the office of us senatorjohn mccain has revealed he has brain cancer. tnam veteran — was the republican nominee for the us presidential election in 2008. now on bbc news, it's time for wednesday in parliament.

the senior us senatorjohn mccain reveals he has brain cancer. 80—year—old was republican nominee for the presidency in 2008. the pr campaign that backfired — we report on allegations of high—level corruption threatening to bring down south africa's president. it's a plastics timebomb for the planet — researchers say the world is at risk of near—permanent contamination from the manufacture of billions of tonnes of plastic. "widespread, damaging and pervasive" — the impact on britain if brexit talks fail, warns an independent report. so as they reach the end of round two — has there been any progress? plus, school's out for summer, but for millions of working parents, the big question — who cares? we look at the growing problem and soaring costs of childcare. crucial and critical seem to be terms which go with the territory of the trump presidency. but congressional hearings next week threaten to magnify still further the allegations of russian interference into last year's election campaign. president trump's oldest son and his former campaign ma

us senatorjohn mccain reveals he has brain cancer. the 80—year—old vietnam veteran was the republican nominee for the presidential election in 2008. billions of tons of plastic manufactured since the 1950s are now threatening the planet. researchers say the world is at risk of near—permanent contamination. the gay men and women of south asian origin coming under pressure to marry someone of the opposite sex — we have special report. and a british zoo joins the fight to save the northern white rhino, using ivf from its closest relatives. the us congress has just set up what could be a crucial week of evidence in the investigations into russian interference in last year's presidential election. president trump's eldest son and his former campaign manager will both testify before the senatejudiciary committee next wednesday. earlier this month donald junior published e—mails which showed him accepting what appeared to be a russian offer to help his father get elected, and damage hillary clinton. and us media is also reporting that presid

the senior, us senatorjohn mccain has revealed he has brain cancer. 80 years old, vietnam veteran, was republican nominee for the us presidency in 2008. he had been recovering from surgery to remove a blood cot above his eye. in south africa, allegations have emerged of high—level corruption, threatening to bring down the president. british pr company, bell pottinger has been accused of fuelling racial tensions, to distract attention from a powerful family with links to the government. uruguay has become the first country in the world to legally produce and sell marijuana for recreational use. 16 pharmacies are authorised to distribute the drug. supporters say it could help stop the illegal trade. now it's time for world business report. "widespread, damaging and pervasive" — the impact on britain if brexit talks fail, warns an independent report. so as they reach the end of round two — has there been any progress? plus school's out for summer. but for millions of working parents, the big question: who cares? we look at the growing problem and soaring

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the coup de grace was delivered by senatorjohn mccain with a dramatic thumbs down.sharp intakes of breath, the person the president had hailed as a hero earlier in the week from returning from treatment to vote, now the villain of the piece. it left the senate leader ruing a humiliating defeat. this is clearly a disappointing moment, from skyrocketing costs to the plummeting choices, and collapsing markets, out constituents have suffered through an awful lot under obamacare. but that wasn't the only drama unfolding. here at the white house, the most extraordinary bare knuckle cage fight has broken out among the three most senior people in the west wing who aren't the president. the new communications director anthony scaramucci talking in abusive and obscene terms about the chief of staff, and the chief strategist steve bannon. anthony scaramucci has apologised for the language used, not the sentiments expressed. in his conversation with the new yorker magazine, anthony scaramucci said of the chief of staff: and early in the week, anthony scaramucci told the bbc tha

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and late drama last night, as senatorjohn mccain was one of three republican senators to vote againstlth care legislation — known as obamaca re. and then in the last few hours, russia has has retaliated to new us sanctions by telling washington to cut its diplomatic staff to a55 and barring the use of some properties. well, after the senate loss over obamaca re, president trump has tweeted "let obamacare implode." let's hear how events developed last night — richard lister reports. breaking news a massive blow to the republican plan to repeal at fordable care act... americans are waking up to the news that obamacare lives on and seems, for now, unassailable. president obama's affordable care act required nearly all americans to buy health insurance and required insurance to cover eve ryo ne . republicans condemned it. momentum is building for the repeal of the health care bill... too invasive, too expensive, they said. for seven years, they've demanded it be replaced. but they can't agree on how and with a single vote margin on last night's repeal bill, all eyes were on one man. mrmcc

the coup de grace was delivered by senatorjohn mccain with a dramatic thumbs down.th, the person the president had hailed as a hero earlier in the week for returning from treatment to vote, now the villain of the piece. it left the senate leader ruing a humiliating defeat. this is clearly a disappointing moment, from skyrocketing costs to the plummeting choices, and collapsing markets, oui’ constituents have suffered through an awful lot under obamacare. but that wasn't the only drama unfolding. here at the white house, the most extraordinary bare knuckle cage fight has broken out among the three most senior people in the west wing who aren't the president. the new communications director anthony scaramucci talking in abusive and obscene terms about the chief of staff, and the chief strategist, steve bannon. anthony scaramucci has apologised for the language used, not the sentiments expressed. in his conversation with the new yorker magazine, anthony scaramucci said of the chief of staff: and earlier in the week, anthony scaramucci told the bbc that his style was go

disregards the health of the republican senatorjohn mccain.c in phoenix say that he has been diagnosed with brain cancer. news comes to us from reuters news agency within the last few minutes. doctors say he is recovering well from surgery, amazingly well, and his underlying health is excellent. that is the latest information we are receiving but the republican senator, john mccain, has been diagnosed with a brain tumourand is mccain, has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and is being treated at a clinic in phoenix. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: pictures rather than words. using street art to start a conversation about the global impact of the palm oil industry. also on the programme — how a zoo in the uk isjoining the fight to save the northern white rhino, using ivf. the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multi—millionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are steppi

i want to thank senatorjohn mccain, a very brave man, who made a tough trip to get here and vote.e are many republicans who don't like this bill. anyone who thinks it is over is sadly mistaken. the president wasn't pleased with the vote i've taken. on this vote, the ayes are 45, the noes, 55, the amendment is not agreed to. we've been asked by the leadership for days to vote on the least common denominator, the skinny bill. the devil is always in the detail. and so what does skinny repeal mean? we've got to have republicans and democrats sit together and come up with a bill that gets a majority in both houses. i'm not supporting the legislation as it stands today. without objection. so, mr president, this is clearly a disappointing moment. i imagine many of our colleagues on the other side are celebrating. but i want to say again, i'm proud of the vote i cast tonight. bernie! it's consistent with what we told the american people we would try to accomplish in four straight elections. a week aweek in a week in us politics. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the ne

the coup de grace was given by senatorjohn mccain, with a dramatic thumbs down, as if a roman emperorps, the person the president had hailed as a hero earlier in the week for returning from treatment for a brain tumour to vote, now the villain of the piece. it left the senate leader ruing a humiliating defeat. so, yes, this is a disappointment. a disappointment indeed. our friends over in the house, we thank them as well. i regret that our efforts were simply not enough this time. and speaking to police officers today, one thing was absolutely clear — donald trump wasn't going to shoulder any of the blame. they should have approved health care last night, but you can't have everything. boy—oh—boy, they've been working on that one for seven years. can you believe that? the swamp. but that wasn't the only drama unfolding. here at the white house, the most extraordinary bare knuckle cage fight has broken out among the three most senior people in the west wing who aren't the president. the new communications director, anthony scaramucci, talking in abusive and obscene terms about the chie

senatorjohn mccain, who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour, voted against the bill.major problems with 0bamaca re was that it was rammed through congress by democrats without a single republican vote. i believe we shouldn't make that same mistake again. we've got to have republicans and democrats sit down together and come up with a bill that gets a majority in both houses, otherwise we're going to see this continuous gridlock. he said afterwards, "it was the right thing to do." we thought they deserve better. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, said it was "a disappointing moment". he said the american people would "regret that they could not find a better way forward." we can work together. the democratic leader, chuck schumer, said his party was relieved that millions of people would retain their health care, but he added that both parties needed to work together to improve the law. 0bamacare was hardly perfect. it did a lot of good things, but it needs improvement. the act, which became president 0bama's signature legislation, remains in place. following the

among the three was veteran senatorjohn mccain.f brain cancer treatment to attend the session, and his "no" vote proved decisive, as richard lister reports. breaking news a massive blow to the republican plan to repeal at fordable care act... americans are waking up to the news that obamacare lives on and seems, for now, unassailable. president obama's affordable care act required nearly all americans to buy health insurance and required insurance to cover eve ryo he . insurance and required insurance to cover everyone. republicans condemned it. momentum is building for the repeal of the health care bill... for the repeal of the health care bill. . . too for the repeal of the health care bill... too invasive, too expensive, they said. for seven years, they've demanded it be replaced. but they can't agree on how and with a single vote margin on last night's repeal bill, all eyes were on one man. mr mccain. the self styled maverick republican cast with a thumbs down to gasps in the chamber. and that killed the bill. cheering for obam

the senior us senatorjohn mccain reveals he has brain cancer.at back fired — we report on allegations of high—level corruption threatening to bring down south africa's president. it's a plastics timebomb for the planet — researchers say the world is at risk of near—permanent contamination from the manufacture of billions of tonnes of plastic. "widespread, damaging and pervasive" — the impact on britain if brexit talks fail, warns an independent report. so as they reach the end of round two —

and the republican senatorjohn mccain has said he will be returning to washington for the healthcaremccain has been recovering in arizona after being diagnosed with brain cancer. his office said he will continue to work on important legislation and cast his vote in the senate, where republicans hold 52 of the 100 seats, making every vote critical. it is a heartbreaking case which has made headlines around the world, but now the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard have ended their legal battle to keep him alive. they had wanted to take their son to the us for experimental treatment. but an american doctor then said he was no longer willing to offer the therapy, and the family's lawyer told london's high court time had run out for the baby. here is our medical correspondent fergus walsh. the fight over charlie gard's future is over. this desperately sick little boy will be allowed to die. after a hugely emotional hearing where his parents said they had agreed to let the sun go, they emerged to face the world's media. ourson emerged to face the world's media. our son is emer

night here when that razor thin margin on the health vote took place and failed with arizona senatorjohn mccainagainst the president, the next day there was a pretty loud chorus of republicans, especially in the senate, some in the house, who said the president has to get his act together to help us get our act together, whether or not that will happen, we will see. one thing we have to remember about donald trump is he is a 70—year—old man and he has proven that new tricks come difficult to him. to prove your point, we can show our viewers the scene at the white house at the moment, the cameras seem to be pointing towards generaljohn kelly but the actual story that these cameras are meant to be covering tonight is a medal honouring ceremony. all eyes will be onjohn kelly. we don't do this very often, this is president trump's first medal of honour presentation and it would surprise me if the press misbehaved by shouting out questions to the president at an event like this, until maybe on his way out of the room but not while the is going on. as we can see, the cameras are very much focused onj

among the three was veteran senatorjohn mccain.eports. breaking news — a massive blow to the republican plan to repeal the affordable care act... americans are waking up to the news that obamacare lives on and seems, for now, unassailable. president obama's affordable care act required nearly all americans to buy health insurance and required insurers to cover eve ryo ne . republicans condemned it. momentum is building for the repeal of the health care bill... too invasive, too expensive, they said. for seven years, they've demanded it be replaced. but they can't agree on how, and with a single vote margin on last night's repeal bill, all eyes were on one man. mr mccain... the self—styled maverick republican cast his vote with a thumbs down to gasps in the chamber. and that killed the bill. cheering for obamacare supporters, this was a real victory. further repeal efforts seem unlikely for now. this is clearly a disappointing moment, from sky rocketing costs to plummeting choices and collapsing markets, our constituents have suffer

veteran senatorjohn mccain got the headlines.he session, and his noble proved decisive. president 0bama's affordable care act required all americans —— almost all americans to purchase health care. too invasive, too expensive, they said. for seven years, they have demanded it be replaced. but they cannot agree on how, and with a single vote margin on last night's repeal bill, all eyes were on one man. mr mccain. the self—styled republican cast his vote with a thumbs down, to gasps in the chamber, and that killed the bill. -- the chamber, and that killed the bill. —— the self—styled maverick republican. for 0bama supporters, this was a real victory. further repeal effort seem unlikely for now. this is clearly a disappointing moment, from skyrocketing cost to plummeting choices, and collapsing markets, our constituents have suffered through an awful lot under 0bamacare. this repeal bill was highly controversial. it would have abolished the legal mandate to buy insurance, but increased the number of uninsured people by 15 million. i