this looks like gavin williamson striding up. u nfortu nately gavin williamson striding up.anding in the way. if he would just shuffle to one side... there we are, here we are... so, gavin williamson now stepping up as the new defence secretary. i think he was inside earlier, actually, he went straight into the mod via back doorfrom went straight into the mod via back door from number ten to talk to defence officials. there shaking hands with the permanent secretary at the mod. do you meet the highest standards, mr williamson? no at the mod. do you meet the highest standards, mrwilliamson? no words from mr williamson as he leaves, sorry, a bit of a scrum there, but we are all in one piece. no words from mr williamson as he heads into the mod. he won't have had much time, i suspect, the mod. he won't have had much time, isuspect, to the mod. he won't have had much time, i suspect, to get his head around his newbury. i don't think he has any military background. —— to get his head around his new position. the priority is to bring back a bit of stability to government. of cours

the guardian also leads with the appointment of gavin williamson.er's choice has angered backbench tory mps. the same story leads the i. it also focuses on the anger from tory backbenchers at his appointment. and the former chief whip's promotion also leads the metro. the ft leads with the rise in interest rates, signalling that more increases could be on the way. and the express says that thousands of foreign nationals, who were supposed to be deported by the home office, are on the run in britain. that is a summary of the news. now, newsnight. it's been 10 years, three months and 27 days of cheaper and cheaper money. but today, it just got a little dearer. the bank of england hikes interest rates by 0.25%, but who's that going to help? we ask whether the bank has got its timing right. also tonight, a breaking story of fresh allegations of sexual harrassment by another member of parliament emerges. on the day the pm was forced to replace a cabinet minister, could this herald a crisis for both her and the leader of the opposition? and we speak goldi

that is why the williamson promotion isa that is why the williamson promotion is a big mistake. you can have semi—plausible deniability and the leader doesn't know but every scandal that comes out on the conservative said the question will be asked, what did gavin williamson now and what did his opposite number now and what did his opposite number now and what did his opposite number now and i think she has gone from the defence secretary who was implicated in scandal directly to a defence secretary who will be implicated in the a of scandals indirectly. that is good to be the big story. it is notjust the abuse but the political parties protecting their political interests have covered up these allegations which is why bailey was rightly arguing foran is why bailey was rightly arguing for an independent... david, you are and must see this. you must be worried about this? there a fear the corridors of power, mps worried what will be said against them. there are of course mps on this list who are completely innocent. this is the difficulty, particularly with the rise of the intern

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the logic of gavin williamson's move over there is simple.esa may trusts him. but the push back has been fierce. 0ne senior tory told me he's abandoned his post ata tory told me he's abandoned his post at a crucial time. one minister suggested that he had outplayed no 10, saying theresa may is so weak she had allowed him to appoint himself. 0ne former minister said this shows the government is in the grip ofa this shows the government is in the grip of a bunch of police. as ever in politics deeney irony is rich. the man who was in charge of making sure that mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob, because one of his colleagues did not. and all the parties are readying themselves in case they have to defend their side from more potential allegations of bad behaviour. the foreign secretary, known for his interesting private life, said today he had nothing to hide. are you confident your behaviour has been what would be expected? you bet. no 10 acknowledges everyone has to do more to protect staff and victims at westminster. and there are

one of gavin williamson's compatriots, who seems to have inherited his tarantula.the former chief whip kept on his desk. is a time to clean out the stables, ms mcvey? the new number two, esther mcvey, who says she'll add this to the mix. maybe i can bring a feminine touch to the whip's office and work with all my colleagues. the logic over gavin williamson's and move over there is simple — he's good operator and theresa may trusts him. but the pushback has been fierce. 0ne senior tory told me he's abandoned his post at a crucial time. 0ne minister suggested that he has outplayed number 10, saying theresa may is so weak, she has allowed him to appoint himself. and one former minister said this shows that the government is a grip of a bunch of boys. as ever in politics, the irony is rich. the man who was in charge of making sure mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob because one of his colleagues did not. and all the parties are readying themselves in case they have to defend their side from more potential allegations of bad behaviour. the foreign secretary, k

so he control ld his men, but williamson just couldn't stand it. he was hold. and so he quit, spent his life here in washington. and then the project went on. at that point, the commission, of course, all of them were skots. there are skots acots all over area, settled storekeepers and millers and all those people. and they sent to scotland to find stone masons, because by reputation, the scots were the greatest stone makes on earth. they weren't as ornamental as the italians who worked on the capitol later, but they were great stone masons. they were on jobs in russia and france and everywhere. so lo and behold, they did find -- they were lucky -- in ed din burro, they were on hard times. newtown was being built. that was a new edition to the town. and the adams brothers designed it. and the stone mason could build the lot. and they had to build the facade like adams planned, but could put anything behind it. so they're kind of real estate people here. and they were in debt and england established in '93 this moratorium on building and skilled workmen were not

so gavin williamson does have some strength.as never worked in defence or been a defence minister. the only thing i could find in his history so far is he was on the northern ireland affairs committee back when he first became an mp. it is a surprise in some senses because of all that, but then on the flip side, theresa may obviously trusts him, he is one of hope closest advisers. he's very successful. so perhaps that is why she has chosen him. is that a sign of her strength or weakness?m depends who you are. some ministers have said this is an awful decision, and privately they are sending text m essa g es and privately they are sending text messages saying, this only shows how wea k messages saying, this only shows how weak the prime minister was, because there were other candidates that might have been better suited, in their eyes. people penny mordant who had been a defence minister before. ben wallace, security minister. gavin williamson is relatively well—known. 0n the other side of that, he's very good at knowing what is

williamson was an expert. he was from the highlands in scotland, he had worked for the powerful grant family. there is still a house there that he built and his name is there when he was born in the most church when he was christened and all. he was a man in his 60's when he came here. he got irritated at people, particularly irish. james hoban we talked about earlier was really the superintendent. so they clashed big-time. the basement level was built by colin williamson and it is a beautiful piece of work. while that was going on they were building the vaulting inside because they wanted to have stone floors, which they didn't have until years later. susan: the white house lawn today is beautifully landscaped. what was it like when the house is being constructed? mr. seale: it was pretty torn up, but orderly. they built houses for the workman and there were 12 by 12 little cottages in rows. they did not have to pay to have those. whereas andrew jackson across the street, the carpenters lodge where the carpen

but she wants to keep gavin williamson close.dy from out side the cabinet there. is it a sign of weakness. she is not weaker than she was yesterday. which was weak? she is not in a great position. gordon brown putjacqui smith to home secretary, margaret thatcher did it with cecil parkinson. but not in this crisis. the whip's office have been part of problem, they covered up the problem. where did this spread sheet come from. gavin williamson as defence secretary may well know about other examples of, we just don't know, of other bad behaviour that will come back to bite the cabinet. i think the reshuffle is a separate issue. what this story and it is across all parties, i don't think anyone should try to gain political capital, the complaints system does not work. people take to it the whips and it doesn't get used. the whips office this to control mps. what people are shocked to know is that actually there has been a real culture of sexual misbehaviour and it is not about sex, but about power. yes, westminster is still male—domi

now gavin williamson's job is to defend the nation.he chief whip, his task to keep tory mps in line and keep the prime minister in office. the prime minister's chief whip was swiftly replaced by this man, his deputyjulian smith. theresa may wanted to avoid a wide—ranging reshuffle but the question now is whether the rapid departure of the previous occupant of the ministry of defence might in turn lead to further resignations. i've spoken to people today at westminster who are convinced other stories of sir michael fallon‘s asked if you could emerge and it was his inability to guarantee there would be no further revelations that seems to have ended his career, but are there other ministers who may have done something in the past that will be judged unacceptable today? and would that put them in the firing line? people need to recognise there is now a very strong set of rules about this kind of behaviour, that we shouldn't pass it by and say that is a one—off. that has changed. i don't think necessarily you will see lots of ministers res

now gavin williamson's job is to defend the nation.s morning he was the chief whip, his task to keep tory mps in line and keep the prime minister in office. the prime minister's chief whip was swiftly replaced by this man, his deputyjulian smith. theresa may wa nted deputyjulian smith. theresa may wanted to avoid a wide—ranging reshuffle but the question now is whether the rapid departure of the previous occupant of the ministry of defence might in turn lead to further resignations. i've spoken to people today at westminster who are convinced other stories of sir michael fallon‘s asked if you could emerge and it was his inability to guarantee there would be no further revelations that seems to have ended his career, but are there other ministers who may have done something in the past that will be judged unacceptable today? and what that put them in the firing line? people need to recognise there is now a very strong people need to recognise there is now a very strong set of rules about this kind of behaviour, we shouldn't pass it by a

one of gavin williamson's compadres, who seems to have inherited his tarantula.whip kept on his desk. is it time to clean out the stables, ms mcvey? the new number two, esther mcvey, who says she'll add this to the mix. hopefully i can bring a feminine touch to the whip's office and work with all my colleagues. the logic of gavin williamson's move over there is simple — he's a good operator and theresa may trusts him. but the pushback has been fierce. 0ne senior tory told me he's abandoned his post at a crucial time. 0ne minister suggested that he has outplayed number 10, saying theresa may is so weak, she has allowed him to appoint himself. and one former minister said this shows that the government is in the grip of a bunch of boys. as ever in politics, the irony is rich. the man who was in charge of making sure mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob because one of his colleagues did not. and all the parties are readying themselves in case they have to defend their side from more potential allegations of bad behaviour. the foreign secretary, known for hi

as chief whip, gavin williamson was in charge of the conduct of mps, and andrea leadsom was in chargeat conversation believing she had secured a meeting with them. gavin williamson has since been promoted to defence secretary, and andrea leadsom has since said parliament would take a zero—tolerance approach to allegations of sexual misconduct. the clerk of the house of commons refused to tell us who he spoke to about what he'd been told, but did say that amanda's views on the culture in parliament only were informally reported onwards and were acted on, though no—one will tell us how exactly it was acted on and amanda was not told either. we've confirmed that concerns about the culture were passed to andrea leadsom, but both leadsom and williamson insisted they were not told about the rape claims. senior conservatives say they're shocked the allegations did not reach the chief whip's office. i never received contact from either of them. the parliamentary authorities never followed it up with me either. i've heard nothing. how did that make you feel? i felt as if my experience wasn't i

the new secretary of state for defence, govan williamson —— gavin williamson there, who will go out ontose who pass the cenotaph. and then other members of the house of commons and the house of lords and the mayor of london, sadiq khan, at the mayor of london, sadiq khan, at the end. and so we are waiting now, and there's quite a long pause, before we come to the start of the march—past. but we will be talking to people here, why they've come here and what they we leave that special coverage of remembrance commemorations from the cenotaph in london with david dimbleby and sophie raworth. but it does continue on bbc one if you want to continue watching that. now here in bbc news, time for the weather. as you will have noticed from the pictures at the cenotaph, it is a chilly story if you are out and about. we have air that has come from the arctic across the british isles today. we also have a strong and gusty northerly wind to chase the cold air home. some pleasant skies to be seen how the sum thicker shower cloud across herefordshire, though. the satellite also does a nicejob of showing

the ludik of gavin williamson's move over there is simple.heresa may trust him, but the pushback has been fierce. 0ne senior tory told me he has abandoned his post at a crucial time. one minister suggested that he has outplayed number10, suggested that he has outplayed number 10, saying theresa may is so weak, she has allowed him to in point himself. and one former minister says this government is in the grip of a bunch of boys. as ever, the irony is rich. the man who was in charge of making sure that mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob mps behave has found himself in a plum new job because mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob because one of his collea g u es plum newjob because one of his colleagues did not. and all the parties are readying themselves in case they have to defend their side from more potential allegations of bad behaviour. the foreign secretary, known for his interesting private life, said today he had nothing to hide. you confident your behaviour has been what would be expected a cabinet minister? you bet.

she is planning for her succession" after brexit, by promoting one of her closest allies gavin williamson to the cabinet. over to the new york times, and "the chef who fed puerto rico." jose andres arrived five days after hurricane maria and has now served more than two million meals — what's claimed to be the largest emergency feeding programme ever set up by a group of chefs. and finally to a top story online for gulf news, police in dubai are using footprint technology to catch criminals based on their walking style, rotation of feet, and other markers. they're amongst the first police departments in the world to use the method. so let's begin. with me is iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency, cicero group. to see you back here again. good let's start with the story we all began to realise was coming to emerge, jerome powell. i saw one reflection on who he is, basically this is janet yellen without her?” think that is a fair comment. he is, interestingly, a lot of pick up this morning about the fact he isn't an economist. that may be a good thing. if you tal

before long, gavin williamson emerged with the top brass.ross whitehall into one of the biggestjobs in government. he's never worked in a government department before, though. it's a privilege to be able to step into this role. and what's so amazing is to have so many first—rate, world—renowned people to be working with. and the armed services are the greatest pride of our nation. until today, he was in charge of party discipline. last month, he described his approach. i don't much like the stick. but it is amazing what can be achieved with a sharpened carrot. less time for cheesy local mp pictures. instead of managing his constituency and 315 tory mps, he's in charge of about 200,000 staff and £36 billion. part of a rising tory generation and a yorkshireman to boot. and here's his replacement, julian smith, the new tory arm—twister in chief. one of gavin williamson's compadres, who seems to have inherited his tarantula. yes, the giant spider the former chief whip kept on his desk. is it time to clean out the stables, ms mcvey? the new numbe

the new defence secretary is former conservative chief whip gavin williamson some within the party arehappy with his appointment. the brother of manchester arena bomber salman abedi will not be returned to the uk to face questioning by police say the militia holding him in libya. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now it's time for meet the author. william boyd isn't much at home with the short story is the novel. events and collisions of events that take you straight to the heart of things. isa you straight to the heart of things. is a collection with a novella surrounded by eight short stories. they have a loosely interlocking theme and the characters and all the weight of their past as they try to find the confidence to look ahead. disordered lives, meat and drink to a writer like william boyd. you've published collections of short stories before and it strikes me that maybe you find writing a short story when you're in the middle of a whacking great

gavin williamson has been named as the new defence secretary.allon amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women. prosecutors in madrid have asked the high court to remand eight former members of the catalan government in custody. they are facing charges of rebellion and sedition for trying to declare independence for catalonia from spain. former catalan leader carles puigdemont and four others ignored an order to appear in court. protests are now being held in barcelona, outside the catalan government building. our correspondent james reynolds is in barcelona with the latest. those who turned up were led by the former vice president of the catalan region who is himself a leader of a left—wing political party and he decided is workers while showing up with other ministers as well. they face these very serious charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of funds. if there is a trial and they are found guilty they would face potential sentences of up to 30 yea rs potential sentences of up to 30 years and it is that potential sentence, wh

his spirit is still here. >> reporter: in district heights maryland, chris williamson, wusa9 sports.great story right there. he's going to main event, 8:00. we'll have, of course an update and if he knocked him out at 11:00 sports. >> we wish him well. >> you know that will be on his mind. >>> coming up at 6:00, a divine sign at a d.c. construction site, raising questions about whether churches should mix religion and politics. >> up next, we'll take a walk >>> it was a little bit of hollywood d.c. style. sharing the red carpet with rocket scientists at the smithsonian engineering awards. >> some people have called this the golden globes of the intellect, or the academy awards of innovation. that's what it is. this is such a great event, and it honors so many great creators in every field that are helping to expand how we think, and how we view the world. >> reporter: big names, big thinkers, stepping on the red carpet to talk to us. the youngest? she saw a need for books that included girls who looked just like her. >> i've been able to collect 10,000 books over the course of the ca

it is gavin williamson, np.ot think, i may be wrong, they do not think he has a military background. elected in 2010, he came in with david cameron got what it does mean is that theresa may will have to find a new chief whip which is interesting as in the current climate, where there isa in the current climate, where there is a whole spate of allegations swirling around westminster when you have a government with a tiny majority, the role of chief whip is absolutely critical in just getting business through and getting brexit through. so, a surprising call in the sense that theresa may has now opened up another job the sense that theresa may has now opened up anotherjob which she will have to fill and an absolutely criticaljob. have to fill and an absolutely critical job. having williamson, very loyal to the prime minister and perhaps part of the thinking was stability within the cabinet, just to have someone who she can absolutely rely on in the current state of affairs, which might have been her thinking that

. >>> big maryland football class 4a state playoff game tonight and our chris williamson was there. >porter: in their first ever meeting against each other what a great save for no. 6, undefeated north point and no. 8 quince orchard. a cougars win would mean back to back state title appearances, mea first ever. 1st quarter joshua crumm getting skinny in the hole. cougars tie it up and bonner fighting for the end zone, give me that, 14-7 quince orchard. still a seven-point game. play action, the dartmouth commit throws a bomb to trey wade. he's got a hot date with the end zone, 64 yards, the defense nowhere to be found. he's got some words after for the defender, 21-7 quince orchard. they pummeled north point after that. 40-21 is the final. after such a dominating win to get back to the state championship game quince orchard will take on no. 1 wise in a rematch of last year's 4a state title game. last year the pumas whooped up on the cougars 42-7, so you know quince orchard will be looking fo chris williamson, wusa9 sports. >> that will be a good one next ♪ on the only bed that adjusts

the new defence secretary was named as gavin williamson, who had been in charge of party discipline as chief whip. he's been described as a rising star, who's trusted by number ten. as gavin williamson was settling himself in at the ministry of defence, in the commons the issue of harassment was still a main talking point. at her weekly question session, the leader of the house again broached the subject. this has been a difficult week for parliament. but it has been even harder for those who have come forward to report their experiences of inappropriate behaviour, harassment or abuse. their experiences are why we need to change. as i said on monday, it is a right, not a privilege, to work in a safe and respectful environment. the prime minister has written to all party leaders, and i'm pleased to say they have all agreed to meet to discuss a common, transparent and independent but a change of culture could take longer. that must be done by education and training. every member, every employee, should go on an equality training course. for new mps it could be part of the induction proce

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.e sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes, at the bbc sport centre. good evening. thanks very much. good evening. well, today's autumn internationals had everything for home nations' rugby union fans. there was a record—breaking win for england over australia. a brave scotland pushed world champions new zealand all the way. wales survived some nervous moments on their way to victory over georgia. and ireland had to dig deep to overcome an enterprising fiji. our correspondent, joe wilson, reports from twickenham. at twickenham, there was one australian smiling. england's coach eddie jones could grin in the end. second half, an england clearance kick turned into attack. rugby‘s eternal unpredictable is the bounce of the ball. australia curly beale waited for it to go out. elliot daly kept it in. and the england player had just enough energy to finish it all off. from one end to the other. with the match in the balance, australia crossed the line, officials decided the bald—headed moore was

gavin williamson.at the start of the month from government chief whip to defence secretary had attracted plenty of comment. and in recent days, there've been reports of conservative discontent over threatened spending cuts to the armed forces. so what conversations had the new defence secretary had with the chancellor? i have regular meetings with the chancellor. i am yet to have a formal meeting with the chancellor but i am looking forward to doing so to discuss our shared future. i want to congratulate my right honourable friend on taking up office in this vital position. when he does speak to the chancellor will he take the opportunity of reminding him that in the cold war years we spent 5% of gdp on defence? now we spend barely 2% of gdp on defence. and perhaps a target nearer to 3% of gdp on defence might prevent our armed forces being further hollowed out. i will always listen intensely and very carefully to what my right honourable friend says. i have always seen 2% as a base, as against a ceili

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. tillerson is due to brief the media after discussing the humanitarian crisis in rakhine state, with aung san suu kyi, and the head of the armed forces. later, the un office on drugs and crime will release its afghan 0pium survey for 2017. (ani 3) and in new york, a preliminary hearing is being held in the case of sayfullo saipov. he's accused of killing eight people and injuring 12 others, when he ran a truck into them last month. now with news about the world cup qualifiers and the rest of today's sport briefing, here's sarah mulkerrins. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is your sport briefing for wednesday. australia are bidding to book their place at the world cup in russia but they'll have to get past honduras first. and imagine getting the subway to work only to find your favourite basketball team hogging all the space and seats. so there are just two places left for the world cup in russia next year. and one of them will go to either of these two. australia or honduras. after

labor party shadow emergencies minister chris williamson and we asked tory m.p. and deputy chairman of the u.k. just a select committee john howell if minority government needed to raise a maze premiership is sustainable in the wake of what appears to be a new scandal every day there's new figures show alarming rises in u.k. food bank use water. director sean baker an oscar nominated actor will devote one more piece western economic crisis is doing to the children of the usa all the civil coming up today is going underground but first this week marks one hundred years since a revolution without which arguably britain today would be in the hands of nazi descendants the rapid industrialization that took place after ten days shook the world and russia would ensure the defeat of hitler on the eastern front that enormous human cost and allowed britain's escape from being an outpost of the third rush because according to go mark the revolution was supposed to happen here in london not three and a half hours by east of this studio in moscow it's something you can detect

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.r receiving his knighthood from the queen at buckingham palace. sir mo came to the uk from somalia as a young boy, and went on to become britain's most—decorated athlete. this summer, he retired from his track career to concentrate on running marathons. he described the knighthood as a dream come true. the toymaker mattel is to release the first official barbie doll wearing a hijab. it has been made to honour an american fencer who became the first us woman to wear the headscarf while competing at the olympic games. ibtihaj muhammad won a bronze medal at the rio 0lympics last year, and says the doll is a childhood dream come true. and before we go, the largest diamond you've probably ever set your eyes on. this necklace features a flawless 163 carat stone which was unearthed last year in angola — the largest diamond ever found there. and it was sold at auction in switzerland. a reminder of our top story: soldiers in zimbabwe have broadcast a message on state—run television after shooti

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.he queen at buckingham palace today. for services to athletics... sir mo came to the uk from somalia as a young boy and went on to become britain's most decorated athlete. this summer, he retired from his track career to concentrate on running marathons. he described the knighthood as a ‘dream come true'. more on a breaking news from one of the world's most repressive regimes, zimbabwe. soldiers and armoured military vehicles are deployed across the capital, harare, and troops had seized the state broadcaster. gunfire in the northern suburbs which are home to me government officials including president robert mugabe who has led the country for 37 yea rs. who has led the country for 37 years. a member of the military has said in the past few minutes the military has intervened to pacify a destabilising situation but president robert mugabe will be kept safe. i should add though, one witness has told afp news agency 30 or a0 shots were heard over a few minutes a little while ago from the

at freedom high school, chris williamson, wusa9 sports. >>> meanwhile bowie state football will hostayoff game tomorrow against delta state. bulldogs are led by quarterback amir hall who leads the nation in touchdown passes and ranks third in passing yards. >> reporter: how has campus life changed for you now that you guys are about to host the playoff game? you must be the man in class, man. >> i try not to be like that. i try to be most humble as possible because all this can be taken from you with a play away. i mean campus the professors show a lot of love, but it's definitely good to have the (♪) (♪) it all starts with a wish. the lincoln wish list event is here. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complementary first months payment. >>> windy tomorrow and sundayy, showers tomorrow mainly north of town and then showers and rain overnight. we could see 40 to 50 mile-per- hour winds sunday, looks like quiet travel weather next week and chilly but dry turkey day. >> and all the leaves off the trees before the wee

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. you're watching newsday on the bbc.e more reaction from sydney after australians voted in favour of same sex marriage. also on the programme: we report on the indonesian island that's so special its residents are hoping for world heritage status. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning for the leader who symbolised his people's hopes for independent statehood. in the wake of the colombian volcano disaster, rescue teams are trying to reach thousands of survivors who managed to clamber onto rooftops and trees abov

were demonstrations in the west bank and gaza as palestinians took to the streets in protest gavin williamson has been appointed britain's new defense minister he replaces michael phelan who resigned after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behavior fallon's departure is the latest twist in a growing scandal over abuse in the u.k.'s corridors of power here in germany more than a month after the national election and the country is still struggling to form a coalition government and there's no sign of a breakthrough the parties the political parties are trying to hammer out an agreement on a host of issues but negotiations are becoming as we hear it increasingly contentious the greens have accused the free democrats of using populist platitudes the free democrats have called for more mutual respect. negotiators arriving for the latest round of exploratory coalition talks foreign and security policy is one area where the parties have widely differing positions the c.s.u. wants a complete home to negotiations on turkey joining the e.u. . politic in the foreign policy it's clear to us

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.ent robert mugabe. he said the government in harare was "intact" despite the presence of soldiers and armoured vehicles on the streets of the capital. the ruling zanu—pf party has accused the country's senior general of treasonable conduct. tonight's football, and the republic of ireland have missed out on a place in next summer's world cup finals after a defeat at home to denmark. wales and england have also been in action in friendlies. david 0rnstein is in wembley, we'll speak to him about those matches in a moment, but first to dublin and our sports correspondent, joe wilson. the republic of ireland take their footballers from the epping leash premier league but from the second tier championship. their resources are limited. they build their success on are limited. they build their success on being defensive strong, resolute. when the game against denmark opened up, the home team fell apart there. are tough words to write and to hear. mistakes, wrote dublin's james joyce, are porta

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.ina this week for the flat earth international conference. 0rganisers say the event is meant to help uncover and debunk pseudo—scientific facts. beliefs vary within the flat—earth community, but most argue that the earth is a disc and not a sphere. how do i feel about this? wars? deception. is just how do i feel about this? wars? deception. isjust kind of funny to me. to me this is satan's graters lie. ifi me. to me this is satan's graters lie. if i had a dog they would come back with this in its mouth, and it would all be chewed up.|j back with this in its mouth, and it would all be chewed up. i feel that i've been deceived. we used to think, when we got started individually in this, that we were wrong. we have one thing in common. we live on a flat plane. when you're watching videos at home, it'sjust you when you're watching videos at home, it's just you and the screen. when you're watching videos at home, it'sjust you and the screen. and it'sjust you and the screen. and it's lonely.

british prime minister is named chief whip gavin williamson as the new defense secretary he replaces michael fallon who quit over allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior it's the first resignation in a sexual harassment scandal at westminster in recent days allegations have been made about conduct including my own many of these allegations have been false but i realize that in the past i may have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that i have the honor to represent i have reflected on my position in government and i am therefore resigning as defense secretary let's bring in jonah how he joins us live from london so there's the fallout already a new defense secretary general. yes that's right it's all going to get extremely uncomfortable this for the prime minister to reason may in particular who can really ill afford this sort of scandal this sort of destruction of what is a crucial juncture for breaks of negotiations but it's clear now with the departure of the secretary of defense a senior minister also party in allegations of them i'm not the

palestinian people are expected in london and the british prime minister has named chief gavin williamson as the new defense secretary he replaces michael allen who quit over allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior it is the first resignation in a sexual harassment scandal at westminster in recent days of negotiations have been made about m.p.'s conduct including. many of these allegations have been false but i realise that in the post i may have full and below the high standards that we require of the forces that i have the honor to represent i have reflected in all my position in government and i am the full resigning as defense secretary and british police have requested the extradition of the manchester arena bombers brother from libya officials want to arrest him a baby and relation to the murder of the twenty two victims killed in that concert attack. needed a suicide bomb during an argument ground a concert and made brothers who travel to libya an airport will some on returning alone to britain before carrying out that attack a month later. those are the headlines the news con

about gavin barwell, at cheap weep —— chief, who is now at chief of staff and questions about gavin williamsone secretary, against a lot of people ‘s... a lot of people ‘s surprises. it is about who knew what when and who did you go to complain because if the people you complain to use that knowledge is this not a sensible system. what do you make of these? very similar to joe. they have to address the way whips parade. there are allegations that whips are hiding this and that there may be other reasons for this. a woman may complain and say i do not wa nt woman may complain and say i do not want to take this any further. a lot of the time the mps do not know the complaint is being made to the whips. the whole system needs to be cleaned up and one of the places they will look at is exactly what secrets the whips keep on how they use secrets the whips keep on how they use them. the mail on sunday has a new story with claims chris pincher, dating back some time. dating back to the time before he was an mp were he will be deeply had been described of making approaches like harvey weinstein. they

the british prime minister has named a chief whip gavin williamson as the new defense secretary he replaces michael fallon who quit over allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior it is the first resignation in a sexual harassment scandal at westminster in recent days allegations have been made about n.p.c. conduct including my own many of these allegations have been false but i realize that in the past i may have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that i have the honor to represent i have reflected now my position in government and i am therefore resigning as defense secretary. yes president on this calling for the death penalty for the man charged with carrying out a new york city truck attack these back emigrant has been charged with terror related offenses after he confessed to acting in the name of. british police have requested the extradition of the manchester arena bombers brother from libya officials want to arrest a baby in relation to the murder of the twenty two victims killed in the concert attack. they did a suicide bomb this was during a con

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separately, there was the former chief whip who is now the defence secretary, williamson, and questionst he knew about things that had been going on. this is one of the things they will be looking at when they start bringing in a whole new safeguarding system. the whip‘s office doesn't know things. they use it to try and pressurise mps to do what they want them to do. whips argues they are disciplinarians. that will have to change of westminster. pa rt of westminster. part of the problem of this is people who work for mps and political parties have nowhere to go. they are not employed by the palace of westminster, the parliamentary estate, like the cleaners and security staff and people like that. so if you work for an mp in that end he is the person you want to complain about, who do you want to complain about, who do you go to? do you go to the whip? bnp? it is ridiculous parliament doesn't have a system the rest of us would take for granted, whether it is the bbc, a newspaper office or in financial services. there will be interesting to see how they deal with this. change on monday.

gavin williamson has been appointed britain's new defense minister he replaces mark a fine who has resigned after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behavior follows departure is the latest twist in a growing scandal over abuse in the u.k. as corridors of power. german chancellor merkel is hosting a new round of exploratory coalition talks members of a conservative a union bloc are meeting the greens and the liberals to discuss a number of issues including defense and commerce the negotiating campsie huge differences exist on a number of issues. donald trump has revealed calls for the death penalty to be handed to the suspect in tuesday's attack in new york city to accuse a saifullah sipe of waived his right to silence and told authorities he was inspired to kill by the so-called islamic states online propaganda of president from press corps for capital punishment for sipar tweeting that he should get the death penalty family and friends meanwhile of the aids victims have been holding vigils and services in their memory. let me now draw in our washington correspondent alexander

deisel will be his priority prime minister to resign may appoint a conservative chief whip gavin williamson after michael violent quit the role over allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. so immense privilege to being appointed secretary of state for defense and what we need to be doing is continuing to focus on counting down making sure that our national security is the forefront of everything that we do and we have some of the world's greatest i'm services you such a privilege to be able to work with. the man charged with killing eight people in new york with a truck has told investigators he felt good about what he'd done twenty nine year old it was back immigrants a fellow signed poll says he was inspired by online i saw videos trump has called for signs of to face the death penalty i'll be back with more news in thirty minutes next it's witness. when i was. i'm from france are present and what i mean i want to travel but left a name is what a body. cut. i grew up in a place called christmas creek it's in the western australia. as a child i remember stories about the past i had a

now israel thousands of palestinians in the west bank and gaza strip gathered in protest kevin williamson has been appointed britain's new defense minister he replaces michael fallon who has resigned after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behavior felons departure is the latest twist in a growing scandal over abuse in the u.k.'s corridors of power. and aung san suu kyi has visited the conflict torn areas of rection state for the first time as me and mars leader she met with officials then headed to row hinge on muslim villages her government has said it is working on repatriation plans for the hundreds of thousands of a hinge fled ethnic violence. in baseball the houston astros won the world series for the first time in the club's history the best of seven contest against the los angeles dodgers went right to the wire but the astros pulled off a solid victory in the decisive game to the utter delight of their fans. lol this is the moment fifty five years of hurt finally came to an end it was to his fans watching on the big screen it's houston's home stadium went wild as they

gavin williamson has been appointed britain's new defense minister he replaces michael fallon who has resigned after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behavior fallon's departure is the latest twist in a growing scandal over abuse in the u.k. scores of power. and aung san suu kyi made her first visit and as mean mars leader to the state of rocky in where she met will hinge villagers more than half a million were had to have fled to neighboring bangladesh to escape violence and persecution city has been under intense international pressure over her response to what the u.n. has called ethnic cleansing to india now in its most famous famous monument the taj mahal it is at the heart of a political controversy with some hindu nationalists calling for it to be demolished they say the muslim built by a muslim emperor to not reflect indian culture one lawmaker described it as a blot on indian culture. this majestic mausoleum was named one of the new seven wonders of the world ten years ago. the taj mahal draws eight million visitors per year prince william of wales and his wife

. >> reporter: among growers and makers like bill williamson every year the question is what which leads to us this laboratory far from the vines, the grapes and barrels and tasting rooms. suffice it to say that here the instruments have extremely discriminating palates? >> we need to note chemistry of the wine to understand it. >> reporter: every vintage is a challenge every year, but this year's is especially unique. we had early rains. we had a heat rain later in the year and unbalanced acidity and then the north bay fires actually burned some vineyards and left others sitting beneath heavy blankets of smoke. only 5% of the harvest remained at that time but for growers like bill williamson in the dry creek valley. >> we workied that it got smoke taint and in two or three years time the wine will taste like bacon or ashtrays. >> reporter: smokey is insidious and even an expert can't taste it until too late in the process. this team examined countless samples with better than expected results. >> the impact of the smoke is not as strong as we were expecting, so it's easy to deal with it

a new defence secretary in gary williamson.ip hammond over the funding for the armed forces. the suggestion here is that the national security advisor has said it is more important to increase the funding to fight cyber attacks than to bolster the conventional armed forces. there isa£2 the conventional armed forces. there is a £2 billion short fallt the conventional armed forces. there is a £2 billion short fall t would appear in terms of what the mod thought it needed and what it is going to get and it is not going to get that money because owe parts of our security services feel they have a bigger fight to fight over radicalisation, isis and also, who knows potentially what the russian threat actually is but there is a concern of criminal involvement in all sorts of evidence there. will this money, though be regarded by nato of the 2% of spending that we're supposed to give to defence that's separate, isn't it? i think what they are saying is that they need this to fund a short fall and actually this is interesting because it