a of commonwealth countries that he has visited. and it was noticeable three yea rs visited. and it was noticeable three years ago at the most recent someone well —— summit of commonwealth heads, the queen went out overweight to praise the support the prince of wales had given to her. so the view of the british government and royal circles that he should be the next head, definitely. thank you. elections are underway for a new president for the world's clowns — with a briton among the front runners. the campaign comes at the end of a turbulent year for the clown community — a new horrorfilm, and sightings of so—called "killer clowns" lurking on streets, have added to concerns that the long history of clowning is under threat — and they're falling out of fashion. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. once upona once upon a time every circus had its own troops. archive footage voiceover: as always, the clowns bring down the house. the facepaint, the big shoes, they were the heart of circus heritage, but the wigs and grease paint are in decline. maybe it's th

a strong commonwealth is built on a foundation of strong communities. friendly, welcoming, bustling neighborhoods and downtown. great schools, safe, accessible, attractive places to play. growing local economies, and a belief that anything is possible. and that's why for the past three years, we have focused so much of our time on strengthening communities. our first executive order created a new partnership between state and local government. funded by the legislature, and overseen by the lieutenant governor, 330 cities and towns have joined this partnership. adopting more than 800 best practices and everything from financial planning to regional collaboration, this is how government should work. [ applause ] when we took office, more than 50 communities in western massachusetts didn't have access to high-speed internet services. i first heard about this when a local official told me horror stories about what life was like without it. he mentioned students like sorry from mt. washington, who often did her homework sitting in the car next to the library

finish runningto the next chapter of the story of this great commonwealth. i've never been more proud to be a pennsylvanian. i have never been more confident of our people, i've never been more hopeful of our future. pleasefeel the same way, consider this proposal an invitation to join me in building that future together. thank you very much. [applause] >> tuesday morning we are live in little rock, arkansas for the next up on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. the arkansas governor will be our guest during washington journal starting at 9:00 eastern. news

role to her unique position as head of the commonwealth. but i agree that there is discussion privately about the possibility of the future head. these have been going on for some time, i can think of some discussion going on in the 1990s to try to resolve this particular issue. so this is not a new issue for the commonwealth to consider but it is becoming shall we say more important given the advancing age of the queen. in a way if you think in the queen. in a way if you think in the sweep of history no one really can take the place of the queen in terms of the commonwealth because she has bridged those eras, she has come out of the camp colonial era and been there for so long, known so many head of state and she knew the world when it was a very different place and the commonwealth had so much more importance in the world. you are right because the commonwealth has evolved since 1949. and the queen, her position originally as a symbolic representation of the free association of the original eight member states. now to the 53 member associ

many of these jobs are from direct investment by the commonwealth. for example, the investments we have made in the shell cracker plant, the port of philadelphia, the online retailer in paoli are on pace to create more than 15,000 jobs. the work force development partnerships we forged are on pace to train thousands of workers for jobs that are sitting open right now. over the last three years, we have repaired or rebuilt 1,600 bridges and more than 18,000 miles of roadways. over the next decade, we are going to invest $2 billion more in rebuilding roads, highways and bridges across our commonwealth so that our people can get to work and our products can get to market. it's for these reasons i think a company like amazon is considering philadelphia or pittsburgh as the location for its second headquarters. businesses don't invest in states that don't invest in education, in infrastructure or job training. we are doing all these things and i'm hopeful that amazon will come here, build here, and expand here. how about it. [ applause ] meanwhile, we hav

i think it's because of the nature of the commonwealth, the commonwealth was set up in1949, commonwealth, the commonwealth was set up in 1949, it has changed over time, it has grown but obviously it‘s something very much tied to, the timing of when it was created, it was dominated either queen‘s rain and in many ways we have mentally associated the two is being linked and they are to some extent. but strictly speaking, the two rules are separate. 2.4 billion people live in commonwealth countries, many speaking english, could member states choose absolutely anyone as there a ceremonial leader?” states choose absolutely anyone as there a ceremonial leader? i think there a ceremonial leader? i think the absolutely anyone is probably going a bit far. i think likely it will be someone from from a major commonwealth nations, perhaps a former president or prime minister, one of the key nations but i think it very likely that prince charles. into this role. it‘s not a dead cert but again we can see that the queen and prince charles have the very much preparing him for that position andi

would you want to be head of the commonwealth? a p pa re ntly to be head of the commonwealth? apparently he does. he's done a lot for it. clearly and he wants to be. running out of time, i want to get in this lovely shetland pony, back in the metro, a very nice picture, we have meghan markle in edinburgh at the castle almost wearing the same as the saddle blanket, it is like they coordinated their wardrobe. they thought ahead. this little shetland pony was a bit of a nipper, trying to bite harry's hand. i don't think it was a royalist and it did a massive coup as they approached which the picture editors have ended out. and a quick nice story on the telegraph front page, your paper, cupid leading the way to a patter of tiny feet, what are they on about? stats on the nhs show that on about? stats on the nhs show that on valentines week is the time when people have a go at trying to conceive and have a baby. and succeed. very much but it amuses me that there is a lag, a fortnight afterwards, people relent on their amorous efforts. stopped oppressing us! strike while the iron is

, almost half the commonwealth population live in india, one of the biggest economies in the commonwealth. the prince of wales is very focused on the commonwealth and i think would be very keen to succeed. the queen herself has made that clear. but he will be quite busy if he is king. what about william, is there a thought it might skip a generation? people can have those thoughts. i have yet to speak to anybody in a position of authority to contemplate that in any plausible way. let‘s talk about you and today. you have been flipping marvellous at the house of commons. i thank you, i thank you! this is our diplomatic correspondent doing what he does best. or not. talk us through it. this is the annual parliamentary pancake race, when the media race against mps and peers just outside parliament. it is to raise money for a head injuries charity. it always gets lots of support. it‘s pretty brutal. a lot of cheating goes on. i saw some shoving. a lot of people don‘t toss their pancakes quite as often as the rules state. it‘s pretty tough stuff. that sounds quite serious. there should

the commonwealth begins to consider who might succeed the queen as its head. coming up in sport: a head injury forces footballer ryan mason to retire after deciding it's too risky to carry on playing. he won one england cap, and isjust 26. history has repeated itself at the winter olympics for britain's speedskater elise christie, who crashed out of the 500 metres short—track final in pyeongchang, four years after the same thing happened at the games in sochi. the 27—year—old fell on the penultimate lap after making contact with a competitor as she jostled for a medal position. the gold was taken by italy's arianna fonta na. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, is in pyeongchang. yes, jane, elise christie came here to pyeongchang hoping to put behind her what happened in so cheap. and those hopes were high. she's now a triple world champion, britain's biggest medal hope of these games. but almost unbelievably, it was the same old story. racing for redemption. until now, elise christie's olympic story had been one of heart break. disqualified from all he

economies in the commonwealth. the prince of wales is very focused on the commonwealth and i think would be very keen to succeed. but he will be quite busy if he is king. what about william, is there thought it might skip a generation? people can have those thoughts, i have yet to speak to anybody in a position of authority to contemplate that in any plausible way. let's talk about you. and today. you have been flipping marvellous at the house of commons. i thank you, i thank you acclamation this is our diplomatic correspondent doing what he does best. talk as through it. this is the annual parliamentary pancake race, when the media race against mps and peers just outside parliament. it is to raise money for a head injuries charity. it always gets lots of support. it is pretty brutal. 0f gets lots of support. it is pretty brutal. of cheating goes on.” gets lots of support. it is pretty brutal. of cheating goes on. i saw some shoving. a lot of people do not toss their pancakes quite as often as the rules state. it

the commonwealth still has 53 members. it is extremely young, as an organisation, in terms of its membership and the people within the countries, they have predominantly younger demographics. i don't understand the headline other than that he will travel around a lot. the key to this is that prince charles will probably get the role anyway, he is 69, the idea is that you need a younger royal to bridge the gap. back to the telegraph. a little aside. craig watts and says we have been wonderful, perfect for the news. watts and says we have been wonderful, perfect for the newsm hea wonderful, perfect for the newsm he a producer? i don't think he has anything to do with it. sheep who can grow human organs created in lab. this is all a bit scary. it is coming out of stanford university. the idea is that you genetically modified sheep, that you introduced human dna and various different things can grow from that, ultimately you can be growing organs for human transplant. just another step along the way of scientific advancement.

the commonwealth games start in early april. we are flying out to queensland industrially to train for four or five weeks. we will enjoy getting use to the heat there. four or five weeks. we will enjoy getting use to the heat therem will be a hard four or five weeks of training. how will you cope with the temperature in the golf course? we have been preparing elizabeth in heat chambers. we will now be getting used to the conditions. —— we have been preparing a bit in heat chambers. plenty of time. what a lovely place to spend time training. experiencing some of that australian lifestyle. not just a experiencing some of that australian lifestyle. notjust a different temperature, a slightly different type of course. what will this course provided by comparison to what we usually see. the commonwealth games is different in two ways. it has a sprint. that is one hour long. there is a mixed team really as well. that is a shorter version of triathlon. female, male, female, meal, handing overto version of triathlon. female, male, f

england squad for the commonwealth games at last have something to laugh about. after all, they know a thing or two about hitting targets. it is a big dealfor about hitting targets. it is a big deal for us, about hitting targets. it is a big dealfor us, it is not often about hitting targets. it is a big deal for us, it is not often you about hitting targets. it is a big dealfor us, it is not often you get the mainstream tv. it is a good chance for us to get some exposure into badminton. it has been a big fortnight the babington england, the well—publicised sweeping financial cutbacks of uk sport which took £5 million out of their olympic programme, now they have changed their tune offering £600,000 in support to chris and gabby adcock, one of the leading doubles specialists. how has that changed the landscape? the funding they give us the landscape? the funding they give us is huge, getting physio to travel with us on tournaments for a start, we have not had that, nutritionists is something we would like to be able to have access to and the list is endless, s

he's been suffering from a series of injuries and had already withdrawn from april's commonwealth games. rutherford missed last year's world championships with an ankle injury, he also had groin surgery. the 2012 olympic champion says he'll now focus on returning to full fitness in time to defend his european championship title in august. and british cyclists laura and jason kenny are back competing today at the track world championships in the netherlands. laura will be on the track shortly in a qualifier. the kennys have taken their six month old baby albie with them. instead of staying in the team hotel, they've rented a city apartment, along with the grandparents who'll be helping out with childcare. laura and jason are two of seven olympic champions in the british team. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and how the weather is affecting sport — tonight's fixtures in the scottish premiership have all been postponed. we'll have more for you in the next hour. let's talk more about our main political story. let's get more on

commonwealth and continuing. texts one are government and the responsibilities of citizenship that refined in the new testament, but what is particularly appealing in the accounts of deuteronomy is americans, in the wake of independence, in the aftermath of this war, they have to build a new government. they see in the history of israel having departed from egypt, the same exercise taking place, the building of a new nation with its various political institutions. this has a particular attraction to americans and the founding era, who see themselves engaged in a similar project. now to be sure, they are drawn to many other texts. yes, deuteronomy is particularly appealing, but they will look to texts like romans 13 which speaks of the obligations to be in submission to those in authority over you. they will be particularly drawn to the exodus narrative. this is a story about liberty and liberation that they think speaks very much to their own circumstances. they are also drawn, perhaps inappropriately, to some of

how are you feeling ahead of the commonwealth games? i am excited, not long to train now, just to train and get to the commonwealth games now. england's eddie pepperell has claimed his first european tour title after holding off compatriot oliver fisher to win at the qatar masters. the pair shared the lead overnight, but fisher could have forced a play—off but missed a birdie putt on the 18th. pepperell carded a two—under final round to finish on 18 under and secure victory. ronnie o'sullivan needs just four more frames to win snooker‘s world grand prix in preston. that's all from sportsday. bye for now. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching? interesting week, we have finding your feet, which i think is a british drama comedy. a dramedy! we have i, tonya with an astonishing performance by margot robbie who also produces. and dark river, a new film by clio barnard. finding your feet, even the poster looks like a quintessential br

and continuing -- first. 10 --puritan commonwealth and continuing. yes, there are texts on government and the responsibilities of citizenship of moses, which has exerted that refined in the new testament, but what is particularly appealing in the accounts of deuteronomy is americans, in the wake of independence, in the aftermath of this war, they have to build a new government. they see in the history of israel having departed from egypt, the same exercise taking place, the building of a new nation with its various political institutions. this has a particular attraction to americans and the founding era, who see themselves engaged in a similar project. now to be sure, they are drawn to many other texts. yes, deuteronomy is particularly appealing, but they will look to texts like romans 13 which speaks of the obligations to be in submission to those in authority over you. they will be particularly drawn to the exodus narrative. this is a story about liberty and liberation that they think speaks very much to their own circumstances. they are also draw

it seems crazy with the winter olympics on going to already be thinking about the commonwealth games! manchester city's sergio aguero will not be punished for the altercation with a wigan fan, in which teh player claims he was spat at, during the pitch invasion which followed wigan‘s historic fa cup triumph of the premier league leaders last night. ade adedoyin is with me. we'll reflect on the match in a moment, but first to that news. aguero avoids punishment, but both clubs have been charged for failing to control their players follwing the sending off of fabien delph at the end of the first half. well the headlines today have been marred by some of those unsavoury scenes after the match of stop you mention sergio aguero, some wigan fa ns mention sergio aguero, some wigan fans went onto the pitch after their famous win against manchester city and today he said that he was spat at by one wigan fan. and that police we re at by one wigan fan. and that police were deployed to separate the fans as well. some very unsavoury scenes afterwards. we can see that picture of sergio aguero in

commonwealth was great, that was a joined a sovereignty. my understanding of the russian view in general. the russians had a different that they abandon quite seriously. the u.s. role in that was incredibly important. there was the seriousness of independence versus the commonwealth is a form of russian control over the area and limited sovereignty. my question is mostly to strobe , in the clinton administration in the 1990's, those issues were discussed in , whether it was russia versus republic, what the fate of the commonwealth would be, or if it was something that that was the issue of discussion, it was an inherited from the bush administration that suffer gaming sovereignty and independence means independence, thank you. >> to jeremy. jeremy: it is an external range of issues. might issue of been an analyst and rush at the time, it seems to meet we cannot talk about these issues without talking about the ways in which the privatization of the economy occurred to i just remember being there, seeing people's wealth collapse in front of

which had exerted significant influence on american law going all the way back to the first puritan commonwealths in the 17th century and continuing up to their own time. this book also records god's dealings with a chosen nation, especially in establishing the political and legal institutions necessary to govern a nation. yes, there are texts on government and the responsibilities of citizenship that refined in the new testament, but what's particularly appealing, i think, in the accounts of deuteronomy is americans in the wake of independence, in the aftermath of this war, they have to build a new government. and they see in the history of israel, having departed from egypt, the same exercise taking place, the building of a new nation with its various political institutions. and this has a particularly attraction to americans in the founding era who see themselves engaged in a similar project. now, to be sure, they're drawn to many other texts. yes, deuteronomy is particularly appealing, but they're also going to look to texts like romans xiii, which speaks of the obligations to be in submissio

gumby eye has rejoined the british commonwealth after all of fifty two member states unanimously approved the move a flag raising ceremony marking the change has been held in london the west african nation withdrew from the group back in two thousand and thirteen but new president damo barrow signalled he reversed the decision to leave the commonwealth and other international bodies. all right we're going to go back to berlin because european leaders are welcoming the deal reached by germany's two biggest parties to form a coalition government it's been more than four months now since germany held elections here european council president donald tusk is currently meeting with chants on the american called the deal good news the coalition agreement reached on wednesday would see brylin contributing more to e.u. budgets something brussels sees as a welcome change maracle is also due to meet with the commission president. later today. are right let's find out what this would be government could mean for europe with political respondent thomas farah here with me on the set and with max hofman

americans believed that the hebrew commonwealth described in the old testament provided a model for republican government. i'm going to come back to this point a little bit later, so i mention it here and we'll elaborate in a second. a second example would be this very idea of due process of law, due process of law by which we mean procedural fairness and the equality of all persons before the law. this is a principle that's explicitly articulated in both the fifth and the 14th amendments to the united states constitution. and the founding generation were often quick to point out that you can find principles of due process sprinkled throughout scripture, especially in the laws of moses, particularly drawn to the first nine verses in exodus 23. an interesting text that has been described throughout history as the ten commandments of justice, or the deck ca log of due process, principles of due process worthy of emulation in their own system. let me give you one more example, separation of powers, separation of powers. there were americans who saw in scripture models for the separation of powers

and the question that i have is with regard to the fate of the commonwealth of the independent states. and putin in his premier speech said when the commonwealth was created we all believe that was a form of joint sovereignty. and that was my understanding is the russian position in general, people around yeltsin. republicans had a different look at that treating independence quite seriously. and u.s. role in that was extremely important. so side wg the seriousness of independence versus commonwealth as a form of russian control over the area and limited sovereignty. so my question is probably mostly to strobe talbott, whether in clinton administration in the 1990s those issues were discussed in those terms, the side was russian versus public, what the fate of the commonwealth would be, or it was something that wasn't really something that was the issue of discussion and it was inherited from the bush administration that while sovereignty means sovereignty and independence means independence? thank you. >> and to germany. >> thank you for excellent panel. it's extraordinary the range

intervened probably on behalf of the foreign and commonwealth office no doubt who is acting on behalf of the united states government so join us on she is being held on a flimsy. charge of having skipped bail but the provenance of the arrest warrant in the u.k. is now disappeared because the reason there is no case in sweden as you pointed out hasn't been for two years so what's the motivation for the u.k. to do this. i personally think we're looking at a situation here where the u.k. is effectively a sockpuppet with washington is the hand inside it can be you know their explanation they said that this is in the public interest and so forth at the hearing today i can't see how they can prove that it's in the public interest having spent four million pounds on security around the ecuadorian embassy to make sure though that julian assange is doesn't make a run for it and even now knows this is dragged on so long it's gone from the obama administration into the trumpet ministration and trying but one stage anyway it's been almost supported a wiki leaks and again the u.s. is now actually

the 23—year—old, who won a combined three commonwealth gold medals in 2010 and 2014, will compete in the 10m platform and 3m synchronised events. following last week's announcement that formula 1 is to dispense with its use of ‘grid girls‘, today it's been announced they'll be replaced by ‘grid kids' for the forthcoming season. our f1 reporterjennie gow joins us to explain. grid kids or mascots i guess... is that how's this going to work? the fia will link into a lots of different bodies that they have seamlessly... and they will pick young drivers to come and stand alongside them. half an hour before the race, when the cars are wheeled into place. it is when the drivers arrive on the grid. that is what they are going to do, to try and... are great kids likely to be a more —— grid kids likely to be a more popular decision? peewee action has been largely positive. there are some “— been largely positive. there are some —— the reaction has been largely positive. there are some who will miss the grid girls. they would like a will miss the grid girls. they would likea m

now this meeting of the commonwealth club is adjourned. you've been looking forward to the signing of the book. emily chang is going to be on my left. please form a line here at the center and then proceed for your signatures. [inaudible conversations] divisions and values were compelling to me offering a clear pathway away from my past and a chance to contribute to the greater world and still maintain my families loved. if mario could do if faced with a different set of challenges like not speaking english until he was 8-years-old, then so could i. how could i tell mario cuomo did a story would appear in the press linking my brother to john gotti. how do i talk about organized crime in my family with the one italian american elected official who personified the complete opposite? i pictured myself at the world trade center tower number two telling reporters any notion having connections was bullshit because it was in my family and the outside word was that he was unreachable. in my imaginary press conference threresigned as an eyewitness

so siding with the seriousness of independence versus commonwealth as a form of russian control over the area and limited sovereignty. so my question is probably mostly to strobe talbott and whether in the clinton administration in the 1990s those issues were discussed in those terms. what side was russia versus republic? what the faith of the commonwealth would be or it was something that wasn't really something that was the issue of discussion and it was inherited from the bush administration that, well, sovereignty means sovereignty and independence means independence. thank you. >> and to jeremy. >> thank you for an excellent panel. i think it's extraordinary the range of issues you covered there. my question comes from both being an analyst and someone in russia at the time. it seem wes can't talk about these issues without talking about the ways in which the privatization of the economy occurred. i just remember being there, you all know this better than i do, but i just remember being there and seeing people's wealth collapse in front of them and seeing how wealth was stolen f

bbc news has learned that the commonwealth has begun considering who might succeed the queen as the head of the organisation. member states could choose anyone as the ceremonial leader, as the role is not hereditary. the bbc has been told 53 member states have established a high—level group of independent figures to look at the way the commonwealth is governed. it will meet for the first time today in london. portraits of barack and michelle 0bama have been unveiled at washington's national gallery, and immediately went viral online, and it wasn't all complimentary. while mr 0bama said that his was "pretty sharp", social media was soon awash with jokes about him being stuck in a hedgerow. he said the portrait of his wife captured her "hotness", although many reacted to say it looks nothing like her. it's an honour that the gallery gives to past presidents, but let's just say that these were in stark contrast to the more traditional presidential portrait. they are, aren't they? its time they we re they are, aren't they? its time they were brought up—to—date? they are, aren't they? i

a new fashion initiative representing all fifty three countries of the commonwealth has been launched in london the commonwealth fashion exchange aims to boost rising talents of the member nations among them designer euphemia and sidney davies who fled her native sierra leone at the age of eleven the project also enjoys the support of the duchess of cambridge the first designs from the initiative will be showcased during dungeon fashion week at buckingham palace on monday. belle and sebastian have a new album out the scottish pop band recorded fifteen original songs for how to solve our human problems including we were beautiful. really but. over the last two decades belle and sebastian have made a name for themselves putting out low fi indie pop with heart and soul they're currently touring europe before heading to north america in june. that's a german rock band that is celebrating its twenty five year anniversary talking tronic were formed during the tail end of the how school movement during the eighty's and ninety's several bands that sang their socio critical lyrics in german sp

commonwealth bank rising for the first day in three after missing estimates for the first half. taking a look at japan, we have earnings watch, watching for reaction from toyota's profit beat. it was set to outperform. we're looking out for japan after forecasting flat annual profit. that is something to keep an eye on at the open. betty: thank you so much, sophie kamaruddin. she mentioned trying not to catch that falling knife. disney jumping in late trade after beating estimates. me parks that boosted the numbers. reallythe theme parks is what drove disney's earnings. chris: this has become a recurring trend now. four big divisions, and particularly this quarter, consumer products with a film studio. they had a new star wars movie coming out. it is that theme parks again. betty: speaking about international, a lot of focus has been on the shanghai park. how is that doing? >> very well. they said as many as 60,000 -- 68,000one day came people came in one day to the park. they announced new price increases. they are doing the three-tier pricing they have done in the states, when

london on monday evening catherine duchess of cambridge and sophie countess of wessex were hosting the commonwealth fashion x. . jane's reception of buckingham palace is part of london fashion week the exchange aims to create partnerships between established and emerging talent from the fifty three member countries in a way that promotes a new understanding of the commonwealth the star studded event was attended by anna wintour editor of american vogue and supermodel naomi campbell. monday the carnival season came to an end and got it see the grease with a traditional firefight that serves as a reminder of the greek war of independence. i come here from galaxy we have an ancient cultural tradition from really old times and although we are working elsewhere we return here every year to have found it was for two hundred years revelers have pelted each other with tons of diet flour to mark the end of carnival season and the beginning of greek orthodox led. germany is low because it is one of the world's best slacklining as you might call him an ak about on a bit in other words he better insists on jus

on wednesday the commonwealth of nations is made up of fifty three sovereign states most of them are former british colonies or dependencies. prince charles and his wife camilla duchess of cornwall were also on hand for guests were honored for making significant contributions to society in their home countries. the scottish capital edinburgh is celebrating the chinese new year by decorating the city zoo with huge advantage is shaped like animals chinese new year start some friday february sixteenth. two thousand and eighteen is the year of the dog for the chinese lanterns were created with the help of chinese artists. and they'll stay up at the zoo until february the twenty fifth. next up we're off to northern germany for neil show off his sister is quite literally his role model lucia off got into modeling when she was spotted on the train to berlin. after sharing pictures of her brother online modeling scouts found that good looks run in the family now the two of them are regularly book together and there's no sense of sibling rivalry in fact they'd much rather work with each other

according to research by the commonwealth, a free trade deal would cause uk exports to india to rise by a third. meanwhile imports of goods from india into the uk would increase by 12%. but for deal talks to progress — india wants the uk to make visa rules easier. the bbc‘s sameer hashmi spoke to the uk's minister of state for trade and exports baroness rona fairhead in mumbai and began by asking if britain was willing to accept more immigrants from india. when our prime minister came, her first visit as a prime minister was to india back in 2016. the question of visas were raised in terms of accessibility, speed of getting them, the government has listened and has responded. for example, ifi was to look at student visas, over 50,000 were issued last year. 97 of that, of the applicants were approved. work visas, more work visas to indian people for the uk than anywhere else. but if you look at the indian government's stands and they have been vocal about this issue. if there is to be a trade deal between britain and india, they wa nt deal between britain and india, they want it t

and welcome to tonight's program hosted by commonwealth club of silicon valley. my name is maria lazarini market president for the division we're delighted to support tonight's program. the common wealth club can you hear me? commonwealth club convenes some of the most informative and thought provoking conversations from world affairs to the work place. these forum support learning engagement in our communities. and they raise awareness of today's critical issue. right now, if you turn on the news or check your twitter feed, you'll see there is no conversation more timely than tonight's discussion on gender equity and fostering work environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. i've been with bank of the west for over 35 years. so it's quite fair to say that i've seen many changes in the financial services industry. one shift is the increased role of women, leaders in banking. for instance, bank of the west ceo was named one of the most powerful women in banking by the american banker. other executives at our bank are head of small and immediate ente

we are owned by the commonwealth and operated by the dames. we opened in 1961 is a museum. from there, we have had an illustrious history filling the house with objects and interpreting george mason. in recent year, the mission has shifted to focus on the ideals put forward in the declaration of rights and the constitution. if you come today, you experience us talking about george mason and why he is still important to us today. we are a little under a quarter-mile away from the house now. we have walked down the driveway up to the family cemetery. we have approached this beautiful avenue of cedar trees planted by the last private owner about 100 years ago. i am standing next to a red oak tree we think was planted in honor of george mason after his death in 1792. george is only a little ways away. he is right over here in this walled section of the cemetery. the wall was added by the last private owner under the funding from the sons of the american revolution. george's burial was not well marked. the two tombs you see, one is original. this one on the right is the tomb of

head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. mr netanyahu denies any wrongdoing. american intelligence chiefs insist russia's election meddling isn't over. and the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. guyana in south america is one of the smallest countries in the world with a population of less than 800,000, and yet it has the highest suicide rate among women, some five times higher than the uk, according to the world health 0rganization. tiffany sweeney reports from the capital, georgetown, on the scale of the problem and the latest initiatives to tackle it. from the lush greenery of its countryside, to its vibrant capital georgetown, it's a place of beauty and colour. but below the surface, there's a darker under current. underlying all of this is a cultural acceptance that suicide is part of guyana. it's notjust one thing that makes someone think that, you know what, i'

violated the commonwealth's constitution, the state supreme court adding that the map oddly shaped district with geographic inconsistencecy appears to be carve that way to lean 13 of the states 18 districts to republican candidates. the new map has obvious cleaner lines, the state supreme court saying that to focus on compact geographic district and in the political parties picking voters. >> it was about compact and contiguous lines in accordance with the supreme court's decision. this is about drawing more democratic seats. >> reporter: but some like dwight evans argues it still won't be easy for democrats to win those seats. >> i have to earn it, it is not given to me. >> reporter: congressman currently represents the state 's second district in the philadelphia area but under the new map he loses his voter base and will to have rerun this november in the stayed's third district. congressional candidate lindsey lee is another example of the shake up even for democrats. she was running for district one seat and now with the new map will to have change her campaign for the district's five

my name is charlie baker, governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts and i'm the chair of the nba health and human services committee and i want to welcome you all to this conversation about an issue the nga has been engaged in in a big way for the past several years and i think it is fair to say that every governor of every state has made dealing with this particular issue is significant and important priority in their work and that's certainly been true in the commonwealth of massachusetts. i did run for governor to work on this issue, but upon me because wherever i campaigned, i ran into people who talk to me about it in their stories frankly broke my heart. over the course of the past several years, working on a bipartisan basis with our legislature and others, we have made some progress in dealing with this terrible epidemic. in massachusetts, after years and years and years of double-digit increases in opioid prescriptions and dads, literally for the first time in a very long time in 2017, we have a 30% reduction in prescriptions, overdoses leveled off and deaths dropped by

head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm sharanjit leyl, in london. our top stories: american spy agencies have told congress that russia is still meddling in us politics and posing a threat to the mid—term elections. the us ambassador to the un has called for more pressure on the myanmar leaderhsip to acknowledge the suffering of the rohingya muslims. and a malaysian newspaper has sparked protest and ridicule by publishing a list on how to spot gay people. activists are warning it could put lives at risk in the conservative country. that story is popular on bbc.com across asia. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippine star leads with the probe into president duterte‘s bank accounts. the government's top lawyer confirmed that all charges have been dropped. china daily looks at the end of president xi jinping's new year tour. the chinese president pledged to make poverty alleviation a priority during a four—day visit to sichuan province. and finally, f

it certainly is gonna genera some business activity in the commonwealth. so, that's a welcomed development, and i hope the state is collecting some tax revenue. >> anything you want to add, terry? >> well, yeah. i mean, there's a board that oversees all of this, and they had an expert come in and testify that -- guess what -- we ought to start to think about something that the current law prohibits. you know what this is? smoking it. >> recreational. >> well, you would do it through medical mari-- you know, it'd be medical marijuana. >> rather than pills, it would be smoked first. >> yeah, you could smoke it, and some -- the opponents argue, "uh-oh. this is another step towards the legalization of recreational marijuana." >> there's also one important bipartisan action that is underway in washington, and that is to move marijuana from a schedule i to a schedule iii drug. this is the basis for the justice department driving a whole bunch of initiatives that have been negatively positioned toward medical marijuana and marijuana in forms in other states. so,