tulip siddiq has not commented on these latest claims.tivated, meanwhile, keir starmer�*s spokesperson has told us he has full confidence in her, she denies the allegations and she's no longer involved in any government policy related to bangladesh. the awkwardness, though, sophie, that you touched on at the start, is that a city minister, tulip siddiq's responsibilities do include tackling economic crime, illicit finance and money laundering. still to come on the world today — calls for apple to ditch it's latest ai — after it makes up a news headline and gets it wrong. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. there's growing concern about the increase in the number this is bbc news. a reminder of our breaking news in the last ten minutes or so and that is that lord mandelson, peter mandelson, set to be announced as the new uk ambassador to the united states. the bbc understands. we are waiting for an unofficial announcement, expected soon. we don't have the official announcement as of yet, but we understa

siddiq.'re asking for. asking for an investigation cannot be politically motivated anywhere in the world. the conservatives argue this is really a problem for the prime minister. i think it leaves real questions about keir starmer'sjudgement. you know, a few weeks ago, we had a convicted fraudster at the cabinet table. now the anti—corruption minister is named in a corruption investigation. scary times. number 10 say tulip siddiq denies the allegations, keir starmer has full confidence in her and she's not involved in any government policy related to bangladesh. what, though, is slightly awkward, is that as city minister, tulip siddiq is responsible for tackling economic crime, money laundering and illicit finance. whatever the truth of the allegations concerning tulip siddiq, human rights organisations are likely to continue investigating her aunt, who led an increasingly violent and repressive regime. joe pike, bbc news, westminster. distraught and furious citizens of the french indian ocea

the investigation is based on accusations that tulip siddiq's family embezzled almost £4 billion frome tackling corruption in the uk's financial markets. our investigations correspondent joe pike is at westminster. sophie, all of this relates to tulip siddiq's aunt sheikh hasina, who ruled bangladesh for two decades until fleeing the country earlier this year, widely considered to be an autocrat who clamped down on dissent, orwe an autocrat who clamped down on dissent, or we should point out that this investigation has been prompted by accusations made by a senior political opponents of sheikh hasina. her knees, the labour mp and minister tulip siddiq, is accused of trying to broker a big infrastructure deal with russia in 2013 that resulted in £1 billion being siphoned off to private funds. tulip siddiq was pictured with her aunt anne vladimir putin in 2013 at the kremlin, although labour have always said it was before she was a labour mp and she was there on a personal, not official capacity. tulip siddiq hasn't commented on these latest claims, but her allies say they are political

cars, buildings, and people. 6-year-old siddiq was one of them.ripped him from his mother saudah's arms. his body has never been recovered and she's found it impossible to move on. >> if siddiq is still alive and i'm still alive, i want him to come home and for us to see each other before i die. but if he is gone, i wholeheartedly accept that that is god's will, but i still believe he is alive. ali: outside her home in banda aceh, indonesia, neighborhood life goes on around the wreckage of two coast guard ships that washed up 20 years ago, a daily reminder to residents of the disaster. saudah's story is not unique. in communities across the indian ocean, the devastation was unlike anything the world had seen. as the weeks wore on and the search for survivors dwindled, the loss of life ticked upwards until the death toll ultimately stood near 230,000. at memorial sites for the victims around the region this week, survivors and loved ones marked the anniversary. >> i felt that the waves took my daughter away, i was so mad at the sea. i cannot bring

dillon gabriel to kenyan siddiq, who hurdles the defender and gets in from 28 yards out. we.n state kept it closer than expected. two minutes to go. penn state with the ball and down eight. joe allen going deep and it's picked off. oregon wins the big ten title. their first year in the conference. stay undefeated and will be the top seed in the college football playoff. the san jose barracudas held their annual teddy bear toss saturday night after the first barracuda goal scored. you're going to see fans let the teddy bears reign by throwing them on the ice. over 4000 toys were donated. the teddy's are then collected and donated to local san jose children in need. this abc seven sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. karina. >> sarah. thank you. much more to come on abc seven news at 11. who is now involved in the search for the gunman who killed a health care ceo, and what was inside a backpack found in central park. millions of packages that need to find their way under the christmas tree will give you an up close look at how the postal service gets your business

now her niece is tulip siddiq, labourmp government.named as part of this anti—corruption investigation and accused of brokering and infrastructure deal with russia back in 2013, when it is alleged £1 billion was siphoned off into private hands. we know tulip siddiq did attend a meeting with their aunt anne vladimir putin in 2013 before she was an mp, although labour have previously said she was there as a member of her family, not in any official capacity. tulip siddiq has not responded directly to us, but in the last hour, keir starmer�*s spokesman has told us she denies the allegations. she is not involved in a new government policy related to bangladesh, and the prime minister has full confidence in her. it's also important to stress that these allegations come from a political rival of her aunt, sheikh hasina, back in bangladesh. but what is awkward is that in herjob as city minister, she is responsible for tackling economic crime, money—laundering and illicit finance. joe, thank you. our top story this afternoon. gisele pelicot�*s