hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines. president trump meets the royal family as he begins a three—day state visit to the uk. gun salutes in green park and the tower of london mark the occasion. this afternoon, the president and first lady melania trump laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in westminster abbey. a busy day — the president then took tea with charles and camilla at clarence house. despite being kept well away from the predental motorcade in central london, protesters say they will make their voices heard throughout mrdrum's make their voices heard throughout mr drum's visit. the leader of the labour party, jeremy corbyn, says he'll speak at an anti—trump demonstration tomorrow. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm olly foster. root leads the charge. with a century at trent bridge but how close can they get to the target set by pakistan. we will have the very latest in a second. and a victory for caster semenya, her legal team say the swiss supreme court has

hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines.state visit to the uk. gun salutes in green park and the tower of london mark the occasion. this afternoon, the president and first lady melania trump laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in westminster abbey. a busy day — the president then took tea with charles and camilla at clarence house. despite being kept well away from the

i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00: on the first day of his visit to the uk, president trump is welcomed by the queen at a state banquet, here at buckingham palace. a day of pomp began with the president inspecting a guard of honour on the lawn at buckingham palace. but there was controversy this morning, when, moments after touching down, mr trump called the mayor of london, sadiq khan "a stone—cold loser" after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit. despite being kept well away from the presidential motorcade all day, protestors say they'll make their voices heard, throughout mr trump's visit. and the leader of the labour party, jeremy corbyn, says he will speak as an anti— trump rally tomorrow. hello and a very warm welcome. i am christian fraser outside buckingham palace, where president trump has been attending a banquet hosted by the queen at the end of this, his first state visit to britain. the queen and the president spoke warmly of the shared sacrifice made by men and women from t

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, rebecca jones. risk of a cacophony in televised debates between those wanting to lead the conservative party. did tuesday's programme, our next prime minister, prove him right? and how come questions were raised about two members of the public who asked questions on the programme? in the process of whittling down the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party to the two we have left now, tuesday's live television debate on bbc1 was a significant staging post. it was a chance to see the then five contenders debate with each other and answer questions put to them by members of the public. but it resulted in questions being levelled at the bbc itself. would you, at that point say, we are almost there... i share, i share, i share michael's... can you give me that guarantee that it is october 31? brexit was top of the agenda but at times, everyone wanted their say at the same time. eminently feasible... that's not a guarantee. can i ask you a question? plenty of questions, white back one of

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, rebecca jones.nson said there was a risk of a cacophony in televised debates between those wanting to leave the conservative party. did tuesday's programme prove him right? and how come questions we re him right? and how come questions were raised about two members of the public who asked questions on the programme? in the process of whittling down the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party to the two that we have left now, she was the‘s live television debate on bbc one was a significant staging post. it was a chance to see the five contenders debate with each other and answer questions put to them by members of the public. but it resulted in question is being levelled at the bbc itself. would you at that point say, we are almost there... i share michael's. .. you at that point say, we are almost there... ishare michael's... brexit was top of the agenda but at times, eve ryo ne was top of the agenda but at times, everyone wanted their say at the same time. plenty of questions, whit

that is all from us, i'm away for the next two weeks, but we will be back with rebecca jones next weekooking ideal on saturday. it does depend whether you are a glass half full or half empty kind of person. blessed are we across southern parts of the uk with gale force winds expected around the coasts and really choppy seas. lots of showers as well. it's all because of showers as well. it's all because of this low—pressure battering parts of this low—pressure battering parts of france, some destructive winds here. we've got the rain, southern parts of the uk and all of that bad weather shifting towards the north. we have thunderstorms too, and even reports of a funnel cloud in taunton. the low pressure is going to be tracking northwards through the course of the night. in the south we see those strong winds. let's have a look at the forecast through this evening. round about now is that rain wrapping around in the circulation here. some heavy showers around. not so bad across scotland, clearer skies here through the night. when star to strengthen across southern the night. when star to

hello, this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines. president trump hails the relationship with britain as the greatest alliance the world has ever known but reveals he refused an invitation to meetjeremy corbyn. never met him, never spoke to him, he said he wanted to meet today or tomorrow and i decided i would not do that. meanwhile the labour leader led anti—trump demonstrations in london as hundreds of people took to the streets. the health secretary matt hancock hit back at the president after he suggested the nhs was on the table in trade talks. and nigel farage had talks with president trump at winfield house ahead of tonight's banquet. in a moment sports day but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7:30pm we speak to the press secretary for donald trump's 2020 campaign. what does trump visit mean for trade between the uk and the us? we speak to two experts after hbm. at 8:20pm we speak to the nuffield trust about health care. that is all head on bbc news. now to sports day. hello and welcome to sp

with me, rebecca jones.ike best? and what sort of negotiations with politicians with borisjohnson were involved in getting the programme off the ground? first, the bbc has faced a barrage of protest this week following its decision to restrict free television licences for the over 75s to those who claim pension credit. the corporation has said maintaining the benefit universally would cost £750 million. but some viewers think bbc news could pay a role in plugging that financial gap. david marshall asked: why do you go to the enormous expense of sending news presenters abroad when you already have reporters based in these countries? mark had a similar thought. joan davis, who considered monday's decision and utter disgrace asked this. televised debates between politicians have a tortured history, with broadcasters' attempts to get or main party leaders to take part failing at the last two general elections. more recently, at the end of last year, plans for a head—to—head between theresa may and jeremy corbyn

i'm rebecca jones.e uk, president trump is welcomed by the queen at a state banquet, here at buckingham palace. a day of pomp began with the president inspecting a guard of honour on the lawn at buckingham palace. but there was controversy this morning, when, moments after touching down, mr trump called the mayor of london, sadiq khan "a stone—cold loser" after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit. despite being kept well away from the presidential motorcade all day, protestors say they'll make their voices heard,

hello, this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines.orld has ever known but reveals he refused an invitation to meetjeremy corbyn. never met him, never spoke to him, he said he wanted to meet today or tomorrow and i decided i would not do that. meanwhile the labour leader led anti—trump demonstrations in london as hundreds of people took to the streets. the health secretary matt hancock hit back at the president after he suggested the nhs was on the table in trade talks. and nigel farage had talks with president trump at winfield house ahead of tonight's banquet. in a moment sports day but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7:30pm we

this is bbc news with rebecca jones. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first the headlines. on the first day of his visit to the uk, president trump is welcomed by the queen at a state banquet, here at buckingham palace. a day of pomp began with the president inspecting a guard of honour on the lawn at buckingham palace. but there was controversy this morning, when, moments after touching down, mr trump called the mayor of london, sadiq khan "a stone—cold loser" after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the conservative commentator, tim montgomerie, and bonnie greer, who's a columnist, for the new european and playwright. and next to each other. let us do oui’ and next to each other. let us do our first and next to each other. let us do ourfirst poem. —— bumper. and next to each other. let us do our first poem. -- bumper. later. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. ‘trump b

i am rebecca jones, policy counsel at the project on government oversight. since 1981, prague pogo has worked to strengthen the effectiveness and accountability of the federal government through independent investigations, analysis, and policy reform. v-8 whistleblowers put their careers on the line every time they speak truth to power to ensure the best possible care for those who put their lives on the line defending our country. in that way, v-8 whistleblowers are heroes serving heroes. identifying barriers to timely and effective medical care due to negligence or intentional misconduct in the process, whistleblowers expose officials who have perpetuated a culture of abuse for the kids and for you misuse taxpayer dollars that can go to providing resources and care. and yet, even though whistleblowers are legally protected, they also often face retaliation. the office for special counsel reports that 37 percent of their intake comes from va employees alone. this is partly because the va is a massive agency, but it is also because of the overwhelming cultur

now it's time for news watch, presented this week by rebecca jones.ers in the conservative party leadership race when most of us cannot vote for the candidate we like best? and what sort of negotiations with politicians with borisjohnson were involved in getting the programme off the ground ? first, the bbc has faced a barrage of protest this week following its decision to restrict free television licences for the over 75 to those who claim pension credit. the corporation has said maintaining the benefit universally would cost £750 million. but some viewers think abc news could pay a role in planning that financial gap. —— bbc

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, rebecca jones.rty. did tuesday's programme prove him right? and how come questions were raised about two members of the public who asked questions on the programme? in the process of whittling down the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party to the two that we have left now, the live television debate on bbc one was a significant staging post. it was a chance to see the five contenders debate with each other and answer questions put to them by members of the public. but it resulted in questions being levelled at the bbc itself. would you at that point say, we are almost there... i share michael's... brexit was top of the agenda but at times, everyone wanted their say at the same time. plenty of questions, one of them from an imam who it later emerged had shared anti—semitic tweets, allegedly. the bbc said it had only come to light after he had reactivated his twitter profile. another contributor was a solicitor who had previously done some work for the labour party and once stood as

that is all from us, i'm away for the next two weeks, but we will be back with rebecca jones next weekrontrunners for the conservative leadership — admits taking cocaine around 20 years ago. the academy award winner leads the names in the queen's birthday