation and bullying but for their part, the democrats also see it as their part, the democrats also see itasa their part, the democrats also see it as a sense of intimidation. they believe it is, in a sense, breaking the law by refusing to appear. mike pompeo will say it was a voluntary request to appear. they did not receive a subpoena to appear. so behind—the—scenes they will be discussions and perhaps some appearances will be delayed and perhaps this is just a delaying tactic to give officials more time to prepare for appearances and give evidence. mike pompeo has been less than helpful with all of this already. having said that he cannot say anything about the phone call, he hadn't read the transcript, it turns out he was sitting in on th

peter bowes speaking earlier to lewis.est pro—democracy groups has been taken to hospital after being attacked. reports say a group of up to five men with hammers left him with head injuries. this came hours after chaotic scenes in hong kong's parliament forced its leader, carrie lam, to abandon her speech. it was the first full meeting of parliament since it was stormed by pro—democracy demonstrators injuly. eric lai, is an organiserfrom the hong kong civil human rights front. jimmy shan is now resting in hospital and medical doctors are taking care of him very well. what we found is that he did have some kind of injury on his brain but he could still speak and tell us his condition so far. will this violence againstjimmy shan and other pro—democracy colleagues have a chilling effect on your — the activists and basically discourage them from other planned demonstrations? we are not afraid of any kind of political threat or the spread of political terrorism from anyone who tries to crack down or threaten peoplejoining prot

our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. tough talking from a close ally of the presidenthouse of representatives want to know more about the events surrounding donald trump ‘s phone call with the president of the ukraine during which he asked for help to investigate joe which he asked for help to investigatejoe biden, which he asked for help to investigate joe biden, a which he asked for help to investigatejoe biden, a possible challengerfor hisjob at investigatejoe biden, a possible challenger for his job at the next election. they demanded that five state department officials appear this month to give evidence for the impeachment enquiry. but in a strongly worded response, mike pompeo said the request could be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully and treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the department of state. i will not tolerate such tactics, he said. mr secretary, do you have comments on reports that you have comments on reports that you were on thatjuly call? you have comments on reports that you were on that july call? nothing to add du

peter bowes, bbc news. raab has urged the us ambassador "to do the right thing" by the family of 19—year—old harry dunn, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in august. anne sacoolas, the wife of a diplomat, is believed to have been the driver of the vehicle that hit harry outside a us air base in northamptonshire but fled to america with diplomatic immunity. the bbc understands mr raab is due to meet harry's family later today to discuss the row. aisling mcveigh reports. present‘s premise is calling on the wife of an american diplomat to return to england to face charges in a deadly crash —— britain's premise. 19—year—old harry dunn was killed while riding his motorbike in august. a tragedy on a northamptonshire country road is now making headlines in america. 19—year—old harry dunn was killed in august after his motorbike was hit bya car august after his motorbike was hit by a car travelling on the wrong side of the road. the accident happened here, outside a us military air base. anne sacoolas, pictured

peter bowes, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...the independent travel agent hays travel says it will buy all 555 thomas cook retail stores following the collapse of the holiday company to syria now, and the kurdish administration in the northeast has if called upon civilians to defend the region, as turkey prepares to send its forces across the border. a spokesman for president erdogan says kurdish forces there could either defect or ankara would have to stop them disrupting turkey's struggle against islamic state militants. dozens of turkish military vehicles have been sent to the border after donald trump ordered a us troop withdrawal. orla guerin is in the province of urfa at the turkey—syria border and joins us live. thank and joins us live. you forjoining us. what is the thank you forjoining us. what is the latest where you are on the cross the border area, as far as you are hearing it? there has been a large military build—up yesterday. we saw ourselves a column of heavy vehicles, including armoured personnel carrying —— carr

peter bowes, bbc news.tury, has died in new york. she was 74. one of the few black singers to become stars of opera, jessye norman sang at the presidential inaugurations of ronald reagan and bill clinton, and won four grammy awards. two years on from catalonia‘s failed attempt at independence, the spanish region‘s president has told the bbc he plans to hold another referendum, despite the last one being declared illegal. in the coming days, verdicts will be handed down on 12 jailed catalan politicians, with some facing up to 25 years in prison. jean mackenzie has travelled to catalonia, where tensions are high ahead of those verdicts. catalonia‘s quest for independence was stopped brutally in its tracks. those held responsible were put on trial. this man, jordi sanchez, was one of the activists who led the demonstrations. he faces up to 17 years in jail. one day you feel good and also that it‘s going to be all right, but the next day you feel depressed, and you think that he will never get out of jail. did

the bbc‘s peter bowes has seen this fire first hand from his house in santa clarita — 30 miles north mpletely destroyed. everyone literally had just had to get out of their homes within seconds and flee for their life. there was absolutely no warning because the winds were so strong. the winds are still quite strong as you can hear. they are due to die down in the next few days. but for a few moments, it was an absolutely terrifying situation. we can cross now to california and join sophie long. tell us more about the state of the fires in los angeles please. i'm just standing in the brentwood hills and you can see the fire still burning behind me. you see the smoke coming up there behind that is the getty centre, that is become known as the get the fire. beyond that, is the four or freeway and the only thing stopping those flames from jumping over that freeway into the mansions of bel air and the sprawling city of los angeles. —— 405 freeway for some quite a fretful morning here in los angeles today, this fire broke out about 1:30am this fire broke out about 1:30am this morning, it i

peter bowes reports. tough talking from a close ally of the president. to know more about the events surrounding donald trump's phone call with the president of the ukraine during which he asked for help to investigatejoe biden, a possible challenger for his job at the next election. they demanded that five state department officials appear this month to give evidence for the impeachment enquiry. but in a strongly worded response, mike pompeo said the request could be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully and treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the department of state. i will not tolerate such tactics, he said. mr secretary, do you have comments on reports that you were on thatjuly call? nothing to add during a trip to italy. back in washington, house democrats fired back. the three committee leaders said the failure to comply with an interview request was illegal and would constitute evidence of obstruction. the five officials include kurt volker, the former special envoy to the ukraine who resigned from his post last week.

peter bowes reports. tough talking from a close ally of the president.this month to give evidence for the impeachment enquiry. but in a strongly worded response, mike pompeo said the request could be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully and treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the department of state. i will not tolerate such tactics, he said. mr secretary, do you have comments on reports that you were on that july call? nothing to add during a trip to italy. back in washington, house democrats fired back. the three committee leaders said the failure to comply with an interview request was illegal and would constitute evidence of obstruction. the five officials include kurt volker, the former special envoy to the ukraine who resigned from his post last week. and he is still planning to appear and give evidence on thursday behind closed doors. the road to impeachment will be bumpy, to say the least. north korea may have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, according to officials in south korea. it's thought the missile

our north america correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles.lace and what is happening now? good morning. david and eileen collins we re morning. david and eileen collins were travelling with their three—month—old son in the vancouver area of canada. they were with relatives, another couple with young children, and they were driving near the border. they say they swerved to avoid an animal in the road, and that cause them to go down another road that they hadn't meant to be on, and it headed towards the us border. and once they had crossed the border into washington state, they saw the flashing blue lights. the police stopped them, they were taken into the police stopped them, they were ta ken into custody, the police stopped them, they were taken into custody, initially in washington state. they were separated, taken to separate facilities, eventually flown across country to pennsylvania, where they are currently in another detention facility, one of three in the united states designed to house families. the kind of place that we have been hea

bow, for the next fortnight. thank you for the update. this year's nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to the british scientist, sir peter ratcliffe,y. in its citation, the nobel assembly said the laureates revealed the mechanism for one of life's most essential adaptive processes. their work is leading to new treatments for anaemia and cancer. 5:29pm and i will have the headlines shortly. and on the sport. time for a look at the weather — here's nick miller. the day has ended only a brighter note. we still have some rain affecting parts of england which will clearly way further into england tonight. clear skies will follow behind it. we are left with a bit of dry weather overnight, but the showers still coming towards western parts of the uk. you will notice these capture is not going down too far, that is the case throughout this week because there is too much wind event, no frost, no fog abound. if element of sunshine to start the day. tomorrow, there will be showers around without sunshine, initially in the west and more frequently across western scotland. some will push further east as we go through day, hail and thunder as po