phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.tional trade secretary, liam fox, says unregulated free movement of people between the uk and the european union after brexit would "not keep faith" with the result of the eu referendum. with me is our political correspondent, emma va rdy. does this chime with what other ministers have been seeing?m does this chime with what other ministers have been seeing? it shows how immigration rules are going to change and that what pays and that thatis change and that what pays and that that is still being worked out. the government has made it clear that when brexit happens in 2019 the freedom of movement rules will no longer apply but that does not mean that suddenly overnight eu citizens will be prevented from coming to the uk. instead there will be a gradual change of immigration laws. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said it may take some time before migration controls are fully implemented with europe, saying there will need to be a transitional period. liam fox has told the sunday time

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.ote takes place in venezuela on sunday to elect an assembly which would have broad powers to rewrite the country's constitution. critics of the country's president, nicolas maduro say it's nothing more than a power grab. the oil—rich nation is mired in a deep economic crisis and violent demonstrations which began in april have left more than 100 people dead. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson sent this report from caracas. it's been four months of anger on the streets of venezuela and there's no sign of an end. protests began after president maduro moved to limit the opposition‘s power in congress. he reversed the decision but by then, the anger was clear. when former president hugo chavez came to power 18 years ago, many venezuelans wanted change. he won support among the poor because he promised to provide for them. it was the era of high oil prices but that's now over. chavez's successor, nicolas maduro, is accused of pushing venezuela to the economic brink and eroding demo

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney., liam fox, says unregulated free movement of people between the uk and the european union after brexit would "not keep faith" with the result of the eu referendum. the chancellor, philip hammond, has previously said "it will be some time" before full migration controls can be introduced. —— 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, gave me more detail about how dr fox sees the timetable for leaving the eu unfolding. we shouldn't be that surprised that there are disagreements around the cabinet table. the referendum divided the country and parties, and the cabinet. but from the prime minister's perspective, it is much harder to ensure that publicly they say the same things, because after she mislaid her majority, her authority has shrivelled. as the discussion, now, because of what exactly a transitional period looks like. and eric lily disagreements within the cabinet. but take one look at the labour party, and there are disagreements there. —— and there are disagreements within the c

phil mercer, from sydney, thank you for that update.ays it will speed up the deployment of its american anti—missile system, following pyonyang's latest rocket test. north korea's leader kimjong—un has claimed the us mainland is now within striking range. the launch has been condemned worldwide, with china expressing serious concern. from seoul, here's our correspondent karen allen. cloa ked in darkness, state—run tv captured the final moments before the missile launch. a potent symbol of north korea's defiance in the face of international sanctions, its leader kim jong—un there to witness it all. then the dramatic lift—off. and the moment that pyongyang thumbed its nose at the world. the second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in less than a month. it travelled higher and further than the missile fired before, eventually splashing down in the ocean off the coast of japan. then came the official confirmation from pyongyang. the newsreader announcing that this test was proof that the whole of the us is now within reach. pi

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.e netherlands, with england and scotland starting their campaigns playing each other this evening in utrecht. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. there are certain things you expect from the netherlands, and utrecht delivers. but while football is also full of well trodden assumptions, this tournament feels different. scotland are here for a start, while england are among the favourites. for the first time in years, england expects. we want to use that as a positive, seize an opportunity to exploit and make the most of it. because we haven't felt it before. if we did bring this trophy back, a major championship for an english football team, on the back of what has been a great summer for all of our junior teams, it would be the icing on the cake. and for the women's game, allow us to take it to the next level. england's history at the euros is a chequered one. in 2009 they were runners—up to germany. but fell apart at the tournaments four years ago in sweden and finished bot

phil mercer reports.taken into custody in the surry hills neighbourhood of sydney, one of four people arrested in raids across the city by heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. investigators say they have information that the plot to blow up an aircraft involved the use of an improvised device. as roads were sealed off and properties searched, it has been reported the operation was not planned but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, says the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. a woman who said her son and husband were among those arrested in sydney has denied they had any ties to extremism, but senior police commanders say the raids were part of an alleged islamic—inspired plot. additional security measures have been put in place at domestic and

phil mercer reports.estigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. it is reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tipoff. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. a woman who said her son and husband were among those arrested in sydney has denied they had any links to extremism. but senior police commanders say the raids were part of an alleged islamic inspired plot. additional security measures have been put in place at domestic and international airports around the country. australia's national terror threat level remains at probable

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.k the centenary of the battle of passchendaele, one of the bloodiest of the first world war. 500,000 allied and german soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing injust three months of fighting. the duke and duchess of cambridge joined the prime minister, theresa may, as two days of commemorations to mark the start of the battle got under way, as robert hall reports. last post sounds this is a city that has dedicated itself to remembrance. the fireman of ypres have sounded the last post for the missing in the heat of summer and the snows of winter, as the decades rolled by. around them, carved into the great arch of the menin gate, over 511,000 names, men from every corner of the uk, men who travelled across the globe to join the fight, men who disappeared in the cauldron around passchendaele. with the sounding of this bugle call, the 250,000 british and commonwealth soldiers who were killed during the first world war are remembered. the defence of the city, at such great cost, mean

phil mercer is outside the court in melbourne.with what you have seen.- we have just seen, updaters with what you have seen.- we havejust seen, cardinal george pell, having to battle his way through a huge media contingent, here at the melbourne magistrate's court. i don't remember seeing media interest in a case quite like this. cardinal george pell arrive in the last ten minutes or so for a procedural hearing. it is called a filing is hearing here in australia. this will set out the framework for the rest of the court case that he will be involved with. as you say, he has been accused of historical sexual abuse allegations, and we understand that there are multiple complainants. he has strenuously denied the charges made against him, and a few weeks ago, he said that he was looking forward to his day in court, where he would vigorously defend himself against the allegations. as we've said in the last ten minutes or so, cardinal george pell wading through the media contingent to enter the court. that is right. a media contingent

earlier i spoke with our correspondent, phil mercer, in sydney — he told me what proposals were on theay that in their investigations into serious crime, about 65% of cases, including terrorism and organised crime, as well as paedophile rings, can involve some kind of encryption. what the government wants to do is bring in new laws to force big tech companies such as apple, google and facebook, to handover encrypted messages by giving the government a so—called back door into their messaging apps. a backdoor is code inserted into the application that would allow law enforcement agencies to be able to unscramble those messages. the head of apple has previously said that it wouldn't be co—operating with governments if these sorts of arrangements compromised the security of the company's products. one would imagine the meeting between george brandis, australia's attorney general, and apple this week, could be quite a feisty affair. what springs to mind is the case between the fbi and apple after the san bernardino shooting where they wanted apple to give them access to unlock an iphone in

as phil mercer reports.dy in the surry hills neighbourhood of sydney, one of four people arrested in raids across the city by heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. investigators say they have information that the plot to blow up an aircraft involved the use of an improvised device. as roads were sealed off and properties searched, it has been reported the operation was not planned but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, says the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. a woman who said her son and husband were among those arrested in sydney has denied they had any ties to extremism, but senior police commanders say the raids were part of an alleged islamic—inspired plot. additional security measures have been put in place at domestic and international a

our correspondent phil mercer, is outside the court in melbourne. saw him arrive a little while ago, what has happened so far? yes, cardinal george pell had to fight his way through a huge media contingent to reach the entrance of the melbourne magistrates court. i can't remember any occasion when there has been such a huge media contingent outside any australian court. —— magistrate's. it is safe to say george pell is inside the courthouse behind me, and his hearing is scheduled to start in a few minutes. it is a procedural hearing, that is known as a filing ‘s hearing. it does mark the start of legal proceedings against the roman catholic church, the most prominent figure here in australia. he has been saying he is innocent, what else has he said in the lead up to this hearing? not much. he arrived in australia a couple of weeks ago after those charges were levelled against him. he has arrived in the australian state of victoria and has been keeping a low profile up and has been keeping a low profile up until about and has been keeping a low profi

earlier our correspondent phil mercer in sydney told me more about the police investigation.ell, according to the head of the australian federal police, they believe that the arrests of four men in sydney yesterday afternoon, saturday afternoon local time, was part of an islamic—inspired plot. one was arrested in central sydney and the others were detained in the suburbs in the west of the city. investigators are saying they believe the plot was linked in some way to an improvised device and the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, saying that investigators had foiled a conspiracy to bring down an aircraft and as mr turnbull was saying, security has been beefed up, not only at sydney's domestic and international terminals but at domestic and international airports right around the country. does that mean security will be on a par in australia with other major countries or will it be slightly higher now? it's a sign of the times that transport hubs, public buildings as well as airports and other key facilities have had security increased in recent times and if you look at the sta

our correspondent phil mercer, is outside the court in melbourne.short hearing but it could be a long legal process? yes, cardinal george pell‘s loye was telling magistrates here that the cardinal will be pleading not due to —— not guilty. they said they were charging cardinal george pell with historical sexual offences involving multiple complainants. at the time, cardinal pell said he would have his day in court to vigorously defend himself against allegations he is the denies. he was escorted into the building by police, and surrounded by an enormous media contingent. that just goes to by an enormous media contingent. thatjust goes to show by an enormous media contingent. that just goes to show what by an enormous media contingent. thatjust goes to show what interest there is in this story, notjust in australia but well beyond these shores. a study of american football players' brains has found that 99% of professional nfl athletes tested had a disease associated with head injuries. the report published in thejournal of the american medical assoc

earlier i spoke with our correspondent, phil mercer, in melbourne.was telling the magistrates that he will be pleading not guilty. last month, police here in victoria said they we re police here in victoria said they were charging cardinal george pell with historic sexual offences involving multiple complainants. at the time, cardinal pell said that he would have his day in court to vigorously defend himself against allegations he vehemently denies. as we can see, he was escorted into the building earlier today by police, and was surrounded by an enormous media contingent. thatjust goes to show what interest there is in the story, not just show what interest there is in the story, notjust in australia but well beyond these shores. let's round—up some other stories now: huge forest fires in the south—east of france are being fanned by unusually hot, dry and windy weather. the island of corsica, and areas near nice and saint—tropez are badly affected. dozens of homes have been evacuated — some roads and railways temporarily closed. the british governme

phil mercer bbc news. me. nnsl not for six months since president trump took office and is no doubt social media has helped drive his agenda. becomes an expected daily diet of tweets from the president on all kinds of topics. limping taking a closer look at what his twitter presence tells us. reporter is a wonderful thing for me because i get the word out think dumps the twiggs have president we don't trump loves to spell things out in a hundred and fourteen characters. look is online musings palace that allow six months of his presidency will spend more than nine hundred fourteen tweaks since he took office he's an early riser. usually. six. in the morning i'm just saying average of nearly. every day to put it into context eighty five times the number of new. hosted. trump. it's a modern day president. okay. go ahead thought this president trunks week about the night before the highest number of tweets about the economy. not president trump's attacks on the media alt fall behind this yeah. so. or media day pr

phil mercer reports.tigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily—armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. it is reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. four people have been arrested and a considerable amount of material seized by police. upon advice we have received from intelligence and countering terrorism agencies the government move swiftly to protect the public while operations are underway. additional security measures were put in place at sydney airport on thursday. a woman who said her son and husband were among thos

our correspondent phil mercer was there.one of the most powerful men in the vatican when he arrived to these historical allegations of sexual assault at the melbourne magistrates‘ court. just like everyone else, cardinal george pell had to use the front door. escorted by the police and accompanied by his legal team, he was surrounded by a large media contingent. interest in this case goes far beyond australia. the cardinal made no comment, but his lawyer told the magistrate that he would be pleading not guilty to all of the accusations. the hearing lasted about five minutes. the press pack was waiting when he emerged. the cardinal is arguably the third most influential figure in the vatican, and has been responsible for reforming its finances. he has consistently and steadfastly denied any wrongdoing. he has previously said he was the victim of a relentless character assassination, and has insisted he was innocent. specific details of the allegations facing cardinal george pell have not been made public. he has been granted

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. an attack on a nightclub — in which one person was killed and three others were seriously injured — is not thought to be related to terrorism. a gunman opened fire at the venue in the town of konstanz on the swiss border. he's been identified as a 34—year—old iraqi citizen who had been living in germany for some time. he died after being shot by police. a 27—year—old man has been arrested after being accused of raping a 14—year—old girl. british transport police are looking for second man. the international trade secretary liam fox says unregulated free movement of people between the uk and the european union after brexit would "not keep faith" with the result of the eu referendum. with me is our political correspondent, emma vardy. emma, does this chime with what other ministers have been saying? what we are seeing is exactly how immigration rules will change and at what pace that will happen is still being worked out. the government says it has been clear when brexit happens in marc

phil mercer is in sydney for us. tell us more about what happened and the reaction, phil.an prime minister says that the death ofjustine damond is shocking and he wa nts to ofjustine damond is shocking and he wants to know how a woman dressed her pyjamas seeking help from the police could have been shot dead. the investigation will look at why the officer's body cameras were not working and we understand that the ao—year—old yoga teacher from sydney had called the police to report a suspected sexual assault in an alleyway next to the home of her american fiancee. australian diplomats have been charged with finding out more about the tragedy and a few hours ago the family of justine damond in sydney held a silent vigil on a beach to remember the woman who was killed on saturday evening. the leaders spoke towards the end of a formal dinner but the white house has not revealed what was discussed. president trump has condemned media revelations of the talks as sick and insists there was nothing sinister about it. inequality in the uk is reported to have fallen during the decad

is the vatican treasurer, says that he is innocent, and will clear his name. 0ur correspondent phil mercerhe magistrates‘ court in melbourne for us this morning. good morning. what can you tell us about what will happen today? cardinal george pell, this was his first court appearance since being charged by police in the southern state of victoria in june. charged by police in the southern state of victoria injune. he was escorted into the court a few hours ago by a very heavy police presence. there was an enormous media contingent, i don't think any australian court in recent times has seen australian court in recent times has seen such a media scrum. difficult for the cardinal to get in, he didn't say anything on his way into court, the hearing was pretty brief, about five or six minutes. his lawyer did say that cardinal george pell would intend to plead not guilty to all of the accusations levelled against him. that media scrum was waiting for him when he tried to blocking part of the road in melbourne. what happens next is evidence will be given to the lawyers in the next few weeks and

mercer going deep. another triple for pittsburgh and the phils trail five-two. try to come back in the seventh.nco with fly ball to i looking for a sack fly. danielle is on third ready to tag so we have play at the plate. and he's doa. to the ninth we go and daniel, up and goes down swinging. phils fall five-two tonight at the bank. >>> cork mass turkish forward/guard 19 years old and he was late first rupp pick of the sixers in 2016. tonight he made his summer league debut in hugh utah. not much going on for him in his debut. maybe he had some nerves. few free throws. three pointer how about the number one overall pick markelle fultz bawling getting it done. fultz had 23 points on the night, four of seven from three-point range. you'll love watching him shoot. five rebounds, six turnovers but the sixers coming up short in this game as the jazz within 100-94. >>> the youth movement is underway. 2016 the eagles drafted second overall phillies first. sixers have had back to back number one picks you just saw one of those guys and now the flyers are jumping on board. we go inside the locker room f

mercer going deep. another triple for pittsburgh and the phils trail five-two. try to come back in the seventh.ranco with fly ball to i looking for a sack fly. danielle is on third ready to tag so we have play at the plate. and he's doa. to the ninth we go and daniel, up and goes down swinging. phils fall five-two tonight at the bank. >>> cork mass turkish forward/guard 19 years old and he was late first rupp pick of the sixers in 2016. tonight he made his summer league debut in hugh utah. not much going on for him in his debut. maybe he had some nerves. few free throws. three pointer how about the number one overall pick markelle fultz bawling getting it done. fultz had 23 points on the night, four of seven from three-point range. you'll love watching him shoot. five rebounds, six turnovers but the sixers coming up short in this game as the jazz within 100-94. >>> the youth movement is underway. 2016 the eagles drafted second overall phillies first. sixers have had back to back number one picks you just saw one of those guys and now the flyers are jumping on board. we go inside the locker room