the concern over peng shuai has cast a shadow over those games. talk of a potential or people considering -- governments considering the possibility of a diplomatic boycott. they had to address that, and that's why we saw this highly choreographed video chat being written up and shared with us from the ioc. in regards to your second point, yes, it was interesting over the weekend when state media wanted to answer the question, where is peng shuai, they used twitter to send these photos of peng shuai apparently at a youth tennis tournament, apparently at a popular restaurant in beijing. twitter, of course, is not available inside china. it was aimed squarely at an international audience to answer that question, where is peng shuai? michael. >> great analysis there. kristie lu stout in hong kong, appreciate it. thank you. >> you got it. >>> joining me now from new york is leda hong fisher. she's the author of "betraying big brother: the feminist awakening in china." thanks for being with us. peng shuai's case has the world's attention right now, but

it's about about where is peng shuai, but how truly free is peng shuai?sing a number of good points there. what, if anything, could the chinese people know about this case? has you said, those first videos were posted on twitter, which is banned in china. hash tags have been scrubbed and so on. they clearly want to keep all of this from the chinese public. >> that's right, thanks to something called the great fire w wall in china. even the great firewall in china has cracks. people can use vpns to get information from the outside world. they can use private messages to share that information. a number of people flocked to naomi osaka's account to thank her for supporting peng shuai. not only that, but people of china have tremendous interest in peng shuai. she's a national hero, a sporting icon that brought home two incredible victories from wimbledon and the french open and china is going through its own metoo movement. a number of young people, especially women, have had enough with sexist behavior and abuse of power, and they feel personally invested i

i a hard time believing peng shuai wrote it.— a hard time believing peng shuai wrote it.nis _ shuai wrote it. i think people in the tennis world _ shuai wrote it. i think people in the tennis world would - shuai wrote it. i think people| in the tennis world would like to see her, hearfrom her directly, perhaps see her having a tennis hit, a prep is, thinks she has done since she was eight years old and first picked up a racket. mil was eight years old and first picked up a racket.- was eight years old and first picked up a racket. all this as the country — picked up a racket. all this as the country prepares - picked up a racket. all this as the country prepares to - picked up a racket. all this as the country prepares to be i picked up a racket. all this as the country prepares to be at| the country prepares to be at the country prepares to be at the centre of the sporting world when they host the winter. it is already facing a possible boycott over what the us says is genocide against the uyghurs in this country. robin brant, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other

if it is clear that peng shuai is not safe.is so much backlash and it is going to keep growing and they will have two, you know, they will essentially have to roll peng shuai out, they will have to reinstate some of her freedoms. i think, eventually, they may even have to consider looking at the allegations and the person involved, the man that she accused of, and maybe he is the person whose head has to well, metaphorically speaking, in order that list it all go away. speaking, in order that list it all uoawa . , ., , y go away. obviously, the united nations human _ go away. obviously, the united nations human rights - go away. obviously, the united nations human rights office - go away. obviously, the united i nations human rights office have called for an investigation with full transparency. i was going to ask you just how likely is that going to be? but, ultimately, this is becoming a bit of an embarrassment for china. when we look back in the past, allegations like this, i suppose, would never have gone public. is there s

peng shuai has put them front and centre of court.ick is global professor of sport at the emlyon business school in paris — he says the international fallout from peng shuai's disappearance has forced china to take action. i think the chinese government are in a very difficult position in the sense that if they say nothing, then it allows information and rumours about her to grow into that space. clearly, china doesn't want to be told what to do, but at the same time, it needs to demonstrate or give something to world in order to try and help dissipate what is becoming a growing crisis. but i think as your clip just said, unless this is independently verified, then it is only going to lead to more questions and not more answers. i think what is particularly interesting is that the ioc have stepped in and many people will say, is that an independent verification enough? but they're in a very difficult position because we the trophy because we know the trophy assets it's under severe threat right now we have heard, in fact the stories b

that has been no tangible evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since then. e—mail purportedly from her, saying that she was fine, that she was resting at home and that she had not meant the allegations. but the wording of that email raised alarm bells and now we've had these videos. now, these strange videos raise a number of questions. they were also released by as you say by the editor of chinese state—run newspaper. he claims they were filmed on saturday and that they show peng shuai having dinner with her coach and friends. we're not going to show you the video because we cannot verify its authenticity and we do not know the circumstances about around how this was obtained but this is a screen grab of he video and in the white shirt is the womant this editor claims is peng shuai. she doesn't say anything in that video. i have watched it but it is all very staged. there is a voice off—screen that instructs the participants when to start and then they make a point, there's a detailed discussion making a point about the day, saying that it is november 20. s

the missing tennis player peng shuai — new videos chinese media says were filmed this weekend fail tollay the fears of the international community. bad news for hong kong's wild boars — attacks on the public prompt authorities to launch a cull of the creatures in urban areas. hello and welcome to bbc news. as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, a second night of rioting has broken out as people object to restrictions on their movement. hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague. it follows friday night's violence in rotterdam, when at least 50 people were arrested, and several others received gunshot wounds. our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan, reports. explosion. another dutch city rocked by discontent. in the hague rioters burnt bicycles and pelted police with stones and fireworks. officers used horses, dogs, batons and bikes to chase them away. earlier, anti—vax demonstrators brought music to the southern city of breda. while most dutch people accept the need for tougher rules, the distrust is spreading. in

and concerns grow over the whereabouts of chinese tennis player peng shuai, who's not been heard from since she made sexual assault allegations against a top chinese official. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 8am in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in new york, where two of the three men convicted of killing the civil rights activist malcolm x are expected to have their convictions thrown out. in the 1960s, malcolm x was one of the most charismatic leaders of the civil rights movement in the united states and at times one of the most controversial. his murder in 1965 shocked the world. but more recently, there have been doubts about the supposed guilt of two of the three men who were jailed, not least following a documentary about the case that aired on netflix. i spoke to our north america correspondent david willis a short while ago and asked him how this turn of events has come about. that's right, all starting from this netflix documentary series, karishma, which basically raised a lot of questions about the conviction of

in the first instance, peng shuai has not been publicly since she has made these claims.here she might be and how she is?— be and how she is? my concern is most of all _ be and how she is? my concern is most of all her _ be and how she is? my concern is most of all her personal- most of all her personal safety, because voicing out, accusing such high—ranking officials of sexual abuse is actually a huge thing in china, and an hour ago, abuse is actually a huge thing in china, and an hourago, cgtn actually posted on twitter, saying that they got hold of peng shuai's e—mail to wta, saying that what the wta put out for her was false and required the wta to retract their statement, and thisjust required the wta to retract their statement, and this just confirms our biggest fear, that she is in the wrong hands and she is not safe physically and, i'm afraid, mentally as well, because this seems very familiar. it sounds like how beijing handles dissidents, and in mainland china, people voicing dissent, there usually held against their will and forced to admit they have said somet

the women's tennis association says footage of missing player peng shuai at a tennis tournament, released by chinese media, doesn't prove she's genuinely free. fires and fighting on the streets of the hague — lockdown protesters clash with dutch police in a second night of violence. in the uk, an investigation is being launched into whether there is racial bias in the design of some medical devices used by the national health service. in sport, speculation that ole gunnar solskjaer is set to leave manchester united after senior figures at the club met last night. and barcelona's bid to get rid of the wild boars besieging the city. hello and welcome to bbc news. the women's tennis association says photos and video footage of the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai — released on sunday by state media — are insufficient and do not address the wta's concerns. the images appear to show the 35—year—old at a youth tennis tournament in beijing. the clip follows two other short videos offered as evidence that peng is not under any form of duress; one claims to show peng having dinner at a beiji

peng shuai has put them front and centre of court.ore on this story on our website. the belgian capital brussels has become the latest european city to see unrest over tightened coronavirus restrictions. tens of thousands of people marched in protest — some threw fireworks at police officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. there were a0 arrests. the disturbances in brussels follow protests in austria, italy, croatia and the netherlands. and there are reports of a third night of unrest in a number of dutch cities on sunday. anna holligan reports. another day of unrest unsettling another european capital. this is brussels tonight. what began as an organised peaceful march quickly turned nasty, some protesters threw fireworks at police, others targeted their vehicles. 0fficers intervened with tear gas and water cannon. belgium brought in new rules in response to a sharp rise in infections. demonstrators are mainly angry about the use of covid—i9 passes, which stops the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants

peng shuai has put them front and centre of court.cast editor at the spectator and host of the podcast chinese whispers — she says the chinese government seems to be responding to the international pressure. but that opinion will continue to be divided. it but that opinion will continue to be divided. , , ., divided. it is interesting how in the last few — divided. it is interesting how in the last few days _ divided. it is interesting how in the last few days the _ divided. it is interesting how in the last few days the chinese l the last few days the chinese government has essentially allowed her to come out, although that is presumptuous of me to say. chinese state media has reported her whereabouts more because since a expose communist cadbury of sexual assault she had not been heard from for two weeks and this week everything started ramping up with the international pressure, the hashtag picking up speed across the world and the women's tennis association saying they might even cancel all china events next year. so a lot has hap

the question is no longer where is peng shuai, but is peng shuai free, rosemary. >> and, of course, whileng this story, we can see there the bottom right of the screen there that china has blocked cnn's signal. kristie lu stout joining us live from hong kong, many thanks. >> reporter: you're welcome. >>> nancy is the olympic champion and c.e.o. for women. thank you so much for talking with us. >> thank you for having me on. >> i do want to ask you, how concerned you are for the well-being of chinese tennis champion peng shuai, despite this 30-minute video chat with the international olympic committee president where he failed to even ask her about the rape allegation she made against a high-level government official. >> yeah, the main issue is, is she safe because she made this allegation, because she claims that she was raped by a high government official and that's what put her in danger and they didn't ask about that. you know, the international olympic committee has known since 2007 it released great research showing that the more elite the athlete, the more likely they are to be abus

briefly, i mean, peng shuai _ money on the table.llegations at the start of the month and we are about ten days later and it's interesting to see the power of stardom, i suppose, of people like billie jean king raising the issue and suddenly it goes from being a sort of undercurrent to a major issue for both china and the uta to deal with? i issue for both china and the uta to deal with?— uta to deal with? i think it has a bit — uta to deal with? i think it has a bit to _ uta to deal with? i think it has a bit to do _ uta to deal with? i think it has a bit to do honestly, i uta to deal with? i think it has a bit to do honestly, a| uta to deal with? | think it i has a bit to do honestly, a bit more of the tabloid —ish coverage in the last few days and it resonated with people and it resonated with people and framed peng shuai as being missing and in some immediate danger and obviously, the wta does not believe that is the case but i think the sense of urgency really accelerated the course of this story and forced the wta to take quick

talking about the increasing global concern for peng shuai.h more on this story on our website. the latest updates and analysis on growing concern over peng shuai, so do make sure you take a look at that. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines today. the cricketer azeem rafiq has apologised and said he had "absolutely no excuse" for using anti—semitic language in messages on social media from 2011. two days ago, the former spinner gave evidence to mps about racism he'd experienced within cricket, calling his treatment inhumane. rafiq also later apologised on thursday for an instagram meme containing a saying relating to african people. more than four hundred iraqis have arrived back in their country after being repatriated on a flight from belarus. they d been among thousands of migrants camped on the polish border hoping to enter the eu. some were seen hiding theirfaces to avoid being recognised on arrival in erbil, the capital of the kurdistan region of northern iraq. a us state governor has halted the execution of prisoner

that went viral, where is peng shuai?se to that, we had chinese state-run media, over the weekend, send out some footage, clips, videos, purporting to show peng shuai out and about active in beijing. but for, um, her supporters, including the women's tennis association, they say it's not enough. you saw a bit of the statement that came up earlier there. they are not accepting this video evidence, and a lot of her supporters are not accepting this ioc video chat, either, because their concern is she may be active and alive and well in beijing but is she free, rosemary? >> and as you have been reporting to us, we have been looking at the feed of cnn in china. no one in china can watch cnn at this moment while we're covering this story. talk to us about that, and whether anyone across china, apart from the authorities there of course, know about peng shuai's story? >> sure, cnn has been censored when we have been bringing up the peng shuai story and the allegations, especially since the story started to heat up about a week

peng shuai has put them front and centre of court.ssels has become the latest european city to see unrest over tightened coronavirus restrictions. tens of thousands of people marched in protest and there were forty arrests. these disturbances follow protests in a number of european countries, and there was a third night of unrest in some dutch cities as anna holligan reports. another day of unrest unsettling another european capital. this is brussels tonight. what began as an organised peaceful march quickly turned nasty, some protesters threw fireworks at police, others targeted their vehicles. 0fficers intervened with tear gas and water cannon. belgium brought in new rules in response to a sharp rise in infections. demonstrators are mainly angry about the use of covid—i9 passes, which stops the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants or bars. some object to plans to make vaccinations mandatory for health workers. translation: we know that the virus is there. i but we leave it to people to decide whether or not to be va

the women's tennis association says videos released by chinese media showing missing player pung shuaiuding one at a tennis tournament, don't prove she's genuinely free. fires and fighting on the streets of the hague — lockdown protesters clash with dutch police in a second night of violence. in the uk, an investigation is being launched into whether there is racial bias in the design of some medical devices used by the national health service. the health secretary said people may have died as a result of the issue. i think possibly, yes, yes. ithink possibly, yes, yes. i i think possibly, yes, yes. i don't have the full facts. these oximeters are being used in every country and they have the same problem. in sport, speculation that ole gunnar solskjaer is set to leave manchester united after senior figures at the club met last night. hello and welcome to bbc news. the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has taken another twist. a new video has been posted online which appears to show the 35—year—old at a youth tennis tournament in beijing.

from peng shuai to the head of the women's tennis association.ically the messages, don't worry, i am fine and i did not mean what i said two weeks ago. in what looks like a screen shot, it is claimed she started out saying hello everyone. she went on to say the allegations were false. and, she has just been resting at home and everything is fine. prominent people do disappear in china. the tech billionaire jack ma was not seen in public for months after he criticized state regulators. but athletes, that is unusual. in a hasty response, the man to whom the email was reportedly sent, steve simon, said he had a hard time believing peng shuai actually wrote it. all of this comes as the country prepares to be at the center of the sporting world when beijing hosts the winter olympics next february, a games already facing the prospect of some kind of boycott over what the u.s. says is genocide against 90's uighurs in the west. -- chinese uighurs in the west. >> biden said this afternoon the u.s. is considering a diplomatic caught of the olympic games in

as soon as the ticker mentions peng shuai, they go to the color bars.ces to make this happen and in fact there is a branch of the people's liberation army that is devoted to not only censorship but also disinformation. trying to plant fake-news stories in democracies like the united states to influence elections and sow seeds of chaos, unrest, and distrust. >> it's amazing. they sit there and watch every second. they will come and mention if we are going to a commercial break, bars comes back up. the level of detail as you point out, the manpower they are putting into this, it says so much. will, thank you very much. >>> and i want to go now to young because young was black listed by china for participating in the tiananmen square protests. later sentenced to five years in prison for alleged spying. he is now living in the united states and is president and founder of citizen power initiatives for china, a nonprofit group fighting for a democratic china. so, china obviously believes that if it continues to do this sort of censorship and it ignores the p

the missing tennis player peng shuai. new videos chinese media says were filmed this weekend fail to allay the fears of the international community. bad news for hong kong's wild boars — attacks on the public prompt authorities to launch a cull of the creatures in urban areas. hello and welcome to bbc news. rioting has broken out for a second night in the netherlands over lockdown restrictions. these are the latest pictures from the hague, where there is a heavy police presence. reports from a working class district say hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks. it follows friday night's violence in rotterdam, when at least 50 people were arrested. four of those demonstrators are receiving hospital treatment for gunshot wounds. the dutchjustice minister, ferd grapperhaus, has called the violence criminal and repulsive. the netherlands is battling record coronavirus infections. journalist stephanie van der berg is in the hague and told us more about what's driving these protests there. wel

she said there's increasing concern for peng shuai. all pretty worried, given what has happened over the last couple weeks and that, really, the right kind of contact and communication with peng shuai has not happened yet. ceo of the wta tour, steve simon, is not satisfied. nobody, none of her playing companions feel comfortable that they are 100% certain that she is safe. pam, there is a lot of support, as we have talked about, and certainly there is even a hashtag on social media — #whereispengshuai — being used by a lot of athletes and the wta. how effective do you think this kind of international pressure will be, both on and off social media? well, i think when you look at other circumstances, whether it was what the nba went through a couple of years ago, it's a really difficult situation when you have a business partner in a country like china, that has different core values from, say, what the wta is all about, when you think about the women's tennis association, founded on the back of billiejean king, on equality and treating

until recently, peng shuai was one of the biggest tennis stars in china. with her name in the chinese internet. you get the message -- no results found. censors have all but scrubbed this woman from the chinese internet. beijing has zero tolerance for outside criticism of the country's ruling elite. jong was a member of the chinese communist party seven-person standing committee, the country's top decision-making body. a powerful man who rubbed shoulders with chinese leader xi jinping until his retirement in 2018. in the past, foreign athletes have paid a price for challenging china. beijing quick to cut off access to its lucrative market when players from the nba or britain's premier league criticized its human rights record. >> whether it's the nba or international olympic committee, do they stand for human rights, and investigations of allegations of sexual assault? or do they stand all about money? >> reporter: for now, professional tennis is not backing down. the chairman of the women's tennis association demanding for peng shuai to be heard writing t

for years, peng shuai has let her racket do the talking and she has risen to the top. a sport where there aren't many chinese success stories. at 35, she is someone the ruling communist party leaders could be proud of. but an allegation about one of those senior party figures changed that. in this social media posting earlier this month, peng named vice premier zhang gaoli, who she claims he forced her to have sex with him. china's state censors removed the posting within an hour. peng hasn't been seen in public or heard from since. if recent history is any guide, few people are allowed to publicly challenge senior authorities like zhang gaoli without paying some kind of price for it, and i think it would be telling if she were able to leave the country, for example, and speak freely, where she would not face the kinds of repercussions that the chinese government can impose if she's still inside the country. then, in the middle of the night, an email appears, or at least what one arm of chinese state media says is an emailfrom peng shuai to the head of the women's tenn

tonight, her message for chinese tennis star peng shuai. let's go outfront. >>> and good evening, i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, president biden throwing a hail-mary pass. the president ordering the release of 50 million barrels of oil from america's strategic petroleum reserve. biden desperate to ease rising gas prices for america. touting a deal with five other countries to do the same thing and open up their oil reserve. now, look, it is good biden is working with other countries to relieve pressure on prices but context matters and the reality is that this is essentially america alone. india releasing just 5 million barrels. 1.5 million for the uk. south korea, china, and japan, no number at all just quote/unquote working on a plan. still, biden insists the move will pay off. >> our combined action will not solve the problem of high gas prices overnight, it will make a difference. it will take time but before long, you should see price of gas drop. >> okay. well, i hope he is right. but again, context really matters. so, americans

the missing chinese tennis player peng shuai tells olympic officials in a video call that she's safe and well at least 20 people have been injured after a vehicle was driven through barricades into crowds taking part in a holiday parade in the us state of wisconsin. the police chief in the town of waukesha said police had recovered a suspect vehicle. and the mayor of the town, sean reilly, here he is now, live with the latest. my reilly, here he is now, live with the latest.— reilly, here he is now, live with the latest. my heart goes out to all of _ with the latest. my heart goes out to all of those _ with the latest. my heart goes out to all of those affected - with the latest. my heart goes out to all of those affected by| out to all of those affected by this senseless act. my heart goes out to those injured as well as to their families. my heart goes out to those who are witness to these events. my heart goes out to those who lost a loved one tonight. i want to thank all of those who sprang into action tonight to provide help and comfort to those who were injured. i pray for all

the trouble for china peng shuai has put them in front of centre of court.olice fire water cannon and tear gas at protesters in brussels marching against coronavirus restrictions ole gunnar solskjaer has been sacked as manchester united's manager after three years, following a bad run of results missing chinese tennis star peng shuai holds a video call with the president of the international olympic committee telling him she's safe and well. the government's plans to reform social care in england — which would see a lifetime cap of £86,000 on what you have to pay — are expected to be voted on by parliament tomorrow. there's growing concern on the government backbenches about whether the plans are fair to homeowners living in the north and less affluent areas. i'm joined by our political correspondent iain watson. looking into that first of all, take us to the heart of the issue looking into that first of all, take us to the heart of the issue at stake here. us to the heart of the issue at stake here-— us to the heart of the issue at stake here. ., ., , stake

., , , , , , ., shuai is? that is pretty simple to answer. shuai is?simple to answer. we just don't _ shuai is? that is pretty simple to answer. we just don't know. - shuai is? that is pretty simple to answer. we just don't know. she| shuai is? that is pretty simple to - answer. we just don't know. she has answer. wejust don't know. she has answer. wejust don't know. she has a home apparently in a major city on the east coast several hundred miles from where i am talking to you from at the moment. she is originally from a province west of here but we just don't know. all we have is that posting on her social media accounts two weeks ago, a lengthy posting making those startling allegations and since then we haven't seen her and since then we haven't seen her and we haven't heard from her in public. before that this e—mail appeared overnight. this question is now, aside up from the technical analysis, that you have been discussing with your previous contributor about the image put on the social media accounts of cgtm which is one arm of state—controlled

the missing chinese tennis player peng shuai tells olympic officials in a video call that she's safe and well belgium becomes the latest european country to see unrest over covid restrictions — violence breaks out in brussels after a march that drew 30,000 people. in venezuela, where there's extreme poverty despite rich oil reserves, scepticism that regional elections will change anything at all. and we look at the recent successes of asian films and content as global streaming services go all out to invest in the region. a number of people have been killed after a vehicle was driven through barricades into crowds taking part in a holiday parade in the us state of wisconsin. the incident occurred in the city of waukesha, around 30 kilometres west of milwaukee, around liz30pm local time. the parade had just got underway in the city centre. videos started emerging on social media of the incident shortly after it happened. in this one from the city's facebook page, you can see the red suv speed past the camera, followed shortly after by a policeman running after it. and in this video po

. >>> plus china's censors block cnn's coverage of peng shuai. not seen after two weeks after accusing a former government official of sexual assault. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with isa soares. >>> it is thursday, november 2 25th and after eight days of testimony 23 witnesses and 11 hours of jury deliberation, the family of ahmaud arbery has finally received the verdict they have been waiting for. a jury in southern georgia has found three white men guilty of murder and other charges in the killing of the 25-year-old unarmed black man last year. arbery was out for a jog when he was chased down, then shot, and then killed. this trial has been a long time coming for the arbery family. no arrests were made for about two months. only after a video of the killing was released sparking national outcry. now with the guilty verdict, arbery's parents say their son can rest in peace. have a listen. >> today was a very good day. to hear that the accused murderers were actually found g guilty, i mean, that was huge. we finall

chinese state media releases video of the missing tennis star peng shuai — she's reported to have saide and well. in formula one, lewis hamilton closes the gap with max verstappen tojust eight points with a win in qatar. good evening. manchester united have sacked their manager, ole gunar solskjaer, sacked their manager, following yesterday's 4—1 defeat at watford. he'd been in charge for almost three years but the club has suffered a string of poor results and is currently seventh in the premier league. our sports correspondentjane dougall reports from old trafford. a dark and dismal day for him and manchester united football club. even he seemed to know this would be his last game in charge. a club legend like ole gunar solskjaer could have been forgiven for losing 4—1 to watford but after is only disappointing results the patients of the fans had been pushed to their limits. the boys are in a terrible place in their heads right now. of course they are disappointed. they've let themselves down, we have let ourselves down. and the fans down. it's hard to stand there and explain that b

peng shuai has put them front and centre of court.on chadwick — he's global professor of sport at the emlyon business school in paris fantastic to get you on the programme. in terms of these latest videos that we just saw in john�*s report there. videos that we just saw injohn�*s report there. how much credibility are you giving the content, the video material that's coming into beijing at this point in time? what is your take on this? i beijing at this point in time? what is your take on this?— is your take on this? i think the chinese government _ is your take on this? i think the chinese government earned - is your take on this? i think the chinese government earned a l chinese government earned a very difficult position in the sense that if they say nothing, then it allows information and rumours about her to grow into that space. clearly, chatted want to be told what to do, by the same time, it needs to demonstrate or give something to world in order to dry and help dissipate what is becoming a growing crisis. but i think as your

the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has told the international olympic committee she is "safech. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against a senior chinese politician several weeks ago. our china correspondent jon sudworth reports. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly sent to send a message, "all is well." but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoli. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon, peng shuai is also reported to have held the video confidence, conference with the head of the international olympic committee the government failed to make any human rights promises. you can

the women's tennis association says videos released by chinese media showing missing player peng shuai, including one at a tennis tournament, don't prove she's genuinely free. fires and fighting on the streets of the hague, lockdown protesters clash with dutch police in a second night of violence. in the uk, an investigation is being launched into whether there is racial bias in the design of some medical devices used by the national health service. the health secretary said people may have died as a result of the issue. i think yes. i don't have those sorts of facts. these have been using every country and they have the same problem. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we will start with the breaking news about manchester united. ole gunnar solskjaer has been sacked in the last hour after that 4—1 defeat at watford on saturday. it was the latest in a series of poor results in which the team won only one of their last seven games. he took over as caretaker manager in december 2019 he took over as caretaker manager in december 2018 after the sacking ofjos

we have the ioc telling us they had this conversation with peng shuai yesterday.: our correspondent in shanghai said these videos released in quick succession suggest orchestration. reporter: it appears the proof of life test has been passed, but it is concerning -- the chinese authorities and peng as well felt to do this. it's not clear whether she is being held under duress or is able to speak her own mind. not much is clear. one said that she was doing fine and another person said she seemed fine. but at the moment, she has not been seen out and about on her own, free to speak. none of that is surprising, but nonetheless important to note. ros: let's focus on venezuela for a few minutes. officials say the ruling socialist party has won a big victory in recent elections. the president has 120 of the 23 provinces up for election. the opposition won only three. it's the first time in many years opposition parties have actually taken part in venezuela's elections. previously they claimed the entire process was rigged against them. our reporter is not in the capital

peng shuai has put them in front of centre of court. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei.ee a lifetime cap of £86,000 on what you have to pay — is expected to be voted on by parliament tomorrow. there's growing concern on the government backbenches about whether the plans are fair to homeowners living in the north and less affluent areas. 0ur political correspondent iain watson outlined the issue earlier this evening. governments have tried to reform social care for quite some time and usually it has hit the buffers on the steps of downing street. when he became prime minister, borisjohnson said he would sort this out. but i think it is genuinely easier said than done. there are two concerns among some of his mps at the moment. the first is the overarching concern about this £86,000 limit on social care. beyond £86,000, the state would then step in. but some people are saying, look, £86,000 represents perhaps 100% of the value of a home in some parts of northern england and perhaps as little as 10% of the value of a home in the south—east of england, so that it doesn't loo

there's growing concern over what's happened to the missing chinese tennis player peng shuai.ted by a high profile former chinese official. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has the story. she is a tennis star in china, a former doubles world number one who won wimbledon. but now the united nations has added its voice to the clamour of bodies all wanting to know the same thing — where is peng shuai? two weeks ago, in this social media post, peng shuai made serious sexual assault allegations against former vice—premier zhang gaoli. "like an egg hitting a rock, or a moth to the flame courting self—destruction, i'll tell the truth about you," she said. within half an hour the post had gone, and so had she. then an email surfaced addressed to the chairman of the women's tennis association, claiming to be from her, saying she hadn't meant the allegations and was just "resting at home". but they're not buying it, and are prepared to pull lucrative matches from china if they don't get proof she is safe. i don't want to see this get pushed under the rug or on the side, because at

the world is asking where is pung shuai — where is peng shuai — the tennis player who hasn't been heardual assault allegations against a top chinese government official two weeks ago. as steven gerrard looks ahead to life at aston villa — we'll tell you who's going to be replacing him at rangers. and also coming up on the programme... welsh rally driver elvin evans looks ahead to his world rally championship final round title decider in italy. we know realistically got back here to give our best shot and see what's possible. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. azeem rafiq has apologised tonight and says he's "deeply ashamed" for using anti—semitic language in messages from 2011 when he was 19. the former cricketer appeared at a digital, culture, media and sport select committee this week talking about his experiences of racism and bullying at yorkshire. our correspondent natalie pirksjoins me now. what does this relate to? well, it's been quite astonishing. well, it's been quite astonishing. we watch him on tuesday give this quite harrowing testimony to the dcms committee about the

peng shuai, it seems to be everybody is talking with them.oung women are such great role models for everybody. that's why they've tied themselves into pretzels to say what should they do and it's showing failure of their leadership. you have one athlete who has done that to the entire olympic committee. >> peng's situation was not a diplomatic issue. more on this as kristie lu stout is in hong kong. there are two narratives. the one that christine was speaking to, a huge amount of support for the tennis star but many people in china aren't getting the same narrative, are they? >> reporter: no. this broadcast, perhaps right now, is being krencensured. every time we talk about p peng shuai, the censors kick in. according to the international olympic committee, they hosted this 30 minute video chat she said she is doing well, living at home in beijing, she wants her privacy to be respected. she was speaking with the ioc president and there is a chinese sports official. the ioc did not give a copy of the video to cnn. all we have is a statement a

peng shuai has put them front and centre of court. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei.the uk. nearly 25,000 people have arrived so far this year, almost three times the total number of migrants in 2020. yesterday the prime minister announced a cabinet office review into ways of stemming the flow of migrants making the crossing. the shadow home secretary nick thomas—symonds has accused the government of "dangerous" incompetence. there are thousands of lives being risked in the english channel on a day to day basis, i'm afraid, and the home secretary's incompetence on this matter is dangerous. what would i be doing as home secretary? well, i would be firstly getting an effective deal with the french authorities. the issue with pretty battal is that she's more interested in a diplomatic spat than she is in a workable deal. and the deal is we have it focuses on the coast. it focuses on patrols. now, i'm not saying that isn't important — it is. but we also need in that deal to be looking upstream. we need to be looking away from the coast to disrupt these vile people—smuggle

we have not seen or heard from peng shuai in three weeks.sence has disappeared. and all of a sudden in the last 24 hours, we get these series of videos from chinese state media which allegedly show that she's well and free. i've watched these videos with our mandarin-speaking colleagues at nbc news and there's a couple of unusual things about them. for starters, we see peng shuai, but we don't hear from her. she doesn't speak to the cameras or the people around her. she certainly does not say that everything is okay at any point. also, in the video published last night, which allegedly shows her at a restaurant in beijing, several of the people at the table with peng shuai make repeated references to the day's date, in a way that's pretty unnatural. and it feels like they are trying to establish for the viewers' benefit, that this video was definitely filmed on saturday. now, this is not convincing the women's tennis association, which has taken a very strong stance on peng shuai's disappearance. their ceo is saying in a statement, while it

pipg peng shuai is, of course, a national sporting icon in china.he is a two-time grand slam winner. it was two weeks ago on november 2nd she accused a very powerful man, a former vice premiere, to have sex with him in his home. she made this accusation on her verified account on the chinese social media platform. it was quickly taken down, and she he's not been heard or seen publicly ever since. the wta deeply concerned about her as well as the international tennis community, and people outside tennis. even footballers have stepped forward with the #where is peng shuai. listen to this from the chief of the wta. >> we're at a crossroads with our relationship obviously with our -- with china. and operating our business over there. there's no question about it. there's too many times in our world today when we get into issues like this that we let business, politics, money dictate what's right and what's wrong. >> reporter: steve simon there. the wta has very significant business interests in china. in fact, its asia-pacific headquarters is in beijing

peng shuai is one of the best tennis players in the world. player ever to be ranked number one in the world in doubles for women or men. she posted on social media a serious allegation of sexual assault, sexual assault by the former vice premiere of china, a former member of the politburo standing committee. and within 30 minutes the diear.t f ult lolygove d oint, peng shuai has not been seen. now-- >> brennan: this the u.s. be doing more. >> there was criticism after everyone noticed that she disappeared. they put out-- there was an email that claimed to be from her, that, frankly, read like a bad "saturday night live" like a hostage email, and the latest images the chinese government is putting out, they're trying to pretend everything is okay. i have to say, the women's tennis association has been extraordinary standing up to china. they have been defending this athlete. they've been calling on china to have full and complete transparency. and the chinese communist government is flabbergasted because they're not used to seeing sports leagu

. >> chinese state media releasing a new video they claim shows missing tennis star peng shuai alive and well, but there's a lot of unanswered questions. >> so grateful that you're with us this sunday, november 21st. good morning, christi. >> good morning to you. we are always -- it's always good to know we're not alone, right, boris? even if it's early on a sunday. this was a crazy scene, the day yose and confusion at the busiest airport in the u.s. atlanta police are looking for the man who escaped hartsfield-atlanta international airport after his weapon discharged. >> the gun went off yesterday afternoon at a security checkpoint, and it sparked fears of an active shooter. that temporarily grounded flights. the incident sent frightened travelers scrambling as you can see in these videos. thousands of people running through the terminals, leave behind their luggage and loved ones. >> heard somebody say active shooter. get out. and that's when everyone starts running away really hard. people were dropping their bags. into everyone was dropping their suitcases, folks were running in

they've been trying to reach out to peng shuai.so have said they're willing to put their business, a very lucrative business in china on the line unless her allegations are properly investigated. just want to quickly show you. this is a statement from the wta in which they say in regards to the new video while it's positive to see her, it remains unclear if she's free and able to make decisions and actions on her own without coercion or in interference. this video alone is insufficient, unquote. back to you. >> we have some video and she wasn't speaking for herself in that video at all. in terms of the censorship here, it is fascinating. she has been completely scrubbed from the chinese internet, and yet this shows up on social media. >> yes, she's been completely scrubbed on the internet. in china there's no reporting again of these allegations of sexual assault on state media or social media in china. and the censorship has gotten to a point where even just tenuously linked comments about the case of peng shuai have been censored