salman: you are right.hinese assets are under a lot of pressure because they are the biggest loser out of the trade tensions. china is more open than the u.s., more reliant on exports and trade with the u.s. that differentiation between chinese assets and u.s. assets is justified. at the same time if the u.s. shows softening, what we would expect is china does not do more because they will lose more than the u.s. on this front. of the what do you make policy? eserve we had larry summers talking about the fed being too tight or easy. policy? we had larrysalman: the fed hasa faster pace of hikes. so far that is justified on how the u.s. economy is doing. you to will be great. there will be 4% growth, inflation is kicking up a little. but at the end of the day it depends on the dollar. if the dollar does value a lot, the fedill have to change stance, but we are not there yet. for rate hikes looks ok. that is not negative. vonnie: what about the dollar? given the trade tit-for-tat, that concessions we are havin

it's being hailed as an important step towards modernisation by crown prince mohamed bin salman. my colleague ben brown spoke to najah al—otaibi, a senior analyst at the arabia foundation, a washington—based think tank focusing on the middle east. as a saudi woman, she expressed how happy she was to see the ban lifted. it's fantastic, great step for saudi arabia to prove it is committed to improving women's rights. the ban on women driving has always been the reason why saudi arabia has an image deficit everywhere. it has undermined every step the government has undertaken to support women, every progressive step that has been taken has every progressive step that has been ta ken has been every progressive step that has been taken has been undermined by the ban on driving. so it's very important for saudi arabia. it has taken a long time for women to get this change, many years. yet, almost a century ago. this has been a public opinion issue for a century. it's never too late, it's the start. crown prince mohammad bin salman started this, and it's a step forward for more rights f

♪ >> president putin and mohammad bin salman meet before the next opec meeting. the trump effect.rade skirmishes rattle every market, and the president adds volatility to the commodity world. and it's getting hot in here. the drought rattles though market in the u.s. ♪ alix: i'm alix steel. this is "commodities edge." 30 minutes focused on the companies, physical aspects, and the trading behind commodities. we kick it off with spot on. joining me now is francisco blanche at bank of america merrill lynch, good to see you. spotlight, russian president vladimir putin and mohammad bin salman meet on the sidelines of the world cup, russia had no problem on the field with a big blowout and on the oil front it was the saudi's that made the headlines. they say and output increase is inevitable. "i think it will be a reasonable and moderate agreement but nothing outlandish. what does that mean? >> we will find out the details next weekend in vienna. the action is clearly happening in moscow and it probably kicked off a couple weeks ago. discussions have been going on for some time and it i

it's part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman.ut leading women's rights activists who challenged the ban will be marking the day behind bars. bill hayton reports. just after midnight in riyadh, a piece of history is about to be made. a perfectly normal act in every other country in the world, but until now, not in saudi arabia. ujdeen al—ateek takes the wheel of the family car and drives into the street. all i can think about it, i can still do my own stuff. i do not have to ask about anyone to take me around. it is very important for us to drive. ok, maybe, a lot of us do not need to drive. but for me, i used to drive, i used to do my own stuff, i'm not used to being driven around. enjoying the freedom of the city, this change has been a long time coming. some activists have been demanding the right to drive for decades. back in 2013, this woman took the wheel in defiance of the law. some were punished for doing the same thing. change is under way in saudi arabia. cinemas have been allowed to open, along with the same music conce

it's all part of a modernisation drive led by the crown prince, mohammad bin salman.without the permission of a male relative. and those who demand too much change are still being punished. 0nly last month, more than a dozen prominent women's activists were arrested for demanding greater rights. donna larsen, bbc news. a 15—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in a fight at a community centre in east london. three teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder. police said they were called to the centre in romford just after 9 o'clock last night after fighting broke out when around 100 people were leaving a birthday party. one of britain's main railway lines is back under state control this morning. the east coast line was returned to public ownership after the government ended the stagecoach and virgin franchise. it will now be known as the london north eastern railway, a name last used in the 1940s. the department for transport will run the service until at least 2020. eu leaders are meeting in brussels for emergency talks on migration. 16 of the bloc‘s 28

it's all part of a modernisation drive led by the crown prince, mohammad bin salman.sing, saudi women are still not free to travel, marry, divorce, or even leave prison without the permission of a male relative. and those who demand too much change are still being punished. 0nly last month, more than a dozen prominent women's activists were arrested for demanding greater rights. donna larson, bbc news. the leaders of 17 european union member states will meet in brussels later to discuss how to tackle the arrival of african and middle—eastern migrants from across the mediterranean. numbers have fallen since the crisis began in 2015, but italy and malta have banned charity rescue boats from coming to their ports demonstrating a rise in tensions. 0ur political correspondent kevin connolly is in brussels. what do we expect to come out of today's meetings? that is a good question. earlier in the week we had circulated a document as you often do perhaps absurdly in the european political process, draft conclusions ofa political process, draft conclusions of a meeting which

it's all part of a modernisation drive led by the crown prince, mohammad bin salman. or even leave prison without the permission of a male relative. and those who demand too much change are still being punished. 0nly last month, more than a dozen prominent women's activists were arrested for demanding greater rights. donna larson, bbc news. a 15—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in a fight at a community centre in east london. three teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder. police said they were called to the centre in romford just after nine o'clock last night after fighting broke out when around a hundred people were leaving a birthday party. it's emerged that some sewage companies in the uk are regularly dumping untreated human waste into the country's rivers. an investigation by the bbc‘s countryfile programme has found that 25 thousand storm drains — designed only to be used during heavy rain — are frequently overflowing, mixing rainwater with raw sewage. the environment agency says water companies are committed to tackling the problem but camp

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and ing women drivers as a mohammad bin salman p.r.t to get western attention and investment, ys london school economics professor madawi al-rasheed. h needs western capital and western expertise. and therefore, putting a soft, beautiful face behind the wheel may just do it for him. >> reporter: last month, many of the very women whose activism made the change possible were arrested and accused of undermining saudi security, part of a larger crackdown on mohammad bin salman's critics.li >> poets, jours, intellectuals, lawyers, professionals, almost-- even hio owins and his own relatives. they had a taste of his. repressi >> reporter: and what's not changing this weekend: saudi women still need a male guardian's permission to td,vel, get marrven open a bank account. this society is still restrictive and still has no representativeo overnment. >>ink that saudi arabia is going to be reformed without political change is acally a myth. it's actually not going to happen. women's rightsre part and parcel of a bundle of rights, and these right

it's all part of a modernisation drive led by the crown prince, mohammad bin salman.n are still not free to travel, marry, divorce, or even leave prison without the permission of a male relative. and those who demand too much change are still being punished. 0nly last month, more than a dozen prominent women's activists were arrested for demanding greater rights. donna larson, bbc news. earlier i spoke to najah al—0taibi, a senior analyst at the arabia foundation, which is a washington—based think tank focusing on the middle east. as a saudi woman herself, she told me how happy she is to see the ban on female drivers lifted. it's fantastic and it is a great step for saudi arabia to prove that it is committed to improving women's rights. the ban on women driving has a lwa ys rights. the ban on women driving has always been the reason why saudi arabia has an image deficit everywhere. it has undermined every step that the government has undertaken to support women, every progressive step that has been taken in the favour of women has been undermined by the ban on driving

he is the manager of saudi's, -- he is an advisor to mohammad bin salman.will talk women, privatization and maybe even a little bit of qatar. let us go to juliette saly, with the first word news. >> manus, thank you. the u.s. would like north korea to commit to a timetable on denuclearization before he meets with the president next week. u.s. officials say the president has been advised not to offer him any concessions. said thatals also trump is determined to walk out of the meeting if it does not go well. alternatively, he is working with the idea of offering kim jong-un a visit to the mar-a-lago resort if they hit it off. lawmakers anticipate holding a pivol uson at their meeting next week, which could conclude on a public announcement on wedding intended to seize -- when they intend to seize asset purchases. mario draghi's governing council is likely to use the gathering as an opportunity to debate winding down bond buying. that is currently intended to run until september. and ecb spokesman declined to comment. italy's new prime minister has alleged in

game on thursday president vladimir putin watched the much alongside saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman and fee for president johnny infantino those are the headlines news continues here on al-jazeera after witness silent war. god to me to myself. so it ousts. intraday. before to let it all. mean excuse me. can i shift i'm talking. i doubt of the dog but the ones that are listening for something. less of it in their why i like telling a year. along with. all my love i have it but as they will abolish. because it was also a sort of has the whole flock thought. it was really good but isn't there one of them but there's a. but there could be a william addresses. anywhere where there are three hundred serial into a book to you. what are some of the foolish. to. demand. a piece of not life remember the. way you think about it nor been it a test that one before stunnel arius before stunnel yannick a bit capitol hill a. little funds i was gonna marry about asher singing of shit oh well my star behind difficult to. the had my for that every day of the fullest stayed. my ears there and equality.

however when a second penalty was awarded, he couldn't repeat his efforts, as salman al—faraj equalisedgs might stay that way until a final attack in injury time was rewarded as salem al—dawsari scored the winner for saudi arabia, handing them their first world cup victory in 2a years. so here's confirmation of group a. uruguay finish with a maximum nine points out of nine. they top the group ahead of the hosts russia. saudi arabia and egypt are both going home. it might have been different had he been said from the very start. what a sunday it was for the england team, fresh from that stomping from panama. against panama were already training this morning and preparing for the match with belgium on thursday. they'll be facing belgium, not the deciding if they are through, it would decide who tops that group, england just ahead in the there. today we've heard from the belgium camp — manager roberto martinez says it's a bit of an unusual situation because both teams have already qualified for the last 16. we wa nt we want to win. i don't think as a professional, we can go up there not wa

the day, russia defeated saudi arabia in the first game >> they beat them badly, 5-0 mohammad bin salmannd putin were together. remember paul the octopus? >> no. >> he was the big producter ipra previous world cup he had a 90% success rate. if you combined the cat with the octopus, you would have a cephalapod >> i like that >>> from one patch of green to another, the second round of the u.s. open teeing off in about an hour course conditions were rough yesterday. only four golfers shot under par. the best shot of the day came from one of the guys tied for the lead dustin johnson on the 8th hole, 2016 open winner blasted it out of the bunker ball bounced once, did a loop around the cup before dropping in johnson in a four-way tie for the lead >>> still ahead on "worldwide exchange." small business has wone big problem. kate has an issue plaguing main street that may hit the economy. >>> and a picture is worth 1,000 words or a billion barrels a day. why this soccer image could rock the oil market we'll tell you more about what we're talking abt.ou it's a big story coming up so why wouldn't

>> where he does have experience is where he decided to be best friends with salman of saudi arabia, which ended up in qatar being ostracized and embargoed, really, by its middle east neighbors. i mean, he's not even particularly good at this. >> no, he's not. just full disclosure, i'm a presenter for a company owned by qatar. but jared kushner has visited gulf states, egypt. he hasn't spoken with the palestinians. he only speaks with one side of the conflict. >> let's stop for a second. i was in davos when president trump was there, and he made some statement, that they got palestinians to agree to a peace deal. i called up people, and there was nothing. no truth to it whatsoever. there's been no meaningful conversation with the palestinians at all. >> in fact, the olympian lepale leadership are saying this trip is a waste of time. they believe he is interested in regime change than getting a peace deal. what's interesting about his arab tour is kushner thinks his friends in the gulf world, his friends in saudi arabia, the uae, egypt, will help bring the palestinians to whatever dea

mohammad bin salman. and that's quite a thing.was discussed between the emiraty ambassador and tom barrick as a prelewd to bringing mbs as he is known together with the candidate. and it's a -- it's a rather advanced effort to try to hp the campaign with saudi arabia, and specifically with mbs as a time he wasn't yet the successor to the , still making his move within saudi yash arabia to put himself in that position. although it sounds like the meeting didn't come off they got as far as paul manafort saying let's do it friday, at your hotel, avoid the press. and in the aftermath even though the meeting itself didn't happen, the work that tom barrick did to try to sell the campaign on the saudis and sell the saudis on the campaign had some benefits. we saw them changing their republican party platform in a way helping the saudis. and we saw manafort communicating through -- through tom barrick to the arabs to say look we are moderating this policy on a muslim band. don't worry it's not as bad as it teams. >> david kirkpatrick inte

the future king of saudi arabia, crown prince mohammed been salman, mbs as everyone calls him.s year he struck out on a tour of the western world. >> it's a great honor to have the crown prince. >> reporter: meeting with president trump at the white house. >> thank you, mr. president. >> reporter: it's all a tremendous pr push to install what he called "pmoderate islam that is open to the world. saudi arabia, an ancient land rooted in tradition and bound by a strict all-encompassing interpretation of islam. but today this country is changing. >> reporter: last fall we traveled to saudi arabia to see the transition firsthand. at the time women were still banned from driving, but they were learning any way they could. >> this is a racetrack, and it's one of the only places where you'll see women driving. go-kar go-karts. >> you love driving. >> yes. >> reporter: out on the track, wadd shows me the ropes. a natural. she's been coming here ever since it opened. >> who won? >> you. >> i won. is there anybody among your family or friends who say waad, you should not drive? >> yes. my

. ♪ >> president putin and mohammad bin salman meet before the next opec meeting. the trump effect.hes rattle every market, and the president adds volatility to the commodity world. and it's getting hot in here. the drought rattles though market in the u.s. ♪ alix: i'm alix steel. this is "commodities edge."

the move is part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman. but there's been criticism that many leading women's rights activists who challenged the ban are still in prison. hello, if you have got the weekend off, you're onto a winner. it will stay dry, and strong sunshine. very one, as well. almost uk wide. out there tonight, things turn a little bit fresh after a sunny day. clear skies that the vast majority. bit of low cloud is hitting the coast, and temperatures just not quite as cool as last night, but still in single figures in the countryside for some of you. another very warm day on monday, particular in both, web and northern ireland. tebbit is widely into the mid—20s. please guys the most, a bit more cloud developing through the highlands and islands, and still chance for some local... posts tend to be a bit fresher than in land. temperatures could peak at 29 degrees in london. more of that heat, more of that such a decline of the next few days, goodbye. —— more of that sunshine. good evening. this is bbc news. our latest headlines:

the saudi crown prince salman made this one of his performance agendas and princess al saud said the following at davos this year. >> we're not doing gender equality or neutrality or any other secondary word you'd like to put to that statement because the west wants it, it will target human rights, get them off or backs, amnesty international will say, great, good job, you. we're doing it, because a, it's the right thing to do. >> princess joins me now. welcome to the program. >> how are you? >> how excited are you and the friends in saudi arabia can do this now for the very first time? >> i'm wonderfully excited. i'm excited for everybody that actually stayed up and got in the car at midnight to take this drive. the symbolism is we're taking control but taking it collectively. that isn't an anomaly. this is our current state and future state. this isn't something you go back from. >> you live in los angeles or at least you spend a lot of time there. you know you could get into a car at any time of the day or night for years and years. you must have had a sort of disconnect psycholog

didn't get anywhere until the arrival of saudi arabia's newly reformed crown prince, mohamed bin salmanlowed girls to play sports in public schools, opened cinemas for the first time in decades, encouraged more women to join the work force, and permitted music to be performed in public. ♪ >> reporter: but for saudi women, true legal equality is a long way off. they still need a male relative's permission to travel overseas or get married. and in this deeply conservative country, some women won't be allowed to drive by their husbands and fathers regardless of the law. in recent weeks, the saudi government has also arrested several women's rights campaigners, accusing them of conspiring against the authorities. holly williams, cbs news, riyadh, saudi arabia. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," there's been a surge of women running for office since the last election. we'll ask the youngest woman ever elected to congress about how she's trying to recruit other republican women to run. >>> plus, backyard chickens are on the rise in urban eras across the country. we'll show you how people in

it is one of a number of modernizing reforms by crown prince mohammad bin salman. before the film starts, the audience watches a message on his changes. another allowing women to drive comes into force in less than a week. a woman was recently given a driving license for the first time. but there are are still limits d what women can this footage shows campaigners flouting the ban in protest, and there are accusations that the crackdown on a activist wi number of fish with a numberac - own on activists with the number detained in recent weeksd women still neermission from a male guardian to travel access health care. put another way, you can have more fun, but don't criticize. -- don'criticize the system. laura: will the u.s. return to the moon or even send troops there? president trump once a sixth branch of the u.s. military, e space force. a short time ago i spoke to the center fort for t strategic and international studies. how groundbreaking will it be for america to have its own space force? >> we have of the military only one time f before, at the endrld war

especially the crown prince, mohammad bin salman, whose image is hard to miss here. he is a self-styled reformer, but critics say hidden from view, there is a darker picture. leading campaigners like oneer seen he daring to break theg drivn are now behind bars, not behind the wheel. they were rounded up last month. >> this should have been a moment of celebration. instead, it is a bittersheet moment forctivists who have been fighting for this for three decades now. they are behind bars, silenced or forced into self-exile. orla: but many saudi women are focused on n freedoms, and someone new wheels that for some heels. ne ow when car shopping in the past, she only check out the backseat. >> every time i bought a car, i had a tear in my eyes like i'm not going to be thiving this, it is the driver who have the first step on it. that used to break my heart.ca e it is my money, it is my car. i want to be the first one to drive it from the showroom and back to the house.pe that never hd. erd now it is happening. orla: the changeis not cosmetic. it is aimed at getting more

attention of the media and the public on anti semitism which is a rising problem in this country salman young thank you. now let's get a quick check of some other stories that have been making news around the world at least twenty five people have been killed by a volcanic eruption in guatemala the country's flag a volcano sent a stream of the lava into a nearby town and glen quitted the area and ash thousands have been evacuated from the affected zone just southwest of guatemala city. italy's new interior minister matteo salvini has visited a migrant detention center in sicily a week before miscible elections on the island region outside of the center protesters chanted slogans against me and held batters reading welcome refugees salvini is the head of the nationalist league party which has demanded a crackdown on migrants and refugees. more than fifty people have died in two boat accidents while trying to cross the mediterranean nine migrants six of them children drowned when their boat capsized off of turkey coast guards rescued another five people and the bodies of at least forty ei

it's all part of a modernisation drive led by the crown prince, mohammad bin salman.ome restrictions are easing, saudi women are still not free to travel, marry, divorce, or even leave prison without the permission of a male relative. and those who demand too much change are still being punished. 0nly last month, more than a dozen prominent women's activists were arrested for demanding greater rights. donna larson, bbc news. a group of pro—brexit politicians and business figures have urged the prime minister to speed up preparations to leave the eu without a deal. former cabinet ministers are among those to have signed a letter saying the uk must show it is ready to walk away in order to have real leverage. tens of thousands of people marched in central london yesterday to demand a final vote on any exit deal. a 15—year—old boy has been stabbed to death following a party in east london. metropolitan police were called to a community centre in romford at around 9 o'clock last night. three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder. there have been more than 70

they've come to recognize -- mohammed bin salman has changed a lot there.at screwing consumers with $100 barrel oil is not good it drives competing fuel sources. they want to stay in the game because right now the other fuel sources as much as we love them and maybe they're green, you can't compete with how much the distance of gasoline gives you there's no competition for it particularly as it relates to transportation so as long as prices are here and they can sort of get along and we can all live with it globally, this is around the area they'd like to see it stay. >> i mean, the price has weathered this whole period. you know, that would suggest to me that it's a bullish picture the way the market has acted, i mean >> absolutely. there's a sense the market -- it's not a sense global oil spuppliers are tippig lower. we're clearly in a deficit situation. we're consumering more than is put on the market. right now it's a bullish setup the problem you start to have, you get to a big bull run in oil. it seems like a championship team, basketball or something

it is what one of the number of modernising reforms by crown prince mohammed bin salman, before the filmto drive, comes enforced in less than a week. but there have been accusations of a crackdown on women's rights activist, with another detained recent weeks. the message some saudis are taking as a result, you can have all the fun, but don't criticise the system. lebo diseko, bbc news. lets we'll leave you with pictures of the sheer excitement of mexican fans celebrating their side's victory over germany at the world cup. a p pa re ntly apparently in mexico city, the jumping up and down registered on the earthquake richter scale. after a fairly cloudy weekend, some of us will be waking up to decent sunshine first thing on monday morning. not everywhere. the weather for the week ahead, summer will return to southern and central part of the uk. certainly warming up by tuesday and wednesday. the north, however, unsettled with some rain. this is what is happening right now. still a lot of cloud in the atlantic. it is pushing in the direction of the uk. during the course of this morning in t

especially the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, whose image is hard to miss here.y hidden from view, there's a darker picture. leading women's rights activists have recently been jailed, including loujain al—hathloul, a public face of the driving campaign. she's seen here in 2014, daring to defy the ban. this should have been a moment of celebration. instead, it is a bittersweet moment for the women's rights activists who have been fighting for this reform for almost three decades now. they remain now, behind bars, silenced or enforced into self—exile. so this is this point, this is not the biggest one... but many saudi women are focused on new freedom and some on new wheels, like nadia. oh, it smells nice. the leather smells nice. when car shopping in the past, she only checked out the back seat. every time i bought a car i had a tear in my eye thinking, oh my god i'm not i going to be driving it. it's the driver who's going to have the first step on it. and that kind of use to break my heart because it's my money, my car, i want to be able to be the first one to

it is one of a number of modernising reforms by crown prince mohammed bin salman.on his changes. another, allowing women to drive, comes into force in less than a week. but there have been accusations of a crackdown on women's rights activists, with another detained recent weeks. and women still need permission from a male guardian to travel, work or access healthcare. the message some saudis are taking as a result — you can have more fun, but don't criticise the system. lebo diseko, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. well, after a fairly cloudy weekend, some of us will be waking up to some decent sunshine first thing on monday morning, but not absolutely everywhere. and as far as the weather goes, for the week ahead, summer will return to southern and central part of the uk. certainly warming up by tuesday and wednesday. the north, however, unsettled with some rain. now, this is what's happening right now. there's still a lot of cloud in the atlantic, and it is pushing in the direction of the uk. so during

especially the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, whose image is hard to miss here.led reformer, but critics say hidden from view, there's a darker picture. leading women's rights activists have recently been jailed, including loujain al—hathloul, a public face of the driving campaign. she's seen here in 2014, daring to defy the ban. this should have been a moment of celebration. instead, it is a bittersweet moment for the women's rights activists who have been fighting for this reform for almost three decades now. they remain now, behind bars, silenced or enforced into self—exile. so this is this point, this is not the biggest one... but many saudi women are focused on new freedom and some on new wheels, like nadia. oh, it smells nice. the leather smells nice. when car shopping in the past, she only checked out the back seat. every time i bought a car i had a tear in my eye thinking, oh my god i'm not i going to be driving it. it's the driver who's going to have the first step on it. and that kind of use to break my heart because it's my money, my car, i want to be

the move is part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman.ivists who challenged the ban are still in prison. we've had the world cup news already but time now for the rest of the day's sport withjohn watson at the bbc sport centre. england's cricketers won the fifth and final one day international at old trafford to secure an historic 5—0 series victory over the world champions australia. after a shaky start they recovered to win by a single wicket thanks largely to an impressive century from joss butler. drew savage reports. they came to old trafford in the hope of seeing history made. australia have never been whitewashed by england in any format of cricket. and after a bright start by the tourists, moeen ali helped put england in charge. wickets fell regularly. jos buttler was sharp behind the stumps. although cricket history shows us, never understimate the australian fighting spirit. they were all out for 205, which looked beatable. but billy stanlake, the last man out, tore into the england batsmen. getting jonny bairstow, joe root, and

the man on the left, crown prince mohammad bin salman, was behind the decision to lift the driving banened after a ban which lasted three decades. and back in september, women were allowed into a sports stadium, previouslyjust for men, to watch a concert for the first time. the reforms are part of the royal family's plans to modernise saudi arabia and improve its reputation. as the royal family is being celebrated for bringing about this change, pressure will grow on them to acknowledge those who campaigned and are now faced with draconian sentences. the case of michael rotondo struck a chord with many recently — you may remember he was the 30—year—old american who was literally evicted by his parents after refusing to move out and find a job. while many of us laughed or rolled our eyes at the affair, one fellow new yorker began getting some interesting calls — that's because he shares the same name, is the same age, and, you guessed it, lives with his parents, but he swears they're fine with it. as i woke up, somebody sends me a link to a bbc article saying, "ha ha, this is funny! ——

it is one of a number of modernising reforms by crown prince mohammed bin salman.es. another, allowing women to drive, comes into force in less than a week, and a woman was recently given a driving licence for the first time. but there are still limits on what women can do. this footage shows campaigners out and the ban in protest. —— flouting the ban. now there are been accusations of a crackdown on women's rights activists, with a number detained recent weeks. and women still need permission from a male guardian to travel, work or access healthcare. and so the message seems conflicted, or to put it another way, you can have more fun, but don't criticise the system. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @nkem|fejika well, after a fairly cloudy weekend, some of us will be waking up to some decent sunshine first thing on monday morning, but not absolutely everywhere. and as far as the weather goes for the week ahead, well, it looks like summer is going to return to southern and central part of the uk. certainly warming up by tuesday

the move is part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohammed bin salman.that many leading women‘s rights activists who challenged the ban are still in prison. that‘s it from me. the next news on bbc one is at 6:40pm, bye for now. good afternoon. we are already into the low 20s, sunshine is more abundant than yesterday. hello. you‘re watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. as well as obesity, the health secretaryjeremy hunt has also been talking about brexit and described the warnings by airbus about uncertainty as "completely inappropriate." earlier this week, airbus warned it could pull out of the uk if the country exits the single market and customs union, with no transition deal. speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices." i just thought it was completely inappropriate for businesses to make, to be making these kinds of threats for one simple reason — we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind theresa may, to de

the ban on women driving has been lifted by the crown prince, mohammad bin salman.months — cinemas have opened for the first time in more than 30 years, and women can now go to sporting events. many women we've spoken to here tell us that this is a moment of freedom, that they will now be able to do things for themselves. they feel that other changes will follow. the process of change here is very tightly controlled, it's directed from the top, and it's the authorities who set the pace. some of the women who campaigned hardest for the lifting of this driving ban — the key activists — several of them were arrested in may, they are facing serious charges, and human rights campaigners say that while women will now be allowed to drive, the climate for human rights is still stifling. instead of being behind the wheel, key activists are behind bars. creditors have backed plans by the department store chain house of fraser to close more than half its stores, as part of a rescue deal. high street landlords were unhappy with the plan, because they will have to shoulder the b

that's with prince mohammed bin salman. a 5-0 final score. good one for russia. >> definitely a strong start for them. but the one rough patch came before the match, thanks to a british pop star, robbie williams, kind of dressed by derrick zoolander. that's an interesting suit all right. his microphone did have some issues. >> the social media reaction was not kind. one twitter user wrote, of all the human rights abuses you can level at russia, having robbie williams perform at the opening ceremony is probably the worst. >> and things didn't get better. he gave a one-fingered salute to the camera. now he could face an $8,000 fine. >> why do artists do this? >> why? why? >> it's a bad idea. >> you know everyone is watching. >>> let's talk about day two. it is on today. the best team in the world, portugal, is playing some other teams. >> i'm rooting for spain this year. i'd be rooting for team usa, but sadly, they didn't make it. >> i'm sorry you're going to lose today against portugal and the best player in the world. jack, what are you doing

it's part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman.he ban are still in prison. who challenged the ban this week marks three years since the terror attack in the tunisian beach resort of sousse. 30 of the dead were british — and some of those who survived say they feel let down by the government, because they've not had enough financial support. now a group representing victims of all terror attacks is calling for a dedicated fund to be set up, to help those affected. judith moritz reports. to help those affected. each time terror strikes, the routine is repeated. rolling news on our screens. the routine is repeated. a number of fatalities following reports of an explosion... government promises of support. following reports of an explosion... i will ensure we do all we can to help those affected like in tunisia three years ago. to help those affected we just heard screams, shouting, gunshots, it was just chaos. ijust remember saying, "oh my god, we're going to play." — — going to die. shirley church lost her leg after the beach attack

the move is part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman.on the stroke of midnight, seizing their moment, and driving into the history books with a smile that says, it is our turn now. and plenty of support along the way. come morning, more women were taking to the road. teacher kareema seen off by her daughters. in six months it will be your turn. the only hazard she faced, male drivers. there is a stop sign, we have to stop. he did not want to stop. oh, my god. kareema has been taking us for a spin around the neighbourhood. today, she and other saudi women are finally behind the wheel. it has been a long time coming, and many women here are hoping there will be more changes ahead. watch us. in a few years you will see that saudi society is different, and the community, mainly. people will be more open, they will be more tolerant. really, a couple of years, five years maximum, saudi arabia will change a lot, for the better. but some saudi women are not free to drive today. this is lujain al—hathloul, who has challenged the ban for years. in