the welsh assembly member carl sa rg ea nt the welsh assembly member carl sargeant has the welsh assemblyember carl sargeant has been found dead days after being sacked as a minister because of allegations about his personal conduct. and there are calls for a full inquiry after cabinet minister priti patel apologised for failing to disclose a meeting with the israeli prime minister when she was on holiday. in sport, david moyes says he is hungry to get things right after being appointed the new manager of west ham united. he replaces slaven bilic, who was sacked yesterday, and he could bring in stuart pearce as his assistant. kenya's olympic marathon gold medallist has been banned forfour marathon gold medallist has been banned for four years for doping. she tested positive for the banned blood stimulant epo. and there hasn't been label bowled in the ashes, but steven finn has been ruled out with a knee injury. more on those stories just after half past. the tax affairs of british crown dependencies and overseas territories are coming under intense scrutiny because of the leak of millions

also tonight: welsh assembly minister carl sargeant is found dead.t comes days after allegations about his personal conduct. the british citizenjailed in iran fears that borisjohnson has made her plight worse by saying she was training journalists there. i accept my remarks could have been clearer in that respect. celebrations for this gay couple living in paisley. the scottish government issues an apology to those once convicted of sexual offences. bo‘s new editor speaks out about race and the use of young models in the fashion business. in sportsday on bbc news... "the right man to turn things around." david moyes is given the seal of approval as he replaces slaven bilic as west ham boss. hello and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. tonight, more questions about how the royal family invest their millions. the latest revelations from the paradise papers, the cache of leaked documents about tax havens, show that prince charles‘ private estate, the duchy of cornwall, secretly invested in an offshore company in which a close friend was a director. that'

the welsh assembly has been paying tribute to more in afternoon live. the former welsh labour ministerays after he was... into investigation into appropriate behaviour. car was somebody whose presence in this chamber was important for us all. he took more legislation in this chamber... he had at knack for turning legislation into something worthwhile. there is no better example of that than the well—being of future generations act. an idea that began as little more than one mind ina that began as little more than one mind in a manifesto and nothing else. when i told him he was going to ta ke else. when i told him he was going to take it forward, his response was thanks for that. he turned it into something that is now being talked about around the world. i first met karel in 2001, i had gone to speak to the labour party. when he was elected here in 2003, we became friends. his talents came to the fore when he was chief whip when i saw he was capable of gentle berating when necessary. 0n saw he was capable of gentle berating when necessary. on one occasion, taking a reluctant am out to

carl sargean t was a well known figure in welsh public life. he was an assembly member since 2003.l conduct were made public, police we re conduct were made public, police were called to his family home this morning, where his body was found. it's morning, where his body was found. it‘s understood that the 49—year—old had taken his own life. his family said carl was a much loved husband, father and friend. he wasn‘t simply a part of ourfamily, he father and friend. he wasn‘t simply a part of our family, he was the glue that bound us together. he was the heart of our family. we loved him so very much. the assembly is in deep shock, all the elected members and the staff here in the senedd. carl was a member who was liked and respected across the political parties. his role as cabinet secretary for children and communities was close to his heart, but he was sacked on friday by the first minister of wales, ca rwyn friday by the first minister of wales, carwynjones, and suspended by the labour party, amid allegations med by a number of women. “— allegations med by a number of women. ——

so the welsh assembly, the scottish parliament and northern ireland assembly when it is sitting, theyould have to give consent before being allowed to repeal the 1972 european communities act. this whole bill is about transferring over all of the regulations and laws that have come from the eu for the past 40 or so years and put them into british law but is it morphs repealing the initial act of parliament but took the uk into the eu. so that is what this is all about, this first vote happening now. frank field, who kicked off the whole thing today, he was putting in a fixed date for brexit. at the end on the 30th of march 200019. he has decided not to push that to a vote at the knowing his own labour party would be opposing it. the government opposing it. so he probably realised there was no point in it. but that is not the end of that matter, there has been much debate about that today and it will come back at a later time because the government will be trying to get that brexit date themselves on the face of the bill. they could be under a lot of pressure on that because labour sai

indeed, and business at the welsh assembly has been suspended for the week as a mark of respect to carland have left messages on a book of condolence. amongst this great sense of sorrow, we are also feeling the anchor of the family today, because they released a series of letters sent by carl sa rg ea nt‘s series of letters sent by carl sargeant‘s solicitor to the head of disputes that the labour party and they show before his death, carl sa rg ea nt they show before his death, carl sargeant had they show before his death, carl sargea nt had knowledge they show before his death, carl sargeant had knowledge of a broad area of the allegations made against him, they fell into the category of unwarranted attention, inappropriate attention or grouping. but he was distressed he could not defend himself because he did not have the details and there were warnings of his mental welfare and allegations the minister carwynjones was prejudicing the investigation because of comments to the media. they said the procedure was followed a spokesperson for carwyn jones they said the procedure was followe

the family of the sacked welsh assembly member, carl sargeant, has released correspondence indicatingppropriate touching or groping", which he denied. in a statement, the family said that the 49—year—old was not given details of the allegations before he apparently took his own life. our wales correspondent sian lloyd is in cardiff. what more can you tell us? well, george, carl sargeant‘s family have released a series of letters. they show at the time of his death, mr sargent was aware of the broad nature of the allegations against him, but he did not know the details, and he was distressed that he could not defend himself and there were warnings about his mental state of mind and his welfare. the first minister carwyn jones state of mind and his welfare. the first minister carwynjones is accused of prejudicing the investigation by commenting to the media, so we get a sense of the anger the family have been feeling, but also from welsh labour sources tonight, a feeling of groundswell of opinion and the rank—and—file, that he was badly treated in the way it has been handled. labour say

a senior labour politician in the welsh assembly has been found dead, just days after he was sacked asr, following allegations from a number of women about his personal conduct. 49—year—old carl sargeant had been suspended by the party until investigations into the claims were carried out. it is thought he took his own life. his family say they are devastated beyond words. 0ur correspondent roger pinney has been in his north wales constituency connah's quay. well, if there is one word i have heard over and over again today it is shock. people told me they were shocked last week when carl sargeant was sacked from the welsh government and they have been shocked today to the point of disbelief to learn that he has died. people here have told me ofa he has died. people here have told me of a man deeply rooted in the community here in connah's quay, to the extent that he lived just a street away from the house where he grew up. people have paid tributes from all the different political parties today. here in north wales, for example, the police and the crime commission, who is plaid cymru,

a labour member of the welsh assembly, he was sacked on friday from his job as cabinet secretary forand suspended from the party. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd reports. carl sargeant was a well—known figure in welsh politics. his role as cabinet secretary for children and communities was close to his heart, but the married father of two was sacked from thatjob on friday by wales' first minister carwyn jones amid allegations about his personal conduct made by a number of women. today mrjones said he was shocked and deeply saddened by the news of carl sargeant‘s death. the assembly member had been suspended by the labour party and an investigation began, but carl sargeant maintained he was never told the exact details of the allegations against him. labour's leaderjeremy corbyn described his death as deeply shocking. all allegations must be examined and pursued, but there also has to be a great pastoral care and support given to everybody involved in these accusations. police were called to carl sargeant‘s home shortly before 11 o'clock this morning. it is understood the 49—year—

the labour welsh assembly member was found dead on tuesday and is understood to have taken his own lifecalled for a seniorjudge to lead the independent inquiry. our wales political editor nick servini has the latest. tonight the welsh government has decided that a full independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of carl sargea nt will be carried out. the background to this is that we heard from carwynjones the welsh first minister yesterday for the first time since carl sargeant died on tuesday. it is thought he took his own life. he had been sacked from the welsh government cabinet and it emerged he was facing allegations from a number of different women on inappropriate touching and groping. that's the background to it. the family of carl sargeant had complaints about the way it had been carried out by the welsh government, and yesterday in a statement the first minister said there would be an inquest and if the family felt they still have questions that remain unanswered after the inquest then he would welcome independent scrutiny, but it wasn't good enough

the labour welsh assembly member was found dead on tuesday — it's believed he took his own life.old baby boy are battling against a high court order to turn his life—support machine off. and customers who receive poor service from their landline or broadband provider will be entitled to compensation from 2019. the actor and producer steven seagal is the latest hollywood figure to be accused of sexual harassment. the actress portia de rossi, who is married to the american talk show host ellen degeneres, made the allegation in a tweet. she claims that during a film audition mr seagal told her "how important it was to have chemistry off—screen". mr seagal‘s manager told the bbc the actor had no comment. jon donnison's report contains some flash photography. steven seagal is used to playing the tough guy. now, he's the latest hollywood big name to be facing tough questions. portia de rossi, seen here on the right, with her wife ellen degeneres, accused the actor and director of sexual harassment. the arrested development star tweeted that at a final audition for a part in a steven se

the labour welsh assembly member was found dead on tuesday — it's believed he took his own life.ceive poor service from their landline or broadband provider will be entitled to compensation from 2019. the head of the powerful hezbollah movement has accused saudi arabia of declaring war on lebanon. it comes days after the lebanese prime minister resigned while in riyadh, saying he feared for his life. hezbollah‘s leader, hassan nasrallah, claims saad al—hariri is being held under house arrest by saudi authorities. meanwhile the french president emmanuel macron has travelled to saudi arabia to discuss the escalating crisis between the kingdom and lebanon. richard galpin reports. last week, the lebanese prime minister, seen here wearing a dark suit, travelled to saudi arabia. in a shock announcement, he said he was resigning. he claimed his life was in danger in lebanon, presumably a hint he felt threatened by the powerful shia military and political organisation hezbollah, which is backed by iran. today, the hezbollah leader responded. he accused saudi arabia of deliberately detain

and the work of the welsh assembly has been suspended for the rest of the week as a mark of respect totical divide have paid tribute. they have left m essa g es have paid tribute. they have left messages in a book of condolence that was opened earlier this morning. but amongst the feelings of sadness, there is a growing sense of anger amongst some welsh labour assembly members about the way the thing was handled. carl sargeant was sacked from his cabinet role on friday by the first minister of wales, ca rwyn friday by the first minister of wales, carwynjones, amidst allegations of inappropriate behaviour made by a number of people. mr sargeant said the exact nature of those claims have not been made to him and it is understood his solicitor contacted welsh labour over the weekend but there was still no specifics. the first minister said this morning he is saddened by the events, but now is a time to reflect a nd the events, but now is a time to reflect and to think of mr sa rg ea nt‘s reflect and to think of mr sargea nt‘s family. reflect and to think of mr sargeant's family. thank you

a labour member of the welsh assembly, he was sacked on friday from his job as cabinet secretary for s role as cabinet secretary for children and communities was close to his heart but the married father of two was sacked from the job on friday by wales's first minister, carwyn jones, amid allegations of his personal conduct made by number of women. today mrjones said he was shocked and deeply saddened by the news of carl sargeant‘s death. the assembly member had been suspended by the labour party and an investigation began but mr sargent maintained he was never told the exact details of the allegations against him. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn described his death as deeply shocking. all allegations must be examined and pursued but also has to be great pastoral care and support given to everybody involved. police were called to carl sargeant‘s home shortly before 11 o'clock this morning. it is understood the a9—year—old had taken his own life. his wife and children are devastated. he was the glue that binds us together they said in a statement tonight. at the welsh assembly, flags w

welsh assembly member carl sergeant is found dead — days after being sacked as a minister, because ofegations about his personal conduct the foreign secretary admits he ‘could have been clearer‘, when speaking about the case of a british woman being held in an iranianjail. calls for a full inquiry — after cabinet minister priti patel apologises for failing to disclose a meeting with israel's prime minister while on holiday. and, the apes rescued from the illegal pet trade — conservationists are celebrating the first baby born in the wild. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7 o'clock, beyond 100 days is live in virginia where voting is under way to choose a new governor. following the sentencing of a 90—year—old man who knocked down and killed two women, we'll explore the wider issue with a charity that aims to keep older drivers safe behind the wheel. and following the revelations emerging in the paradise papers, we will speak to two tax experts later — one here in the uk, another in the cayman islands. tha

the top floor of this building next to the welsh assembly is where the ministerial offices are.st? the questions about this tragedy are now far wider than one man's death. the former prime minister gordon brown has published his memoirs this week and they do nothing to dispel the robert burns line that he spent much of his time as chancellor "nursing his wrath to keep it warm." he'd like to be known as the hero of the financial crash, but long before that, his toxic relationship with tony blair and his view that he reneged on their deal induced a simmering rage that some say coloured his behaviour in office. by the time he finally moved one door along to number ten, he realised that he was a man out of kilter with the times, a leader who could not get his head round the need for communicating his feelings as well as his policies to the electorate. for newsnight, he sat down with the bbc‘s political editor, laura kuennsberg. first, she asked him about his current take on the brexit negotiations. i think what will happen is that we will come to a crisis point next summer. i can't

the welsh assembly said it's important the first minister answers to questions.e said there has been some inaccuracy in the media, that will come out as the process goes under way, but that they should let things take their course. it's been a tough time for the welsh government, the first minister and the family of course. he's been under a lot of pressure, many thought he would step down and it's been an easy ride for carwyn jones so far, this has been his greatest test, and from the statement he issued this afternoon he continues to serve as first minister and he once this process to be seen through properly now. many thanks for the latest and there will be more later on, we know. today at five... the second cabinet reshuffle in the space of a week, children as young as nine are among the thousands being referred to the government's anti—radicalisation programme. the actor kevin spacey will be edited out of a hollywood movie, due for release within weeks, following more allegations of sexual assault. welcome to bbc news 24. and on its 20th birthday, the bbc ne

the welsh assembly has being paying tribute to the former labour minister carl sargeant.following misconduct allegations. today in the welsh assembly, a minute's silence was observed. then mrjones led the tributes. in all videos i knew him we never had a crossword. we spent a lot of time talking together about the challenges of being a dad and the pressures of politics, sometimes gossiping with cabinet colleagues. he was always full of advice. 0nly last year he told me that he was the only one allowed a grey beard in cabinet as i had to shave mine. i had no choice but to listen. he was ever present in the cabinet and with good reason. iappointed him because he was good at legislation, he was good with people, and because he brought the voice of deeside to the heart of government. it is difficult to imagine what it will be like fishing without him and in subsequent years. the first minister speaking in cardiff bay earlier today, paying tribute to the late carl sargeant. the today, paying tribute to the late carl sargea nt. the headlines today, paying tribute to the late ca

a labour member of the welsh assembly, he was sacked on friday from his job as cabinet secretary forr correspondent roger pinney has been in his north wales constituency connah's quay. if there is one word i have heard over and over again it is shock. people tell me they were shocked last wheelchair when carl sargeant was sacked from the welsh government and they have been shocked to the point of disbelief, to learn that he has died. people here told me of a man deeply rooted in the community here in connah‘s quay, to the extend here in connah‘s quay, to the extend he lived a street away from the house he grew up. people have paid tributes from all the political party, here in north wells the police and crime commissioner he paid tribute saying carl sargeant was man with a big heart but always politically unpartisan. welcome back, we are live in the bbc news room where the lead story is the latest disclosures from the paradise papers. they have revealed prince charles' offshore investment and raised questions about a conflict of interest. in afghanistan, gunmen disguised as police of

the labour welsh assembly member was found dead on tuesday. it is believed he took his own life.

the labour welsh assembly member was found dead on tuesday. it is believed he took his own life. three students in france have been injured by a car who ploughed into them in the city of toulouse. the driver was not on the list of known extremists and the incident is not currently being treated as terrorism related. the taxi app you bear has lost an appeal on employment rights for drivers. the company says it will continue with another appeal —— uber. ina uber. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first, look at what else is coming up on bbc news. will moz the monster be a winner in the retail was asjohn lewis unveiled its festive advert. mark kermode takes us through the latest film releases. and can your children learn the bits of bytes of computer science at school. more than half is due to scan study the gcse and we find out if they are being left behind. now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jessica creighton. coming up on the programme. we'll be live at wembley as we build up to england hosting their old rivals germany. england's cather

members of the welsh assembly held a—minute‘s silence on tuesday in tribute to their colleague carl sargeant, four days after being sacked from his post as cabinet secretary for communities and children. a ruling by the supreme court has cleared the way for scotland to become the first country in the world to set a minimum unit price for alcohol. the policy was first announced five years ago but its implementation stalled when the scotch whisky association launched a legal challenge. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said the policy would improve public health and would be introduced as soon as possible. now for a look at some news from around westminster in brief. mps have denounced an inquiry into a controversial pregnancy test as a whitewash and a cover—up. a major scientific review of hormonal tests widely used in the 19505, ‘60s and ‘70s concluded that they did not cause major birth defects. the inquiry was set up after a long—running campaign by parents whose children suffered heart problems, missing limbs, spina bifida and other conditions. all the available evidence on possible as

our wales political correspondent james williams is at the welsh assembly in cardiff.umber of allegations were made to carwynjones‘s office. his office contacted the women who made allegations about carl sa rg ea nt‘s made allegations about carl sargeant‘s behaviour. on his return from holiday on friday last week, he met carwyn jones from holiday on friday last week, he met carwynjones who was conducting a wider government reshuffle at the time, and was told by the first minister about the allegations, and that he was sacked from his job as the communities secretary. now, carl sa rg ea nt the communities secretary. now, carl sargeant issued the communities secretary. now, carl sargea nt issued a the communities secretary. now, carl sargeant issued a twitter statement saying that it was right that he should step aside while this investigation was underway, but that he didn't know the exact nature of the allegations, but he was helping to clear his name and return to government. he was helping —— his solicitors had written to the welsh labour party over the weekend askin

our reporter tomos morgan is at the welsh assembly for us this morning.appening at some time today. this is one of the biggest challenges carwynjones has faced since being first minister of wales, we believe. he will be coming here to cardiff bay and discuss the events of this week with labour assembly members here. it began last wednesday when a member was sacked from his ministerial role for his conduct. yesterday, we saw the —— between carl sargea nt‘s —— between carl sargeant‘s family. last night, a former cabinet member and former ally of carwynjones criticised carwyn jones and former ally of carwynjones criticised carwynjones saying he believes the process had not been followed. the labour back party believes in line with the procedure the nature of the allegations were outlined to carl sargea nt the nature of the allegations were outlined to carl sargeant over the last few days. the biggest challenge that has faced welsh politics and ca rwyn that has faced welsh politics and carwyn jones that has faced welsh politics and carwynjones in that has fac

the death has obviously been a great shock to members of the welsh assembly, who suspended proceedingsday in cardiff bay and throughout labour. sadness at the death of carl sargeant who is believed to have taken his own life. the former welsh cabinet minister left his post last week pending an investigation into his conduct. shocked, horrified and deeply sympathetic to his family and the statement they put out was that he was the glue that held them altogether and i can only think for the moment of the stress and horror they are going through. he was somebody who represented our party, worked hard to represent community and my deepest sympathies are with them. carl sargeant held a range of post since being elected in 2003 culminating in a cabinet post for communities and children. he had been a member of the welsh government for ten years, he served as chief whip and then held a variety of sensitive political roles and i think it is fair to say that half the legislation roughly passed in the last six years would have been passed through his hands, some quite ground—breaking stuff aroun

the labour welsh assembly member was found dead on tuesday, and is understood to have taken his own lifedefended his actions yesterday, said he agrees an independent inquiry is necessary and called for a seniorjudge to lead it. the actor and producer steven seagal is the latest hollywood figure to be accused of sexual harassment. the actress portia de rossi, who is married to the american talk show host ellen degeneres, made the allegation in a tweet. she claims that during a film audition mr seagal told her "how important it was to have chemistry off—screen". mr seagal‘s manager told the bbc the actor had no comment. jon donnison's report contains some flash photography. steven seagal is used to playing the tough guy. now, he's the latest hollywood big name to be facing tough questions. portia de rossi, seen here on the right, with her wife ellen degeneres, accused the actor and director of sexual harassment. the arrested development star tweeted that at a final audition for a part in a steven seagalfilm, he talked about the importance of off—screen chemistry before unzipping his leathe

will feel like the scottish sector promised the welsh assembly -- following prexy? if so i'd like to sector kenny name one power that will be devolved? >> mr. speaker, i mentioned there were 60 were areas officials are working on. we want to move forward with the powers of the scottish government as was the welsh government will be extended but we also need to maintain the integrity of the uk market. we need remember everything were doing needs to do business. we want business to continue to export. also one business to have the opportunity to take maybe some of the scottish market. >> order. questions to the prime minister. dennis skinner. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i know members across the house will have been appalled by last night cowardly terrorist attack in new york. our thoughts are with all those affected and we stand united with the people of new york. >> here, here. >> mr. speaker, mims on both sides of the house have been deeply concerned about allegations of the treatment in westminster. my right honorable friend the leader of th

post last week because of unspecified allegations about his behaviour. 0ne labour member of the welsh assemblywales correspondent who is in cardiff. tell us more about this unease and do we expect to hear any more from the first minister? that is the question at the moment i better‘s blitz. there was a deep sense of shock and sadness in the assembly was the news broke yesterday lunchtime that police had found carl sargea nt‘s yesterday lunchtime that police had found carl sargeant‘s body at his home in the north—east of wales at 11:30am yesterday and as we understand it he did take his own life. i had never seen the assembly like it was yesterday, it has been rocked by this story. the flags are at half—mast at all business has been suspended for the rest of the week. sadness yesterday but there is a growing sense of concern and some angerfrom some a growing sense of concern and some anger from some people about the process that led to carl sargeant losing hisjob as process that led to carl sargeant losing his job as the welsh government's committee secretary. last monday some accusations were

as the welsh assembly resumes, having been suspended after news of his death was received. of course,ade, who was killed by a partially sighted driver. 0ur reporter ali fortescue has more. if she walked into a room, as the saying goes, she lit it up. she enjoyed every moment and was so looking forward to getting married. 28—year—old natalie wade died on her way to buy a wedding dress. she was hit by a 78—year—old driver with poor eyesight. there's always an empty chair, and christmas, birthdays, the day she would have been married, they are still very painful. the driver who killed natalie was blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other, but he died before being tried for dangerous driving. but natalie is just one of 70 people who are killed or seriously injured in similar incidents involving bad eyesight last year. the legal standard for eyesight involves being able to read a number plate from 20 metres, but that's something that's only tested when you first take your test. at the moment, everyone needs to fill out a form like this every ten years to renew their driving licen

the welsh assembly has been paying tribute to the former minister carl sargeant.year—old tribute to the former minister carl sargeant. the ao—year—old was found dead at his home after he was sacked. following an investigation of inappropriate behaviour. a minute silence was observed today and tributes were held. i first met carl in the labour club many years ago. when he was elected here in 2003, we became friends. his particular talents came to the fore when he was chief whip, when i saw with my own eyes he was capable of gentle separating when necessary. two on one occasion taking a reluctant ams defeat to persuade them to vote the right way. a man of many talents. in all the years he never had a crossword. we spent a lot of time working together, talking about the challenges of being a dad and the challenges of being a dad and the challenges of being a dad and the challenges of politics. he was a lwa ys challenges of politics. he was always full of advice. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. mps begin scrutinising the eu withdrawal bill, wh

the coroner said he would examine carefully the steps the welsh assembly took to monitor carl sargeation after bbc panorama uncovered evidence of fraud in the student—loan system. panorama has uncovered scams that could be costing the taxpayer millions of pounds. richard watson reports. imran shaikh is an education agent who we were told was up to his neck in fraud. he offered to get panorama's undercover students thousands of pounds of student—loan money we were not entitled to. the fee for faking attendance and supplying assignments — £1500 paid out of our student—loan money every year we are on the course. from the evidence you have shown me, there is clearfraud going on, and it needs to be referred to the police. he arranged for us to get on an hnd diploma course at grafton college in central london. but our cover story was that our student left school at 16 and did not have the right qualifications. another agent called raza, who works for him, had an idea. a fraudulent certificate was made out in our undercover student's name. it was apparently supplied by an awarding body base

given details of the allegations which led to his sacking. 0ur reporter tomos morgan is at the welsh assembly. do you have any idea what we are expecting to hear from carwynjones? sorry, i'm told we don't have tomos at the moment but will bring you more on that story later. british officials will travel to brussels for further brexit talks today. it's the first set of negotiations since eu leaders agreed to begin preparing for discussions about the future relationship with britain. the brexit secretary, david davis and the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier willjoin the talks tomorrow, which are likely to centre around the uk's financial obligations and the rights of british people living in the eu. us president donald trump has urged chinese leader xi jinping to "work very hard" on persuading north korea to give up its nuclear weapons. discussions on how to deal with north korea's threats to the region have dominated the agenda during mr trump's tour of asia. this morning he warned that "time is quickly running out" to deal with the north korean nuclear threat. the united states is committ

next week, the wells are shaped —— the welsh assembly is likely to say the voting age will be loweredto 16 in scotland. 16 and 17 —year—olds turned out in huge numbers at the scottish referendum and they can vote in local elections and scottish parliament elections. who first really does matter. if the electorate is dominated by over 65 is, then parties are going to cater for the over 65 ‘s. that is rational self—interest on their behalf so you could argue that finding ways to get parties to engage with younger people, hitting younger people to engage in the political process will actually rebalance british politics. the conservative government in westminster is opposed to lowering the voting age that is the tide turning? in scotland and soon in wales, 16 and 17 —year—olds will $0011 wales, 16 and 17 —year—olds will soon be able to vote. let us know what you think about that. we will have some clever people on the catch with us. we'll have the people from the q! programme. banners as the q! elves. —— they are known as. did you know? what do all tanks in the british army have? they hav

the welsh assembly's business for today has been cancelled as a mark of respect.hies are to them. the welsh first minister has said he was a friend and a colleague, who made a big contribution to welsh public life and fought tirelessly for those he represented, both as a minister and as a local assembly member. our wales political correspondent james williams is in cardiff. a great shock for his family? yes, somebody here said it was com pletely yes, somebody here said it was completely unbelievable, there are members of staff here, party officials and assembly members in tea rs officials and assembly members in tears at the news that broke a couple of hours ago the north wales police found a body at 11:30am and they have identified the body as that of carl sargeant, who as we understand it took his own life. he was an assembly member since 2003 four alyn and deeside, his home patch, and had been a government minister here in wales for ten yea rs, minister here in wales for ten years, until he was sacked as communities secretary by the first minister during his we

and labour welsh assembly member carl sargeant quit as secretary for communities and children in the are investigating. we can talk now to political journalist, jane merrick. she reported to downing street an allegation that michael fallon lunged at her and tried to forcibly kiss herjust hours before the defence secretary left his post. this is her first tv interview. also with us in his first tv interview is 0lympic rower, alex story, who claims the tory whip chris pincher made sexual advance towards him when he was a conservative activist in 2001. that was before mr pincher was an mp. good morning both of you. jane, first of all, i would like to ask you about our story today that a woman reported an alleged rape to the house of commons clerk and says effectively, nothing happened. she was in the end completely ignored. how do you react to that? listening to her story, it is incredibly harrowing actually and i think what this shows is that the debate all along hasn't been a witch—hunt. it hasn't been about trivial allegations. there have been serious things that have happened regard

one labour member of the welsh assembly said there was "deep unease" in the group.f people with the most advanced cancers in england are now surviving for several years after diagnosis, according to new research. macmillan cancer support said this is down to the success of new treatments but it warned living longer with advanced cancer can bring its own difficulties. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. carol fenton has lived with stage four breast cancer for the past two years. the tumour has spread from where it started to another organ. she says living with this level of disease has meant a lot of uncertainty. the breast cancer has actually spread to my spine, my right and left hip and also in my liver. and it's incredibly devastating to hear that when, you know, i was doing so well. today, the charity macmillan cancer support says thousands of people are now living longer with advanced cancer. figures from england's national cancer register from 2015 suggest at least 17,000 people survived for two years or more after a stage four diagnosis. they i

next week, the welsh assembly here in cardiff is likely to say the voting age will be lowered to 16 forle of man and jersey and the channel islands and, of course, the voting age has been reduced to 16 in scotland. 16 and 17—year—olds turned out in huge numbers at the scottish referendum, and they can vote in local elections and scottish parliament elections. who votes really does matter. if the electorate is dominated by over—65s, then parties are going to cater for the over—65s. that is rational self—interest on their behalf, so you could argue that finding ways to get parties to engage with younger people, getting younger people to engage with the political process, will actually rebalance british politics. the conservative government in westminster is opposed to lowering the voting age, but is the tide turning? in scotland and soon in wales, 16 and 17—year—olds will be able to vote. two children die every minute from pneumonia according to the world health organisation. it is the world's biggest killer of under fives and many of those who die are in africa. the charity says in a rep

the past hour, we understand carl sargeant has taken his own life, a hugely experienced assembly member and welshies and children and he was sacked from that role on friday in a reshuffle. at the time we understand it was in relation to allegations regarding his personal conduct from a number of women. in the meantime, certainly, all political activity here has been cancelled for the afternoon. thank you. thousands of people are losing large sums of money every year to fraudsters who trick them into transferring funds online. in the first six months of the year, more than a hundred million pounds was innocently sent to people who turned out to be criminals, posing as someone else. campaigners say banks could do more to prevent the scams — and now a financial watchdog has set out plans to help people recover their money. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. imagine, you're buying a house, the price is nearly £300,000 pounds, but you end up paying the money for completion in to a fraudster‘s bank account. that is how kate blakeley was duped, tricked into using the wrong accoun

carl sargeant had been an assembly member here since 2003, a minister in the welsh government since 2007hisjob in a government reshuffle that was undertaken by the first minister on friday. that was linked to allegations that were made by a series of woman about his conduct. he had the whip removed by the labour party and that investigation was being undertaken. we have had a number of responses. business here in the assembly has been cancelled for the day as a mark of respect. the first minister has said in a statement carl sargeant was a friend as well as a colleague and i am shocked and deeply saddened by his death. he made a big contribution to welsh public life and fought tirelessly for those who represented both as a minister and local assembly member. he will be a great loss both to our party and the synod. we have heard from jeremy corbyn, he has said that the death was deeply shocking news and the family has released a statement saying that the relatives were devastated beyond words at the loss of the glue that binds us together. james williams, thank you. in a moment, a summary

the welsh first minister is to meet labour assembly members to explain how he handled allegations oflaterfound dead. carl sargeant, who had been suspended by labour and sacked from carwynjones' cabinet, is believed to have taken his own life on tuesday. mrjones is due to make a statement following the meeting. let's speak to our correspondent tomos morgan who is in cardiff. good morning. let's reflect on what mr sargent ‘s family have been saying, a very strong message from them saying he had been denied natural justice, and expressing grave concern about how he had been treated in all this? yeah, they say carl sa rg ea nt treated in all this? yeah, they say carl sargeant was not made aware of specific details of the allegations against him, and therefore they felt he felt he did not have the appropriate knowledge to be able to defend himself will stop gas he was distressed, because of that, and it was affecting his mental well—being. they have called for an independent review into the process that took place, after his sacking last friday, and ca rwyn place, after his sacking last f

welsh labour family carwyn jones is everyone in the welsh labour family carwynjones is deeply upset by the death of his friend. tomorrow in the assembly future of carwyn jones. thank you. a minister accused of inappropriate behaviour towards a member of his staff has apologised to his constituents. trade minister mark garnier said events involving his then secretary had been reported ‘outside of context‘ — but that the public rightly expects high standards of conduct. he is currently under investigation by the cabinet office. the trial has begun of a woman charged with murdering her ex—boyfriend following a suspected acid attack. thejury has heard mark van dongen was left paralysed from the neck down and lost his left leg, ear and eye. he ended his life in a euthanasia clinic 15 months later saying he couldn't bear the pain any longer. he died in belgium at the start of this year — more than a year after attack took place in bristol. our correspondentjon kay reports from the trial in bristol. mark van dongen and berlinah wallace. he was an engineer from holland. she was a fashion student from south africa. they were together for five