i think it raises serious questions about the world health organisation.a decision that was made lightly. it must have gone through several phases. it must have been discussed over several weeks. that they could think that this was even tenable in the first place is quite, quite extraordinary. even if you put aside mugabe's history, 20,000, a conservative estimate, of people murder during some massacres and if you put aside the typhoid and cholera caused indirectly by land resettlement and the collapse of the health system there. tobacco is a major export in zimbabwe. if you shut that down and presumably as a goodwill ambassador and the non—communicable diseases you would have to take a hit on the tobacco advertising, you would lose one—third of the economy, something that zimbabwe can ill—afford to do. and we have heard that dr mugabe is seen by some in a positive light. he gave black africans their voice in zimbabwe, and their roots to power. perhaps that deserves some recognition absolutely, 30 years ago. 30 years on, i think people would much rather be

robert mugabe has been called many things but not many could have expected he would be a world health organisatione by the new who head, who praised the president and zimbabwe for its commitment to universal health access. but his choice has been roundly criticised. the idea that they would name mugabe as any kind of example of contribution to health care is absolutely absurd. people are really wondering what's going on here, what possibly could have led to this. many critics say the health system in zimbabwe has collapsed under robert mcgarvey, with staff underpaid and medicines in short supply. they have also pointed out that mr maghaberry and other senior ministers go abroad for their medical treatment. as it stands, robert mcgarvey himself travels to singapore where he gets help with his cancer. and you can just imagine that if he has too coerced rattle of the world to get that sort of treatment and there is no treatment available in zimbabwe itself, and he's not even willing to use their hospitals in zimbabwe because they are such a sickening and worrying state, . .. because they are such a s

the head of the world health organisation says he is rethinking the appointment of zimbabwe's president mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. storm brian hits the uk, guts of nearly 80 mph, although the disruption has not been as bad as predicted. donald trump says he plans to allow the release of classified documents around the assassination of presidentjohn f. kennedy. a big shock in the premier league, newly promoted huddersfield beat manchester united, for the first time in 65 years. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the leader of catalonia has condemned the spanish government's plans to sack the regional administration as a coup. hundreds of thousands of people have turned out on the streets of barcelona to protest against the decision of the spanish government to take control in the region. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, said there'd be new elections to the catalan parliament. he said he'd been left with no choice by an illegal independence referendum and leaders who had chosen confrontation. earlier, catalonia's president, carles puigdemont compared the actions of the

the world health organisation rejects robert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. and how people in the side of korea are trying to get on with their daily lives. live from the studios in singapore and london... this is bbc world news. this is newsday. it is midnight in london. and eight o'clock in the morning in tokyo, where shinzo abe has declared victory after the general election. his liberal democratic party and its junior coalition partner are forecast to secure 310 of the a65 seats in japan's lower house of parliament. mrabe is on japan's lower house of parliament. mr abe is on course to become japan's longest serving post—war prime minister. rupert wingfield—hayes has the latest from tokyo, his report contains flash photography. shinzo abe took a gamble and it has paid off. this summer the japanese prime minister's approval rating plunged to less than 30%. now he has won a big victory and four more years in power. this victory makes mr abe japan's most successful post—war politician. he was assisted to his win by typhoon lan, that helped keep nearly half of

we have registered our concerns with the director—general of the world health organisation. sident mugabe will not have an executive role, his appointment risks overshadowing the work done by the world health organisation. that is the response from britain, not happy at the appointment of robert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador on public health. the united states has intervened to try to prevent further conflict between kurdish and iraqi forces in the disputed oil fields of northern iraq. it urged the government to exercise more control over its forces in the parts of the country claimed by both baghdad and the kurdistan government. there are fears that the latest unrest will further destabilise the region. the majority of households have experienced problems with their broadband over the last year, with slow speeds the most common complaint. a survey by which suggested customers of virgin media, talktalk, sky and bt were the worst affected. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. frustration with broadband is boiling over in some households, we've become so

the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationwo days after his controversial appointment. and harry kane scores a brace as tottenham beat liverpool 4—1 at wembley — more on that and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday at 7:30pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the last few minutes the boss of the bowling alley where two people were being held hostage by a gunman in nuneaton says they have been freed after police stormed the building. the incident started this afternoon when an armed man walked into the bowling alley at bermuda park in nuneaton taking two members of staff hostage. police put the area into lockdown with families being trapped in cinemas and restaurants as they tried to deal with the situation which lasted several hours. there are no reported casualties. jessica parker has to report. a sunday afternoon at her local leisure park turns to total confusion. staff act to keep people safe. they barricaded the door is, kept us all away from the windows and we were told he had hostages in the bowling alley nex

hour: the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationroversial appointment. and coming up: a weather world special — looking back at the most active atlantic hurricane season in a decade.

the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisation — two days after his controversial appointment. international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. also in the next hour, counting the votes injapan‘s snap general election. exit polls suggest the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won a resounding victory. and at ii.30pm michael fish presents a special programme in which he retraces the route of the great storm of 1987 from dorset to sussex. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more on those stories in a moment — but we start with some breaking news in — and we're getting reports of an incident in nuneaton. warwickshire police have confirmed they're dealing with an ongoing incident at bermuda park. this is the location. bermuda park indeed a bowling alley. warwickshire police have given the unique official word, they have said on twitter that officers are currently dealing with an ongoing incident. they are urging people

hour: the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisation — two days after his controversial appointment. and coming up: a weather world special — looking back at the most active atlantic hurricane season in a decade. i'm in florida, in the united states where the power of hurricane irma has had devastating consequences. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police are questioning a gunman who held two people hostage at a bowling alley in nuneaton for several hours. they stormed the building and arrested the suspect who had walked into the bowling alley at bermuda park in nuneaton taking two members of staff hostage. police put the area into lockdown with families being trapped in cinemas and restaurants as they tried to deal with the situation. paramedics took the suspect to hospital and there were no other casualties. jessica parker reports. a sunday afternoon at a local leisure park turns to fear and confusion. one parent described how he came to pick up his children. as i have then walked around the bowling alley to go past the main entr

the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisation — two days after his controversial appointment. international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. also in the next hour ——counting the votes injapan‘s snap general election. exit polls suggest the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won a resounding victory. and at 3.30pm, click takes a seat in the world's toughest yacht race. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a senior cabinet minister has told the bbc that the government should consider borrowing more money to invest in building hundreds of thousands of new homes. speaking on the andrew marr show, the communities secretary sajid javid said up to 300,000 new homes a year are needed — a level of construction not seen since the 1960s. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. new homes are being built, but nowhere near enough. the government admits that the housing market is broken. building more is one way to

the world health organisation has announced a u—turn over its decision to appoint robert mugabe as ao director—general said he'd changed his mind after mr mugabe's appointment triggered a storm of criticism from human rights groups, and widespread dismay from member states. andrew harding reports. he has been in powerfor 37 years, but zimbabwe's president robert mugabe held onto his newjob for less than a week. a humiliating blow for the 93—year—old. mr mugabe was selected as a global ambassador for the world health organisation by its first african boss who hoped the elder statesman might rally other leaders in the fight against diseases like cancer. but today the who quickly backed down after a fierce international backlash. under president mugabe's long rule, zimbabwe's economy and health system have crumbled. britain and other western governments have accused him of widespread human rights violations and targeted him with sanctions. there was delight today from a broad range of organisations which had condemned mr mugabe's united nations role as a sickjoke. there was outrage that

news, the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationtwo days after his controversial appointment. now on bbc news, a weather world special from florida and the bbc weather centre. the team examines why this yea r‘s atlantic hurricane season has been so active. this time on weather world, i'm in florida in the united states where the power of hurricane irma has had devastating consequences. and we'll be speaking to scientists about forecasting tropical cyclones here in the weather centre. key indicators are the atlantic in august and september. we will be looking at the season's other major hurricanes, including harvey and maria. plus the science behind these monster storms, and how climate change could be affecting them. from harvey's unprecedented tropical deluge in texas. and irma's record—breaking intensity as it slammed into the caribbean, before heading to florida. to the explosive intensification of maria, as the caribbean took another devastating hit. this is the story of a hurricane season that at times has produced more power,

the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisation, two days after his controversial appointment. communities secretary sajid javid says the government should do more to boost house building. we wa nt we want to make sure those people renting or buying or selling get a better deal. today's announcement is a review of the home buying process. international trade secretary liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. and alexis sanchez scores as arsenal pile on the misery for everton with a 5—2 win at goodison park. more on that in sportsday at 5:30. good afternoon. some breaking news now, and warwickshire police have urged people to stay away from a retail park in nuneaton due to an "ongoing incident". images on social media show police ca i’s images on social media show police cars gathered outside a retail and leisure complex outside nuneaton. there are unconfirmed reports that a man with a shot gun in a bowling alley at bermuda park to the south—east of

after growing international criticism, the world health organisation says it's rethinking a decision to make zimbabwe's president a goodwill ambassador. millions of people across japan are voting in a snap general election — we'll have the very latest live from tokyo. the polling stations opened a couple of hours ago. storm brian batters parts of britain, bringing high seas and violent winds of more than 120km/h. hello. the political crisis in spain has deepened with the leader of catalonia condemning the spanish government's plans to sack the regional administration. carles puigdemont declared that a coup was being mounted and compared the actions of the government in madrid to those of the fascist dictator, general franco. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, said he'd been left with no choice by an illegal independence referendum. earlier, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest, as tom burridge reports from barcelona. angrier than ever before — catalans who want independence, digesting madrid's unprecedented move to temporarily scrap their devolved go

the world health organisation has announced that it's not now going to appoint the zimbabwean presidentbert mugabe, as a goodwill ambassador. japanese prime minister shinzo abe's ruling coalition is on course for a resounding victory in sunday's general election, according to exit polls the international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. spain's foreign minister has dismissed claims that his government is carrying out a coup by stripping the catalan government of its powers. now on bbc news, click. this week: life on the ocean waves. a big cloud makes a big bang, which makes a big cloud. and climbing higher and higher, and back down again. this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlands. now, that doesn't actually sou

the world health organisation has announced that it's not now going to appoint the zimbabwean presidentrt mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, now on bbc news, a special programme in which michael fish traces the roots of the great storm of 1987. i'm michael fish and i was a bbc weatherman for over a0 years. there's been a lot of snow in eastern parts of the country overnight and still quite a lot to come. # the sun always shines on tv... and in october 1987, i drove an austin maestro. we gave the forecast in fahrenheit as well as celsius. nothing but bad news. if anything, trouble with the wind today, as you might say. and then, of course there was this... earlier on today, a woman apparently rang the bbc and said there was a hurricane on the way. well, if you are watching, don't worry, there isn't... i've become forever linked with what followed. the worst storms for hundreds of years hit the south of england early this morning, killing a dozen people and bringing the w

mr mugabe was selected as a global ambassador for the world health organisation by its first africanmight rally other leaders in the fight against diseases like cancer. but today the who quickly backed down after a fierce international backlash. under president mugabe's long rule, zimbabwe's economy and health system have crumbled. britain and other western governments have accused him of widespread human rights violations and targeted him with sanctions. there was delight today from a broad range of organisations which had condemned mr mugabe's united nations role as a sickjoke. there was outrage that mugabe could be appointed a goodwill ambassador, especially given the state of public health services and access to basic public health facilities. even painkillers in public hospitals. this comes as a relief that the who has seen the light. but mr mugabe is not without support, both inside zimbabwe and around the continent. today his supporters describe the who's u—turn as yet another sign of western meddling in africa. president mugabe has yet to react in person, but few zimbabweans

britain and the united states have expressed disappointment that the decision of the world health organisation to name robert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. highways england is considering raising speed limits through sections of war —— roadworks to combat motorway congestion. storm brian has hit the uk, with gale force winds and high seas. disruption has not been as bad as predicted. no time to cross to the bbc sports centre for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with karthi gna nasegram and hugh woozencroft. the headlines this evening: the terriers take a bite out of manchester united's title hopes in the premier league. chelsea respond to their lull with a much needed win over watford. it's now 60 games without a domestic defeat for celtic as they reach the scottish league cup final. also coming up on sportsday, aidan o'brien equals the record for top—level wins in a flat racing year — hydrangea won the fillies and mares stake on british champions day at ascot. and will this be the weekend lewis hamilton secures a fourth formula one world title? we'll have the latest ahead of the

the head of the world health organisation says he's "rethinking" the appointment of president mugabe as a good will ambassador. raising speed limits to lower heart rates, motorists could soon drive faster through motorway roadworks. donald trump says he plans to allow the release of classified documents about presidentjohn f kennedy's assassination. storm brian hits the uk with gusts of over 70 mph, although the effects have not been as bad as expected. we will go live to the catalan region, carles puigdemont is calling for independence of the region, we will see what he has to say. translation: that is what the government, with the support of the socialist party, as given the strongest hit to our autonomy since the days of the dictatorship and franco. undermining the will of the cata la n franco. undermining the will of the catalan people, and violating all the guarantees of parliament and representatives of the catalan government that have approved... that the spanish government has represented itself as... as a representative of the catalan people without going to the ballot boxes

the world health organisation comes under fire after appointing president mugabe — as a good will ambassadorising speed limits to lower heart rates — motorists could soon drive faster through motorway roadworks in england to reduce congestion. president trump says he'll allow the scheduled release of classified documents about presidentjohn f. kennedy's assassination — unless he receives grounds not to. also this hour — storm brian hits the uk — but luckily fails to live up to predictions. gusts of over 70mph were recorded this morning — some areas have been hit by power cuts and flooding. and a big shock in the premier league — as newly promoted huddersfield beat manchester united for the first time in 65 years. good evening and welcome to bbc news. spain's political crisis has escalated. prime minister mariano rajoy has announced his government tim wilcox is in barcelona. you join me high above central barcelona. in the last few hours, tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of pro—independence demonstrators have taken to the streets in defiance of that decision by the spanish by m

after growing international criticism, the world health organisation rethinks its decision to make zimbabwe's president, robert mugabe, a goodwill ambassador. as afghanistan buries victims of a mosque attack on friday, another car bomb kills 15 army personnel in kabul. also coming up: donald trump has announced he plans to release thousands of classified documents relating to the assassination ofjohn f kennedy in 1963. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the political crisis in spain has deepened. the leader of catalonia says the region will not accept madrid's plan to impose direct rule, and carles puigdemont described the spanish prime minister's plans as the worst attack on catalonia's institutions since the fascist dictatorship of general franco. mariano rajoy earlier announced plans to sack the regional government, suspend the parliament, and hold fresh elections. almost 500,000 people protested on saturday against those measures. from barcelona, tom burridge reports. angrier than ever before — catalans who want independence, digesting madrid's unprecedented move to temporarily scrap th

after growing international criticism the world health organisation says it's rethinking its decisione a good will ambassador almost a month after hurricane maria devastated puerto rico, the us territory is still struggling to provide basic services like electricity and running water. 3a people were killed by the storm, and some estimates have put the cleanup bill as high $95 billion. speaking on thursday, president trump gave his administration "10 out of 10" for its handling of the disaster. but there was strong criticism of the response from the very start and some of the strongest came from carmen yulin cruz, the mayor of the island's capital. she's been speaking to the bbc‘s yalda hakim. in one of his tweets, president trump said that puerto rico is more or less broken. it has broken infrastructure, it is in trouble, it has debt. none of those things are factually incorrect? no, they're not. tell us something we didn't know, right? what is incorrect is for a president that is supposed to be the commander—in—chief to become the hater—in—chief, and to become the person thatjust twe

rights groups have condemned the decision to make robert mugabe a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationitain and the united states have also made public their disappointment at zimbabwe's president being offered the ceremonial role. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. 93 years old, and in frail health, president robert mugabe is an unexpected choice to be the new goodwill ambassador for the world health organization. and it is notjust a question of stamina. the president's defenders insist he has earned this new honour. and yet, during his 37 years in power, mr mugabe has overseen the collapse of zimbabwe's currency and economy, and of its once—impressive health system. zimbabweans who have fled abroad are outraged by today's news. it angers me, because i've seen millions of zimbabweans die. incurable diseases, which — some things which could be cured, but because of the health facilities that have collapsed, it has really been their death row. zimbabwe's falling apart. there's nothing absolutely that is alright. even if i fall sick today in zimbabwe, where will i getjust t

after growing international criticism the world health organisation says it's rethinking its decisionrt mugabe a good will ambassador. portia ricco is still struggling to provide basic services like electricity and running water. 3a people were killed and some estimate that cleanup bill at 85 million dollars. donald trump gave its administration ten out of ten for its handling of the disaster but that has been strong criticism. some of the strongest criticism came from the puerto rican mayor. in one of his tweets, president trump said that puerto rico is more or less broken. it has broken infrastructure, it is in trouble, it has debt. none of those things are factually incorrect? no, they're not. tell us something we didn't know, right? what is incorrect is for a president that is supposed to be the commander—in—chief to become the hater—in—chief, and to become the person thatjust tweets away his hate. that's what is incorrect. do you think it became personal, for you? i mean, do you think — he called you nasty, you called him a hater—in—chief, that it became too personal? that is per

the world health organisation has announced that it's not now going to appoint the zimbabwean presidentrobert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. the international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. spain's foreign minister has dismissed claims that his government is carrying out a coup by stripping the catalan government of its powers. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, as more pressure is piled on the government over the welfare benefit, universal credit. will the prime minister now pause universal credit and fix the problems before pressing ahead with the roll—out? why have we introduced universal credit? it is a simpler system, it is a system which encourages people to get into the workplace. what next for brexit? we talk to two parliamentary experts about the battles ahead for the eu withdrawal bill. in the commons there's a call for an end to the use of surgical mesh implants. women in their 30

human rights groups have condemned a decision by the world health organisation to appoint zimbabwe'sights watch said that given mr mugabe's record, it was an embarrassment to give him such a role. meanwhile, zimbabwe's opposition party, the mdc, described the appointment as laughable. a spokesperson for the uk government said it was surprising and disappointing. storm brian has hit the uk with gale—force winds and high seas. like here in south wales — gusts of over 70mph were recorded in some places. in aberystwyth, waves crashed over the pier. yellow strong wind warnings and flood alerts are in place across much of wales, south england and the midlands. speed limits through motorway roadworks in england could be raised from 50 to 60 miles per hour. the proposed changes follow trials which found drivers would feel safer at higher speeds. sophie long reports roadworks. some of them go on for a mile after mile. the current speed limit is normally 50 mph. highways england says that could be increased to 60. they conducted trials with heart rate monitors measuring drivers‘ stress heart r

the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationcontroversial appointment. lewis hamilton moves a step closer to a fourth world championship after victory in the us grand prix. and at 11.30pm, the papers, including the times, which says the chancellor faces an ambush from fellow tories

the head of the world health organisation says he's "rethinking" the appointment of president mugabe as a good will ambassador. the sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant says a bomb disposal team has successfully destroyed all potentially hazardous chemicals that were found in a storage at the site yesterday. highways england is considering raising speed limits through sections of roadworks from fifty to sixty miles an hour, to combat congestion. we speak to bernard cornwall on the author. —— meet the author. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne ashworth, associate editor of the times and the bonnie greer, the playwright and columnist for the new european newspaper. we'll be having a chat in the moment. tomorrow's front pages. the sunday express reports that rogue estate agents are being targeted under tough plans drawn up by the government. the sunday times carries a picture of a catalan woman who joined other hundreds and thousands of protesters in barcelona, to demonstrate against madrid's decision to place the r

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the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisation, two days after his controversial appointment. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, john watson. the headlines this evening. what wembley woes? tottenham beat liverpool 4—1 in the premier league. rangers are rattled, as moult helps motherwell to reach the league cup final, where celtic await. and one of the great european days for exeter, who beat big—spending montpellier in france. a harry kane double helped tottenham beat liverpool 4—1 in the premier league. tottenham's number ten dazzled in front of another former great number ten at wembley, but liverpool's defensive frailities once again contributing to their defeat. david ornstein reports. in the presence of one of the greatest players of all time, a meeting between two of the premier league's own entertainers. less impressive has been liverpool's defence, and when they pondered, harry kane pounced. and from scorer came soon turned provider. he timed his run and finished to perfection. attacking f

after growing international criticism, the world health organisation rethinks its decision to make zimbabwe'san buries victims of a mosque attack on friday, another car bomb kills 15 army personnel in kabul. also coming up: donald trump has announced he plans to release thousands of classified documents relating to the assassination ofjohn f kennedy in 1963.

the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationroversial appointment. and harry kane scores a brace as tottenham beat liverpool 4—1 at wembley — more on that and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday at 7:30pm.

the head of the world health organisation is rethinking the appointment of robert mugabe as a goodwillassador. highways england is considering raising the speed limit through roadworks to combat congestion. now on bbc news, our world looks at the song bird trade which is causing dozens song bird trade which is causing d oze ns of song bird trade which is causing dozens of protected species to because ash threatened with extinction. the lush tropical forests of java. as civilisation encroaches, only pockets remain — and they're falling silent. songbirds are disappearing from the wild. and then it's caught. yeah. trapped from the forest, sold as singing pets and status symbols. i'm victoria gill, and i'm injakarta to investigate the insatiable demand for songbirds that's now driving an extinction crisis. people will always want to buy songbirds. we really are firefighting. we're saving the last of the last. this bird may be the only one of its kind left on the planet. this bird in here could be the last of this kind of bird? yep. java — the largest and most crowded island in indonesia, h

the world health organisation has warned the number of obese children and teenagers could overtake thosein just five years. one in ten children in the uk is classed as obese. a plan to make the uk the safest place in the world to use the internet is being unveiled today. the government‘s internet safety strategy will include new measures to tackle online abuse and make children safer on social media sites. here is our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. lego life, a website where children can lego life, a website where children ca n safely lego life, a website where children can safely meet and share what they have built. the government says this is an example of how to build a safe internet experience and it wants other tech firms to act to protect users young and old from harm. the internet safety strategy calls for a new code, where social media firms agree to work together against bullying and abuse. attacks on the internet industry to fund a campaign, and an annual report where firms reveal what progress they have made in tackling abuse —— tax. children‘s charities have been

the head of the world health organisation says he's "rethinking" the appointment of zimbabwe's president mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. and coming up, almost a year after donald trump was elected, we have a special debate from charleston, south carolina, asking what people there think of his presidency, that's global questions, here on bbc news in 10 minutes time. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the leader of catalonia has condemned the spanish government's plans to sack the regional administration as a coup. hundreds of thousands of people have turned out on the streets of barcelona to protest against the decision of the spanish government to take control in the region. the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy said there'd be new elections to the catalan parliament. he said he'd been left with no choice by an illegal independence referendum and leaders who had chosen confrontation. in the past hour, catalonia's president, carles puigdemont compared the actions of the spanish government to those of the country's former dicator, general franco: translation: in my latest letter to

the world health organisation has appointed the zimbabwean leader robert mugabe as a "goodwill ambassadord the appointment was because of the african country's commitment to public health. critics say his human rights record renders him unfit to represent the organisation. the united states has intervened to try to prevent further conflict between kurdish and iraqi forces in the disputed oil fields of northern iraq. it has urged the government to control its forces in parts of the country claimed by both baghdad and the kurdistan in government. it's feared the latest action could further destabilise the region. the majority of households have experienced problems with their broadband over the last year, with slow speeds being the most common complaint. a survey by ‘which' found that customers of virgin media, talktalk, sky and bt were the most likely to be affected. simon gompertz reports. frustration with broadband is boiling over in some households. we've become so dependent on it for shopping, banking and entertainment that the internet not working can drive people mad. it cuts out mor

the world health organisation says it is not now going to appoint zimbabwe's president, robert mugabe, as the goodwill ambassador, the director—general says the changes mind after a storm of international criticism. japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, says he will deal firmly with north korea after exit polls showed him winning a resounding general election victory. he wants to changechange japan's general election victory. he wants to changechangejapan‘s post—war pacifist constitution. all iranians back militia boro fighting islamic state in iraq should now go home, now that the battle against is is drawing to a close. —— us secretary of state says all iranian—backed militias fighting the islamic state group in iraq should go home, now that the battle is drawing to a close. rex tillerson was speaking in saudi arabia. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the maltese capital valetta, demanding justice over the murder of anti—corruption justice over the murder of anti—corru ption journalist justice over the murder of anti—corruption journalist daphne caruana galizia. anti—c

world health organisation had to go to eliminate measles by the year of two thousand and fifteen but they weren't successful why not the shelling eliminating knees or so this that this pathogen is very infectious that means that we need trust me ninety five percent of the total population to be vaccinated in order really to get rid of the virus and especially for germany where twenty thirty years ago we didn't have so much uptake of the vaccine we still have nowadays challenges and closing this immunization gives particularly in young adults or adolescence but there's also a problem in very young ones so they're not x. nate on time that's all contributing to the. polio chicken pox hooping cough our children diseases but but how dangerous are. rather dangerous pathogens i mean you saw there children see just. because they used to be before there was the biggest nation very frequent in young children but nowadays good luck we have less frequently these diseases due to the vaccinations for example this roughly one thousand are dying because of the disease once they acquire the disease s

the world health organisation has appointed the zimbabwean leader robert mugabe as a "goodwill ambassadorpointment was because of the african country's commitment to public health. critics say his human rights record renders him unfit to represent the organisation. the church of england is to decide whether services of blessing can be held for same sex couples. if they're agreed by the church's ruling general synod, the services could be held after a couple has married in a secular ceremony, or formed a civil partnership. no firm proposal is likely to be made for around three years. the majority of households have experienced problems with their broadband over the last year, with slow speeds being the most common complaint. a survey by ‘which‘ found that customers of virgin media, talktalk, sky and bt were the most likely to be affected. simon gompertz reports. frustration with broadband is boiling over in some households. we've become so dependent on it for shopping, banking and entertainment that the internet not working can drive people mad. it cuts out more than it should. i live in t

zimbabwe, robert mugabe, has been stripped of his position as goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationappointment. the head of the who said the decision was in the best interests of his organisation. the original announcement was met with a wave of condemnation by key who donor countries and campaigners. a scottish man has been sentenced to three months injail for touching a man's hip in a dubai bar. jamie harron, who's from stirling, was arrested injuly and charged with public indecency. he claimed he had simply been trying to avoid spilling his drink when he touched the man. thousands of people have attended a demonstration in the maltese capital, valletta, to call for justice for the murdered journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. the writer, who denounced political corruption and organised crime, was killed in a car bomb attack on monday. japan‘s prime minister, shinzo abe, has declared victory in his country's general election. his liberal democratic party is heading for more than 300 seats, a large majority injapan‘s lower house of parliament. mr abe has said that his imminent task

the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisationam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. also in the next hour: counting the votes injapan's snap general election — exit polls suggest the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won a resounding victory.

the head of the world health organisation says he's "rethinking" the appointment of zimbabwe's presidentgoodwill ambassador. president trump is planning to open up secret files on the assassination ofjohn f kennedy. sport now. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. huddersfield beat manchester united the first time in 65 years. the terriers got a 2—goal lead against the run of play, and then fought ha rd the run of play, and then fought hard in the end for a 2—1win, despite marcus rashford's consolation. we said it is our moment and we had to be there and get it at both ends. this is exactly what the players did. this is a very, very special moment for this football club. huddersfield town have beat manchester united. this is for sure one of the proudest moments in my managing career so far. manchester city's lead over manchester city's lead over manchester united is now to five points. sergio aguero equalled matches city's scoring record. they beat burnley 3—0 at the eddie had. jasika from behind to beat watford 4-2. jasika from behind to beat watford 4—2. sout

a study in 2015 by the world health organisation's cancer agency found that it was probably carcinogenicns. monsanto — which discovered the chemical and owns the roundup brand — insists it is safe. the other issue is what could replace it. severalfarmers unions have threatened lawsuits if the licence is not extended because they would have to completely change how they farm. with me is our economics correspondent andrew walker. as alice was mentioning, there is a lot riding on this decision? yes, glyphosate is the most widely used pesticide and it is very important forfarmers as it pesticide and it is very important for farmers as it is currently practised, particularly in the european union. there have been a number of estimates about potential economic costs if they were unable to use it. one study suggested £1 billion per year would be the cost to british farmers. other studies in france suggested even larger costs for french vine growers and cereal farmers. so, yes, a lot at stake, quite apart from the potential losses for the suppliers. monsanto is one you mentioned. but there are o

the world health organisation has appointed president robert mugabe of zimbabwe as a goodwill ambassadorackle non—communicable diseases. critics say that, during president mugabe's 37—year rule, health services in zimbabwe have sharply deteriorated. forensic experts investigating the death of the left—wing chilean poet pablo neruda have said that he didn't die of prostate cancer, as previously thought, and could have been poisoned. they will now carry out tests on a toxin found in his remains. pablo neruda, a nobel laureate, died less than two weeks after the military coup led by general augusto pinochet in 1973. and finally, a letter written on the titanic, the day before it struck an iceberg and sank, is expected to fetch over $100,000 when it goes up for auction on saturday. it was penned by an american passenger to his mother, as he headed home with his wife. it is just one of a number of items being auctioned. recent artefacts that have gone for huge prices include a deckchair, and a violin for over $1 million. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: more than 400,000 problem

the new head of the world health organisation says he is rethinking his decision to appoint zimbabwe president robert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador for the global health agency. it follows international criticism of mr mugabe's human rights record and zimba bwe‘s health infrastructure. millions of japanese people are voting in a snap general election. the prime minister, shinzo abe, called the poll more than a year earlier than needed. if he wins, mr abe has proposed changes to the constitution, including scrapping the article that declares japan a pacifist country. now on bbc news, it is time for click. this week: life on the ocean waves. a big cloud makes a big bang, which makes a big cloud. and climbing higher and higher, and back down again. this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlands. now, that doesn't actually sound very far. but, in the middle, there is the small matter of 16,000 nautical miles, taking in 12 cities in six continents. and, with brok

rights groups and political opposition groups in zimbabwe have condemned a decision by the world health organisationint president robert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. human rights watch said that given mr mugabe's record on human rights, it was an embarrassment to give him such a role. the opposition party said the move was laughable. a spokesperson for the uk government said the appointment was surprising and disappointing. gusts of over 70 miles per hour have been recorded in parts of the uk as storm brian made landfall. the strongest wind gust this morning was measured in wales at 71 miles per hour. yellow strong wind warnings are still in place across much of wales, as well as the south of england and the midlands. flooding and strong winds are also affecting the southwest coast of ireland. the majority of households have experienced problems with their broadband over the last year, with slow speeds the most common complaint. a survey by ‘which' found that customers of virgin media, talktalk, sky and bt were the most likely to be affected. frustration with broadband is boiling over in some ho

the world health organisation has appointed president robert mugabe of zimbabwe as a goodwill ambassadorlp tackle non—communicable diseases. critics say that, during president mugabe's 37—year rule, health services in zimbabwe have sharply deteriorated. the malaysian government has agreed a "no find, no fee" deal with a private search company to locate the wreckage of missing flight mh370. the texas—based company 0cean infinity will get no money if it fails to find the wreckage. the malaysia airlines flight fell off radar in the southern indian ocean in 2014 with 239 people on board. the us state department has urged iraqi forces to limit their movements in areas claimed by both them and iraqi kurds, to avoid more violence. on friday, there were heavy clashes in northern iraq. the fighting comes just weeks after a kurdish referendum on independence. iraqi forces have now moved into altun kupri, a town between kirkuk and irbil. richard galpin is on the frontline, and sent this report. hundreds of kurdish fighters, known as the peshmerga, heading into battle. the fighting breaking out with

a study in 2015 by the world health organisation's cancer agency found that it was "probably carcinogenic owns the roundup brand, insists it is safe. the other issue is what could replace it. several farmers unions have threatened lawsuits if the licence is not extended, because they would have to completely change how they farm. more on that in world business report. we will also be looking at this, a story we touched on yesterday. 0wning your own set of wheels is something many aspire to in asia. but the perils of traffic jams and air pollution mean things are changing. unlike many other asian countries, singapore controls the number of vehicles on its roads. and from february next year, those regulations are getting stricter by not allowing any extra cars on the road. a one in, one out. in wbr we'll here from some residents of singapore how they react to the new rules. that's all in about 20 minutes, so join me if you can. very expensive business, buying a car in singapore. thanks very much. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: he painted the ordinary in way that was extra—ordinary