richard bilton reports. when uberfirst arrived in france, it started a taxi war. show that despite uber offering an illegal service, emmanuel macron, then ministerfor economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law. the leak shows uber offered to draft new legislation and thanked mr macron for his cooperation. president macron�*s spokesperson said it was his job to work with tech companies and to remove barriers. the leak shows how uber went about changing laws and rules around the world. in 2016, the documents show their lobbying and pr budget was $90 million. 90 million is an enormous amount of money. the bottom line is that companies spend that amount of money because they want to influence decision—making. it gives them access. the documents seem to show the company's former chief executives saying violence could be good for uber. when told that uber drivers in france could be attacked, he messaged, "if we have 50,000 riders, they won't and can't do anything." "i think it's worth it, violence guarantee success." a spokesperson for travis denie

richard bilton, bbc news. senior party member to join the contest to succeed borisjohnson as conservative leader and prime minister. with the cost of living soaring, tax is becoming a key issue. several candidates are promising cuts, as political correspondent jonathan blake reports. the pace is picking up in the race to be the next prime minister and this morning on bbc one, two key contenders put forward their plans. one has kept his distance from borisjohnson. there are a lot of very angry voters after what's happened in the last few months and they're not coming back to us automatically, and choosing me would be a very strong signal. the other�*s resignation triggered his departure. once you lose confidence in your boss, your prime minister, i don't think you can sort of hide that. i think you have to be honest with your boss and yourself. tax cuts is the big battleground of this contest and both would let companies keep more of their profits, sajid javid also cutting income tax sooner than planned. and he

richard bilton, bbc news.llo, david. there's only one place to start. novak djokovic has been crowned champion for the fourth consecutive time. it's djokovic's seventh title. sheth and pocket —— tatton path that has been watching the action. for a fourth consecutive year, novak djokovic is the men's singles champion. he's on seven wimbledon titles. just one behind roger federer�*s record. he started against australia's nick kyrgios, and it was the first time grand slam finalists who made the stronger start. bold and confident and taking the game to djokovic. curiosity winning the first set, but thereafter, djokovic did what he so often does, and that is reset. before he came back to win the next three sets. he told us afterwards just how much it meant to him to win this title for seven—time. him to win this title for seven-time.— him to win this title for seven-time. ~ , , . him to win this title for seven-time. g . . ., , seven-time. my first image of tennis was crass seven-time. my first image of tennis was

richard bilton, bbc news. house select committee investigating the january the sixth capitol riots that he is willing to testify. until now, mr bannon had refused to comply. mr bannon had been set to go on trial next week on criminal contempt charges for refusing to cooperate with the congressional probe. twitter has hired an american law firm to sue elon musk. it's over his withdrawal of the $44 billion deal to buy the social media giant after he said twitter had not given him enough information about the number of real users versus fake accounts. reports say twitter is aiming to submit the lawsuit early next week. the british foreign secretary liz truss has become the latest senior party member to join the contest to succeed borisjohnson as conservative leader and prime minister. with the cost of living soaring, tax is becoming a key issue. several candidates are promising cuts, as political correspondent jonathan blake reports. the pace is picking up in the race to be the next prime minister and this mornin

richard bilton — bbc news. it's getting hotter and hotter across many parts of the uk this week.ning — these areas here in orange for extreme heat this weekend in england and wales. next monday is set to be the hottest and records could be broken. 0ur correspondentjon donnison has been finding out how people are coping. on another scorcher, what better way to try and cool off than a pint and a punt? temperatures in cambridge once again up around 30 degrees and forecast to go hotter still. it was here in the botanic garden in cambridge where the hottest temperature ever recorded in the uk was taken in 2019, 38.7 degrees, but the forecasters think that could be broken later this week, and the truth is that such temperatures are really not that unusual any more. every year for the past ten years we have seen temperatures above 32 degrees. scientists like professor emily shuckburgh at the university of cambridge say climate change in the uk is already literally costing lives. in 2020, more than 2,500 people died in heat—related deaths in one of the severe heat waves we saw that summe

richard bilton, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...mbledon men's final, beating nick kyrgios in four sets — his 20 first grand slam victory and his seventh wimbledon title. trade minister penny mordaunt becomes the ninth candidate to join the conservative leadership race — with former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, also declaring in the last 2a hours. in eastern ukraine 15 people died when an apartment block was shelled in the donestk region protestors in sri lanka are still occupying the ransacked presidential mansion after seizing it yesterday. they say they won't leave until president goto—baya raja—paksa keeps a promise to resign. he announced he would step down on wednesday, after protesters stormed his residence and set the prime minister's home on fire. the united states has appealed to sri lanka's politicians to act promptly to resolve their country's economic crisis. washington has urged its politicians to act probably to try to resolve the economic crisis it taken crisis. they will continue to work with auth

richard bilton reports. when uber first arrived in france, it started a taxi war. friend in government. the documents show that despite uber offering an illegal service, emmanuel macron, then minister for economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law. the leak shows uber offered to draft new legislation and thanked mr macron for his cooperation. president macron�*s spokesperson said it was his job to work with tech companies and to remove barriers. the leak shows how uber went about changing laws and rules around the world. in 2016, the documents show their lobbying and pr budget was $90 million. $90 million is an enormous amount of money. the bottom line is that companies spend that amount of money because they want to influence decision—making. it gives them access. the documents seem to show the company's former chief exec saying violence could be good for uber. when told that uber drivers in france could be attacked, he messaged: "if we have 50,000 riders, "they won't and can't do anything. "i think it's worth it. "violence guarantees success

richard bilton, bbc news.eople for disruption caused by more flights running late at night. punctuality has fallen in recent months as airlines deal with staffing shortages. carriers including british airways and easyjet have had to cancel 40,000 flights over the summer. willie walsh, is the director general of of the international air transport association. he says it should still be possible to accomodate everyone who wants to travel abroad: many airports around europe are functioning perfectly well. there have been some challenges in the uk as well. documented manchester had problems in the early stages. heathrow certainly has difficulties at the moment. they're not meeting their basic standards and it's clear that they can't as they go forward. i think it is right, though, that these cancellations are made early because at least that will allow airlines and their customers to adapt to the revised schedules. so i actually expect people to be able to get away. i think there will be some disruption, but i don

richard bilton reports. special forces were out most nights.t we have found some uk units were out of control. the sas came here, a village in central helmand, through a hole into the wall and into a building. people here say that everybody in the house was brought into the courtyard and the special forces troops bound all the men's hands. and then, one man was taken back inside and killed. haji ibrahim was a former district governor. a un investigation found he was not a threat, but an unarmed civilian. translation: his hands were tied at the front. i he had been killed. they had shot him in the corner of his eye, and later they had fired a shot at my father's chest. the suspicious killing was far from a one off. panorama obtained military reports that show people were repeatedly shot dead after surrendering to the sas. in report after report, special forces claimed they sent a detainee back into the building to help with the search. the detainee was then shot, after supposedly grabbing a weapon. military insiders say the sas accounts are impl

richard bilton, bbc news.8pm tonight and on iplayer. the time is 1:19. our top story this lunchtime... with 11 candidates in the running to replace borisjohnson as tory party leader — he says he won't endorse any of them. because he doesn't want to damage their chances. find because he doesn't want to damage their chances.— their chances. and i'll be live ahead of— their chances. and i'll be live ahead of northern _ their chances. and i'll be live ahead of northern ireland's l their chances. and i'll be live - ahead of northern ireland's much later, it's their crucial game against austria in the women's euros. coming up on the bbc news channel... cristiano ronaldo is not for sale, that's according to new manager erik ten hag who say the forward is "in our plans" for the new season. sri lanka's president has confirmed that he intends to resign in two days' time. the parliamentary speaker said the president had left the country after fleeing huge crowds which stormed his palace to protest against rising prices, a

richard bilton reports. the kill or capture raids happened most nights.bomb makers, but something went wrong. what we have found suggests a pattern of deliberate killings. we've spoken to eyewitnesses who were on some of these night raids. now, they don't want to be identified, but they say they saw unarmed afghans being shot dead by british special forces. panorama obtained military reports that show people were repeatedly shot dead after surrendering to the sas. we looked at one sas tour and identified 5a suspicious killings injust six months. this isn'tjust rogue troops on the ground. 0ur evidence shows that those at the very top of special forces were warned. one of my team, an officer, has been told that there is, in effect, an unofficial policy to kill, wherever possible, fighting age males on target. what is extraordinary is senior officers didn't report the allegations to the royal military police, but kept them in a secret classified file for another four years. the ministry of defence said in a statement today. we believe that bbc panorama's epi

and also insist that they courageously and professionally served in afghanistan, details in richard bilton'sl, special forces often worked at night in the winter of 2010, the special air service hunted the taliban, but as we found out, some the british units were not under the control of the special forces, they came here to the village in the central part of the afghan province of gilman and through ot and consider they got into the building of the people. the people here claim that everyone who was in the house was taken out into the yard , there the special forces tied the hands of all the men, later they brought one of the men back into the middle of the building and killed khajibr gimbov, the former governor of the district, the un investigation showed that he did not pose a threat but was an unarmed civilian architevo his hands were they killed him, they shot my father in the eye and later in the chest." sources close to the military say that the version of the special forces has little resemblance to the truth, because detainees are usually searched and their hands are tied, so they h

richard bilton, bbc news.. , ,., , tell us more about the background to all of this. , , , ., ., ,, all of this. yes, so this is a leak of files from _ all of this. yes, so this is a leak of files from inside _ all of this. yes, so this is a leak of files from inside uber, - all of this. yes, so this is a leak of files from inside uber, and l all of this. yes, so this is a leak of files from inside uber, and it| of files from inside uber, and it kind of shows how they went about trying to move their services around the world. so, this leak is that period about ten years ago when uber were particularly moving to cities in europe. they became part of our lives from nothing, too let's get an uber. it shows two things. one is the amount of money they were prepared to spend on lobbying. in 2016 they spent $90 million on pr and lobby budget. also it is quite clear that the primary target is to get close to power, get close to politicians, get close to ministers, get close to people with influence, so that uber can g

richard bilton reports.but while many cabdrivers were on the streets, the leak shows uber had a friend in government. the documents show that, despite uber offering an illegal service, emmanuel macron, then ministerfor economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law. the leak shows uber offered to draft new legislation and thanked mr macron for his cooperation. president macron's spokesperson said it was hisjob president macron's spokesperson said it was his job to work with tech companies and to remove barriers. the leak shows how uber went about changing laws and rules around the world. in 2016, the documents show their lobbying and pr budget was $90 million. 90 million is _ budget was $90 million. £2 million is an budget was $90 million. 52 million is an enormous amount of money. the bottom line is that companies spend that amount of money because they want to influence decision—making. it gives them access. decision-making. it gives them access. , , ., access. the documents seem to show

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richard bilton, bbc news.nst rising prices, and shortages of food and fuel. but he insisted the president would return by wednesday. our south asia editor is in the capital colombo. a historic moment for many sri lankans. they want to cherish it and capture it. thousands have been coming to see the office of president gotobaya rajapaksa that was stormed by huge crowds on saturday. a culmination of months' long process against the president, accusing him of mismanaging the economy. sri lanka is bankrupt. it is struggling to import essential items. the situation is so bad. we are here to come, we are here to throw away this bad politics. so, i am happy to stay here today. why did you come here, to see this place? we have to stay together in this situation. so that's why i'm here. kilometre—long queues outside a petrol station are a common sight. without fuel, the economy has come to a standstill. public transport, severely disrupted. the desperation is unlikely to change, even if there is a new government. amids

richard bilton, bbc news. we're joined now by panorama reporter richard bilton. believed. so i think it was a more systemic problem. the believed. so i think it was a more systemic problem.— believed. so i think it was a more systemic problem. the mod have put out some fairly _ systemic problem. the mod have put out some fairly robust _ systemic problem. the mod have put out some fairly robust tweets, - systemic problem. the mod have put out some fairly robust tweets, i - out some fairly robust tweets, i have got this one, we believe that the episode of panorama jumps to unjustified conclusions from allegations that have already been fully investigated. where does that leave panorama now? thei;t fully investigated. where does that leave panorama now?— fully investigated. where does that leave panorama now? they have pushed back tuite leave panorama now? they have pushed back quite hard- — leave panorama now? they have pushed back quite hard. the _ leave panorama now? they have pushed back quite hard. the primary _ back quite hard. the primary investigation into w

richard bilton.9.00pm in �*sas death squads exposed: a british war crime?�* and you can watch it on the iplayer after it airs. athlete sir mo farah has revealed he was trafficked to the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four—time olympic champion told the bbc in a new documentary that he was taken from his home in somaliland, aged nine, and flown to the uk by a woman he had never met. joining me now is our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell. this is one of those stories that every time you hear it, you just can't believe it. tell us more. it is hard to believe this has happened to the man who has achieved so many great things, one of the greatest athletes this country has ever seen, multiple olympic, world, european champion. many of us will remember super saturday ten years ago during the london 2012 olympics, he capped off a spectacular day by winning 10,000 metres gold and yet we now know sir mo farah was a child slave, a victim of modern slavery, trafficked

richard bilton reports.bomb makers, but something went wrong. what we have found suggest a pattern of deliberate killings. we've spoken to eyewitne55e5 who were on some of these night raid5 were on some of these night raids and they don't want to be identified, but they say they saw unarmed afghan men being shot dead by british 5pecial unarmed afghan men being shot dead by british special forces. panorama obtained military report5 by british special forces. panorama obtained military reports that show people were repeatedly shot dead after surrendering to the sas. we looked at one sas tour and identified 54 5u5piciou5 killings in just six months. this isn't identified 54 5u5piciou5 killings in just six months. this i5n'tju5t rogue troop5 just six months. this i5n'tju5t rogue troops on the ground. our evidence shows that those at the very top of special forces were warned. ., , ., ., . warned. one of my team, an officer, has been told _ warned. one of my team, an officer, has been told that _ warned. one of m

richard bilton, bbc news.istan and is now a war studies fellow at kings college london. thank you forjoining us. first of all, if you could just give us a briefly a bit of background on what your role and experience in afghanistan entailed? i your role and experience in afghanistan entailed? i was a olitical afghanistan entailed? i was a political officer. _ afghanistan entailed? i was a political officer. in _ afghanistan entailed? i was a political officer. in fact, - afghanistan entailed? i was a political officer. in fact, i- afghanistan entailed? i was a political officer. in fact, iwasj political officer. in fact, i was the first political officer in the british military, and myjob was to build relationships with tribal leaders and drugs laws, and all the rest of it, so that we could understand, we the british could understand, we the british could understand better afghan society. and what is your reaction to this evidence that has been uncovered? well, i never saw any illegal activity whilst i was in a

richard bilton has this report. special forces were out most nights.und some uk units were out of control. the sas came here, a village in central helmand, through a hole in the wall and into a building. people here say that everybody in the house was brought into the courtyard and the special forces troops bound all the men's hands. and then one man was taken back inside and killed. he was a former district governor. a un investigation found he was not a threat but an unarmed civilian. translation: his hands were tied at the front. i he had been killed. they had shot him in the corner of his eye and later they had fired a shot at my father's chest. the suspicious killing was far from a one—off. panorama obtained military reports that show people were repeatedly shot dead after surrendering to the sas. in report after report, special forces claimed they sent a detainee back into the building to help with the search. the detainee was then shot after supposedly grabbing a weapon. military insiders say the sas accounts are implausible. special forces rout

richard bilton reports. special forces were out most nights.ve found some uk units were out of control. the sas came here, a village and through a hole in the wall and into a village and through a hole in the walland into a building. village and through a hole in the wall and into a building. people here say that everybody in the house was brought into the courtyard and the special forces troops bound all the special forces troops bound all the men's hands and then, one man was taken back inside and kill it. he pretty much the former district governor. a un investigation found he was not a threat, but an unarmed civilian. ihis he was not a threat, but an unarmed civilian. , ., , ., civilian. his hands were tied at the front, he civilian. his hands were tied at the front. he had _ civilian. his hands were tied at the front, he had been _ civilian. his hands were tied at the front, he had been killed. - civilian. his hands were tied at the front, he had been killed. they - front, he had been killed. they had shot him in the corner of the sky and

richard bilton, bbc news.y details about who will be attending but we know it will start at noon local time. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... with 11 candidates in the running so far — the rules of the tory leadership contest will be decided this afternoon. the prime minister says he won't be backing any of the those who want his job. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for extreme heat across a large part of the uk ahead of further soaring temperatures this week. the murder of liverpool schoolgirl ava white — a teenage boy is sentenced to life with a minimum of 13 years. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's return to the news train drivers union has announced members at eight companies have voted to strike over a dispute over pay. in terms of the implications we've already had industrial action going on on the railways. will this expand the scale of

richard bilton, bbc news.wo at 8pm tonight or on iplayer. let's take a look at today's papers. and most of the front pages focus on the conservative leadership race. foreign secretary liz truss has thrown her hat into the ring, and writes in the telegraph that she will cut tax from "day one", reverse the rise in national insurance and overhaul business rates. the times reports that the record for the hottest day in britain could be broken this week, but we're being advised to stay in the shade, cover windows and check on vulnerable people. "it ain't half hot, ma'am!" is the headline in the daily mail. i miss that one up! —— messed that one up and i tried to read it! he did very well. it carries this photo of the duchess of cambridge with her son prince george watching the men's singles final at wimbledon during yesterday's hot weather. and the guardian back page features a picture of wimbledon champion novak djokovic, who the paper says is "in seventh heaven after his emotional victory". it was a very emotiona