our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has the latest.hese are the latest pictures to emerge of jamal khashoggi with his fiancee. they are arriving at his flat in istanbul shortly before the visit to the saudi consulate where he was murdered. now, look at this picture. turkish investigators believe this is one of the saudi hit squad, chosen as a body double of mr khashoggi, wearing very similar clothes. later, the double was apparently seen safe on the streets of istanbul after the murder. could this be part of a huge saudi cover—up? significantly, president trump is now suggesting he doesn't buy the changing saudi stories, after speaking again to the crown prince, and also hearing from his

james robbins, bbc news. 0ur correspondent peter bowes is in la and joins me now. at pains to defend this case. this case. looking a little bit more isolated now. now. huge arms deal between the two countries. countries. reluctant to reneg on that deal in any respects, citing american jobs. any respects, citing american jobs. so, clearly there is a lot at stake. happened to those repeated suggestions from turkey. suggestions from turkey. it is highly unconfirmed. highly unconfirmed. mr khashoggi because it has audio and video from inside the consulate. and video from inside the consulate. likely to be glossed over and people will move on? will move on? the moment that it is being glossed over. over. saying —— reveal more than what they are saying now. are saying now. talks with including the foreign minister. minister. an important relationship between saudi arabia and the us. saudi arabia and the us. provide some answers in the coming days or weeks. days or weeks. all right, peter, thank you very much. let's briefly round up some of the day's other news now. two years on islamist mi

james robbins, bbc news. two years on islamist militants in somalia.ugh the details have not been independently verified. al—shabab, which is linked to al-qaeda, has not yet commented. in thejob. the convicted paedophile larry nassar. the wrong message. near the main railway station in cologne on monday. they have not ruled out a terrorist motive. and had mental health problems. which they successfully implanted into mice. which are essential for moving food down into the stomach. organs in the laboratory which can be transplanted into humans. to break the impasse in brexit negotiations. trying to find a solution to the irish border issue. for optimism that it was likely to be resolved at wednesday's summit. for a breakthrough to take place, besides goodwill, we need facts. whether she has concrete proposals on how to break the impasse. only such proposals can determine if a breakthrough is possible. what all the key brexit terms mean. that is at bbc. news app. to step down next summer. year in office. and harassment at westminster has been concealed f

robbins. i remember seeing photos of mesha doing that piece., i knew something like "west side story." i was, oh, wait, same guy? wait, you know, this is childlike, but suddenly, i'm here in new york, and robbins is walking around. you know, the history is the present. i was lucky enough to not only, you know, work with jerry, but we, in some ways, identified me and brought me into the company. >> what was your favorite performances or roles that you played? >> you know, there are two that come to mind instantly. one was "fancy free." it was jerry's debut as a choreographer. we happened to be talking in their anniversary year, the centennial. >> right. >> jerome robbins' 100th, as well. they were -- >> they worked together very closely here, right here in lincoln center? >> in those days, lincoln center wasn't here yet. jerry made "fancy free" with lenny as a collaboration. it is an extraordinary story. they were young guys on the cusp of greatness. there they are, making this thing. one of the treasured possessions i have are recordings of how

and we expect the warner robbins depot will reach full capacity this fall. with respect to the response, general wittman, i would focus -- it is my understanding the focus was more on the operational impacts than differences. the fleet sizes had something to do with that, but our program office -- it's my understanding that our program office made a valued determination based upon the severity of the risk against the probability of it occurring and arrived at a serious risk and subject to that risk so that the u.s. air force may continue to provide the tactical lift that the c-130 provides. >> thank you, lieutenant general kirkland. lieutenant general harris, i wanted to ask and dig deeper on what's happening on some of the upgrades. since 2014 congress has put additional dollars in over and above the base budget for c-130h propulsion upgrades. and that includes the t-136 upgrade program, the mp 2000 eight-blade propellers. looking at that, if you look at where it's been applied, the wyoming air national guard has put those upgrades in place, and they've see

james robbins, bbc news.ra: i spoke with robert kagan, a senior fellow at the brookings institution, and also of the new book, the jungle grows back. the president says he isn't satisfied with saudi arabia's explanation of the death of jamal khashoggi, but he also says he doesn't want to lose investment from thkingdom. is that line going to be able to hold? guest: i think the administration is sort of going through a bit of a charade here, where the appropriate indignation is expressed, but great care is taken to make sure the relationship doesn't collapse.be i think many m of congress think this is an important relationship. laura: and yet congres whseem to be outraged abou has happened. could they force the admistration's hand? guest: of agurse it is ouus and of course we should understand that our policy is mistaken and our support for this crown prince is a mistake, but there is a lot of money involved. israel has interest in maintaining the relationship with saudi arabia and is able to have significant i

leonard bernstein. >> and jerome robbins' 100th, as well.e -- >> and they worked together very closely here? right here in lincoln center? >> well, in those days, lincoln center wasn't here yet. but jerry made "fancy free" with lenny as a collaboration. and it's an extraordinary story. you know, they're young guys on the cusp of greatness. and there they are, making this thing. one of the treasured possessions i have are recordings of how leonard bernstein would make a recording -- and i picture it happening in some kind of fairy down at the heels recording studio in times square. but they were records. and he would send jerry a record of the latest music of "fancy free" with the piano score. jerry was on tour. you would hear this piano, and then jerry would take the microphone and talk and he would say, dear jerry, i hope you can understand this and understand that. and on one of these recordings, this will give you a sense of this extraordinary legacy. he says, i hope you can understand this particular section, it's really a mess with the

james robbins, bbc news.mp has vowed to stop thousands of migrants, mostly from honduras, who are trying to get to the united states. the caravan of migrants crossed into guatemala earlier this month and have tried to enter southern mexico, many successfully. they now hope to head north, through mexico, and on to the united states. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool sent this report from the town of tapachula in mexico. there was no hiding the joy of these migrants as they surged past mexican police to continue their arduous journey north, to america. we are now well inside mexico and, in spite of the odds, in spite of being on the road for more than a week, getting past guatelan security forces, having the gates shut at mexico, these are determined to keep going to make their dream to get to the united states. pretty soon, it started to become clearjust how many people had made it across the borderfrom guatemala. all week donald trump has been demanding that mexico stops the migrants. for a while, further down

james robbins, bbc news.kis, former adviser to the saudi government and director of economic research at the gulf research center. he says that the us and the west's political interests in saudi arabia will prevail. we are looking at numbers today in terms of german arms exports to saudi arabia and already germany has exported, despite the difficulties in democratic relationships with mother of $500 million worth of weapons that think the us and especially president trump will continue to emphasise the importance of the military sales. more so it is the strategic relationship, which will sustain difficulties we are seeing today. i think politics and economic interests will prevail. the crown prince talks about vision 2030, part of the davos in the desert summit, of the davos in the desert summit, of which many countries and business representatives have pulled out. how much does saudi arabia need the inward investment? i understand it is the tenth biggest holder of us debt. a lot of money goes both ways. how

our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. pictures have now emerged of jamal khashoggi walking towards the saudi consulate in istanbul, and towards his death. more and more countries are now demanding the truth, the whole truth. the saudi explanation that he died in a fist fight has been all but rejected by many governments, and where is his body? europe's three major powers have now come together to condemn the killing in the strongest possible terms. their joint statement says. .. the foreign office is pleased that europe's key powers have spoken with a single voice, but tonight britain is under additional pressure to suspend weapons sales to the saudis. chancellor angela merkel has taken a lead and called a halt to germany's arms exports. translation: although they are limited, i agree with those who say that arms sales cannot take place in the current circumstances. and saudi arabia is changing its story again, now admitting mr khashoggi was murdered in the consulate, but still their foreign minister insists his governmen

james robbins, bbc news.e now to washington, where we can talk to karen attiah, global opinions editor at the washington post and close friend of jamal khashoggi. thank you very much for coming on bbc world news. among all the international manoeuvrings, it is easy for us who didn't know him to forget that a man has been killed and a life has been taken. could you just tell us what kind of a man was mrjamal khashoggi? yes, jamal was a kind, very gentle, very sort of determined man, though. he was extremely passionate about his writing. i mean, in his first piece for the post, shortly after we were able to find him and recruit him to write for us, he said that the situation in saudi arabia pained him. he told me that in ourfirst e—mail exchange, and that it pained him to have to write about what was happening in the kingdom under crown prince mohammad bin salman. at the same time, you know, in our discussions, conversations, what shone through was that he really cared. he really cared about saudi arabia and wa

james robbins, bbc news. sea bridge will be officially launched very shortly, connecting the special administrative regions of hong kong and macau to mainland china. the bridge is designed to withstand earthquakes and the seasonal typhoons which tear through the region. it cost $20 billion to build, and has been almost a decade in the making. katie silver reports. a last—minute salafi ahead of the opening ceremony of what supporters are calling an engineering marvel. the crossing, which includes a snaking road bridge, also goes underwater via two artificial islands, allowing ships to pass. after nine years of construction, enthusiasm is rife. translation: i think this bridge will bring great convenience to the whole of hong kong and macau, and highlight economic development of the whole area of the river delta. translation: today i'm off duty, so itaken my translation: today i'm off duty, so i taken my child to see the bridge. now it is almost open to traffic, is magnificent. the hong kong to kite a cow magni

james robbins, bbc news.cristiano ronaldo has responded to questions about a rape allegation he's facing, by insisting that his lawyers are "confident". he was speaking at a news conference at old trafford, in advance of the champions league match between his current club, juventus, and his former club, manchester united. ronaldo denies the allegation, which dates back to 2009. here's our sports editor dan roan. nine years after leaving manchester, cristiano ronaldo remains as big an attraction as ever. but ahead of his champions league appearance at old trafford, the focus is on more than just football. and tonight for the first time, he addressed the media about rape allegation that he has repeatedly denied. i'm a happy man. the statement we did two weeks ago. i'm glad, of course i won't lie on the situation. i'm very happy. my lawyers are confident, and of course i am, too. so the most important thing is i enjoy my football and my life. the rest, i have people who take care of my life, and of course, the t

here's our diplomatic correspondent james robbins.tures have now emerged of jamal khashoggi walking towards the saudi consulate in istanbul, and towards his death. more and more countries are now demanding the truth, the whole truth. the saudi explanation that he died in a fist fight has been all but rejected by many governments, and where is his body? europe's three major powers have now come together to condemn the killing in the strongest possible terms. their joint statement says. .. the foreign office is pleased that europe's key powers have spoken with a single voice, but tonight britain is under additional pressure to suspend weapons sales to the saudis. chancellor angela merkel has taken a lead and called a halt to germany's arms exports. translation: although they are limited, i agree with those who say arms sales cannot take place in the current circumstances. and saudi arabia is changing its story again. now admitting mr khashoggi was murdered in the consulate, but still their foreign minister insists his government doesn't

our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports.rrival of an american secretary of state to see saudi king salman isn't usually so uncomfortable. donald trump sent mike pompeo to get answers about jamal khashoggi's disappearance. but the crucial encounter was with crown prince mohammad bin salman many hold responsible. president trump telephoned that, during their talks, he reported the crown prince totally denied any knowledge of what took place, promising a complete investigation. but could the truth still be covered up behind diplomatic immunity? the united nations insists it must not be. under international law, both a forced disappearance and an extrajudicial killing are very serious crimes and immunity should not be used to impede investigations into what happened and who is responsible. it is now two weeks since jamal khashoggi disappeared into saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. turkish police have finally been able to search it. their detailed evidence is yet to be published but saudi arabia's traditional allies are threa

james robbins, bbc news.and has been talking, we will fill you in on what is happening later. the us military says it's carried out the biggest airstrike in nearly two years on islamist militants in somalia. the pentagon claims 60 were killed in the strike on harardere last friday — although the details have not been independently verified. al—shabab, which is linked to al-qaeda, has not yet commented. the interim head of usa gymnastics has resigned after only 5 days in thejob. she's faced criticism because she'd worked for a law firm that represented the team's former doctor, the convicted paedophile larry nassar. gymnasts who were abused by him said her appointment sent the wrong message. german prosecutors have charged a syrian man over a hostage—taking near the main railway station in cologne on monday. they have not ruled out a terrorist motive. police say the suspect was known to them for drug offences and theft, and had mental health problems. scientists in london have grown an oesophagus which they su

i think 0liver robbins has the most difficultjob in the civil service.appy with the negotiations, and i deplore the anonymous allegation that he is following his own agenda against the wishes of ministers. those who do attack them are actually doing it rather like fake news, to undermine what the words or what they are saying, so could we ask the noble ministers, i'm sure he will, when he reaffirms the independence of the civil service, to urge those brexiteers to pay the ball and not the man? whatever one's politics, one should play the ball and not the man, and it is ministers who bear responsibility for any difficulties in negotiations, not civil servants. lord young. and finally, it is not unusual for ministers to come a cropper at the dispatch box, but it is unusual for their political opponents to help them out. have a look at what happened to the northern ireland secretary, karen bradley. mrspeaker, i... 0h. we're having a day today, aren't we? mr speaker, i will come ono the date in particular, but... thank you very much. the honourable gentleman

our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has the latest.hese are the latest pictures to emerge ofjamal khashoggi, arriving at his flat in istanbul with his fiancee shortly before the visit to the saudi consulate where he was murdered. now look at this picture, turkish investigators believe this is one of the saudi hit squad, chosen as body double, wearing very similar clothes. later the double was apparently seen safe on the streets of istanbul after the murder. could this be part of a huge saudi cover—up? significantly, president trump is now suggesting he doesn't buy changing saudi stories. after speaking again to the crown prince and also hearing from his own american investigators. in saudi arabia, we will know very soon, we have tremendously talented people that do this stuff very well, they're coming back tonight, tomorrow, and i will know very soon and i am not satisfied with what i've heard. turkish police clearly believe they have assembled a powerful case against saudi arabia. they were at a car park to search a car with saudi dip

james robbins, bbc news.lier i spoke to safa al ahmad, saudi journalist and filmmaker, and asked her if she expected the saudi explanation that had emerged. no, not at all, actually. all the millions in pr that the saudi government has spent for years on such an occasion, and this is all they can come up with, is actually quite sad. what do you think explains it? does it bely the fact that there is panic in riyadh? i'm sure there's panic, but there's also a high degree of hubris on the saudi government's side. they i think must know, and history has proven that time and time again, that the united states and the uk are not really going to hold them responsible for this, and they're going to find a way out for them. that's happened before. in terms of the united states, president trump's, you know, reaction has veered between promising very severe consequences to saying that the explanations are credible, and talking about trade. right, i mean, and this is why very few people actually think that the united sta

james robbins, bbc news.bul, borzou daragahi, the international correspondent for the independent, said that there will be a lasting change in how former—allies view saudi arabia. i think most shocking to me and others who have watched him and worked with him in some capacities is that this was the guy that this was killed in this situation. i a lwa ys was killed in this situation. i always thought of him as the guy to call when needed a prose saudi comment. i never really thought of him for years as an opponents of the system. he was a nuanced critic if anything. he did become more critical in the recent months as he went abroad and was free to speak, but i talked to some saudi dissidents and a women's rights activist in particular who said that she isjust activist in particular who said that she is just wracked with guilt because he had reached out to her in the us and she had been very standoffish because she still suspected that he kind of collaborated with the saudi government. so the fact that this pers

james robbins, bbc news.from san francisco is the journalist amani soliman, who worked with jamal khashoggi. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. first off, let'sjust thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. first off, let's just talk about your working relationship with jamal. what was that like? well, jamal. what was that like? well, jamal was very laid back. he was the director of news channel that was launching out of bahrain in 2015, and was shut down in the day it actually launched, only for a few hours. jamal was laid back, he never imposed his opinion on anyone. he held very private views, to himself, and he knew that a lot of us, the executive team around him, were not a lwa ys executive team around him, were not always in... not seeing eye to eye. but he never imposed his opinion. he never even suggested that. he was relaxed, he was always... he always had a smile on his face, always ready for a joke. jamal khashoggi did not have a single mean or nasty bonein did not have a single me

james robbins, bbc news.e now to washington, where we can talk to saudi journalist and filmmaker safa al ahmad. we spoke this time last week. did you actually think that this would be the explanation that would emerge, a fistfight in the body handed over? no, not at all, actually. all of the millions npr that the saudi government has spent four years on such an occasion, and this is all they can come up with, is actually quite sad. what do you think explains it? does it lie the fa ct think explains it? does it lie the fact that there is panic in riyadh? i'm sure there is panic but there is also a high degree of hubris on the saudi government's side. they, i think, must know, and history has proven that time and time again, that the united states in the uk are not really going to hold them responsible for this, and they are going to find a way out for them. responsible for this, and they are going to find a way out for themm terms of the united states, president trump's, you know, reaction, has veered between

james robbins, bbc news.iplomatic pressure grows on riyadh, attention is also focusing on the fifteen men who travelled to istanbul the day jamal khashoggi disappeared. an investigation by bbc arabic can exclusively reveal that of those men, maher abdulaziz mutreb, had been trained in high level surveillance techniques which allowed saudi intelligence to monitor and track personal devices anywhere in the world. from istanbul, hanan razek reports. travelling the world were saudi arabia's most powerful prints, this man is reportedly a colonel in the saudi intelligence service. he is seen here in a visit to the us alongside the crown prince. now he is at the heart of the saudi journalist's disappearance. footage obtained by turkish media shows him entering the saudi consulate in istanbuljust hours before the khasoggi. bbc arabic can confirm that he was trained by a hacking team, a group that specialises in teaching cyber spying techniques. this promotional video sells some of their expertise. exactly why we do.

james robbins, bbc news.s we heard there, the government of saudi arabia, under huge international pressure following the murder of jamal khashoggi, is also facing questions about its role in the war in yemen. fighting has ravaged the country since 2015, as a government coalition, led by the saudis and supported by the uk, us and france, has clashed with houthi shia muslim rebels. the war has killed more than 10,000 people, and led to what the united nations calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis. the port city of hodeidah, which is controlled by the houthis, is of strategic importance because most of the country's food passes through it. the un has warned that its closure would cause widespread famine. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin is one of the only western journalists to report from hodeidah. herfilm contains some distressing images. repairing wounds of war. surgeons in hodeidah operate on 13—year—old sadam. he has shrapnel embedded close to his spine. this city is now yemen's key batt

james robbins, bbc news. i spoke to karen attiah, global opinions editor at the washington post. she was a friend ofjamal khashoggi. i asked her what he was like. yes, jamal was a kind, very gentle — very sort of determined man, though. he was extremely passionate about his writing. i mean, in his first piece for the post, shortly after we were able to find him and recruit him to write for us, he said that the situation in saudi arabia pained him. he told me that in our first e—mail exchange, and that it pained him to have to write about what was happening in the kingdom under crown prince mohammad bin salman. at the same time, you know, in our discussions, conversations, what shone through was that he really cared. he really cared about saudi arabia and wanted to use his work to — yes, to highlight the injustices, to highlight people who had been rounded up and put into prisons unfairly, without due process or discussion or debate. but he supported a number of mohammad bin salman‘s social reforms — the abili

james robbins, bbc news.er our middle east correspondent martin patience said all eyes are now on turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan — who has vowed to reveal details about mr khasoggi's death. that's right, the turkish president erdogan has said that he will reveal the full truth about this affair on tuesday. now, he's an exceptionally shrewd politician, the leaks to the turkish media for example which were almost certainly sanctioned by his government, have maintained the pressure on saudi arabia. he knows that washington wants the salvage its relationship with riyad, but he also knows that he holds some extremely valuable cards. and he will want to use them to extract confessions. they may include financial aid for struggling turkish economy. the kurdish issue as well as neighbouring syria. relations between turkey and america have been rocky in the past couple of years. and he may well want a reset. now, all of these factors will be part of these calculations before he speaks on tuesday. and during t

james robbins, bbc news. athens, is john sfakianakis, former adviser to the saudi government and director of economic research at the gulf research center, a jeddah—based think tank. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. how much damage, or rather, how much reaction has there been from the business world in saudi arabia and those companies doing business with saudi arabia? for a lot of businesses, this is the largest country in the middle east and they do see opportunities, not just american companies but european companies, asian companies. they do see this as an issue that has to be resolved and has to be transparency. at the same time a lot of international businesses do see this as an opportunity for saudi arabia's reform project to continue and for them to make money and be part of this 21st—century economic change that's taking in saudi arabia. certainly the us members of congress have been calling for accountability from the saudi arabian government. accountability and doing business in saudi

james robbins, bbc news.ald trump says the us is planning to withdraw from a nuclear agreement with russia. the treaty required both countries to get rid of short and intermediate—range missiles, but washington has accused the kremlin of breaching the deal. here is chris buckler. the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty was seen as a landmark accord when it was agreed by the us and russia 30 years ago. but the us has insisted that russia has abandoned the treaty by deploying banned cruise missiles. president trump now says that he is no longer prepared to let the kremlin violate an agreement that america has honoured. we're not going to let them violate the nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons, and we're not allowed to. we are the ones that have stayed in the agreement, and we have honoured the agreement. but russia has not, unfortunately, honoured the agreement. so we're going to terminate the agreement, we're going to pull out. his national security adviser, john bolton, is holding meetings in mo

james robbins, bbc news.ning me now from istanbul is borzou daragahi, he's an international correspondent for the independent. so many questions still left unanswered. there are many questions that are unanswered. and this point the saudis have made their case. it seems some elements in the trump administration have accented it, others are sceptical. what counts is how the turkish government will react. they have the evidence, they are continuing their investigation and have made no announcement yet. all indications are that the turkish government finds the saudi exploration insufficient and they are going to come out with more details about the investigation in the coming days. what are the remick occasions for saudi arabia in the near term? the germans already talking about curtailing arms sales by instance —— what are the ramifications. beyond those business deals, many of those will remain. it suggests a weakening of the crown prince, mohammed bin salman. he's been badly damaged by this. whether he hangs

james robbins, bbc news.er borzou daragahi, an international correspondent for the independent, told me what he thought about the saudi admission. there are many questions that are left u na nswered. there are many questions that are left unanswered. at this point, the saudis have made their case. it seems like some elements in the trump administration have accepted it. others are sceptical. what really counts now is how the turkish government will react. they have all the evidence, they are continuing their investigation. they have not made any announcement yet, and all indications are that the turkish government finds the sound the explanation insufficient and that they are going to come up with more information on more details of the investigation in the coming days —— saudi explanation. what are the ramifications, do you think, for saudi arabia in the near—term, the germans are already talking about curtailing arms sales, for instance? well, i think that beyond those sort of business deals, i think that m

james robbins, bbc news. let's stay with that story.spoke to onoor errem of the bbc‘s turkish service. i asked him what new information we should expect from turkey's president erdogan when he speaks this morning. mr erdogan told over the weekend that he will release all the information he has today in his parliament speech. so it can be involving the latest car, which was found yesterday in istanbul, belonging to the saudi consulate. so it has been investigated by special teams and there may be information regarding this, as well, in the speech. what evidence do you think turkey has, and why has it not published it officially? we've seen some leaked, but why have they not let it all out? we don't know the exact reason, but we may learn it today. as most of the information given to the international press was given by sources which were not named in the press, so they were not official explanations of turkey. but today, whatever mr erdogan says will be an official explanation. so it will be the first time we will hear all the known deta

james robbins, bbc news.'s stay with this story — us secretary of state mike pompeo has just released a statement about his visit to saudi arabia. our correspondent barbara plett usher has been following the developments from washington. he basically made an assessment of his meetings in saudi arabia and said that he believed there was a serious commitment to determining all the facts and ensuring accountability, including accountability, including accountability for the saudi leadership and saudi senior officials. he said that his talks had been direct and candid. that he told saudi leaders that the president had sent him to impress upon them the importance of finding out what happened to mr khashoggi. he also said that the prince and the king had contained a would be having a serious and credible investigation and noted he was on his way to turkey and he would keep in close contact with the turks and the saudis as they went through the process did it this will be the approach of the administration. to conve

james robbins reporting there. moffat in the south of scotland. antony and delia green, who were both in their 70s, were on holiday on the island. at least ten people are believed to have died after torrential rainstorms hit the area on tuesday night. clothing chain coast has collapsed into administration, leaving 300 jobs at risk all of its 18 uk outlets are to close immediately including stores at oxford street and westfield in london. pricewaterhousecoopers has been appointed as administrators. its numerous concessions in department stores including house of fraser, debenhams and john lewis will continue to trade. the owner of the cafe chain patisserie valerie has said that without an immediate injection of cash it could be forced to stop trading putting 2,500 jobs at risk. yesterday, the company revealed it had uncovered significant accounting irregularities, some of which could have been fraudulent. our business editor, simon jack, has more. this chain of restaurants was on tuesday night worth almost half £1 b

james robbins, bbc news.e reform, universal credit, will not now be fully implemented for at least another five years. the system, which merges six benefits into one payment. has been beset with problems. leaked documents seen by the bbc reveal the government's plans to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to prevent claimants from suffering hardship as they make the switch. labour says the roll—out should now be stopped. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan uncovered the story. another day, another protest against universal credit. small in number, perhaps, but raising large concerns. those who are particularly vulnerable really struggle with this system. it's gone too far to scrap it now but urgent action still needs to be taken. ministers appear to agree and are delaying plans to start moving almost 4 million existing benefit recipients onto universal credit next year. tens of thousands of people were due to start getting letters nextjuly telling them they had to apply for universal credit but

james robbins, bbc news.m choudary has been been released from prison on licence. he has served half of a five—year sentence handed down to him in 2016, for inviting support for the islamic state group. the bbc understands there will be restrictions on his movements and he'll be closely monitored by the security services. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. within hours of coming out of prison, anjem choudary was back in a familiar place, in front of the cameras. he can be seen but not heard. he's banned from speaking to the media. this probation hostel in north london is where he is initially being housed. it was before dawn when he was driven across the capital from belmarsh top security prison. during his time inside he hasn't changed his views according to counter extremism specialists. he's become hardened in his own extremism and in his own radicalised opinions. there have been numerous attempts to try to de—radicalise choudary, as part of the pastoral care service with imams in prison

james robbins reports. arrival of an american secretary of state to see saudi king salman isn't usually so uncomfortable. donald trump sent mike pompeo to get answers about jamal khashoggi's disappearance. but the crucial encounter was with crown prince mohammad bin salman many hold responsible. president trump telephoned that, during their talks, he reported the crown prince totally denied any knowledge of what took place, promising a complete investigation. but could the truth still be covered up behind diplomatic immunity? the united nations insists it must not be. under international law, both a forced disappearance and an extrajudicial killing are very serious crimes and immunity should not be used to impede investigations into what happened and who is responsible. it is now two weeks since jamal khashoggi disappeared into saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. turkish police have finally been able to search it. their detailed evidence is yet to be published but saudi arabia's traditional allies are thr

james robbins, bbc news.x have attended the opening of the invictus games — the organisation set up by prince harry four years ago for injured service personnel. but the start of the ceremony at sydney's opera house was delayed by thunderstorms. the couple are on the fourth day of their tour of australia. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, has more. in sydney's olympic park, the scars of war. the wounded of 18 nations‘ militaries have come together for this year's invictus games. after losing all feeling in his feet on a military exercise, andy white's road to recovery was a long one. invictus gave him a goal to ride for. invictus games for me is about wearing the unionjack on my chest again. and being around like—minded people. we're all here for a reason and we've all got that common goal of getting better and getting on our road to recovery, whether this is the start or the finish of our recovery. the duke and duchess of sussex... in the shadow of sydney opera house, with the eyes of australia on him,

james robbins, bbc news.admitted breaking health and safety laws following the death of a church caretaker. thomas 0rchard, who was 32 and had schizophrenia, died in hospital a week after he suffered a cardiac arrest at an exeter police station in 2012. 0fficers used an emergency restraining belt, but the force hasn't accepted that the belt led directly to mr 0rchard's death. duncan kennedy reports. for thomas 0rchard's parents, today was the latest hearing in the six years since his death. it was in exeter that thomas, a paranoid schizophrenic, was arrested after shouting at passers—by. at the police station, a fabric restraining belt was put over his face. a few minutes after it was removed, he stopped breathing and later died in hospital. three police staff were put on trial for the manslaughter of thomas, but were cleared. today, the chief constable admitted his force broke one health and safety law regarding training, but not that the belt had caused thomas's death. it is only right to plead guilty on be

. >> sirius underwood at night is over here robbin' drug dealers, or he's robbin' tumbleweed restaurantse hittin', you know, gabrielle brothers. but during the day, he's the sweetest guy, loves the women, they love him. he'll train with you. poster boy, just an all-around great american. >> reporter: the cops believed that linking sirius and his partner in crime josh daniels to the violent robberies would help nail the two for brandy daniels' murder. >> we're on the right track for the robberies. we're gonna go try to confront josh. >> reporter: back to alaska. when josh landed at anchorage international on his way home from the north slope, airport police whisked him into their office. detective michel showed josh photographs of the department story robbery suspects. >> have you ever seen him before, around the store, or anything like that? >> no. >> reporter: detective michel then handed josh another photo. >> you ever seen sirius underwood? >> yeah. i used to work with him. >> would you have talked to sirius that day would he have called you or texted you or anything like that? >> nh-

that was my interview with chuck robbins. coming up, we will discuss what's happening with canada, giving green light's to marijuana but stocks in the red. this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: this is bloomberg markets. canada, daybis in one of legalization has sent stocks high, then low. of course, this is all coming after does come months of solid gains as dirt investors saw the news. up fors are also lining their not dural pot purchases. for more, let's welcome our partner. site. a distribution tell us where you are and what the mood is like, we are seeing from buyers that sometimes the products are too expensive. toronto, atoutside the facilities of a publicly traded company, and the mood here is one of excitement, considering that no one -- they have tried to make sure that the canadians concerned about the costly cannabis they are picking up is at least available to them. because in this province, all they can do a shop online, and still be stored somewhere physically. i want to show you what a vault looks like containing milli

jerry robbins. and i'm just going to read from the lovely memo that tom mcguire sent out. it's no exaggeration to say jerry's work helped formed the foundation of everything sustainable streets did, he was a leader in san francisco in his time with the mta and other agencies and he was a mentor and friend to so many throughout this agency who were lucky enough to know him and work with him. we will also adjourn in honor of milton james, 38-year team member of the sfmta and 31-year safe operator. our thoughts are with the family and loved ones and we remember their dedicated service. i want to welcome amanda eakin who comes with a fantastic background. in this time of increased urgency around responding to climate change we are lucky to have director eakin join the board, welcome. i want to thank mayor breed and the board of supervisors. director eakin would you like to say a few words? sorry, i didn't warn you i was going to do that. >> commissioner a. eaken: happy to. thank you all, it's wonderful to join such a board of directors and a real pleasure to have an opportunit