british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giantwei didn't breach the official secrets act. the leak from a top—secret government meeting cost the country's defence minister hisjob. in thailand, ceremonies are being held in the three day coronation of king vajiralongkorn. the rituals are intended to symbolise the transformation of the king into a divine being. he succeeded his father, who died in 2016. the former conservative leader iain duncan smith has called on the prime minster to resign following the party's worst result in english local elections since 1995. mr duncan smith said she was "in effect a caretaker prime minister." our political correspondent nick erdley reports. urgently seeking a solution. tories mulling over devastating local election results trying to find a way to solve the party's troubles. these members are in scotland. there weren't any elections here this week, but many agree failing to deliver brexit was behind the election drubbing. and this former leader has had enough. he believes theresa may has lost h

british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giantuawei didn't breach the official secrets act. thailand's king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace marking his official accession to the throne. more ceremonies are set to take place. dust off your leg—warmers as the kids from ‘fame‘ reunite for the first time in more than 30 years. palestinian officials say a mother and her baby were among four people killed in the gaza strip during hours of israeli air strikes and tank fire. israel disputes it was a result of their strikes and says it's responding to palestinian militants who've fired more than 200 rockets into southern israel. three israelis were wounded by the barrage. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman reports. air raid siren sounded in southern israeli towns as a barrage of rocket was fired from gaza. israel shot down dozens of them before its tanks and warplanes targeted militant states in the strip. this evening, the palestinian health ministry said ail; the palestinian health ministry said a 14 —month—old girl was kill

british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the official secrets act. thailand's king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace — marking his official accession to the throne. palestinian officials say a pregnant mother and her m—month—old baby have been killed in israeli airstrikes in gaza. a 22—year—old man was also killed and 17 others wounded in the air strikes and tank fire from israeli armed forces. israel says the military action is a response to over 200 rockets fired into southern israel by palestinian militants. israel has closed a number of border crossings. the bbc‘sjon donnison explaind the scale of the current violence compared to previous hostilities. there have been lots of escalations like this over the years, usually they quieten down, but in the past they have flared into a full—blown war conflict. the last was in 2014. these escalations, they come and go, but the constants are, there is really no prospect of a broader plan for peace between israel and palestinians, we do have this plan that d

british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giantnd's king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace — marking his official accession to the throne.

british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the 0fficial secrets act. the leak cost the defence minister gavin williamson his job. he's condemned the investigation as a "witch hunt", and has called for an impartial assessment. the former conservative leader iain duncan smith has called on the prime minster to resign following the party's worst result in english local elections since 1995. mr duncan smith said she was in effect a caretaker prime minister. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. urgently seeking a solution. tories mulling over devastating local election results trying to find a way to solve the party's troubles. these members are in scotland. there weren't any elections here this week, but many agree failing to deliver brexit was behind the election drubbing. and this former leader has had enough. he believes theresa may has lost her authority and has to go now. we have in a sense a kind of caretaker prime minister at the moment, you could argue a caretaker leader of the labour part

british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the official secrets act. the leak cost the defence minister gavin williamson his job. he's condemned the investigation as a "witch hunt", and has called for an impartial assessment. its 330 in the morning —— 3:30 am in the morning. now on bbc news — lost girls: dark side of the island. bbc wales investigates a couple who abused teenage girls for decades in the seaside town of barry — but did they act alone? you may find some parts of wyre davies‘ film upsetting. barry island. beyond the facade of the fun fair, this is a place which for some holds dark memories. they're like us, calm on the top. flapping underneath. sally and joanne grew up in barry during the 1980s. these swans had been here since i was a child. this was where we would hang around. yeah, this was our playground. yeah. their paths crossed as children. i remember being little girls and then i was gone, so. myself. i always thought about you. 0h, bless you. always. but, 30 years on, they discovered

british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the official secrets act. the leak cost the defence minister gavin williamson his job. he's condemned the investigation as a "witch hunt", and has called for an impartial assessment. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week... when you cower in the middle of the road on the biggest existential crisis for generations, you get squashed. the verdict of british labour mp ben bradshaw on his party's poor showing in local elections. this month voters across the eu get to deliver their verdict on the politicians. what's their existential question and who will they squash? and talking of existential questions — who do you want to control your internet of things and should you care about their politics? behind a sensational westminster sacking drama lie questions for mobile phone users across the planet. my guests today, political commentator alex deane, greg katz of the associated press, portuguese

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british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giantuawei didn't breach the official secrets act. dust off your leg—warmers as the kids from fame reunite for the first time in more than 30 years. hello and welcome to world news today. palestinian officials say a pregnant mother and her 1a month old baby have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. a 22—year—old man was also killed and 17 others wounded in the air strikes and tank fire from israeli armed forces. israel says the military action is a response to over 200 rockets that have been fired into southern israel by palestinian militants. israel has closed a number of border crossings and says it is attacking hamas and islamichhad targets. with me isjon donnison who is our world affairs correspondent and has been based in the middle east. compared to previous episodes of this violence, what is the scale now? the last full-scale conflict war we had between israel and hamas it was in 2014, then we had well over 1000 palestinians killed as well as dozens of israelis. this is not on

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uk defence secretary gavin williamson has been sacked following an enquiry into a leak from a top level national security councilfollowed reports over a plan to allow huawei limited access to help build the uk's new 5g network. mr williamson, who has been defence secretary since 2017, denies leaking information. and a big pay—out after a chip manufacturer announced it would receive at least 11.5 billion us dollars from apple, as the two companies settled their long running dispute. the duo had been arguing for yea rs over dispute. the duo had been arguing for years over qualcomm's patent licensing fee. they thrashed out an agreement which included a new six—year licensing agreement for qualcomm to supply apple with modern ships. let's have a quick look at the asian pacific market stop of course, due to the golden week holiday, japan remains closed and they will rio 0pen next monday. the all 0rdinaries is down 46 points, at 6420. all 0rdinaries is down 46 points, at 61120. thank you for investing your time with us. i am rico hizon. sport todayis time with us. i am rico hizon. sport today is coming up next, with t

security concerns about huawei's involvement in global communications networks have claimed a high—level victim in the uk. britain's prime minister has sacked her defence secretary, accusing him of leaking information from the national security councilheresa may was inclined to give the chinese company a role in bringing sg technology to the uk, a move opposed by several ministers. here is our political editor laura kuennsberg. wasn't me, he said... absolutely not. ..and then again and again, the defence secretary adamant he had nothing to do with leaking from a secret government committee. i never have leaked anything from the national security council, nor would i ever leak anything from the national security council. do you admit that you're one of the people under suspicion? as i say, never would, never have. but his boss, the prime minister, didn't believe him. furious at a leak from the national security council last week, theresa may wanted gavin williamson out, sacking him in her commons office this afternoon, and writing in a brutal letter tonight... but gavin williamson is sticking to his story, replying... the now—former defence secretary was one of several ministers who had doubts about allowing the chinese firm huawei t

national security council meeting. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climateg greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. lionel messi got his 600th club goal against liverpool in the semifinal of the champions league first leg. john higgins playing the 16th seed dave gilbert at the world championship snooker. higgins is leading 2—0. the tour of yorkshire is under way. chris froome and mark cavendish are among the racers in the first stage that runs 411 miles between doncaster and selby. that runs 411 miles between doncaster and selby. a woman who caught hiv through her haemophiliac husband has told the infected blood inquiry doctors persuaded her husband to take contaminated medicines. the inquiry has already heard heart rending testimony from several victims of the scandal — and today clair walton told her story. our health correspondent is at the inquiry in central london. claire walton is the first of the family members to give her evid

planning to call in the police over the leak from the national security council which went to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked. the ukero by 2050, that is according to a new report commissioned by the government. and the new inquest ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl ella kissi—debrah. her mother believes she was killed by illegal levels of air pollution and has welcomed the decision. and england captain eoin morgan said alex hales should com plete morgan said alex hales should complete disregard for the team values and sealed his removalfrom the world cup squad. fast bowler archer will make his debut against ireland at malahide tomorrow. and caster semenya say she is considering retiring from athletics. it is after her appeal was rejected. more at 5:30pm. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3,600 people across several locations in northern ireland. the company said it is committed to fi

national security council. that information — that huawei would have a limited role in the uk's rollout of 56 technology, a movehat mr williamson and some other cabinet ministers are thought to oppose. our political editor laura kuennsberg reports. it wasn't me, he said. absolutely not. and then again and again, the defence secretary adamant he had nothing to do with leaking from a secret government committee. i've never leaked anything from the national security council, nor would i ever leak anything from the national security council. do you admit that you're one of the people under suspicion? as i say, never would, never have. but his boss, the prime minister, didn't believe him. furious at a leak from the national security council last week, theresa may wanted gavin williamson out, sacking him in her commons office this afternoon, and writing in a brutal letter tonight... but gavin williamson is sticking to his story, replying... the now—former defence secretary was one of several ministers who had doubts about allowing the chinese firm huawei to take part in building our 5g network, superfast broadband. w

he was behind a leak from a top—level national security council meeting where they discussed a possible role for the chinese company huawei in developing the uk's said to the bbc on tuesday. i never have leaked anything from the national security council nor would i ever leak anything from the national security council. do you admit that you're one of the people under suspicion? as i say. never would, never have. reaction has been coming in from westminster. penny mordaunt is replacing mr williamson to become britain's first female defence secretary. she'sjust spoken. the prime minister has made her decision, it is a huge privilege to be asked to work with the best armed forces in the world. some mps are now calling for a police inquiry. the deputy leader of the liberal democratsjo swinson we've also heard from the labour party. clearly, the national security council is a very serious matter and to be involved, him of all people, the importance of the confidentiality of security matters. more from chief political correspondent vicki young at westminster. westminster is used to being shocked but this really did come out of the blue, news that th

uk police say the leak from the meeting of the national security council about chinese tech giant huaweice". up to 12 people have been killed by cyclone fani in the north—eastern india. the storm hit with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, but officials say the loss of life could have been far worse. in sports this afternoon, celtics has one and a consecutive title. i season in which their manager left. totte n ha m season in which their manager left. tottenham missed a chance to seal qualification. chelsea will move above them into the third with a victory tomorrow. and manchester city's women take on the west ham ladies. later. they are hoping to win the cup for a second time. kick—off is at 5:30pm. i will be back with more on all those stories a little bit later. palestinian militants in gaza have launched dozens of rockets into neighbouring southern israel. the israeli military say more than 150 missiles have been fired, and that it has been hitting back — targeting positions of the hamas organisation in gaza. five palestinians are reported to have been killed by the latest israeli a

different interpretation, the fact there has been such an outcry in the uk about this leaking from the national security councils it doesn't happen very often from westminster but it happens a lot from here. we have learned a lot about the inner workings of the trump administration over the last two years because of lea ks over the last two years because of leaks from national security advisor meetings, even from the intelligence community, which has been leaking. intelligence community officials had lea ked intelligence community officials had leaked repeatedly. 0ne intelligence community officials had leaked repeatedly. one of the differences as we do seem to see it quite frequently, perhaps less frequently in the uk, but you're right clearly a concern on both sides of the atlantic. listen to democrats on capitol hill today and the american republic is at risk of becoming a kingdom with president trump becoming monarch. this stems from the us attorney general‘s decision to appear before congress today. bill barr appeared to answer questions about his handling of the mueller report. he didn't show up and democ

planning to calling the police over the leak from the national security council which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked. the uk should lead the globalfight against sacked. the uk should lead the global fight against climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050 according to a report commissioned by the government. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl, electricity kiss deborah. her mother has welcomed the decision. —— ella kissi—debrah. the aerospace company bombardier is putting up his belfast operation for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. with growing demands for a police investigation into the national security council leak which led to the sacking of gavin williamson we will be speaking to the former head of the civil service, bob kerslake. we'll get the city of london's take ona we'll get the city of london's take on a new report into cutting greenhouse gases. and we will have an election special as results come in throughout the

national security council meeting. he will be replaced by penny martin. in a letter to the prime minister, williamson strenuously denies he was the source of the leak about the ukt the leak. i never have leaked anything from the national security council, nor would i ever leak anything from the national security council. that's not how theresa may sees it, she says there is compelling evidence against kevin williamson. but he is not

the leak from the meeting of the national security council about huawei "did not amount to a criminal offence", uk have been killed by cyclone fonny in the north—eastern india. —— cyclone fani. the storm hit with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, but officials say the loss of life could have been far worse. thailand's king maha vajiralongkorn has been crowned in a three—day coronation ceremony. it comes at a time of political uncertainty for the country. a general election was held in march — the first since the army took control in a coup five years ago — but a new government has yet to be declared. this is a sight that few thais have ever seen, a new king purifying himself with consecrated waters as he prepared to ascend to the throne. maha vajiralongkorn, or king rama x, as he's known more formally, became king in 2016 after the death of his father, who'd reigned for 70 long years. but he's waited until now to be crowned over three days of elaborate buddhist and hindu ceremony. to many thais, the monarch is revered as an almost godlike figure, and some were on the streets, dressed in royal yel

national security council meeting. he will be replaced by penny martin. in a letter to the prime minister, williamson strenuously denies he was the source of the leak about the uk adopting sg technology from chinese firm huawei will stop words that he echoed when speaking to the bbc yesterday about the leak. i never have leaked anything from the national security council, nor would i ever leak anything from the national security council. that's not how theresa may sees council. that's not how theresa may sees it, she says there is compelling evidence against kevin williamson. but he is not going quietly. in other news, there will bea by quietly. in other news, there will be a by election in peterborough after almost 20,000 people signed a recall petition to remove the city's disgraced mp. double 0lympic recall petition to remove the city's disgraced mp. double olympic gold medallist has lost her landmark appeal against rules restricting testosterone levels in female runners. she says she has been targeted and will not be slowed down. 50 weeks in prison for the wikileaks founder, julian sanchez, for breaching his bailfor hiding in the ecuadorian embassy for seve

unprecedented leak of secret information from the national security council last week about the chinese firm huawei's potential involvement in the uk'sson denied any involvement in leak. are you or any of your officials behind the huawei... you or any of your officials behind the huawei. .. absolutely not. you or any of your officials behind the huawei... absolutely not. he has continued to protest his innocence since saying a thorough inquiry would have cleared him. in the common the prime minister's deputy said the matter was closed. the unauthorised disclosure of any information from government is serious, and especially so from the national security council. the prime minister has said that she now considers that this matter has been closed, and the cabinet secretary does not consider it necessary to refer it to the police. but labour said the matter needs further investigation and has called for a criminal inquiry. the prime minister believes her former defence secretary leaked information from the national security council. he vehemently denies it. only one of these accounts is accurate. i don't think we have ever seen a leak f

planning to calling the police over the leak from the national security council which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked. the ukal fight against climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050 according to a report commissioned by the government. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl, electricity kiss deborah. her mother has welcomed the decision. —— ella kissi—debrah. the aerospace company bombardier is putting up his belfast operation for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look

uk to leave the european union. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a "witch hunt" after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security councilgiant huawei. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh, but the indian government's rapid evacuation of over1 million people is praised for saving lives. what inspired the man who created lord of the rings on the hobbit? we find out in tolkien, starring nicholas holt and michael mmoh. as well as the rest of the releases in this week's film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne ashworth, associate editor of the times, and john rentoul, chief political commentatorfor the independent. thanks again, both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the sunday times reveals exclusive details of theresa may's "final desperate gamble" on brexit — by offering concessions tojeremy corbyn, including a temporary cust

a leak from britain's national security council last month suggested the government is planning a limited role for huawei in the uk's urged caution. this is a little of what he and his uk counterpart had to say. from america's perspective, each country has a sovereign right to make its own decision how to deal with the challenge. the united states has an obligation to ensure that places where we will operate, places where american information is, places where we have our national security at risk, that they operate inside trusted networks. and we will... and that's what we'll do. we have not made our final decision, as a government. we are considering the evidence, very carefully. but we would never take a decision that compromised our ability to share intelligence with our five eyes colleagues. that was jeremy hunt and that wasjeremy hunt and mike pompeo. sue is back and many reporting in the media on this today. it is such a contentious and tricky issue with mike pompeo, the secretary of state, yesterday talking about... serious political pressure. talking about the special relationship under threat. indeed. this

uk defence secretary gavin williamson. he was sacked yesterday after an investigation concluded that he was behind the leak from a meeting of the country's national security councilnese company huawei in developing the uk's 5g mobile network, information that then appeared on the front pages of the telegraph newspaper. mr williamson has controversially sworn on his children's lives that he didn't do it and says a police inquiry would exonerate him. but today, the prime minister's deputy told the commons the government would not be taking it further. the unauthorised disclosure of any information from government is serious and especially so from the national security council. the prime minister has said that she now considers that this matter has been closed and the cabinet secretary does not consider it necessary to refer it to the police. however the british foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, who is in africa at the moment, has weighed into the row saying... here's pauline neville jones, the former chair of the joint intelligence committee. my own belief if the promised has drawn the line at the right place by dismissing somebody for a serious breach of the rules o

national security council meeting. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climateort now. good afternoon. jurgen klopp says he doesn't know if his liverpool side can play any better — despite losing 3—0 to barcelona in the first leg of their champions league semifinal. liverpool played well for a big part of the game, and were still in it at 1—0 down. but they were undone by lionel messi. a brilliant free kick his second goal in a brilliant 7—minute spell in the second half. there've been cryptic messages from caster semenya this morning suggesting that she's ready to quit athletics. it's after the court of arbitration for sport dismissed her challenge against the iaaf‘s new rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. semenya is due to run in the first diamond league meet of the season in doha. our reporter ade adedoyin is there. she is allowed to run without taking medication because that policy does not come into effect for another week or so. she has posted messages on social media as you say and on those messages, she says knowing when to walk a

national security council. mr williamson strongly denies he was the source of a newspaper story about a decision to allow the chinese tech firm, huawei, to help build the uk's 5g mobile phone network. well, downing street says the matter is now closed, but opposition mps reckoned there were still plenty of questions to answer, and asked for a minister to come to the house. this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. the essential point here is that the prime minister sacked the secretary of state for defence because she believes there is compelling evidence that he has committed a crime. but despite that she does not believe he should face a criminal investigation. where is the justice in that? the problem about this particular case was not so much the question of the material that was disclosed but the forum from which the leak came. does the right honourable member who has been sacked have a future in the conservative party? will he be suspended from the conservative party? will he be eligible for future candidacy within the conservative party? and will he have his cbe removed by the government as well? and finally — finally — can the secre

uk to leave the european union. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a ‘witch hunt‘ after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security councily a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. good evening. it looks like the premier league title race will go down to the final day after liverpool returned to the top with a win over newcastle united, putting the pressure back on manchester city. it was tense victory at stjames park forjurgen klopp's men, however, with the winner coming in the 86th minute at st james park. jim lumsden was watching. liverpool arrived keen to put their champions league difficulties with barcelona to one side. and virgil van dijk did just that after ten minutes. virgilvan dijk! all alone! but the lead wasn't to last long. chaotic defending by the visitors ended with wristy and atsu firing home an equaliser. just when newcastle look like they might be capable of creating an upset, mohamed salah tried

national security council. he'll be replaced by penny mordaunt. an investigation was launched following the publication of information about plans to allow chinese tech firm huawei limited access to help build the uk's6 mobile data network. gavin williamson denies he was the source, insisiting neither he nor any of his team would leak from the nsc. an mp broke the news of his sacking in the commons raising a point of order with the deputy speaker. you may not be aware, but the defence secretary has just been sacked. and therefore, have you had any indication that the prime minister will be coming here to speak? the deputy speaker dame rosie winterton said she hadn't and returned to the debate in hand. but theresa may had faced questions about huawei throughout the day. a conservative and chair of the foreign affairs committee raised it at prime minister's questions. the decision that has been discussed in many parts of the world at the moment is the possibility that we will be nesting a dragon in the critical national infrastructure of the uk by allowing huawei to build the cyber network that will power 5g. this decision is frankly extraordinary given the advice of the national security agency in th

uk agreed on that. >> we have not taken a decision on 5 g. the government is still considering this. we have had national security council discussion on it.oo long work our way through the issues and reach a decision in due course. two points i would like to make one national security will be paramount. and second we don't have equipment on any sensitive communications network at the moment. not on government communication networks. not on military ones. so, we are already in a place where we understand the risks here. and as i say going forward we'll be keeping those in consideration absolutely on top of our concerns as we take that decision. and we are talking, i know, because i see the delegations come through, we are talking extensively to our american friends about their concerns as well. so, those will be taken into account, too. >> martha: it will be interesting to see if the president brings it up with the queen and what her thoughts are on this. obviously she will probably not speak publicly on it but maybe they will speak privately about it and of course theresa may as well. just in terms of what u.k. citizens think about brexit

uk should lead the global fight against climate change by reducing emissions to nearly zero by reducing emissions to nearly zero by 2,050, they are not planning to call the police of the leak from the national security council it up for sale as a part of a realisation. in addition his accusing him of spiking addition his accusing him of spiking a lip retired lecturers food in a sustained plot to murder him. a new inquest is ordered into the death of a nine—year—old girl from london, her mother who believed she was killed by air pollution. 0ne her mother who believed she was killed by air pollution. one of our main stories, the reports in the uk should lead the global fight against climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to nearly zero by 2,050. such a target would not be achieved u nless a target would not be achieved unless the government adjusted policy and commits funding. but how much can they really influence of possibly to reduce the dependence on existing energy sources relied where companies put their money and whether or not they turned their backs on coal, gas and oil and immigrated oil companies in favour of renewables. the campaign for renewable energy and the service sector recently surveyed