with that the espionage experience he was sent off for a big job in switzerland. that is when my focus began to shift. but i still needed a lot more information and i was concerned to find out what subordinate characters could help ground out the story. very quickly i discovered there is a picture that is accompanied by a number to. now very came from the family that dulles did. her father was publisher of "the wall street journal" in buried in american figure skating championship in - - champion from the 1928 olympics that was a physical attraction to another maner and it turned out she had a real eye for the gentleman and sheep and the that the new swiss fellow they move to switzerland and sheov admitted she didn't really love him but she liked the personal story that he told her he claimed he was part turkish which was entirely a why. she liked that sense of danger and adventure so they got married and move two's switzerland she had a very outgoing and extroverted personality that sometimes would spark with her neighbors that were reserved but she met a lot of

it was a big job in switzerland. at that point my focus began to shift and i thought maybe there is a story really just what to do with alan and world war ii. i need a lot more information and i was particularly concerned and interested to find out what sort of subordinate character might be there. i discovered very quickly there is a picture of alan and switzerland you can see in the background it looks like he has a tennis court there. very quickly i discovered this woman. that is mary bancroft. now mary came from the same sort of family that she was from boston. her father have been publisher of the wall street journal. she had married an american figure skating champion hood competed in the 1920 olympics. but she left him for the purely physical attraction to another man. it turned out that she did a a real eye for the gentleman. and she ended up meeting a swiss fella and they moved to switzerland she admitted that she didn't really love jean but she was really interested in his personal story at least the story

operate almost on should be forced out of switzerland. ok if your house or editor of sorts of the rancho current affairs here is an f a r f one thanks very much for joining us on the program. next islamic states claiming responsibility for the attack on a shia mosque in the afghan capital kabul gunman stormed the building during friday prayers that's when the suicide bomber detonated a device at the gate of the mosque there are reports that up to sixteen civilians are either wounded or have been killed officials have confirmed at least two people have lost their lives in that attack we can talk again to afghanistan based journalist but also was the. police say the attack on that mosque has come to an end now can you tell us what the latest is there. the crisis response unit the special forces unit starts to fight these attacks is still a clearing that building we have heard some ambulances of taken those wounded out of the mosque at this stage a multiple credible sources are telling me didn't use fifteen worshippers are confirmed killed a

if you're a manchester united fan, you could have had trip to portugal, switzerland and russia, q to portugal, switzerland and russia, 0 would have said that sounds 0k, which avoiding the big guns, they've drawn benfica. they have drawn a swiss side and cska moscow. in world cup year, the russians will be trying to put on a show. it would be the intimidating journey as in the past. manchester united fans might let this is an easy draw but in 2011, manchester united were in the same group of benfica and basel, and

in switzerland it was, it's just fascinating to get there. if you lift listen to -- if you listen to people say i don't want to be one of those socialist countries over there where the quality of life is so bad, please laugh because the quality of life of in switzerland is tremendous, you know? [laughter] and their carbon footprint is one-third of what ours is on a per capita basis. they live longer than we do, they're happier, they're thinner, they have really great lives. and they've found a way to do it with one-third the carbon footprint. so we have to have global leadership which is why it was tragic that president trump has talked about pulling us out of paris agreement. not a surprise. this is a guy who tweeted that climate change was a chinese hoax, and it's not real, and we had to end the war on coal, and we're going to bring all these coal jobs back and things that are complete fantasies. we had 170 members of congress led by brad snyder out of illinois strongly support a house resolution that called for the u.s. to remain in the ag

in switzerland there's outrage over reports about a libyan he's accused of preaching hate towards the society which has taken him in and also one that's been providing him with benefits including unemployment payments according to an audi a recording attained by a swiss t.v. channel the preacher has called for all the enemies of islam to be destroyed including jews christians hindus russians and shia muslims and he also believes that those who prefer and nonbelievers are cursed. and came to switzerland via malta and italy ten years ago and was given political asylum explaining that he'd been pursued by the libyan authorities he's received a residence permit in switzerland and has been living on social benefits i spoke earlier to york had slow who's the editor of a swiss primetime current affairs program which obtained the audiotape ramadan. but the moment is. put on not only still one of the main subject of the public discussion it is a problem of course to diversity to freedom of speech and the more critic rules or the strong this of an open society of course and hate speech ing is b

and the libyan switzerland is accused of spreading hate speech against religious groups and nationalities while receiving more than half a million euros in state benefits. for me in the tape this friday evening at seven. and this is the news from r.t. international first breaking development the russian speaking children that stranded orphanage in the iraqi capital have now returned home it's believed their parents fled to the country taking the youngsters with the to join islamic state. while the five children have now returned safe they have some are breaking stories of their time in water on iraq all the details earlier from correspondent donald they have been brought to russia to the city of grozny in the russian republic of chechnya and from what we understand they're about to meet their loved ones now this whole story really has been an emotional roller coaster for everybody involved pretty much brock's earlier this month when we just launched the campaign when we went and went and filmed to those forty eight children in iraq in shelters we could only hope that someone may recognize

to switzerland -- of liechtenstein. there were four other ambassadors would sort all in geneva. -- world health organization. the human rights commission -- when i got here, the first thing i did was read the inspector general report on my mission. , thousand or in-kind and kind .o the previous ambassador it was very unkind to the permanent representative to the u.n.. had thrown --y side-by-side on the geneva airport. they said, it's a problem that the two ambassadors hated each other. they are both texas republicans and didn't get along in the embassies or at all. i had the opportunity to meet person who is our u.s. ambassador to the united nations the first week. we hugged and kissed and decided we would be the opposite for the next four years, best friends. it made such an enormous difference to have people working closely together. i want to bring that up -- because there-- was the north carolina senator who names i had -- people my age here will remember. people to cook with the confirmation of our massacre to anyo

both switzerland and the u.s. has relatively modest public systems. if you look at the level of spending in switzerland and 6.5, u.s. so scared is 5%. most of the differences explained by aging. switzerland is slightly older than the u.s. and the shares little higher. otherwise if you compare it switzerland had relatively low level spending. so there are lessons we can learn looking at the systems and this is the case. so what they're trying to do here is to focus in one specific reform. the reform is somehow similar to the one in the u.s. from the 1980s. main difference is that the suites have very little notice. was enacted in 1997 and affected people in 2001. it affected similar cohorts before 1938 was not affected in the cohort after 1941 has a higher retirement age. essentially with this you can look at the chart on the left, look at the two red bars. the one on the left is before the reform. there is only full retirement age at age 62 and women could get it after that. after that we have an interesting component she has it before 1941 and 47 tho

in switzerland it was, just fascinating to get there. if you listen to people are saying about i don't want to be in one of the socialist countries with the quality of life is so bad. please, the quality of life and swizzle instrument is and their carbon footprint is one-third what ours is on a per capita basis. and yet they live longer than we do, they look happy that we do. they are thinner. they just, you're really great lives. and they found a way to do it with one-third the carbon footprint. so we had to global leadership which is what it was tragic that president trump has talked about pulling us out of paris agreement. not a surprise. this is a guy who tweeted that climate change was a chinese hoax and it's not real and we have to end the war on coal and bring all the coal jobs back and think that a complete fantasies. we had 17070 members of congress led by brad schneider out of illinois, strong supported a houshouse resolution that caller the u.s. to remain in the agreement. i sent a letter to rex tillerson back in early spring

because the quality of life in switzerland is tremendous. their carbon footprint is one perd what ours is on a capita basis. they live longer than we do. they are happier than we do. they are thinner. they have great lives. they found a way to do it with one third the carbon footprint. so, we have to have global leadership which is why it was tragic that president trump has talked about pulling us out of the paris agreement. it is not a surprise, this is a guy that tweeted that climate change was a chinese hoax and not real. and that we have to end the war on: bring the coal job spec and things that are complete fantasies. we have 170 members of congress led by brad schneider out of it overnight. they strongly called for the u.s. to remain in the agreement. i sent a letter to >> tillerson in early spring begging him to use every leverage of secretary of state to stay in the agreement. lives, the of our united states has been the leader in the economy, security, fighting terrorism, improving the environment and so many different ways. .he epa

richard westcott, bbc news, zurich in switzerland. the circus has begun in las vegas ahead of one of the biggest fights boxing has ever seen at the weigh in a short time ago, floyd mayweather and the mixed martial arts star connor macgregor stood before the crowd where they will go head to head on saturday night. the high stakes show is already being billed as the richest and most unlikely matchup in boxing history. from las vegas, richard conway reports. on face value, it is an unlikely match up. floyd mayweather, one of boxing's all—time greats will, this weekend, step into the ring with conor mcgregor, the 29—year—old dubliner who has never boxed professionally. most experts give him little chance of victory. but then this is las vegas, where the bright lights act as a beacon for those hungry to make their fame and fortune. exact figures are hard to pin down, but both men are expected to earn tens of millions of dollars in the most lucrative boxing match ever staged. what will be the impact for boxing if you were to win? ther

richard westcott, bbc news, zurich in switzerland. just time to update you on the developing story of the missiles fired by north korea. according to reuters, the us military says the north korean launches did not pose a threat to north america or. reuters is reporting that there were three short—range missiles. —— north america or guam. hello. i will get to the weekend forecast injusta i will get to the weekend forecast injust a moment, i will get to the weekend forecast injusta moment, but i will get to the weekend forecast in just a moment, but what a night in takes us. dealing with a major hurricane, this is it on the satellite. it is going to hang around for several more days to come, which means the rain willjust keep on coming. this is how it looks on saturday. bright colour showers the intensity of our rain. sunday into monday as well, it is close by. we're talking hundreds of millimetres here. catastrophic, life—threatening fluttering could well be taking place in the next few days. —— luding. 0nto the weekend wea

and the libyan imaam in switzerland is accused of spreading hate speech against religious groups and nationalities while receiving over half a million euros in state benefits. hello there it's eight pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me mickey aaron good to have you with us we start with breaking news this hour russian speaking children left stranded at an orphanage in the iraqi capital have returned home it's believed their parents fled to the country taking the youngsters with them to join islamic states. you. know i now he's going to live with me and my children i want him to understand that he's still a child there from now when everything will be calm and peaceful of course he's going to visit his grandma but now right now for now i won't let him go anywhere i want him to forget everything. lottie's ego has done of joins me now live to discuss this further now you go and needless to say her renders the experience for these children to go through but luckily it's over for some of them now well exactly for some of them it seems that the wors

richard westcott, bbc news, zurich in switzerland. the countdown is on in las vegas for what could prove to be the boxing match that breaks all records. the american boxer floyd mayweather has had 49 fights during his professional career and he's never been beaten. now he's come out of retirement to take on the mixed martial artist, ireland's conor mcgregor. it's a pay—per—view match and it could rake in £550 million. around £175 million, that's how much floyd mayweather will take home. a little less for conor mcgregor, he will have to make do with £60 million. it's all happening in las vegas on saturday night, or rather the early hours of sunday morning here. richard conway is there for us. 0n face value, it is an unlikely match up. floyd mayweather, one of boxing's all—time greats will, this weekend, step into the ring with conor mcgregor, the 29—year—old dubliner who has never boxed professionally. most experts give him little chance of victory. but then this is las vegas, where the bright lights act as a beacon for th

just fyi, we are getting cpi data from switzerland right now. you can find that with your ego go function, just type switzerland in there. we have a gain year-over-year of 3/10 of 1%, in line with the estimate of month over month loss. and that ist there not what drives this was currency anyway. kind of the other way around. -- where the swissie do you see the swissie? guest: will happen with other safe havens is fascinating topic, debating this with our investors for the past couple weeks. i'm not sure we are playing this aggressively, the we are seeing more and more about the growth in the acceptance among market participants of the steadiness of global growth, the fact that the economy is on its own steam right now does not require a super aggressive policy or greater stimulus it did a few summers ago. we have seen that in the breakdown of coalition of equities, coalition of stockton stock, and below precrisis averages. we think investors are distinction between securities because they are less focused on micro whisk and part of it, maybe the

as thomas midgett i was ambassador to switzerland and liechtenstein. the bilateral ambassador, but there were four ambassadors in switzerland all in geneva, the permanent representative to the u.n., the committee on disarmament, world health organization, the committee on, the wto and the human rights commission. when i got at the first thing i did was read the inspector generals report on my mission in burn which is very unkind to the previous ambassador who was a rich texan, and very unkind to the ambassador, the permanent rep to the u.n. who was a rich texan in geneva. they had just side-by-side at the airport and they said the problem was that you ambassadors hated each other. they were both texas republicans and did it get along and embassies didn't get along either. i had the opportunity to meet betty king who is our u.s. ambassador to united nations the first week, and we hugged and kissed and decide the we're going to be the opposite for the next four years and best friends. and made such an enormous difference to have the u.n. of the bilateral

a libyan a mom in switzerland is accused of spreading hate speech against religious groups and nationalities were receiving over half a million euros and state benefits. and in yemen fourteen civilians including children are reportedly killed in a saudi led coalition and strike in the capital. hello there this is r.t. international broadcasting to you live from the russian capital on the carin good to have you with us this hour the russian speaking children left stranded at an orphanage in the iraqi capital have returned home it's believed their parents fled to the country taking the youngsters with them to join islamic state. now he's going to live with me and my children i want him to understand that he's still a child there from now on everything will be calm and peaceful of course he's going to visit these grandma but now right now for now i won't let him go anywhere i want him to forget everything. and well now the five returns children are now safe they have some heartbreaking stories of their time in war torn iraq i got the details from correspondent don of the worst is over for these

on a military base in switzerland, important tests are going on. one of the world's biggest insurance companies is deliberately crashing cars. for the first time, they're simulating what driverless vehicles might do when things go wrong, like if the computer was hacked, so the brakes don't work. well, this car is obviously a complete write—off, you can really smell that the airbags have gone off, but all of the sensors are now full of data, telling them what the car did, what happened to the driver here and all of that information will be used to determine how much insurance we all pay in future. not too many rockfalls in britain, but it's a problem in switzerland. there's not a lot a computer can do about this. so what are insurers hoping to learn? we want to demonstrate that we can't have the same accident investigation methods as we had before for autonomous cars. we need to know whether the driver or the car was in charge of driving the car. and that's a key question. if a computer's driving, who'll be responsible for the crash? i don't think

we saw her. wasn't walking in switzerland the whole time. -- we saw her. this looks terribly bad. it is actually staying on until 2020. you wouldn't expect a lot of voters who didn't support the conservatives last time to want her to stay until 2022. what matters is whether she has the support because there to supporters and voters will stop at the moment she does and this poll actually shows the conservatives backing her. they are a pragmatic party. they will keep her there while it is useful. who would want to take over the party at the moment? who wants to go through all the brexit negotiations without the possibility that it negotiations without the possibility thatitis negotiations without the possibility that it is going to be successful? if as you say they are pragmatic, jacob rees—mogg and others, i would stay in the background for a while longerjust to see how stay in the background for a while longer just to see how well she does. let's go to the financial times, brussels seeking tighter vetting of takeovers to ease fears over china. normally c

in switzerland, two-thirds of young people go into apprenticeship. their youth unemployment is just 3.2%. we need that here in the united states. >> i think what colorado is doing is a great first step. >> reporter: gail mellow is the president of new york's laguardia community college, which also offers programs that link high school students to middle skills. while enthusiastic about colorado's new program, mellow cautions that europe and the united states have very different social structures. >> the challenge is that if we model those steps exactly as what happens in switzerland, we don't have the robust safety net, so, our robust health benefits, the living wages. those are often not offered by american businesses. >> reporter: and she's concerned that apprenticeships could lead to short-lived jobs, that improved technology could eventually wipe out. it's not a dead end job? >> it's not, it's a job that's going to lead to a better job, that'll lead to a better job. that's what we used to call a career. >> reporter: for now, colorado's apprentice

. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a landslide slams into a town in switzerland the search for the people missing. >>> at least 16 people were killed in what is called the mostful typhoon to hit the chinese region in a half century. 150 people were injured in the extensive flooding and power outages and high winds. the typhoon roared in with winds up to 135 miles per hour. rescue crews in switzerland are searching for at least eight people after a landslide that hit the village near the italian border. the landslide on wednesday morning sent 140 million cubic feet of material crashing down equivalent to a 3.0 on the richter scale and buildings were damaged from falling sne. >>> u.s. defense secretary jim mattis is accusing russia of trying to withdraw borders force. that they will not accept moscow's takef the uk crimea region. mattis is the first pentagon decade. >>director, james comey, has a new job. howard university in washington, d.c. to an endowed chair in public policy for the chool year. comey was let g fbi director in may and cited the handling of the investigatio

six of the people reported missing are from germany, austria and switzerland. macronpresident emmanuel is in progress today. that is the latest stop on his tour to drum up support to reform the european union system of posted workers. european rules now let companies send workers from low-paid countries to wealthier ones without paying taxes and social charges in the host country. macron is open to make that change. >> he is one step closer in his push for eu reform. of austria,leaders slid back yet czech republic. emmanuel macron found support for his plan to change the system of so-called posted workers. of social andn salary dumping is an important one in europe. it is a challenge that must be met. companies are allowed to send workers to other eu member states without paying local social charges. france and austria say the current rules mean workers in prosperous countries are undercut by cheaper labor. wants the job duration for posted workers to be limited to 12 months. half the current allowance. down on fraud. introducing tougher sanctions for those who

links have also been revealed in switzerland and france. a car used in the attacks had been in paris just easy for and that two to three of the assailants had stayed overnight in a hotel in a paris suburb. >> the audi a3 vehicle used by the terrorists was in france, specifically in the paris region on the 11th and 12th of august 2017. we are coordinating with spanish authorities to determine the exact reasons why the short trip of today's took place. -- two days took place. and if the terrorists were in contact with other persons in our territory. reporter: spain claims the cell has been you eradicated, that the evidence points to a wider european network that may have helped. three suspected surviving members are in custody facing murder and terrorism charges. one has been freed conditionally. brent: for more on this i'm joined here by a counterterrorism advisor and ceo of the modern security consulting group. how did this terrorist cell escape detection? are we talking about a police failure? guest: it is just that terrorists always adapt

if you're a manchester united fan, you could have had trip to portugal, switzerland and russia, q to portugal, switzerland and russia, 0 would have said that sounds 0k, which avoiding the big guns, they've drawn benfica. they have drawn a swiss side and cska moscow. in world cup year, the russians will be trying to put on a show. it would be the intimidating journey as in the past. manchester united fans might let this is an easy draw but in 2011, manchester united were in the same group of benfica and basel, and they didn't qualify. for celtic, it is the group of death? from a celtic point of view, why not play the big they're not going to win it. why not play against huge teams, they've got bayern munich paris saint germain who we now have invested in neymar, and they could be censored again by the time the start in three weeks. and unless the make up the group but celtic have avoided all the english teams, bayern munich paris saint germain and and less. group d comey juventus in barcelona, should be a couple of big games. but look at the other teams left, how do they fare? liverpo

they suspended the search for missing hikers in germany and switzerland yesterday. two different land lidz pummeled the village. long-term change in the structure, water content and pressure over the last 1,000 years. meantime in barcelona this weekend half a million people joined an anti-violence march to show unity after last week's deadly terror attack there. this comes as we learned the death toll in that attack is now up to 16. this morning authorities announced a german woman died. the slogan for the march is i am not afraid. taxi drivers, emergency workers and regular citizens helped the wounded lead that march joined the 6'6" tall. much more ahead on "today in the bay." lending a hand. how thousands of people are coming together to help victims of hurricane harvey. >>> and we are expecting a mark of 103 degrees. we're talking about heat advisories and heat warnings throughout the bay area. we are under a micro climate weather alert. >>> it is 7:15 and this may be where you wan to be along the golden gate bridge. we are expecting protests so be prepared for t

ona military on a military base in switzerland, important on a military base in switzerland, im porta nt tests on a military base in switzerland, important tests are going on. one of the world's big as the insurance companies is deliberately crashing ca rs. companies is deliberately crashing cars. “— companies is deliberately crashing cars. —— biggest. forthe first time, they're simulating what d riverless vehicles time, they're simulating what driverless vehicles might do when things go wrong. like if the computer was hacked so the brakes don't work. well, this car is obviously a complete write—off. you can really smell that the airbags have gone. but all of the censors are now full of data, telling us what the car did, what happened to the driver and all of that information will be used to determine how much insurance we all pay in future. not too many rocks fall in britain, but it's a problem in switzerland. there's not a lot of computer can do about this. so what are insurers hoping to learn? we wa nt to are insurers hoping to learn? we want to demonstrate that we can't

. >> ♪ >> back now on "eyewitness news" with the aftermath of a dangerous landslide in switzerland. officials say eight people are still unaccounted for after a river of mud and stone hit a small village near the italian border. the missing are citizens of austria germany and switzerland. >>> people living on a gulf coast in texas are bracing themselves for tropical storm harvey. >> a hurricane warning was issued this morning for most of the region. shelves in the galveston grocery stores are emptying. at businesses along the water sand bags are already in place. >> we're going to start seeing tidal run up this evening and when we start getting anywhere from a two to 4-foot tide with any kind of inundating rain that causes severe street flooding problems for us because the streets just can't drain. >> the storm is expected to make landfall late friday or early saturday. the national weather service says it's been 14 years since a hurricane made landfall along the southern portion of the texas coast. >>> well, president trump meets with his legislative affairs team today to talk abou

and switzerland is causing outrage over reports that he's preaching messages of hate against the society that's taken him in a moment also been providing him with welfare benefits including unemployment payments i spoke to the editor of a swiss primetime current affairs t.v. show which obtained audio of the allegedly calling to destroy so-called nonbelievers. we found out that the man who calls himself up with i'm not on originally from libya is preaching hate in a mosque in the city of b. you have the audio recording he sings several bad things for example they are ask you to destroy them all and get back to his glory also found out that he's telling several times to syria to preach in a private islam is a t.v. station and he's telling also to saudi arabia we are he is a tour guide for believers in mecca we checked the documents on several levels before publishing we had to be very very sure at the moment is. put on not only still one of the main subject of the public discussion it is a problem of course that diversity to freedom of speech and the more critique rules or the strongest of

police halt the search for landslide victims in south—eastern switzerland as more rockfalls are expected. eight people are still missing final preparations in las vegas, ahead of the much hyped, mega money, boxing bout of the year — mayweather versus mcgregor. welcome to the programme. as hurricane harvey weakened to a tropical storm, the authorities in texas are warning of serious flooding to come. towns along the texan coast are assessing the damage. rockport is the worst hit with some residents thought to be trapped in collapsed buildings. james cook reports from the city of corpus christi, close to where harvey made landfall. are you in there? this is what a category four hurricane means in reality. searching in the wreckage to find out if your neighbour is dead or alive. it seems that dan got out in time, luckily. he was not the only one who had a narrow escape. many texans took to the road at the last minute as the power of the storm became clear. others like judy had nowhere else to go. i just went to bed, because i was like, i've got to ride out the storm. did you get any sleep

only supermarket chain in switzerland just begin selling food made of insect. cup expects to have burger patties and meatballs made out of beetle larva on the shelves of select stores next week. this is government began allowing insect based products to be sold commercially dismay. at the firm had to delay the launch because of difficulty getting hold of the approved bugs it is still only certain types of insects that can be approved for sale. u. n. has said that insects can provide a good source of protein an edible insects are already routed in the culinary traditions. of some asian and african cultures. up laurel have to see if these this one takes off apparently these burgers also contain rice carrots and spices. and have a mild nutty flavor when roasted as if you're feeling a bit adventurous in switzerland next time i could check it out wildly sending that pretty tasty then they do not. until you think too much about them yes that's the way you have a limited palette aesthetic. thanks very much it's nkvd that we tha 08/14/17 08/14/17 [captioning made possi

as well as switzerland and even hong kong. the european commission say little seventeen countries have received eggs contaminated with a pesticide we put out. which if consumed in large enough quantities cannot be harmful to humans alison sergeant has details. windy two tons of contaminated eggs in denmark over seven hundred thousand eggs in the uk and millions more in germany. more than half of the countries in europe as well as switzerland in hong kong received eggs that were exposed to the insecticide fit burnell. in france nearly two hundred and fifty thousand of them have been sold since april. some by this supermarket. where shoppers reacted to the news and all the ways one i'd expect he's i sure don't want to buy any hags were found of eating one? kill me. it makes me think we contrast anything. the world health organization says phifer now would have to be consumed in large quantities to cause organ damage. but it's still considered moderately dangerous insecticide banned from use around animals the produce food. uk's

but eight hikers from germany, austria, and switzerland are still missing. the search for them has now been abandoned. translation: it became clear that the eight missing people were caught in the back part of the val bondasca, hit by a landslide. to be clear, a landslide like this travels at a speed of around 250km/h. bondo is near the border with italy, in the graubunden region. it is known to be at risk of landslides when water overflows from high alpine lakes. and on friday, as had been feared, a second, smaller landslide — a river of boulders. diggers brought in for the initial clean—up were swept away. and this was once one of the area's main roads. swiss police say in places the mud and rock is tens of metres deep and geologists warn the mountain still poses a threat to the communities living below. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — is the popularity of camping off the beaten track threatening the landscape of britain's largest national park? he is the first african—american to accept the presidential nomination

a libyan a mom in switzerland is accused of spreading hate speech against religious groups and nationalities while receiving over half a million euros in state benefits. and in yemen fourteen civilians including children are reportedly killed in a saudi led coalition air strike in the capital. hello there it's nine pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me nicky erin we start with breaking news this hour russian speaking children left stranded at an orphanage in the iraqi capital has returned home it's believed that parents fled to the country taking the youngsters with them to join islamic state it took place the two. to i felt like. i now he's going to live with me and my children i want him to understand that he's still a child from now when everything will be calm and peaceful of course he's going to visit these grammar but now right now for now i won't let him go anywhere i want him to feel. get everything. right easy goshdarn of joins me now in the studio to discuss this further now you go needless to say they have rendered the experience for these c

bondo is close to the italian border in the graubunden region of switzerland. it is known to be at risk of landslides when water overflows from the high alpine lakes. and on friday, as had been feared, a second smaller landslide, a river of boulders. diggers brought in for the initial clean—up were swept away. and this was once one of the area's main roads. swiss police say in places the mud and rock is tens of metres deep and geologists warn the mountain still possesses a threat to the communities living below. tim neilson, bbc news. iraq's military says it has retaken almost all of the last of so—called islamic state stronghold inside the country. the city, which is close to the syrian border, was captured by the militants three years ago. it became the final major objective for iraqi—led forces after is fighters were driven out of mosul earlier this year. our correspondent hanan razek has been to the liberated centre of tat afar, and sent this report. it is a ghost town. one week after the battle to retake tal afar, all you can see is destruction, empt

with us here on bbc news, still to come: police halt the search for landslide victims in south—eastern switzerland as more rockfalls are expected. eight people are still missing. two truck drivers have been arrested after a crash killed eight people on the mi motorway in buckinghamshire. four others have been taken to hospital with serious injuries, including a 5—year—old girl. ben ando reports from the scene of the accident near newport pagnell. crushed almost beyond recognition. the minibus carrying around a dozen people, many believed to be from the same family, was travelling from nottingham towards london. also involved in the accident, two large trucks. images suggest the minibus was crushed between the two huge lorries and broken up into at least two pieces. it happened in the early hours on the mi motorway southbound carriageway between junction 15 for northampton and junction 14 for milton keynes, and caused huge delays for drivers heading south. fresh marks on the road reveal the desperate attempt to avoid the collision. the six men and two women who were killed were all travelling i

bondo is close to the italian border in the graubunden region of switzerland. it is known to be at risk of landslides when water overflows from the high alpine lakes. and on friday, as had been feared, a second smaller landslide, a river of boulders. diggers brought in for the initial clean—up were swept away. and this was once one of the area's main roads. swiss police say in places the mud and rock is tens of metres deep and geologists warn the mountain still possesses a threat to the communities living below. tim neilson, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the venezuelan government has organised military exercises across the country, teaching thousands of civilians how to use rifles and how to engage in hand—to—hand combat. the drills were called after the united states announced new financial sanctions against the government of nicolas maduro, accusing him of being a dictator. hundreds of indian troops have been deployed around the headquarters of a sect led by a controversial guru whose conviction for rape led t

bondo is close to the italian border in the graubunden region of switzerland. it is known to be at risk of landslides when water overflows from the high alpine lakes. and on friday, as had been feared, a second smaller landslide, a river of boulders. diggers brought in for the initial clean—up were swept away. and this was once one of the area's main roads. swiss police say in places the mud and rock is tens of metres deep and geologists warn the mountain still possesses a threat to the communities living below. tim neilson, bbc news. a robot is to act as a stand in for a teenager with a rare medical condition when she is unable to go to college. in what's believed to be a uk first, the technology means jade gadd from county durham will be able to take part in lessons from home, and not fall behind in her studies as ruth holliday explains. jade and r2b2 the robot. together, they are a team that means she can really go places without leaving home. he will be taking her place in the classroom at sixth form as she takes maths, further maths and physics a—level

bondo is close to the italian border in the graubunden region of switzerland. it is known to be at risk of landslides when water overflows from the high alpine lakes. and on friday, as had been feared, a second smaller landslide, a river of boulders. diggers brought in for the initial clean—up were swept away. and this was once one of the area's main roads. swiss police say in places the mud and rock is tens of metres deep and geologists warn the mountain still possesses a threat to the communities living below. tim neilson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. two lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. shadow brexit secretary keir starmer says britain should remain in the single market for a transitional period after leaving the eu, to avoid the economy falling off a "cliff edge". the notting hill carnival gets under way in west london. a minute's silence will be held this afternoon to remember the victims of grenfell tower. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre

still to come: police halt the search for landslide victims in south—eastern switzerland as more rockfalls are expected. eight people are still missing. scotland yard says a man who attacked police officers close to buckingham palace on friday night drove directly at a police car before reaching for a four—foot sword. the 26—year—old man from luton is said to have shouted "god is great" in arabic as he launched his assault, which left three officers injured. chi chi izundu has the details. concerned tourists looked on after reports of a terror incident at one of the country's most high—profile destinations. london's metropolitan police say that around 8:30pm last night a blue toyota prius was deliberately driven into a marked police car in a restricted area near buckingham palace. the car stopped and when officers went to investigate they were attacked by a suspect with a four foot sword. cs gas was used as part of the arrest. and during the struggle the individual repeatedly shouted the words "allahu akbar". the individual was quickly brought under control. he's a 26—year—old

san francisco, london, switzerland? switzerland is trying to claim president encrypt a. >> we can look further afield as well, and chin russia, japan. great invation and cryptocurrencies. we should be ready to be not surprised where the real progress arrives. is also important to look beyond cryptocurrencies and consider for example the implications of smart contracts. there are very exciting developments which are also builds from the same essential foundations. >> there been questions as to whether one digital currency will win out over all. do you believe one will or can we have many? >> i think we will probably have many. if you look at the governance debates and the technology debates that have been sping the recent developments of bitcoin -- i don't think any major currency is immune. governance is a challenge. scaling is a challenge. it is systemically useful to have real diversity of currency. just as it is useful to have diversity in almost every other. >> what is interesting is government interaction between

at least eight people are still missing in eastern switzerland after the biggest landslide there in decades. almost ten million tons of rock and mud roared down into the valley yesterday near the tiny village of bondo. a rescue operation is under way but police say the mud and rock covers an area of three miles, and is 30 feet deep in places. the husband of a woman killed by a cyclist riding a bike with no front brakes is calling for new laws to be introduced for death by dangerous cycling. the cyclist, 19—year—old charlie alliston, was convicted yesterday of wanton and furious driving, an offence dating back to 1861. kim brigg's husband says it's time the law was brought up to date. dan johnson reports. she had this mantra of "make every day count." enormous believer in filling life with experiences, with travel. she was always happy. yeah, she was just fantastic. kim briggs‘ husband wants to make her death count. she died crossing the road in a collision which he describes as senseless and avoidable. the law is inadequate. people say you are calling for new laws. we are calling for