the brussels to strasbourg which is a difficultjourney. flown up from malta and be with him and only 30 meps turnout. there are supposed to be 751 meps. they will not always all be there but you would hope that if the president of the commission and the prime minister who has been running eu business for the last six months turn up then more than 30 should be bothered to come and listen to them talk. he was a bit undiplomatic but he sometimes is and he sometimes says what he thinks. i can understand where he is coming from. jean-claude juncker is the former prime minister of luxembourg, does he have a point that very often the smaller states have to jockey for position? he does. one of the commission ‘sjobs for position? he does. one of the commission ‘s jobs is to look after the interests of all member states, big and small. he went out of the way to say that if it was angela merkel they would queue at the back door to get in. just because it is a small country you need to show a bit more respect. it was a little bit of handbags and the p

earlier, world leaders paid tribute at a ceremony in the european parliament in strasbourg.lion people are expected in the capital ottawa to hear speeches by the prime minister, justin trudeau, and prince charles. coming up next on bbc news, newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. coming up: emily maitlis clashes with andrea leadsom on newsnight. is she and are other bbc presenters guilty of being too negative and interrupting rudely? and is this government minister being given too hard a time on bbc news? as the aftermath of the west london fire continues to dominate the news agenda, it's been a difficult week for the housing minister. he was on victoria derbyshire when he was faced with residents from the grenfell tower. i want permanent accommodation. do not give me temporary accommodation. i work hard and i had a good house. do not give me temporary accommodation, i will not accept it. what we will come to, i promise... some viewers felt that victoria derbyshire lost control. we mentioned last week another bbc item about the fire at grenfell tow

let's go to our correspondent hugh schofield who's in strasbourg.sa the eu effectively is claiming this as a statesman to celebrate, can you explain why many who support the european union project see him as such an important player and i wonder how it's gone down perhaps in germany and indeed in some of the other eu countries? well, the first pa rt other eu countries? well, the first part of the question is simple, kohl is regarded as the giant who oversaw germany during this crucial period of european history which was the late 80s and early 90s. he was in power for the uniification of germany. it was his vision and grasp of the potentials of a moment, of a window of opportunity in 1989, 1990s that saw german uniification through, you have to cast your mind back to that period that i remember clearly, it was not at all obvious that it would happen, there were voices that were deeply opposed, even people opposed to communism and the rest of it, felt once communism had fallen away, not necessarily would the two germanys reunite and it was his grasp

we report from strasbourg.nd just what was getting the commission president jean—claude juncker so hot under the collar? i will never, i will never again attempt a meeting of this kind. some may wonder if that is a promise or a threat and it is all become in the next 30 minutes and with me, joined by two meps, the conservative sajjad karim and for clare moody for labour. welcome. first of all, this is the round—up of the latest eu news in just 60 seconds. voiceover: on monday, the new french president gave a speech saying the european union had lost its way in the past ten years. the solution is a new generation of leaders, like him, presumably(!) eu and japan reached agreement on a free—trade agreement, paving the way for tariffs on goods by japanese cars and farming product. it's the last leg for the european parliament and on a sports day and lessons outside, meps voted to approve a 1 million euro aid package for moldova, defeated a bid to give northern ireland special status within the eu following brexit,

hugh schofield, bbc news, strasbourg.ied, he was 83. for more than 25 years he hosted a film show for the bbc, which was regarded by many movie buffs as essential viewing. he'd been suffering from lung cancer. david sillito looks back at his life. good evening. tonightjoseph losey talks about the assassination of trotsky... it began in 1972, a slightly stiff and nervous new tv presenter, barry norman. ...who then went on to 26 years of the film programme. his father was the producer and director leslie norman, and his relaxed style, shrewd opinions and comfy jumpers were perfect for the late—night movie show. is this superstardom you now have, is this going to change your life at all? no dear, i've had my change of life. to meet you, ijust have to make a movie. that's right. ijust have to go up and like spend $55 million... good evening, or rather, where you are, good morning and welcome to the 70th oscars celebrations here at the shrine auditorium in downtown los angeles. bbc, barry norman, i can't believe it! barry norm

this morning thejudges british courts, twice to strasbourg.ahead from europe that it will not get involved any more, the british have to tell the americans to —— make a decision. depending on the political significance of the case in florida, when key issue is this whole business of how much it cost to bring cases comes up all the time. there was no public money in this particular case, it was fought pro bono by his own lawyers. they said it was up one point that it is be argued about. parred but obviously it has cost money. so a lot of money has been spent. how significant is this? there has been this battle on and off between the british courts and the european courts about the nature of life without parole, and there was a wobble a few years ago when the europeanjudges said wobble a few years ago when the european judges said they weren't sure whether life without parole date or did not breach human rights. the british courts hit back quite hard, and that has become the case law now. this is about life without pa role law now. this is about

admits suffering from financial difficulties like dominic who was made redundant three years ago in strasbourg. he has resolved to go and see the creases association whose initials ironic stand for. regional chamber for social overindebted this has become a mainstay of social assistance for those who find themselves in a financial dead end twenty five associations in france six hundred voluntary staff who would like step change still engage in face to face interviews leak. if you want to. let go thank you. for you to feel. a lot on that of the. innocence i wanted to move through it was a joke. no. less interest royally that existence and looking. through almost everything. it was only for the thinking. that was. critical so much from so far. it's. going to be more. than one called home. for me was he. it's interesting. because it. was all go. together. and. as you who. are the voluntary advisors are often former bankers who now retired have decided to change sides as it were their kind of repentance here the volunteers share their past expertise like the chairman of cases strasburg. a former l

adam fleming, bbc news, strasbourg.fighters, and up to a hundred thousand civilians, are still thought to be inside the enclave. but iraqi forces say they are also close to taking the few remaining streets controlled by is in mosul, as our correspondent richard galpin reports. 0n the front lines of raqqa, the capital of so—called islamic state. it's looking increasingly vulnerable. these are troops of the syrian democratic forces, or sdf, who are backed by the united states. over the past few weeks they have advanced rapidly through the outskirts towards the city centre. this kurdish commander said the islamic state militants are only firing mortar shells and rockets, and claims their spirits are low. and now, after the arrival of reinforcement last weekend, sdf troops are reported to have taken another major step forward, breaking through the walls guarding the old city. the us military says its warplanes based in the region fired missiles to punch two holes in these medieval walls surrounding the old city. sdf troops

in the first game a nats top pitching prospect gets his first big league start replacing stephen strasbourg who is on the ten-day dl. the nats first-round during the introduction she gets hugs and very emotional and you have to understand why. it wasn't the best start for feddy giving up a couple of runs in the first, but check him out in the second. he strikes out trevor story. then ryan hanagan goes down swinging and kyle freeland is window shopping, too. feddy strikes out the side and the nats crowd loving it. ryan zimmerman up in the two, two men on, and nats down three and zim launching a three-run home run and he passes frank howard as d.c.'s all-time home run leader with 238. this ties the game at four. one of two homers in the game for zim. trouble in the fourth and already giving up the go-ahead run in the inning and the next batter, charlie blackmon, base hit to right and the rockies leadoff hitter 4 for 5 on the day, and just four innings and ten hits and seven nahs still with life and the big spot for life, and bases juiced and he hits one to second and the double play. at the e

we're only backin court then strasbourg. arisen, put forward, that wasn't before the court in april. whilst there will be a natural sense of time lost, looking at the various steps, it's easy to see why time has been taken. material recently considered has brought matters to a climax. it only really been put before the court the first time in the few weeks. we've had the american experts flying over to examine charlie. thejudge had the american experts flying over to examine charlie. the judge said if someone is going to express an opinion, they ought to have examined him. the word hope is no longer in the pa rents the word hope is no longer in the parents vocabulary, there are no winners in this case whatsoever.m has been an awful case for everyone involved. we ought to have sympathy not just for the parents involved. we ought to have sympathy notjust for the parents but also the professionals who had to make some incredible decisions. mr justice francis has had to make some of the most difficult decisions any judge would e

hugh schofield, bbc news, strasbourg.s family have said. the journalist and former bbc presenter died in his sleep on friday night. norman was best known as the host of film on bbc one from 1972 until 1998. the director general of the bbc tony hall has paid tribute — he said: speaking to me a little earlier, fellow film criticjason solomans said he wouldn't be in his profession today if it weren't for barry norman. he kind of embodied what the movies were, because he had a certain warmth and intelligence for them and a certain calm about movies. he wasn't part of this frenetic kind of modern sense of criticism where everyone gives their two pence worth on twitter ten minutes after the film's finished. he was considered. he was the last word and also the first word. so through him, a certain type of movie became popular and reined at the box office. it was movies with scripts and great acting, quite old fashioned. he was romantic about the movies. he liked woody allen, he liked bringing up baby by howard hawks, he liked ca

therefore i think you always have to find a better situation and are seeing what happened today in strasbourg and what's the balance situation st petersburg is gearing up for the final of the confederations cup that story and more after this short break. it's. not negotiated with the palestinians under oath official and unofficial it's for hundreds and. what i have seen is that. being. kind. to you every time we reach a juncture in which there was a possibility the result. this team has just walked away. but politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and she. want. to go on to be press it's like them before three in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the water in the. first. stage is set for the final of the fifa confederations cup which is being hosted in russia. bring you all special coverage of the. the final germany against chile on paper they look pretty well balanced who do you think has the upper hand with coin credible i can't remember tournament with every champions league or world cup or conf

from strasbourg, adam fleming reports.end of his country's six—month stint helping to run the eu. but look how few meps turned up, prompting this outburst from the president of the european commission. there are only a few members in the plenary to control the commission. you are ridiculous. despite a telling off by the parliament's president, he made this pledge. i will never... i will never again attend a meeting of this kind. the commission is under the control of the parliament, but the parliament has to respect even the presidencies of smaller countries, what the parliament is not doing. parliament has come to life since mrjuncker spoke this morning. but the corridors here do feel emptier for this final session before the summer break. one mep told me many of his colleagues were already on holiday. others say that the real work here is done in lower profile committees and plenty of meps will turn up to vote later on. still, the parliamentary authorities will not be happy that the head of one eu institution has taken s

adam fleming, bbc news, strasbourg.solitary confinement for more than 23 hours had his human rights breached. the teenager, who has significant mental health problems, was kept in a cell at feltham young 0ffenders institution for four and a half months, without access to education. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw sent this report from the high court. it holds some of the most troubled and dangerous teenage boys in the country. but is feltham young 0ffenders institution looking after them in the right way? last week, an inspection report said the centre was not safe for staff or boys. now the high court has declared that feltham broke prison rules and acted unlawfully, after a 16—year—old was held for months in conditions his lawyers said amounted to solitary confinement. the boy was initially detained in his cell for 23 and a half hours each day. he was allowed out only to shower, exercise and make phone calls. and he had no access to education for three months. the court ruled keeping the boy away from other

earlier, world leaders paid tribute at a ceremony in the european parliament in strasbourg.re. at the end of the day, they brought him down the rhine in a boat, from ludwigshafen, where he was born and where he died, to the mediaeval town of speyer, whose mediaeval cathedral was a place he loved. as a boy in the war, he'd sheltered there from allied bombs. and in the cathedral, they held helmut kohl's requiem mass. he was a catholic, this was his home, these were his people. this is provincial germany bidding farewell to the chancellor. it is important to remember that alongside the international colossus, there was always also helmut kohl the politician, a man deeply rooted in his belove home region here of the rhineland. earlier in the day it was a very different farewell, as world leaders, past and present, came to pay homage. this was where they remembered the great achievement of helmut kohl, the man who made germany one nation again, but within europe and without waking dark memories of the past. tributes came from friends like the former spanish prime minister felipe

during the ceremony at the european parliament in strasbourg, france, former president bill clinton said kohl "gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves." french president emmanuel macron and russian prime minister dmitry medvedev were among the dignitaries on hand. german chancellor angela merkel, who considered kohl a mentor, said in addition to german unification, he was the catalyst for the european union as we know it, with its open borders and single currency. >> ( translated ): helmut kohl personified an era. his chancellery is connected with many years of economic prosperity. >> sreenivasan: tomorrow on pbs newshour weekend, a new film that tracks the destruction of the world's coral reefs, in real time. >> there's nothing natural about the cycle that's going on right now. in 2016, we lost 29% of the great barrier reef. so 29% of the great barrier reef died in a single year, because the water was hot. >> sreenivasan: a document outlining one of the most famous deals in sports history, the boston red sox sale of slugger babe ruth to the new york yankees

he was honoured at a ceremony in strasbourg.uropean integration. helmet kohl's coffin brought into one of europe's high places, the parliament, as old faces a new came to bid farewell to one of the greats. this was a man revered for doing what many thought impossible, making germany one nation again but within your up making germany one nation again but within yourup and making germany one nation again but within your up and without waking the dark memories of an inglorious past. in speeches, they paid tributes to his achievements and his large personality. brands like the spanish prime minister gonzalez and president clinton, who delivered a tour de force. helmet kohl gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves. bigger than our terms of office. bigger than our terms of office. bigger than our terms of office. bigger than a fleeting careers. because all of us sooner or later will be in a coffin like that. and the only gift we can leave behind is a better future for our children and the freedom to make th

world leaders are in strasbourg this lunchtime to commemorate the achievements of helmut kohl, germany'sersaw germany's reunification — was seen as one of the driving forces behind closer integration on the continent. his coffin, draped in the eu flag, is being taken to the european parliament, and will be buried later, in germany. british airways says it's running almost all of its flights, despite a strike by cabin crew. members of the union, unite, have begun a sixteen day walkout over pay. the government has allowed ba to lease planes and crew from its partner qatar airways during the industrial action. the singer adele has cancelled the final two shows of her world tour after damaging her vocal cords. she was due finish a four—date run at london's wembley stadium this weekend. in an apology to fans on twitter the performer said she's "devastated" but took the decision following medical advice. an oil tanker and a cargo ship have collided in the english channel.m happened around two o'clock this morning, according to the coastguard. the tanker, which was loaded with gasoline, has a h

from strasbourg, adam fleming reports. his country's six—month stint helping to run the eu. but look how few meps turned up, prompting this outburst from the president of the european commission. there are only a few members in the plenary to control the commission. you are ridiculous. despite a telling off by the parliament's president, he made this pledge. i will never, i will never again attend a meeting of this kind. the mission is under the control of the parliament but the parliament has to respect even the presidencies of smaller countries, what the parliament is not doing. parliament has come to life since mrjuncker spoke this morning. but the corridors here do feel emptier for this final session before the summer break. 0ne mep told me many of his colleagues were already on holiday. others say that the real work it is done in lower profile committees and plenty of meps will turn up to vote later on. still, the parliamentary authorities will not be happy that the head of one eu institution has taken such a big swip

he was honoured in a special ceremony at the european parliament in strasbourg earlier today.fication and was a major driving force behind closer european integration, as hugh schofield reports. it isa it is a suitably miserable evening here in the west german town. we are at the cathedral where the funeral for helmut kohl is being held, attended by angela merkel and his widow, but not his two sons, that reflecting the deep family rift. the cathedral very important in the life of helmut kohl. whenever he had a foreign visitor visiting him as chancellor, would come here and bring them to the cathedral which he said represented the spiritual essence of european union. this cathedral also had a personal importance to him. as a boy growing up importance to him. as a boy growing up notfar importance to him. as a boy growing up not far from here, importance to him. as a boy growing up not farfrom here, where he died insta ntly, up not farfrom here, where he died instantly, would come here in the water shelter from allied bombs. instantly, would come here in the water shelterfrom all

world leaders are gathering in strasbourg for a day of events to commemorate the life of the late germanied on june 16th, at the age of 87. dignitaries including the former us president, bill clinton, have been paying respects at his coffin, which has been draped in the eu flag. mr kohl, who oversaw germany's reunification, was seen as one of the driving forces behind closer european integration, along with the late french president, francois mitterrand. helmut kohl will be buried in germany later in the day. a number of british airways cabin crew are launching a 16—day strike from this morning in a long—running dispute about pay and conditions. the airline says that no short—haul flights will be affected, but it has brought in aircraft and crews from qatar airways to reduce the impact. we can now speak to oliver richardson, national officer for civil aviation at the trade union unite. hejoins me on webcam from west london. thank you for being with us on bbc news this morning. let me ask you first of all, we were hearing from simon called a couple of hours ago who was saying that he unde

world leaders are gathering in strasbourg to commemorate the life of the late german chancellor, helmutaw germany's reunification — was seen as one of the driving forces behind closer european integration. his coffin, draped in the eu flag, is being taken to the european parliament, and will be buried later. theresa may's approach to brexit has hamstrung negotiations with brussels, according to a former senior government adviser. james chapman, formerly chief of staff to the brexit secretary david davis, told the bbc that mr davis, and other cabinet ministers, want the prime minister to loosen some of her positions over brexit. our political correspondent jonathan blake joins me. presumably there will be supporters of mrdavis who see him as a better prospect for the future than theresa may remaining prime minister, is leadership one of the issues surfacing yet again? it could well be in play here, yes, some people are certainly suggesting this is david davis suggesting that his position on brexit might well be different to the prime minister's and maybe he is getting his excuses in earl

from strasbourg, adam fleming reports.h stint helping to run the european union but look how few meps turned up, prompting this outburst from the president of the european commission. only a few members here, you are ridiculous... translation: i'm asking you to have a more respectful attitude, you can criticise the parliament but it is for the parliament to control the commission, not the other way around. despite a telling off, he made this pledge. i will never again attempt a meeting of this kind. the commission is under the control of the parliament but the parliament has the respect even the presidencies of smaller countries and the parliament is not doing that. parliament has come to life sincejean—claude that. parliament has come to life since jean—claude juncker spoke this morning, but the corridors here do feel empty for this final session before the summer break. one mep told me that many of his colleagues already on holly. others say the real work here is done in lower profile committees, and plenty of meps will

legal battle against extradition after a final appeal to the european court of human rights in strasbourg he was 14 he moved to florida with his family and when he was 21, around 1999, he was accused of being involved in a drugs related armed robbery, and during that robbery and man called joshua hayes was shot in the head and subsequently died. that is effectively the murder charge. mr harkins said he was not even at the scene, he said he lent his car to someone scene, he said he lent his car to someone else but there is disputed evidence about this. in 2002 whilst he was still under investigation as pa rt he was still under investigation as part of that, he left florida and returned to scotland. it was there that he was involved in a car crash which led to the death of a 62—year—old woman, he was jailed for that and while he was in jail for that and while he was in jail for that the american authorities said, we wa nt that the american authorities said, we want him back in florida to face trial, triggering this unprecedented 14 year extradition battle which has gone on until today. and

continuing debates around human rights law legislation, which a lot of our protections come from the strasbourgghts. i think there will continue to be some big debates on human rights legislation, human rights protections, on the years to come. let me finish with you, dave, how do you think this 50th anniversary of this act should be celebrated or marked and reflect upon? we have gay pride in liverpool on saturday. i think that in itself will be well attended and it will be more of a party affair because of all the publicity which i might add the bbc have done the gay community proud. and i think it could be a big party scene on saturday here in liverpool, anyway. i think it will be. scene on saturday here in liverpool, anyway. ithink it will be. if it is anything like it was here in london anything like it was here in london a few weeks ago! dave williams, professor krish —— krish as with and sue elliott, thank you very much. a change in the law may have happened in 1967 change in the law may have happened in1967 in change in the law may have happened in 1967 in england and wales but it did no

i spoke to her in strasbourg just before we came on air.lso want to stop charities sending out ships to pick up migrants. the ngos are doing what the illegal migrant companies are doing. they are helping them out, they are shipping them over and so they are responsible for even more to come in. i think this has to be addressed clearly. we have to stop them from doing this. n9. i think, the centf‘éryj; g; 7177 if the migrants know that they will not succeed in coming over to the mediterranean, they will not go on the ships any more. they go on the ships and they try to cross the sea or two or something. so if they know there is no way through, they will not go on the boats and there will be less people dying. that they are being pulled out it's that they are being pushed out by really very unpleasant people smugglers and they would still be coming anyway. now, are you sure that you're not jgasirgallh'uslsaylngf no, that's a clear no. because what we see is everywhere where the borders are closed, the migrants stop from coming. when we stoppe