i am shaun ley. the corrupt go to prison u nless shaun ley. corrupt go to prison unless of course they run them. how do you stop prime ministers and presidents lining their pockets with the country's well. usjudge mark wolf is lobbying for the creation of an international anticorruption court. mark wolf knows it well, helping unearth the links between the fbi and a notorious gangster in boston. he says the country who won't hold governments to account should let the courts do the work. when his own government says it wa nts when his own government says it wants internationaljustice to die, what hope is there of holding the corrupt government to account? mark wolf, welcome to hardtalk. why do you think we need an international anticorruption do you think we need an international anticorru ption court? we need an international anticorruption we need an international anticorru ption court because we need an international anticorruption court because grand corruption, the abuse of public office for private gain, is endemic, it flourishes in many c

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i'm shaun ley. the headlines at twelve: five ministers in theresa may's cabinet join forces to try to persuade her to make changes to the draft brexit agreement. it's understood that this group of cabinet ministers are seeking to justify its continuing attempts to challenge the detail of the prime minister's deal by arguing that it may not be winnable briton mps vote on it here in parliament. the number of people missing in california's wildfires has now risen to more than 1000. 71 people are known to have died. the cia thinks the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi, according to reports in the us media. the bbc‘s annual children in need appeal raises a record amount of more than £50 million. and coming up at 12.30, click looks into robo—surgeons..... and movie star sean bean appears in a video game. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. mps loyal to theresa may have been urging others to get behind her as she tries this weekend to build support for her brexit d

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11pm: the businessman, aaron banks, insists all the money he gave to a pro—brexit campaign in the run—up to the referedum came from his uk businesses, not from russia. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night. none suffered serious injuries. tributes are paid to the recently retired cabinet secretary, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancer at the age of 56. 10,000 flames are lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lynn faulds wood and henry mance. stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the pro—brexit businessman, aaron banks, has again insisted that all the money he provided for a campaign to leave the eu was generated from his businesses in the uk and therefore within the rules on political donations.

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines...it by a car in sheffield. four other people were injured, one is critically ill. three men have been arrested. after his shock resignation, former transport ministerjo johnson insists he's not seeking the removal of theresa may — but takes another swipe at the prospective brexit deal. president trump meets emmanuel macron for talks in paris — ahead of events to mark the centenery of the end of the first world war. at least nine people are killed and a quarter of a million forced to flee their homes — as wildfires burn out of control across california. in leicester — thousands of city fans are marching through the city to the king power stadium in memory of the five people who died in a helicopter crash at the club two weeks ago. thousands of plug—in hybrid cars bought with government grants are burning as much fuel as regular cars — but drivers still pay less car tax and benefit from free parking. those are the headlines so far. thank you for your company through the morning. chris rog

i'm shaun ley.sts all the money he gave to a pro—brexit campaign in the run—up to the referedum came from his uk businesses, not from russia. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night. none suffered serious injuries. tributes are paid to the recently retired cabinet secretary, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancer at the age of 56. 10,000 flames are lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lynn faulds wood and henry mance.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 2pm. theresa may urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after it's endorsement at today's eu summit. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. they want a good deal done that fulfils the vote and allows us to come together again as a country. (00v). jean claude juncker, president of the european commission, issues a warning to those mps who think the eu can be persuaded to make further changes. this is the best deal possible for britain, this is the best deal possible for europe, this is the only deal possible. donald tusk, who chaired the summit, says the european union wants to remain as close as possible to the uk after brexit. regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain. we will remain friends until the end of days. also this hour: for the first time in decades, parliament seizes documents. they were taken as part of an ongoing dispute between facebook and a committee of mps investigating the technology giant's use of privat

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines...ron banks, has insisted that all the money he provided to the leave campaign in the run—up to the referendum came from his uk companies. he's facing a police investigation into claims that he was not the true source of the funding. an investigation is under way after an inflatable slide collapsed at a funfair and fireworks display in woking, in surrey last night. seven of the eight children who were hurt have been discharged from hospital. theresa may, david cameron, and tony blair have paid tribute to the former head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancer at the age of 56. he had retired less than two weeks ago. 10,000 flames have been lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. city hit six — the champions at their unstoppable best in the premier league, with raheem sterling and leroy sane amongst the goals. alvaro morata scores twice to keep

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm. inists all the money he gave to a pro brexit campaign in the run up to the referendum came from his uk businesses, not from russia. i'm telling you it came from a uk company with cash generated in the uk. rock services. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night. none suffered serious injuries. tributes are paid to the recently retired cabinet secretary, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancer at the age of 56. in the united states, president donald trump and former president barack 0bama are both on the road campaigning this evening in a final push ahead of tuesday's mid—term elections and 10,000 flames are lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end

this is bbc news, with me, shaun ley. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment with lynn faulds wood and henry mance. as you can see, they are flicking through them as we speak. but first, the headlines: the businessman, arron banks, has insisted that all the money he provided to a pro—brexit campaign in the run—up to the referendum came from his uk companies. he's facing a police investigation into claims that he was not the true source of the funding. firefighters are dealing with a large blaze in nottingham, in the city's former cattle market. in total, four buildings are alight near notts county football club's ground meadow lane. no—one is thought to be injured. an investigation is under way after an inflatable slide collapsed at a funfair and fireworks display in woking in surrey last night. seven of the eight children who were hurt have been discharged from hospital. former prime ministers have been paying tribute to sirjeremy heywood, the former head of the civil service who has died from ca

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley.: just days to agree a brexit deal, the pressure builds on the prime minister in a speech tonight she says there will not be an agreement at any cost. the brexit talks are not about me or my personal fortunes, they are about the national interest, and that means making what i believe to be the right choices, not the easy ones. a couple from leicester who named their baby boy adolf out of admiration for hitler are among three people jailed for belonging to the banned neo—nazi group national action. also tonight, the united nations is warning of catstrophic consequences for millions as yemen's war intensifies. as saudi coaliton and government forces advance on the port of hudaydah and rebel houthi fighters dig in, the foreign secretary is in saudi arabia for talks aimed

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 2pm. her brexit deal after it's endorsement at today's eu summit. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. they want a good deal done that fulfils the vote and allows us to come together again as a country. (00v). jean claude juncker, president of the european commission, issues a warning to those mps who think the eu can be persuaded to make further changes. this is the best deal possible for britain, this is the best deal possible for europe, this is the only deal possible. donald tusk, who chaired the summit, says the european union wants to remain as close as possible to the uk after brexit. regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain. we

i'm shaun ley.ade her to make changes to the draft brexit agreement. it's understood that this group of cabinet ministers are seeking to justify its continuing attempts to challenge the detail of the prime minister's deal by arguing that it may not be winnable briton mps vote on it here in parliament. the number of people missing in california's wildfires has now risen to more than 1000. 71 people are known to have died. the cia thinks the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi, according to reports in the us media. the bbc‘s annual children in need appeal raises a record amount of more than £50 million.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday. theresa may is set to head to brussels for talks today with top eu officials ahead of sunday's crucial summit to formally sign off the brexit deal. the dup's leader arlene foster is expected to re—affirm her opposition to the eu withdrawal deal at her party's annual conference. french police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters gathering in central paris who are demanding a cut in the price of fuel. a man has been arrested after a police officer was stabbed outside a railway station in east london. the white house has dismissed a government report that warns unchecked climate change will seriously damage the economy and effect human health and quality of life. # polly put the kettle on... # the royal institution hopes to find people with recordings of their christmas lectures from the ‘60s and ‘70s which are missing. and at 12:30, click will take a look at the technology taking firefighting to the next level. theresa may is heading to brussels this afternoon to try to

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines.ay urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after it's endorsement at today's eu summit. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, warns mps that the agreement is the best and only deal on offer. and in other news — a man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer after a knife attack in east london. the incident happened at ilford railway station on friday night. parliament has seized documents as part of an ongoing dispute between facebook and a committee of mps investigating the technology giant's use of private data. more from brussels at ii:00pm — now it's time for click. this week: fighting fires from the air, on the ground, and even on rails. the californian wildfires are the deadliest the state has ever seen. they have claimed the lives of more than 80 people, hundreds are missing, and whole towns have been destroyed. but as residents tried to escape, the firefighters did what they always do: they ran towards the danger. it is

now on bbc news it's time for dateline, presented by shaun ley. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme which brings together leading british commentators with the internationaljournalists who send home their stories under the dateline london. this week — no blue wave for us democrats so no mid—term blues for donald trump. are his sanctions on iran subject to the law of diminishing returns? and as the world commemorates the end of the war that was supposed to end all wars, do we remember too much? joining us today are: the iranian—born writer amir taheri, bronwen maddox — former international editor at the times, now with the uk's institute for government — agnes poirier from the french magazine marianne, and the us journalist stryker mcguire, from bloomberg markets. warm welcome to all of you, and thank you for being with us. meet donald trump, the magic man. it's the pundits verdict on the us president which he most appreciates himself. he re—tweeted it approvingly, after tuesday's elections, the results of which will help shape the

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday.u officials ahead of sunday's crucial summit to formally sign off the brexit deal. the dup's leader arlene foster is expected to re—affirm her opposition to the eu withdrawal deal at her party's annual conference. french police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters gathering in central paris who are demanding a cut in the price of fuel. a man has been arrested after a police officer was stabbed outside a railway station in east london. the white house has dismissed a government report that warns unchecked climate change will seriously damage the economy and effect human health and quality of life.

now, shaun ley presents dateline london.lo and welcome to dateline london, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading columnists with correspondents from overseas who file their stories for the folks back home under the dateline london. this week, the long goodbye for germany's chancellor, brazilians choose populism over pragmatism with a president—elect who says a "good criminal is a dead criminal", and why donald trump isn't experiencing a us president's usual mid—term blues. to discuss that, thomas kielinger of germany's die welt newspaper, the anglo—greek journalist and broadcaster maria margaronis, ian birrell, contributing editor to the mail on sunday, and the us—born journalistjeff mcallister. welcome to all of you. angela merkel jumped before she could be pushed. after last sunday saw her party lose around 10% of its support in a second regional election in succession, mrs merkel announced she would not seek a fifth term as german leader. despite heading a cross—party coalition that's creaking at the

i'm shaun ley.referedum came from his uk businesses, not from russia. i'm telling you it came from a uk company that had cash generated in the uk. which uk company? rock services. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night. none suffered serious injuries. tributes are paid to the recently retired cabinet secretary — sirjeremy heywood — who has died from cancer at the age of 56. 10,000 flames are lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. we're live in the united states — where former president barack 0bama is about to rally democrats in indiana ahead of tuesday's mid—terms, the first nationwide electoral test since donald trump was elected president. cheering and, back on land at last — the man who's become the first person to swim around the entire coastline of britain. hello. good evening to you. welcome to bbc news. the pro—brexit businessman

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines.rges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after it's endorsement at today's eu summit. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, warns mps that the agreement is the best and only deal on offer. in other news, a man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer after a knife attack in east london. the incident happened at ilford railway station on friday night. daniel adeyemi, who's 24,will appear before magistrates tomorrow. parliament has seized documents as part of an ongoing dispute between facebook and a committee of mps investigating the technology giant's use of private data. let's get more now on our top story — that after 20 months of negotiations, eu leaders have endorsed an agreement on the uk's withdrawal and future relations with the bloc. and so now attention turns to the uk parliament — which is expected to vote on theresa may's brexit deal in early december. but its approval is far from guaranteed, and the prime minister has

hello, this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines...hase in sheffield. three men have been arrested. after his shock resignation, former transport ministerjo johnson insists he's not seeking the removal of theresa may — but takes another swipe at the prospective brexit deal. president trump meets emmanuel macron for talks in paris — ahead of events to mark the centenery of the end of the first world war. at least nine people are killed and a quarter of a million forced to flee their homes — as wildfires burn out of control across california. time for a look at the sport... good afternoon. the england head coach eddiejones is

this is bbc news with shaun ley. iam i am with you until midnight.is evening with 10,000 torches, commemorating the final days of the first world war a century ago. it took around 45 minutes to light the flames in a ceremony that'll be repeated every night until remembrance sunday. sophie long was there. well, the tower of london looking very beautiful this evening, the moat is lit up by 8,000 individual flames, in an act of public remembrance, as we approach the centenary of the end of the first world war. a little earlier, this evening, at 5pm, a lone bugler played the last post and a minute's silence was observed as people here remembered the millions of men who died during that war, and the sacrifice that they made. now this is an evolving audio and visual installation, it is called beyond the deepening shadow: the tower remembers, and it will take place here at the tower of london every night, up to and including armistice day next sunday. now the first flame was lit by a veteran of the army, and the second was lit by corporal caleb smith, an ai

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines. theresa may urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after it's endorsement at today's eu summit. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, warns mps that the agreement is the best and only deal on offer. parliament has seized documents as part of an ongoing dispute between facebook and a committee of mps investigating the technology giant's use of private data. and in cricket, england have set sri lanka a target of 327 to win the final test and avoid a series whitewash. now on bbc news — the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, our look at the political week in westminster and beyond, as former ministers try to stop the theresa may's brexit plans. she should junk forthwith the backstop. isn't it a regrettable but inescapable reality that this deal gives even more away? but don't worry, it's not all about brexit. hang on in there. the immigration minister's back in the lion's den. this is your responsibility. and that is info

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at ten... theresa may is set to head to brussels for talks today with top eu officials ahead of sunday's crucial summit to formally sign off the brexit deal. the dup leader arlene foster is expected to re—affirm her opposition to the eu withdrawal deal at her party's annual conference. the dup's chief whip has insisted the withdrawal agreement is only the first phase of negotiations. if anyone believes this is the end of the road, that we're in the last chance saloon, i don't think they understand the process at all. a man has been arrested after a police officer was stabbed outside a railway station in east london. the white house has dismissed a government report that warns that unchecked climate change will seriously damage the economy and effect human health and quality of life. the national crime agency issues a warning to organised gangs involved in people smuggling across the english channel. # polly, put the kettle on! the royal institution hopes to find people with recordings of their

now on bbc news it's time for dateline, presented by shaun ley.h commentators with the internationaljournalists who send home their stories under the dateline london. this week — no blue wave for us democrats so no mid—term blues for donald trump. are his sanctions on iran subject to the law of diminishing returns? and as the world commemorates the end of the war that was supposed to end all wars, do we remember too much? joining us today are: the iranian—born writer amir taheri, bronwen maddox — former international editor at the times, now with the uk's institute for government — agnes poirier from the french magazine marianne,

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11pm: just days to agree a brexit deal, the pressure builds on the prime minister in a speech tonight she says there will not be an agreement at any cost. the brexit talks are not about me or my personal fortunes, they are about the national interest, and that means making what i believe to be the right choices, not the easy ones. a couple from leicester who named their baby boy adolf out of admiration for hitler are among three people jailed for belonging to the banned neo—nazi group national action. also tonight, the united nations is warning of catstrophic consequences for millions as yemen's war intensifies. as saudi coaliton and government forces advance on the port of hudaydah and rebel houthi fighters dig in, the foreign secretary is in saudi arabia for talks aimed at bringing about a ceasefire. the death toll in the california wildfires reaches 31, with more than 200 people missing in what could become the state's deadliest fire ever. and the co—creator of mar

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines.it's endorsement at today's eu summit. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, warns mps that the agreement is the best and only deal on offer. and in other news — a man has been charged

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 103m: five ministers in theresa may's cabinetjoin forces to try to persuade her to make changes to the draft brexit agreement. i'm covering the developments here in westminster and those five cabinet ministers are concerned that the deal as it stands may not be winnable when it is debated here in parliament. the number of people missing in california's wildfires has now risen to more than 1,000. 71 people are known to have died. the cia thinks the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khaa—shog—ji — according to reports in the us media. the bbc‘s annual children in need appeal raises a record amount, of more than £50 million. and at 10.30am, the travel show goes to lebanon, as beiruit tries to regain its reputation as the paris of the middle east. good morning and welcome to bbc news. mps loyal to theresa may have been urging others to get behind her, as she tries this weekend to build support for her brexit deal. it's understood that five leav

a little earlier my colleague shaun ley spoke to chris hogben, the national crime agency's 0perational that there has been a significant rise in the number of migrants in recent weeks trying to make it to our shores. i don't want to get tied into numbers of individuals who are migrants. iam numbers of individuals who are migrants. i am always ready to tackle the crime groups who are behind this. you're right, we have seen a behind this. you're right, we have seen a real spike in the numbers of attem pts seen a real spike in the numbers of attempts across the channel by small boats and grips involving all monks exclusively iranians migrants since the beginning of october. we are now working with a uk law enforcement collea g u es working with a uk law enforcement colleagues and also with the french law enforcement to try to identify the crime groups behind it and of course to bring them to justice, ultimately stopping the attempts. i would say that this is nothing new. we have seen attempts using small boats on and off over the last two 01’ boats on and off over the last two or three ye

i'm shaun ley.brexit agreement. i'm covering the developments here in westminster and those five cabinet ministers are concerned that the deal as it stands may not be winnable when it is debated here in parliament. the number of people missing in california's wildfires has now risen to more than 1,000. 71 people are known to have died. the cia thinks the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khaa—shog—ji — according to reports in the us media. the bbc‘s annual children in need appeal raises a record amount, of more than £50 million.