the use of the familiar bbc news studios and branding and the presence of ten other bbc news presenters and reporters in the series so far no doubt adds to the authenticity of the story we are watching, but very lies the problem for some viewers. of course this is not the first time that dramas or films have used genuine news reporters in this way and the bbc does have some editorial guidelines on those, which said: to discuss this further i am joined by gavin allen, the bbc‘s control of daily news programmes. under your own editorial guidelines, if it is causing concern, why do you allow it? people might disagree with the use of it but it is not causing concern. there is no question that eve ryo ne concern. there is no question that everyone is clear this is not a drama —— this is a drama, not a documentary. the concern would be if you thought this was actually happening, that it was a real news event. nobody thinks that. high profile presenters should not be used in their usual new setting, thatis used in their usual new setting, that is what viewers say is wrong with bbc journa

the headlines on bbc news... hurricane florence makes landfall on east coast of the united states, with high winds and torrential rain. 5 million people are in the direct path of typhoon mangkhut, due to make landfall in the philippines// president trump's former campaign manager — paul manafort has agreed to co—operate with prosecutors in the investigation into russian interference in the presidential election. now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. this week, the blending of fact and fiction. hello and welcome to newswatch. did you see this interview on the andrew marr show? no, because it is fictional. as more than a dozen bbc news presenters and reporters appear in bbc one's bodyguard, we discuss whether bbc news should be in the business of drama. first, bbc news has been devoting our time all week anticipating the threat posed by hurricane florence. as it approached the east coast of the united states. here is peter bowes reporting on monday night. a monster storm that could bring catastrophic

lucy adams, bbc news. and the full programme — harmed by my surgeon — will be on bbc one in scotland tonight at 7.30, and on the bbc news channel this weekend. petrol and diesel cars will be banned from nine roads in east london from today, in an attempt to tackle air pollution. 0nly electric or hybrid models will be allowed on selected roads during the weekday rush hour. it‘s said to be the first scheme of its kind in the uk. john maguire has more. london‘s dirty air is blamed for around 9500 premature deaths every year. air quality is monitored constantly across the city and scientists have a good idea of what causes pollution, when it is at its worst, and who is most at risk. air pollution is like passive smoking the whole time. i mean, the effects of air pollution are very similar to the effects of smoking. you have increases in... obviously, it aggravates lung disease, it causes asthma and aggravates asthma. it causes heart attacks and strokes and it causes lung cancer. just a street away from

this is bbc news. the headlines: friends and relatives have been paying their final respects to aretha franklin at an invitation—only funeral ceremony in detroit. famous faces attending included jesse jackson and former president bill clinton. he described aretha as the voice of a generation if not the century. the trump administration has confirmed that it's stopping all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than five million palestinians. a spokesman for the palestinian prime minister described the move as a flagrant assault on the palestinian people and a defiance of un resolution. a bbc investigation has found evidence that china has imprisoned up to one million muslim uighurs in so—called re—education camps. the investigation uncovered allegations of torture. the un says it is alarmed by the reports and called for the detainees' release. china has denied the camps even exist. now on bb

the bbc has said that was a misjudgement. sir cliff offered to settle this without going to court and the police of course did settle. it has cost the licence fee payer £2 million so far. would you like to say sorry? well, it's not true that sir cliff offered to settle it. we offered to settle with sir cliff on a number of occasions, but what sir cliff's lawyers wanted was not a settlement but a surrender. they wanted us to concede the principle as well as to acknowledge that the way in which we'd done things was not appropriate. so it isn't true to say that sir cliff offered to settle. i'm afraid he didn't, otherwise we could have prevented us having to go through all of the ensuing case. can you talk about this point of principle? if it is a big point of principle you feel journalistic freedom is threatened, why are you not appealing? well, we've made it clear we considered appealing very carefully. the problem is that legal advice we were given is that the prospects of success in a legal case were very small. so the judgm

do let us know your thoughts on politics live or on any aspect of bbc news. details on how to contact us bbc news. details on how to contact us at the end of the programme. a couple of your other pro— comments before we go and another change to the bbc‘s political programmes has caught the attention of some. the andrew marr show has been a picture at 9am on sunday morning the years but when it returned last week in the start of its new series, it did start at a new slot an hour later at ten o'clock with a repeat of much of the day taking its place at nine. the bbc says research shows the available audience is higher at ten but some of the regular audience we re but some of the regular audience were unhappy. finally, we are not all about complaints newswatch. sometimes the plaudits come in, as they differ reports this week on the news at ten from the bbc‘s chief international correspondent. she spoke to one yazidi woman who'd returned home after being enslaved for years. translation: i was scared to come back, i was scared my family would kill me and i w

anne soy, bbc news. the ukip leader, gerard batten, has said the party plans to contest every seat at the next general election and that they'd be targeting remain—supporting mps. speaking at ukip's annual conference in birmingham, he said he wanted the party to become more populist. britain's world heavyweight boxing champion, anthonyjoshua, admits he's facing a tough challenge from his latest opponent, russia's alexander povetkin. the two men weighed in today ahead of their fight at wembley stadium. for the first time, all three ofjoshua's world titles will be on the line. our sports correspondent david ornstein is at wembley, and there's a lot at stake. there is, fiona, welcome to the home of english football, which tomorrow will become the centre of the boxing world, it is where anthonyjoshua secured the greatest win of his unbeaten career to date, in april 2017, against wladimir klitschko. now he is back for what should be another memorable night. anthony. . .joshua. . .! he's a man mountain of br

this is bbc news. the headlines: the government is drawing up the biggest change to divorce law in england and wales in almost 50 years, allowing more couples to split without apportioning blame. thousands of ba customers cancel their credit cards after a huge data breach at the airline. a special report from libya, where a fragile ceasefire in tripoli appears to be holding. alastair cook made 71 in his final match for england but india's bowlers seized the initiative on day one of the fifth test at the oval. also coming up this hour — a major project to clean up plastic from the ocean. a huge structure to capture the waste is going to be launched into the pacific from san francisco.

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news inerica." repofrom washington, i am laura trevelyan.ry u.s. secref state mike pompeo tells the bbc that north korea is still a nlear threat, though plans for a second summit are underway. sec. pompeo:w it is in the orks. we hope everything.t together and ikes sense before terribly long. laura: president trump attacks the credibility of the woman accusing his supreme court nominee of sexual assault as negotiation continues as to whether christine blasey ford will testify to congress. plus, he fed the island of puerto rico after hurricane maria. tonight, josÉ andres tells us how he mobilized an army chefs. viewers onome to our public television in america and around the globe. a second summit between president trump and kim jong-un is in the works, according to u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, who told the bbc todayl he wavel to pyongyang soon if things fall into place.er this comes a summit this week between north anda south ko which kim jong-un said he was committed to do -- denuclearizati

purepoint financial.nd >> aow, "bbc world news." "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. hurricane florence is being felt along the carolina coast. it is just the start of what could be days of damaging weather. laura: the wind and the rate is lashing us here in wilmington, north carolina.ge the leading f hurricane has arrived, but the worst is yet to come. jane: as this storm bears down, the president disputes the death toll from last year's hurricane maria in puerto rico, claiming the number was inflated by democrats.du and they ged just as the financial crisis hit, so what happened to the class of 2008? tonight catch up with them a decade on. ne: welcome to our viewers public television in america and around the globe. all week, the east coast of the u.s. has been bracing r hurricane florence, and the storm is beginning to make itself felt. along the carolina coast, th winds have picked up and the rain has started to fall. although the storm has weakened to a category 2, the impactul

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: there's been condemnation from the un and western countries after two myanmar journalists were jailed for violating a state secrecy law. two women convicted of attempting to have sex, have been caned in an islamic court in northern malaysia. chris evans, one of the bbc‘s highest—paid presenters, has announced he's leaving bbc radio 2 at the end of the year. he's returning to virgin radio's breakfast show, which he first presented in 1997. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has this report. britain's biggest radio personality, minutes after telling fans he was quitting the breakfast show, swamped by media outside his studio. why is the show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? well, because it was sir terry's show. it was very important. it's an important show. it's a useful show. it can do many great things and i'm sure it will continue to do that. this is how he told listeners. i'm going to leave radio 2 and i have loved every single minute

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: at least 1a dead, as typhoon mankut wreaks havoc in the philippines. the full scale of the destruction is still unknown. warnings in the us that storm florence is "farfrom done". president trump declares a disaster in north carolina. the british prime minister defends her brexit plan — but dismisses talk of a leadership challenge. this is where i get a little bit irritated. this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the people of the united kingdom. and charting the polar icecaps from space. nasa's new mission launches a laser into orbit. hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 14 people have now died in a massive storm, which has brought destruction to the north of the philippines. typhoon mangkhut ripped through the main island of luzon triggering more than a0 landslides. it's the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year. and five million people were in its path. howard

joe lynskey, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's premier league results as match of the day follows soon. liverpool beat tottenham 2—1 to make it five league wins out of five. while chelsea are top of the table after a 4—1 win over cardiff. hearts are five points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. they beat motherwell i—0. and there were wins for hibs, livingston, and rangers. cricket australia say they are urgently investigating an allegation made by the england all—rounder moeen ali in his autobiography that he was called "osama" by an australian player during the 2015 ashes. ali let his cricket do the talking today. the worcestershire captain took three wickets and scored 41 runs, as they beat sussex at edgbaston to become t20 blast champions for the first time. britain's vicky holland is the triathlon world champion. the olympic bronze medallist took the world title by finishing in second place in the grand final on australia's gold coast. alex

simon jack, bbc news. a british man who says he is a pharmacist from birmingham has been detained in syria on suspicion of being a member of the islamic state group. kurdish forces captured anwar miah in the eastern province of deir al—zour a month ago. a video of his capture has surfaced on twitter and shows mr miah saying he has lived in syria for nearly four years and that he worked as a medic for the terror group. it is believed he is now being held in a prison in northern syria, guarded by us special forces. a murder investigation has been launched after a 19—year—old man died after being shot in east london last night. two other people were also seriously injured in the incident in walthamstow at around 11 o'clock. nobody has been arrested. there have been more than 100 murders in the capital so far this year. an investigation by bbc radio 5 live has found that the number of elderly an investigation by bbc radio 5 live has found that the number of elderly people reporting that they've been the

this is bbc news. time for the headlines: police want up to 80,000 people may pose some kind of sexual threat to children online. downing street has retaliated against boris johnson saying he has no new ideas for brexit after he criticised theresa may's plan. the former foreign secretary said the approach agreed at chequers means disaster for britain. italy has been backed byjacob for britain. italy has been backed by jacob rees mogg who for britain. italy has been backed byjacob rees mogg who spoke to eu negotiators today. michel barnier was extraordinary charming and well informed and we found we were in a degree of agreement that chequers is rubbish and we should throw it and have a canada style free trade deal. prominent supporters of labour leaderjeremy corbyn have been elected to the national executive committee. they include peter willsman who claimed trump fanatics we re willsman who claimed trump fanatics were behind actions of anti—semitism in the party. and the heat wave in england makes t

chris buckler, bbc news. jane you are watching "bbc world news america." igstill to come on t's program, israel's plan to demolish a palestinian village is generating controversy. we speak to those impacted. islamabad, the british home secretary said his governnt wants to work with the pakistani authorities on improving accountabili the new pakistan prime minister, khan, waslected on an anticorruption platform. reporter: an excited girls school in islamabad welcome to the british home secretary this morning. pakistan has a special place in his heart. it is where his parents originally came from. later at a press conference, he announced a new envoy to pakistan. >> >> i want to ensure that no one can escape justice or act with impunity. reporter: earlier this yea m former primenister nawaz sharif was sentenced to 10 years in jail. a court ruled he could not prove where the money to buy 4 central london flats had come from. the former finance minister and are nawaz sharif's sons living and u.k. but are wanted for trial in pakistan for the same case. ey deny

bbc news tries to answer viewers questions about brexit, but is that mission impossible? and with panorama invited inside number 10, was it doing too much pr for the pm? over the past few days bbc news has set about the challenging task of answering in a clear and objective way some of the many questions people have about the process of leaving the europe european. on tv, on radio, and online. how will trade work after brexit? what will brexit mean? will it happen? why haven't we left yet. all we'll journalists trod happen? why haven't we left yet. all we'lljournalists trod a delicate path through the economic, but our are tick constitutional and political implication of brexit but some members of the audience thought that approach was fundamentally flawed. here is michaeljordan. the news these last couple of days seemed to be on an all out crusade to convince the population that leaving next march will open up the heavens and all kinds of abominations will happen to us. and this caller to our telephone line agreed. yesterday morning was the same thing, we have had for tw

the story was taken up by bbc world news's investor —— investigation strand. thank you for coming on newswatch. when the video went viral, what was the response of the cameroonian government? well, initially the cameroonian government denied that these were cameroonian soldiers, that it was... that this killing happened on cameroonian soil and they continued to deny and deny and call this fake news. so usually you would expect that with the kind of clues we had, which had to do with the uniforms of soldiers were wearing, even the ammunition they had on. the government said that this was not typical of cameroonian soldiers in the far north of the country, where this video was recorded. but that is where the investigation came in and we were able to uncover that is indeed actually was the case. and talk me through some of the other things that you set about proving to show this video was authentic, the uniforms was one. we have been watching some of the footage showing how are you pieced together the story while you were speaking. what else did you look at? well

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, 11 votes to ten, allowing him to move one step closer to being appointed to the us supreme court. but a final vote in the senate may be delayed after a republican senator called for a week's delay, to allow the fbi to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the nominee. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continued to do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there.

caroline davies, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and his deputy, tom watson, say they would back another brexit referendum, if that's what party members want. us media giant comcast outbids rupert murdoch's 21st century fox to buy tv broadcaster sky for over £30 billion. and fraud is on the rise. a bbc investigation finds six people over the age of 60 fall victim to a scam every hour. four years ago, lizzie lowe took her own life. the 14—year—old believed she wouldn't be accepted as a christian who was gay. since then, her church in manchester has been on a mission to welcome everyone, regardless of their race, disability or sexuality. it's now become part of the first "inclusive deanery" in the church of england. but it's not been without controversy, as abbiejones reports. we gave elizabeth the middle name ofjoy, and she was our... ourjoy. liz is always there. she's always on your mind. lizzie lowe was a committed christian. she also believed she was gay. she was worried about telling her par

this is bbc news. the headlines: in the swedish general election, the far—right, anti—immigration party, the sweden democrats, has gained nearly 18% of the vote. neither the ruling centre—left, nor the opposition centre—right coalition has won enough support to form a government alone but both are unwilling to work with the democrats. north korea has been marking the 70th anniversary of its foundation, with a series of big events. for the first time in five years it staged a ‘mass games' — a gymnastic display featuring thousands of entertainers. but the tone was more conciliatory than in previous years. russian and syrian jets are reported to have resumed intensive strikes in provinces of idlib and hama as government forces step up their assault on the rebels last major stronghold. a russian—iranian—turkish summit on friday failed to agree a ceasefire. the united nations has warned of an imminent catastrophe. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

chris buckler, bbc news, wilmington. the headlines on bbc news. theresa may has revealed her "frustration" with the continued speculation over her leadership — as the prime minister defends her brexit plan. at least 30 people are killed by flooding and landslides in the philippines — as typhoon mangkhut closes in on hong kong. in the united states — storm florence continues to devastate the east coast with "epic amounts of rainfall". sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good morning. simon yates will become britain's third different winner of cycling's grand tours this year, provided he stays on his bike to cross the finish line of the vuelta espana in the final processional stage in madrid today. yates extended his lead after yesterday's 20th stage and will be just the second briton to win in spain, as joe lynskey reports. just a decade ago, this sight seemed impossible. but british riders now rule the roads. in simon yates, this sport has entered unique territory. in one year, three men representing one c

nick eardley, bbc news. scottish tory leader ruth davidson has said she never wants to be prime minister because she values her "mental health too much". in an interview with the sunday times magazine, she revealed her struggles with self—harm, suicidal thoughts and depression as a teenager. steven godden is in edinburgh for us now. steven, tell us more about what she's being saying. this is a highly personal interview with the sunday times. as leader of the scottish conservatives, with davidson has revived the party's fortunes. she's been spoken about in some quarters as a future prime minister but today she says that won't happen because, in her words, she values her mental health too much. she goes on to detail her battle as a teenager with self harm and with depression. she says the suicide of a boy in her village sent her into a tailspin. she was cutting herself, she was drinking too much and she was getting angry. the following year, at 18, she was diagnosed with clinical depression, the medication f

on bbc one. the actor dudley sutton, best known for playing the character tinker dill in the television show lovejoy has died, at the age of 85. former colleagues and co—stars paid tribute to the "great actor and wonderful bloke," who was diagnosed with cancer this year. in a statement, his agent said he passed away surrounded by family and friends. benedict cumberbatch and james corden are just some of the british nominees up for an emmy award, which take place in la tomorrow night. it's the first year that the categories are dominated by the streaming service netflix. our los angeles correspondent james cook reports. enemies to the east. enemies to the west. game of thrones has vanquished them all, winning more emmy awards than any other drama series in tv history. whatever stands in our way... we will defeat it. this year, it leads the field with 22 nominations. did you ever stop to wonder about your actions? westworld, where cowboys meet science fiction, has 21 nominations, including a seco

tim allman, bbc news. the sweden democrats have made some gains according to figures from the swedish public broadcast the dutch broadcaster. the centre—left christian democrats have 28.4% of the vote, not enough to govern alone. don't forget, you can reach me and most of the team on social media. hello there. we're starting the new week in the midst of a battle between warm air and cool air. we got to feel the effects of both over the weekend. the warmest weather towards the south—east, where we also had the best of the sunshine. temperatures close to 25 degrees. some showers continuing across parts of scotland and then through the day we will see thick cloud into northern ireland, the western side of scotland towards the south—east, holding on to sunshine. as we go on through the day, the cloud will thicken up across northern ireland, with some rain here around lunchtime. into western scotland through the afternoon, a bit of patchy rain for north—west england and north wales. further south and ea

jon kay, bbc news, birmingham. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: nasa launches a laser into orbit to measure the condition of earth‘s ice sheets. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive, and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government‘s case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he‘s campaigned vigorously for the abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessman regard the anticipated boom as just another blessing of st elizabeth. this is bbc news. th

andy swiss, bbc news, paris. studio: andy swiss, bbc news, paris. studio: incredible golf over the last three days. for europe, won't it? that's right, this is such an impressive achievement. impressive achievement. the odds—on favourite with the bookies. bookies. woods, but they had no answer to the brilliance of the european team. brilliance of the european team. who won all five of his matches here, an extraordinary achievement. here, an extraordinary achievement. and also imagine for debutant tommy fleetwood, who won four matches. fleetwood, who won four matches. it was a real team effort. was a real team effort. means is that the us‘s long wait for a win here on european soil goes on. a win here on european soil goes on. they haven't won over here since 1993. 1993. european golf will remember for years to come. years to come. and celebrations continue in paris. continue in paris. andy swiss, thank you very much. with victory at the russian grand prix. valterri bottas was told to make way for him. with five races left. of the season for stev

simon jack, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and his deputy, tom watson, say they would back another brexit referendum, if that's what party members want. us media giant comcast outbids rupert murdoch's 21st century fox to buy tv broadcaster sky for more than £30 billion. and fraud is on the rise. a bbc investigation finds six people over the age of 60 fall victim to a scam every hour. sport, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. anthonyjoshua retained his three world titles last night, with a seventh—round stoppage of russia's alexander povetkin. it meansjoshua is now undefeated in 22 fights, and speculation abounds over who he'll fight next. with tyson fury and deontay wilder facing off in december, a rematch with dillian white looks most likely. david 0rnstein was watching at wembley for us. it has barely stopped raining over the weekend, although it did when anthonyjoshua was the weekend, although it did when anthony joshua was in the weekend, although it did when

emma simpson, bbc news. the scottish parliament has voted to scrap school tests for five—year—olds introduced last year to assess whether pupils need extra help in certain subjects. critics say they put too much pressure on young children. however, despite today's vote, the tests are set to continue across scotland. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. five—year—old theo has just started at primary school, where his mum sara wants him to have fun. she doesn't want him to sit the controversial standardised assessment that will test his literacy and numeracy skills. it's more the way it would be pushing the curriculum, i think, so rather than allowing it to be more relaxed and having a kind of play—based approach, as they do in some of the other european countries, i think it would encourage teachers to focus more on the traditional three rs. other parents whose children took the tests for the first time last year said they found it stressful and upsetting. although some teachers do believe they a

jon sopel, bbc news, new york. stay with us on bbc news. and the united states has imposed new economic sanctions on the venezuelan president. washington accuses them of plundering the country to help maintain their grip on power. still to come: health workers resume their battle against ebola in the democratic republic of congo. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record

anne soy, bbc news. ukip's leader, gerard batten, has told his party's autumn conference that britain should be dictating to the eu how it would leave the european union, rather than asking for a deal. he was speaking at the opening of ukip's conference in birmingham, which coincides with the party's 25th anniversary. it was his first speech as leader. he also told delegates that the party would target the constituencies of remain—supporting mps at the next general election. sir eltonjohn and his husband david furnish have accepted "significa nt" libel damages from the parent company of the sun on sunday newspaper. it follows an allegation that their dog attacked a young child at a play date, inflicting what the paper claimed were "freddy krueger—like" injuries. the couple were not at the high court in london for the judgement. the coroner overseeing the inquests into the grenfell tower fire has called for an nhs screening programme for people who may have been exposed to smoke and dust. in a letter,

richard lister, bbc news. theresa may has arrived in birmingham for the conservative party conference, which today experienced technical difficulties before it's even begun. contact details, including mobile numbers of hundreds of their mps, and journalists, were accidentally made accessible on their conference app — a problem which was later fixed. it comes as one cabinet minister has warned colleagues to stop arguing amongst themselves over brexit. ben wright is in birmingham for us. as you said, this conference began with a pretty serious security blunder. anyone logging into the conference at could have accessed an mp's phone number if they'd known what their e—mail address was. this glitch was fixed pretty quickly. the party had to apologise, but a bad start to a party conference that is going to be completely dominated i think by brexit. many tories hate theresa may's so—called chequers plan and in the sunday times tomorrow, borisjohnson plan and in the sunday times tomorrow, boris johnson calls pl

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11 — theresa may defends her brexit plan as the prime minister hits out at speculation over her future. this is where i get a little bit irritated. this is not... this debate is not about my future, this debate is not about my future, this debate is not about my future, this debate is about the future of the people of the uk in the future of the united kingdom. a super—typhoon is battering the chinese province of guangdong, after hitting the northern philippines where it killed dozens of people. warnings in the us that the worst is still to come from hurricane florence, which has so far caused the deaths of at least 12 people. wiltshire police have cordoned off prezzo restaurant in salisbury high street and some surrounding roads after a man and a woman fell ill there tonight. a former uk soldier sentenced to seven and a half years in a turkish jail forjoining a kurdish armed group has criticised the foreign office saying it had not offered enough support in his c

gordon corera, bbc news. some of the relatives of the 21 people who died in the 1974 ira birmingham pub bombings have criticised a court of appeal ruling that the suspects should not be named at fresh inquests. lawyers for the families had argued that discussing the potential perpetrators was "central" to the case. sima kotecha is in birmingham. why will they not be named? 44 years ago, two bombs exploded here in birmingham city centre, killing 21 people. an inquest into what happened has been scheduled. today, at the court of the appeal, the coroner sided with the head of the coroner sided with the head of the appeals saying the issue of perpetrator should not be included in the scope. the coroner has always said it is not hisjob to point the finger of blame, while the families have always said that this inquest gives them an opportunity to find out who killed their loved ones and why. so today, bad news for the families in this long—running courtroom saga and perhaps good news for the judiciary courtroom

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — nearly 2.5—million people have been moved from their homes as typhoon mangkhut batters china. the storm has already left dozens dead in the philippines. police in the us state of north carolina are warning residents to stay off the roads as storm florence drops record amounts of rainfall. the russian president vladimir putin and turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan are due to meet in sochi to discuss the syrian crisis this week. their previous talks failed to agree a ceasefire in the last rebel—held province of idlib. russia, along with iran, strongly supports the syrian government, while turkey backs opposition groups in idlib. meanwhile, doctors and nurses there have been protesting, to demand that hospitals be protected from airstrikes. lebo diseko reports. isa is a medic‘s to list to save lives than this protest is to do just that. hundreds of doctors and other medical staff pleading with the international community to protect hospitals in the eve

hello and welcome to bbc news. hello. this is bbc world news. i'm martin stanford. strong aftershocks have continued to hit the indonesian island of sulawesi, where an earthquake and tsunami on friday killed hundreds of people. the indonesian vice president has warned the number killed could rise to thousands. nearly 400 are known to have died just in the city of palu. rescuers have yet to reach the neighbouring coastal district of donggala, which is home to 300,000 people. rebecca henschke reports from the island of sulawesi. this mobile phone footage captures the terrifying moment the three metre high waves hit, flooding houses closest to shore and then rushing into the densely populated coastal city of palu. the waves and the powerful quake leaving a trail of destruction. this bridge is one of the main access roads into the city. translation: as for the damage of the tsunami, we've received a number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline, but the numbers are still unknown. authorities issued a tsunami warning immediately after the huge 7.7 mag

michael buchanan, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister arrives in salzburg to present her brexit plan to eu leaders, and says the eu needs to "evolve its position" to make a success of brexit. ireland and parts of the uk are battered by storm ali, leaving two people dead, including a woman who was blown off a cliff in a caravan in galway. bbc news has learned that a review into maternity errors at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust is now examining more than 100 cases. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah. it's the turn of the two manchester clubs this evening in the champions league. city are hosting lyon, while united are in switzerland taking on young boys. those among the 8pm kicks—offs. city, who have assisted on pipelines, it is goalless so far with 16 minutes gone. raheem sterling has looked lively. switzerland are goalless, playing on artificial surface. also in united's group, juventus with ronaldo are starting at valencia, real madrid hosting roma. both those games are go

richard galpin, bbc news. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's with poland's presidentin ashington, we look at a chapter in the history between the countries that few knew about until now. south korea's president moon jae-in has traveled to nor korea to me kim jong-un in pyongyang. progrs,outh the north will want a formal treaty marking an end to the korean war. laura: this summit began where the last left off with a warm hug and a handshake. the leaders of these countries technically still at war treated -- greeted each of the like old friends. for this chosen north korean girl, she got a hug from ident she probably never dreamed would set foot in her country. moon jae-in took time llth the carefuarranged crowds. they were dressed in their best to welcome this son of north korean refugees. president moon can't enjoy this moment for too long.as he lot of work to do. away from the cheering masses, he must persuade kim jong-un to take steps to disarm. pr i think the most important thing is that thress of the last year nee

emma vardy, bbc news. a review into deaths and injuries to mothers and babies at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust, is now looking at more than 100 cases. the bbc has learned that tens more families have come forward in the past month, saying mistakes made by maternity staff led to babies dying unnecessarily, or suffering life—changing injuries between 2000 and 2017. and regulators have today raised serious concerns about the trust's current maternity services. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the story. two children born one year apart. two toddlers now finding their way in the world. two people whose parents fear might have been affected by maternity errors. demarai al assan will soon turn three. he doesn't communicate, he doesn't talk, he doesn't walk. when his mother tracy was 28 weeks pregnant, a scan revealed a problem with his skull. but despite the known concern, staff encouraged her to have a natural birth. it didn't work, she needed an emergency caesarian. experts have repai

it's live on bbc two. gary anderson hasjust beaten defending champion mensur suljovic to make the final. world number one michael van gerwen is facing peter wright in the other semi—final. head over to bbc two for more on that. the final will follow later tonight. that's all the sport for now. an investigation by bbc radio five live has found that the number of elderly people who say they have been the victim of scamming has nearly doubled in the last three years.?|n some cases, people have lost hundreds of thousands of pounds. ? fraudsters scammed almost 19,000 older people across the uk in the past year, equivalent to nearly six every hour. caroline davies reports. it's a crime that can happen in your own home, as simple as a convincing phone call or a few clicks on a computer. and for one group in particular, reported cases of fraud are becoming more common. the cost of personal fraud across all ages is estimated to be around £10 billion a year. figures requested in an investigation by 5 live show th

this is bbc news. theresa may defends her brexit plan — as the prime minister hits out at speculation over her future. this is where i get a little bit irritated — this is not, this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. typhon mangkut lashes china's coast — after killing dozens of people in the philippines and leaving a trail of destruction in hong kong "the risk to life is rising" — the north carolina govornor‘s stark words amidst warnings of flooding in the wake of storm florence. a major study has found that taking aspirin every day does not help healthy elderly people reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. it's been announced that glasgow's world famous school of art,

fergus walsh, bbc news. and you can see more of vanellope wilkins's story on inside out on bbc one in the east midlands, tonight at 7:30 — you can also watch it — wherever you are in the uk — on the bbc iplayer. the women's tennis association has backed claims by serena williams that she was treated in a sexist way by the umpire in the final of the us open. you owe me an apology! i never cheated in my life! the governing body for women's tennis said the umpire would have shown williams more tolerance over her outbursts if she'd been a man. the 23—times grand slam champion was given a penalty point for racquet abuse and docked a game for calling the umpire a "thief" — during her defeat to naomi osaka. he began his international career with a cenutry against india back in 2006 and today england's most prolific batsman, alastair cook, ended his test career in exactly the same way. he was given a long standing ovation after scoring a century in the fifth test against india at the oval. joe wilson is th

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump says sexual misconduct allegations made against his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh are part of a "big, fat con job" by the democrats. an investigative website says it's identified one of the suspects of the salisbury nerve agent attack as a high ranking russian spy. more and more people are dying as they try to reach europe from libya because of tougher migration policies — that's the warning from aid agencies and charities. there are now fewer ships patrolling the waters of the mediterranean to help those in distress, because some governments have closed their ports to humanitarian ships. clive myrie reports from the libyan capital, tripoli. and just a warning: you may find parts of this report distressing. libya is a land of disappointments, and these people are feeling particularly hard done by. these are the migrants you don't often hear about. they've given up on trying to reach europe and are heading back home to nigeria. some could

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: president trump has accused china of trying to interfere in november's us mid—term elections to stop him from winning. the real identity of one of the suspects of the salisbury nerve agent poisoning is revealed to be a russian colonel, according to an investigating website. the british government has apologised to the thousands of people who contracted hiv and hepatitis from infected blood products in the 1970s and 80s. almost 3000 people died as a result. our health editor hugh pym reports. victims of the scandal have been remembered during these opening days. these images are on display in the building where the inquiry‘s based. nearly 3,000 people died after being treated with contaminated blood products. i think it's necessary... the inquiry was told of the attitude in downing street. this letter is dated 16th may, 1996, from then prime ministerjohn major. it indicates a very clear attitude of government and its perception of its duty to its most vul

this is bbc news, i'm chris rodgers. the headlines at 11. hoping to move the political focus away from brexit. politics with brexit and start acting in the national interest. acting in the national interest. together and get the best deal for britain. this morning's other top stories. people died in the quake and tsunami. could run into thousands. that misled investors. in the next few minutes. after dominating again yesterday. and the uk's party conferences. and divisions are already evident amongst some of its biggest names. of "playing politics" with britain's future. as preposterous and deranged. from birmingham where the conference is being held. of labour as well when it comes to brexit. brexit. was ashley dominated as you would expect by brexit. expect by brexit. no particular new lines from theresa may on brexit. lines from theresa may on brexit. plan and it is not dead she said at the start of the interview. the start of the interview. move if the eu will cut a bit more slack. slack. bring forth fresh proposals