i'm philippa thomas. from here in the world's news room, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme. inside north waziristan. owen bennett—jones finds the pakistan army back in control of the tribal area on the afghan border, after a huge military operation to clear out al-qaeda and the taliban. around one million people from north waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height, and the question now is will they come back? making china's skies blue again. carrie gracie investigates beijing's new measures against old polluting vehicles. the chinese economy is still fuelled by coal. and in the one party state there is little the public can do, to force the politicians here to deliver air fit to breathe. and the beauty of the brain. fergus walsh meets the researchers unlocking the science of thought. the tribal areas on the afg han—pakistan border have long been associated with militancy and lawlessness. the ancient tribal customs, with their

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i'm philippa thomas.m here in the world's newsroom, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the world. in this week's programme... football on the front line. richard conway reports on syria's world cup dreams, and asks whether soccer can help to unite a country at war. football coming back to syria provides the people with a chance to forget about their worries. at least for 90 minutes. the plight of the people of western mosul. orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so—called islamic state. they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies, and people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they have been able to get some. returning to crimea after three years after vladimir putin annexed the region. steve rosenberg finds out how people feel about russian rule and sanctions. moscow insists that most of the people who live here are happy to be in russia. but

hello, i'm philippa thomas, this is outside source. our top story — russian opposition leader alexei navalny has been sentenced to 15 days in prison following nationwide anti—corruption protests on sunday. i stopped expecting anything but a guilty verdict from the courts a long time ago. hundreds of demonstrators were detained in the biggest anti—government protests for five years. the kremlin says they were breaking the law and provoking violence. we'll bring you a report from the front line in iraq as the assault on mosul intensifies. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation but it isn't necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. in the syrian city of homs, the second phase of a major evacuation is getting under way. lyse doucet is there. children with infants in their arms, the elderly in wheelchairs and many of the fighters carrying automatic weapons. in russia, alexei navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during nationwide protests. mr navalny is one of t

i'm philippa thomas. from here in the world's news room, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme. inside north waziristan. owen bennett—jones finds the pakistan army back in control of the tribal area on the afghan border, after a huge military operation to clear out al-qaeda and the taliban. around one million people from north waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height, and the question now is whether they come back? saved from slavery and worse. naomi grimley meets the young yazidis who escaped the so—called islamic state to find refuge in germany. a genocide in the making. alastair leithead reports from south sudan on claims of new atrocities by government forces and local militia. making china's skies blue again. carrie gracie investigates beijing's new measures against old polluting vehicles. the chinese economy is still fuelled by coal. naomi grimley meets the young yazidis who escaped the so—called the chinese economy is sti

i'm philippa thomas.pondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme. inside north waziristan. owen bennett—jones finds the pakistan army back in control of the tribal area on the afghan border, after a huge military operation to clear out al-qaeda and the taliban. around one million people from north waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height, and the question now is will they come back? making china's skies blue again. carrie gracie investigates beijing's new measures against old polluting vehicles. the chinese economy is still fuelled by coal.

hello, i'm philippa thomas, this is outside source. islamic state militants disguised as doctors have attacked a military hospital in kabul, leaving more than 30 people dead. translation: when he fired only i felt down on the ground. but doctor shot my colleague. somehow i escaped using the backpacks that. —— the back exit. the us says all options are on the table to deal with north korea and will not consider entering into negotiations the country's leader. this is not a national... rational person. at least 19 teenage girls have died in a blaze at a children's home and what other. and as the world prepares brexit, the british government boasts of an economy continuing to grow. as we start negotiations to exit the eu, this budget takes forward plan to prepare britain for a brighter future. the uk government has published its annual budget, we will bring you the details. more than 30 people have been killed after militants from the so—called islamic state attacked a military hospital in afghanistan. it happened in the capital, kabul. t

my colleague philippa thomas asked him if he had been suspicious during the campaign. they had to really look at that and try to dig into that and cover it. but it was a revelation that the fbi was looking at that as early as now evidently they were, it's kind of one more trip in something that i've been highly critical of the bureau about, which is the double standard they applied in this campaign. the intervention, the number of resources they spend, the number of resources they spend, the scores of fbi agents they had poring over hillary clinton's e—mail server, whichjim poring over hillary clinton's e—mail server, which jim kony, poring over hillary clinton's e—mail server, whichjim kony, the fbi director, ultimately concluded that it wasn't even a close call, there even anything there compared to the engagement on the russian side, his intervention just 11 days before the election to decide to reopen this, the clinton investigation with total silence with respect to the russian intervention and now the potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russian

hello, i'm philippa thomas, this is outside source.30 people dead. translation: when he fired only i felt down on the ground. but doctor shot my colleague. somehow i escaped using the backpacks that. —— the back exit. the us says all options are on the table to deal with north korea and will not consider entering into negotiations the country's leader. this is not a national... rational person. at least 19 teenage girls have died in a blaze at a children's home and what other. and as the world

hello, i'm philippa thomas, this is outside source. let's look through some of the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. russia's opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been sentenced to 15 days in prison following nationwide anti—corruption protests on sunday. hundreds of demonstrators were detained in the biggest anti—government protests for five years. the kremlin says they were breaking the law and provoking violence. the un general assembly has held its first ever debate on a global nuclear arms ban. but most of the world's nuclear powers, including the united states, stayed away from the talks. there is nothing i want more for my family than a world without nuclear weapons. but we have to be realistic. theresa may and nicola sturgeon meet just days before historic brexit talks are triggered, and the two leaders do not see eye to eye. in sport, we'll hear about what may keep the us women's hockey team off the ice for the world championship next week in michigan. remember, you can get in touch at bbc 05. talks to bring about a glo

my colleague philippa thomas asked him if he's been suspicious during the campaign.press that they needed to look at that and dive into that and an coverage. it was a revelation that the fbi was looking at that as early as they were. it is one more drip in something that i have been highly critical of, the double standards in that campaign. the intervention, the number of resources they spent, scores of fbi agents that they had poring over hillary clinton's e—mail server which james komi ultimately concluded it was not even worse. compared to their engagement on the russian side, this interventionjust 11 days before the election reopened this, the clinton investigation. yet total silence with respect to the russian intervention and now the potential collusion between the trumpet campaign and the russian actors. it was really a double standard that is still inexplicable to me. you are quite calm about this... no, i am very angry. to me. you are quite calm about this... no, iam very angry. i to me. you are quite calm about this... no, i am very angry. ijust learned to

philippa thomas asked him if he was suspicious during the campaign of course we thought that was going try to dig into that and cover it. but it was a revelation that the fbi was looking at that as early as now evidently they were, it's kind of one more drip in something that i've been highly critical of the bureau about, which is the double standard they applied in this campaign. the intervention, the number of resources they spent, the scores of fbi agents they had poring over hillary clinton's e—mail server, which jim comey, the fbi director, ultimately concluded that it wasn't even a close call, there was nothing worth prosecuting there, compared to their engagement on the russian side, his interventionjust 11 days before the election to say i'm going to reopen this. the clinton investigation, he had this total silence on with respect to the russian intervention and now the potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russian actors was really a double standard that is still inexplicable to me. you're very calm about this but i imagine that when it was confirmed... i'm ve

. —— cyclone hello, i'm philippa thomas, this is outside source.ped expecting anything but a guilty verdict from the courts a long time ago. hundreds of demonstrators were detained in the biggest anti—government protests for five years. the kremlin says they were breaking the law and provoking violence. we'll bring you a report from the front line in iraq as the assault on mosul intensifies. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation but it