the situation in hmp birmingham was simply unacceptable. shocking in terms of the levels of violence, it was shocking in terms of the response to those levels of violence. shocking in terms of the drugs. shocking in terms of basic these and seek. the conclusion that we reluctantly reached in the week before the inspector published his urgent notification was that gas would not be able on their own to turn around the significant problems of birmingham —— basic decency. therefore the decision was made to ta ke therefore the decision was made to take the unprecedented step of the government stepping in and taking over control. that means in effect, mr speaker, three things. firstly, we have brought in a highly experienced governor from the we have brought in a highly experienced governorfrom the public sector, mr paul newton, who has taken over as the governor of the prison. secondly, we have reduced by 300 prisoners the number of prisoners in birmingham prison, which has allowed us to take key cells out of activation and allows us cells o

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 plan and in the sunday times tomorrow, borisjohnson calls it a deranged plan and questions her commitment to brexit. theresa may's allies are fighting back and on the eve of this conference ijoined one cabinet minister, the brexiteer andrea leadsom as she tried to drum up andrea leadsom as she tried to drum up support for the chequers plan among the pa rty‘s up support for the chequers plan among the party's own grassroots. i am fully backing this proposal. selli

simonjones in birmingham. russian forces are beginning a week—long naval exercise in the mediterranean sea. the kremlin says the operation is justified, due to a failure by the west to deal with militants in syria's idlib province. there are signs that the syrian government is preparing an offensive against the last remaining rebel stronghold. a national memorial service celebrating the life of us senatorjohn mccain will take place in washington later today. his body is lying in state at the national cathedral in the city. family, friends, as well as us and international leaders have been invited to attend. former presidents, george w bush and barack obama will give eulogies. president trump has not been invited. the united states is ending all funding for the un's palestinian refugee agency. more than five million refugees are supported by the group, but the us state department says the organisation is "irredeemably flawed". a spokesperson for the agency said it rejected the criticism and was deeply disappo

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. is at the conservative conference in birmingham for us. in opinion over that issue of brexit. brexit. find a compromise that everyone will be happy with. be happy with. not seem to be happening but she is sticking to her plan. sticking to her plan. there is one, come up with something to solve that. to solve that. but it needs to be a compromise on both sides. compromise on both sides. trying to do that and bolstering competition. competition. fox in the last hour, this is what he said. he said. if they don't like our proposals, let them set out our own. proposals, let them set out our own. may, it was absolutely beyond the pale. let's discuss this more. i'm joined by james cleverly. i'm joined byjames cleverly. joined byjames cleverly. this is likely to dominate, isn't it? likely to dominate, isn't it? government secretary, that her plan is "arranged". is "arranged". what is it, coming from activists? —— deranged. -- deranged. seen is those who support it are more numerous. more numerous. the opportunities, housing and jobs and security. and sec

working—class birmingham! working-class birmingham! arguments aren't new, but they are definitely getting louder. definitely getting louder. go and live there if you like it so much! live there if you like it so much! and for the prime minister, the deadline is getting closer. deadline is getting closer. focus is on theresa may and her brexit plan. brexit plan. the eu doesn't like it and neither do loads of her mps. and neither do loads of her mps. so, is this lady for turning? is this lady for turning? brexit and start acting in the national interest. national interest. party is, let's come together and get the best deal for britain. get the best deal for britain. the short answer then is no, or not yet. short answer then is no, or not yet. over to you, eu, she says. but... we leave without a deal there will be a border with ireland. be a border with ireland. don't know what will come out of negotiations. negotiations. doing everything we can to ensure there is no hard border. there is no hard border. this scenario in just six months'

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham. the fbi has started its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against president trump's nominee for the us supreme court, brett kavanaugh. yesterday, the us senate judiciary court, brett kavanaugh. yesterday, the us senatejudiciary committee approved mr cavanaugh's nomination, but a full senate vote has been delayed pending the investigation. mr cavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women, but he vigorously denies the allegations against him. president trump ordered the investigation but says he believes brett kavanaugh did nothing wrong. he has been speaking to reporters on the white house lawn in the past few hours. i would expect it is going to turn out very well for the judge. there has never been anybody that has been looked out likejudge has never been anybody that has been looked out like judge kavanaugh. has never been anybody that has been looked out likejudge kavanaugh. i think it is going to work out very well. the fbi, i believe, is doing a re

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. is at the conservative conference in birmingham for us. brexit negotiations and whether she can get the deal she wants. can get the deal she wants. discuss this further, damian green, former cabinet ministers, joins me. former cabinet ministers, joins me. this is what she wants, the chequers deal. deal. into that choice, if you like, between her deal or no deal? between her deal or no deal? table and once the european union to respond in detail. respond in detail. take that view in the national interest. interest. is a of getting through this week? this week? her to get through the week without trouble? trouble? who spend days cooped up in them think. think. very genuine impression one way or the other. the other. in these important stages of the negotiations. negotiations. we are in a very important phase of national policy— making. national policy— making. behind the government and prime minister. minister. to domestic issues, really, to try and talk about other things. and talk about other things. hasn't really been possible since y

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. is at the conservative conference in birmingham for us. coming underfire, but the party itself? itself? hurling clods of abuse at each other over mrs may's chequers plan. over mrs may's chequers plan. end they are trying to find another set of domestic policies. set of domestic policies. them and leave more homes available to british buyers. to british buyers. it safe for children to spend on social media. social media. to cut through the din of battle over brexit. over brexit. norman smith in birmingham, thank you. maker tesla to avoid a possible prosecution for fraud in america. will each pay a £15 million fine. media as our business correspondent joe miller explains. breaks i,ooo kilometres... of his own tweets. company's share price. america's stock market regulator, the sec, took a dim view. innovator provide an exemption from the federal securities laws. fine but, crucially, remain as chief executive. but the firm's financial problems are more immediate. to turn an annual profit. to expand their own electrical cars in the future. plans, as

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the conservative party conference has begun in birmingham, with the prime minister calling for the party to come together — and back her brexit strategy. today we've heard from a number of senior cabinet ministers including the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt and the international trade secretary liam fox. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in birmingham at the party conference and has been speaking to a former cabinet minister, justine greening. already there has been a lot of talk about brexiteer with the prime minister's interview this morning and jeremy hunt is talking about it as well. many wondering how the party ca n as well. many wondering how the party can move on to talk about other things. let's discuss this with justin other things. let's discuss this withjustin greening. it's quite a challenge. what should the party be doing? i think we need to realise that for most people brexit is not what is going to be impacting their day—to—day lives. we need to talk about the day in and day out. i am here to talk about social mobility and the fact that we don't have

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to witness. in this programme we will hear from five witnesses about their involvement in extraordinary moments in 20th century history. we will hear one woman's recollection of operation market garden, the allies attempt to take holland using pa ratroopers at the end of the second world war. head to russia for a story about the soviet union's efforts to ban booze, find out about the murder of anti—apartheid campaigner steve biko, and hearfrom a former prisoner of war who built the bridge over the river kwai at the end of the second world war. but we start with an individual who created one of the world's most widely used fitness programmes, couch to 5k. in 1996 to get over a bad relationship break—up josh clark started running. after a few weeks, having caught the bug, he decided to create a plan to help get other people running and he put it on his website. little did he know where it would take him. i had never had parti

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's programme, london's vanishing landmarks. it's something you have to see, because there are not that many any more. being teased in turkey. roaming without the bills. looking good! and cat learns the secrets of horse whispering. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the heart of central london. this place is known around the world for its red buses, red postboxes and these guys, the humble london red phone box. but time could soon be up for these iconic though now fairly little—used landmarks of street life in the capital. the red phone box is synonymous with london. when they were first introduced in the 1920s they gave many poorer londoners access to a telephone for the very first time, and after countless appearances in films, tv shows and movie studios, they became something of an icon both here and around the world. you come to london, you see the red telephone box. the first thing that come

on the left both the segregated and black communal spaces that were birmingham's normality on the right a child's eye view from the back seat of a car on the journey to church it's difficult to escape another question at this exhibition how much has changed the violence still directed at african americans today is once again an issue and something that is not. neroli has storch all phenomena something that is very much happening in the united states today and folding the past in the present together is a way of making us think about our current situation in giving his subjects the complexity that often denied of historical accounts disrupts both of them and the know she over time see al-jazeera washington. and that's it for this news hour on al-jazeera but do stay with us we've got and to more wealth news coming up after this very short break stay with us. a clan the stein world of illegal trade what you have here is not just archaeological objects you're talking about a political dimension where the spoils of war are smuggled in solely to auction houses and private collections for sell

on the left both the segregated and black communal spaces there were birmingham's normality on the right a trial the view from the back seat of a car on the journey to church it's difficult to escape another question at this exhibition how much has changed violence still directed at african americans today is once again an issue and something that is not nearly as storch of phenomena something that is very much happening in the united states today and folding the past and the present together is a way of making us think about our current situation in giving his subjects the complexity that are often denied in historical accounts disrupts both of them and the now. the al-jazeera washington. let's take you through some of the headlines here and al jazeera now iran has some and then voice of the u.k. netherlands and denmark accusing the countries of harboring opposition groups it comes hours after gunmen attacked a military parade enough ass killing twenty five people iran's military says the attackers were trained by two gulf countries with ties to the u.s. and israel. in the us the stage

notjust the birmingham. we do have a morning rain. stillacross notjust the birmingham. we do have a morning rain. still across south wales, south midlands, east anglia, and will work its way towards the south coast of england. then sunshine comes out. while fresher, it should be a pleasant afternoon to many. you can see the chart, it is going to work from the south coast and sweep away the humid air we had. 25 degrees yesterday. today, we started around 17 rating degrees. some occasional rain in drizzle through this morning. north of that, blue skies, clear skies. and showers around in the north and west of scotland. maybe one or two into northern ireland. most places will stay dry and fine. we're not quite as strong as yesterday. after seeing 25 yesterday afternoon, temperatures are based around 18 or 19 degrees. a cool and i will follow. clear skies and into wallets and the temperatures drop to around three or four degrees in some rural areas. more cloud later and showers returned. 0r thursday, some shower

in the spring of 63, he had the birmingham campaign and went to birmingham to oppose the jim crow laws of birmingham and the segregation and these images changed the civil rights movement. this is old connor going after the people involved in direct protest. so during the middle of that, as you know martin luther king was put in jail and on grab book paper he wrote what became known as the letter from birmingham jail. after he got out of jail, he came to cleveland. he came to cleveland because england was considered alabama north. a lot of the migrants during the great migration after the wars came from alabama to cleveland so he came there. he liked cleveland a lot. he loved the people there but he was coming to raise bail money for not only all the adults but if you remember in birmingham, a lot of kids took part in the protests and they were also put in cages. during the birmingham campaign. so he comes and he gives a speech and they passed the hat around. there are 3000, 4000 people crowded into that church, 15,000 outside the church. it's an enormous event, a big happening. the pe

he's a pharmacist from birmingham. in a video that's subsequently been posted online, anwar is seen blindfolded in the back of pick—up truck, he is heard saying, "i'm a doctor, i'm a qualified pharmacist from the uk, i studied medicine and pharmacy." it also turns out that a man with the identical name was struck off as a pharmacist in birmingham in 2014, so those numbers match. as far as the kurds are concerned this man is member of the so—called islamic state, he is now being detained in northern syria. he's being kept under guard by us special forces and we've learnt islamic state, he is now being detained in northern syria. he's being kept under guard by us special forces and we've learnt today that he's being questioned by western intelligence services. the kurds say, though, that they now have over 500 foreign is fighters under their care, and they cannot hold these men long—term and they should be returned to their countries of origin as soon as possible. quentin sommerville there. a teenager has died afte

david: you grew up in birmingham, alabama in the segregated south. some of your friends were in the terrible birmingham, alabama church bombing. did you ever think you would rise up to hold these kind of positions you held? condoleezza: it never occurred to me, but because i thought i would be a great concert pianist. my parents were people who had me convinced that even if i could not have a hamburger at a lunch counter, i could be president of the united states if i wanted to be. in my family, you were going to achieve, go to college. i am not the first phd in my family. david: your father had a phd. condoleezza: my father and my aunt. if you think what i do is weird for a black person, she wrote books on dickens. david: you were an only child. your parents focused a lot on you. condoleezza: definitely. david: you were a ballerina. condoleezza: every lesson known to humankind. some of which i was good at, some of which i wasn't. they kept me going. i had french lessons. my mother decided every well-bred young girl should speak french. at nine years

tk thorn is retired birmingham police captain who writes from her mountain home near birmingham, alabama. she knosts that telling stories has been part of her life since childhood and the women in her life and family have played a integral role in her passion for reading and writing. last chance for justice, how relentless investigators uncovered new evidence convicting the birmingham church bombers. her first nonfiction book featured on the new york post's book you should be reading lives. in addition to last chance for justice, she this author of two award-winning historical novels, noah's wife and angels at the gate. each of these works written by today's panelists haye has a way of being in conversation with one another. offering historical context to how we understand race in america, how we understand collective organizing for black freedom, and even how we understand the american judicial system, particularly in the south, and the need to reform systems that are deemed unjust. so at this time, i will begin with a few discussion prompts for the authors before opening the floor to t

on the left both the segregated and black communal spaces that were birmingham's normality on the right a trials i view from the back seat of a car on the journey to church it's difficult to escape another question at this exhibition how much has changed the violence still directed at african americans today is once again an issue and something that is not. nearly as stark. something that is very much. happening in the united states today and folding the past and the present together is a way of making us think about our current situation. in giving the subjects the complexity they're often denied in historical accounts disrupts both of them. washington. and germany angela merkel's government is under pressure again coalition.

the headlines... underway in birmingham. she also accuses labour of undermining the national interest. politics with brexit. and agree with you? let's come together and get the best deal for britain. island of sulawesi. with many thought to be trapped under collapsed buildings. the firm private. he'll also pay a £15 million fine. with victory over the united states. open champion francesco molinari secured the winning point. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. coming up for you on sportsday... europe are up! thomas bjorn‘s team win the ryder cup. at the russian grand prix. rangers are upset by livingstone in the scottish premiership. and a half points to ten and a half to regain the trophy. for thr italian. our reporterjohn watson is there. , the something of a comfortable victory for europe —— in the end. , the something of a comfortable victory for europe -- in the end. victory for europe -- in the end. is that how you had it? that how you had it? that europe had coming into the final day. final day. have had i

on the left both the segregated and black communal spaces that were birmingham's normality on the right a child's eye view from the back seat of a car on the journey to church. it's difficult to escape another question at this exhibition how much has changed the violence still directed at african americans today is once again an issue something that is not. merely by historical phenomenon something that is very much happening in the united states today and folding the past in the present together is a way of making us think about our current situation in giving his subjects the complexity they're often denied in historical accounts disrupts both of them and the no. zero washington. now a temporary ban on quarrying has been imposed in the philippines following two major landslide disasters in just the past week the latest killed at least forty five villages when dozens of homes were buried on the honor of cebu following heavy rains and storms last week as jamila island reports villagers say their warnings about a nearby stone quarry were just ignored. a city way down by three bodies cont

the chaos that gas presided over in hmp birmingham was dark, dangerous, and violent. and i have to say to the minister, it is very hard to square a future where this prison is returned to gas, with the level of investment and staffing which is needed in order to ensure birmingham is a present that is safe. now, parliament cost £550 million to run last year and most of the time was taken up with brexit, according to a new report. the institute for the government says the commons sat for eight hours a day on average, and mps spent a% of the sitting time on voting. the question, particular voting, and how that takes up parliamentary time is a really interesting one. six sitting days of commons time, a bit less of the lord's time. but, really, i think you also need to think about parliamentary time in terms of trade—offs. so, when time is spent on votes, for example, that limits the amount of time that can be spent on other things. and in the last year, we saw on the eu withdrawal bill, time spent voting on amendments, that was limiting the time spent on issues relatin

david: you grew up in birmingham, alabama in the segregated south. and some of your friends were in the terrible birmingham, alabama church bombing. did you ever think from a segregated south beginning you would rise up to hold these kind of positions you held? condoleezza: it never occurred to me, but because i thought i would be a great concert pianist. but my parents were people who had me convinced that even if i could not have a hamburger at a lunch counter, i could be president of the united states if i wanted to be. so, in my family, you were going to achieve. you're going to go to college. david, i am not the first phd in my family. david: your father had a phd. condoleezza: my father and my aunt, teresa, my father's sister. if you think what i do is weird for a black person, she wrote books on dickens. david: you were an only child. condoleezza: i was an only child. david: so you're parents focused a lot on you. condoleezza: definitely. david: you were a ballerina. condoleezza: every lesson known to humankind. some of which i was good at, an

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham. indonesia says the death toll from friday's earthquake and tsunami could be in the thousands. at least 400 people were killed in one city alone. in a special report, a woman who grew up with one of the key suspects in the salisbury attack has told the bbc she recognised him as a military intelligence officer. let's have more on our main story, the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami on the indonesian island of sulaweyo. earlier i spoke to yenni suryani, country manager of catholic relief services in indonesia. i asked her what the priorities are to get help to the affected area. 0ur priority is to provide support to people affected by the disaster. but we also waiting for the search and rescue team to complete their task saving lives and recovers bodies, maybe, and victims of the disaster. our team is on the way to the target area at this point and hopefully we will hear more from them toward the end of the day. i know the airport was said to have been damaged, have you heard any

simon jones in birmingham, thank you. the case of the jailed british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, will be raised by a foreign office minister today, during a two day visit to tehran. alistair burt says he will push for a resolution of all cases of british dual nationals detained in iran, as tom burridge reports. the moment nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was briefly reunited with her daughter last week. she was released from jail in iran forjust three precious days before the regime there locked her up again. and this is nazanin with gabriella a week before she was arrested in the spring of 2016. they have been separated ever since, with iran accusing nazanin of spying — something she strenuously denies. the foreign office minister alistair burt is now in iran. he will meet his counterpart and push for nazanin‘s release. his boss, the foreign secretary, expressed frustration on twitter, calling iran "an incredibly difficult regime to deal with." jeremy hunt said nazanin‘s hopes had been raised

tom burridge, bbc news in birmingham. the bbc says it will review free tv licences for people aged over 75. the director general lord hall said the corporation will look again at the concession when it comes to an end in two years' time. let's get more from our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. he has the latest for us. what else has lord hall been saying about this? good afternoon, this is about the house of commons digital culture, media and sport committee which met here at mediacity in salford this morning, there was three main headline, the first, over 755 tv license, lord hall was asked about this directly because the deal i5 about this directly because the deal is up injune 2020, and he said the bbc board would be having to think about it, and he could not guarantee that they would definitely continue. when you consider before 2025 when the government paid for free tv licences that made up a fifth of the bbc budget. this is a big decision that will have to be made. there we re that will have to be made.

public member seat, recommended by the nomination subcommittee is kevin birmingham. term to expire is september 15, 2019. >> commissioner lee and i had the opportunity to meet with mr. birmingham and i would like to both thank commissioner lee for his indispute on this and also all the other applicants that were generous enough to volunteer their commitment to the city to fill this seat. we decided on mr. birmingham because this is the public seat and he offers some very unique perspectives. he has a small company that workd on many accessibility adaptation. issues. and he's highly involved with the roles industry and understands many of the issues especially for property owners. we feel he is uniquely qualified to bring a good perspective to his colleagues and fill this public seat well. so with that, i would like to nominate kevin birmingham to fill the seat. >> second. >> thank you. there is a motion and a second. i'll do a roll call vote on the item. is there any public comment? seeing none, just one moment. president mcaer thi? >> yes. [roll call] >> yes. >> ok.

chris mason, it's going to be a busy week in birmingham. thank you forjoining us. the car giant toyota has told the bbc that production at its derbyshire factory would be severely disrupted, if britain left the eu without a trade deal. it said delays for parts at the border, and stops in its assembly line, would be expensive and could have an impact on jobs and future investment at the plant. sanchia berg reports. 600 cars roll off the line here every day at toyota's factory near derby. each one built to order. it works because the parts only arrive when they are needed. summoned at a day's notice from suppliers in the uk and europe, put straight onto the production line. there is no wearhouse so if the truck gets stuck the line can stop. a hard brexit, delays at the border, would magnify that. if we crash out of the eu at the end of march the supply chain will be impacted and we will see production stopped in our factory. he doesn't know how long that disruption would be. hours, days, possibly weeks. that would be expensive for toyota, which has just invested a qu

the space of 19 minutes, so that ended birmingham city's100% start. ended birmingham city's100% start. elsewhere, chelsea beat brighton 2-0. elsewhere, chelsea beat brighton 2—0. 2—0. west ham united beat yeovil town 2—1. town 2—1. sprint finish to win the men's race at the road world championships. at the road world championships. bardet, canada's michael woods and tom dumoulin of the netherlands. tom dumoulin of the netherlands. mckenna finished sixth and great britain, with adam yates 37. britain, with adam yates 37. simon yates failed to finish. yates failed to finish. the bbc‘s job and was was watching. job and was was watching. at the road cycling world championships. championships. for the men's final race, won by valverde of spain. valverde of spain. an emotional victory, but what a cracking race. victory, but what a cracking race. 38, almost totally his last shot at it. it. this time i managed to get it all the way there. the way there. myself into position, this is it, it is mine to lose. is mine to lose. because he had a chance to attack, but valverde covered that

working—class birmingham! the arguments aren't new, but they are definitely getting louder. go and live there if you like it so much! and for the prime minister, the deadline is getting closer. the focus is on theresa may and her brexit plan. the eu doesn't like it and neither do loads of her mps. so is this lady for turning? .. and agree with you? and start acting in the national interest. the best deal for britain. the short answer then is no, or not yet. over to you, eu, she says. but... in ireland, won't there? because we don't know what will come out of negotiations. there is no hard border. inevitable in this scenario in just six months‘ time. to the prime minister's vision for brexit with pride. want to see her so—called chequers plan ditched. to change tack, because... it'sjust wrong. it doesn't do what... bringing back control of laws, it explicitly doesn't do that. and it doesn't bring back control of borders. but the prime minister is defiant. in delivering brexit. is the brexit record is louder than anything else. the eu of her brexit plan. is at the conserva

let's cross to our reporter in birmingham. take us through the agenda. can we to see first off this weekend? there will be no end of talk about brexit. double drive now pretty much everything else. we should not be surprised because that has drowned out pretty much every other conversation for the last two 01’ other conversation for the last two or three years. and is likely to be plenty of time yet. this afternoon, people arrived in birmingham and the prime minister is due later on. we can show you some pictures of the conservative party conference at. it allows people like me to find out what is going on. but there is a problem. it was highlighted by a member earlier this afternoon. there was a function on this app which seem to have a problem. you were able to type in the e—mail address of anyone you happen to know who was going to the conference. upward pop their photograph and telephone number. in other words, deeply sensitive and personal information. when became public knowledge on social media this was a bug, preach with —— breach within

so we gathered questions from people in birmingham. how's your handwriting? elsie's heard all the arguments about tariffs and treaties but she doesn't know what to believe. big question mark. tell us the truth. who is right? which one of you is right? which side? which side is right. do you think you know? no. i actually think they should support the prime minister. i really do. instead of all of this division. many had questions about the future of our economy. when are we going to get some transparency so that business can have a sigh of relief and know exactly what's going to happen and when? i'm just saving up. i want to get a new car. eventually i want to get a mortgage. ijust want to move forward in life. so if prices do go up? it will make it a struggle to do that. we got questions about the uk's borders. i think the biggest question is how do you control it without letting alland sundry in. again, is it as much of a massive problem as perhaps we think it is? write it as big and clear as you can. elijah wants to know about northern ireland. the ripple

jon kay, bbc news, birmingham. we'll be attempting to answer some of those questions over the coming week on the six and ten o'clock news. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. kate, good evening. britain's simon yates is on the verge of victory at cycling's vuelta a espana. yates finished third in today's penultimate stage to keep his lead in the overall standings as british cyclists head towards a clean sweep of grand tour victories. joe lynskey reports. just a decade ago this sight seemed impossible, but british riders now rule the roads of the continent. in simon yates this sport has entered unique territory — in one year three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and gerard thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam he's learnt to master these mountains. his job on stage 20, to pro

all of it designed and built right here in birmingham. we are here because we are talking about the report from the ees, which suggests that we don't understand how good we are at manufacturing. those of us think that we are about 56th in the world, we are the night largest manufacturer. why is it such a misconception and what can we do at it? me are two people who can explain more. adrian and fiona. you runa explain more. adrian and fiona. you run a manufacturing firm as well. morning to you both. adrian, talk me through this place. i will admit, i find it a bit strange, one of the biggest coffee machine makers in the world is right here in birmingham. wire? because it is the heart of manufacturing, if you want any components made or contract work, it is very easy to tyneside to do it. if you are based in the south you would find it more difficult and we have always been based here because we are engineers at. you sell right around the world. your customers absolutely everywhere. give us a taste of where you sell to. middle east, dubai,

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

appeal so he served so many days in the birmingham jail and was let out five days early on bail. he went to the us green court and in 1967, the supreme court ordered him to go back to jail for five days because he violated the injunction. and we just had a president who pardoned somebody for violating an injunction in arizona. king went back to jail and he went back to the birmingham jail right before this picture was taken and he had three books withhim, and economics book , nat turner's book the confessions of nat turner and one other book, i can't remember what it was but then he comes back because he wants to be in cleveland when this great event happens that carl stokes wins. carl stokes wins, but barely and you will look in vain for king is standing next to him, he was being held in a hotel room by lou stokes who became a well-known congressman, wonderful human being. i met lou many times but carl didn't want martin luther king there to cause alienation as he started his, what he was going to do and cleveland elected somebody on a tuesday and the following monday they were

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 saga and perhaps good news for thejudiciary system courtroom saga and perhaps good news for the judiciary system because they could be a step closer to getting these inquests and away if the families decides not to appeal. they have got until friday to make a decision. sophie. thank you. the infected blood inquiry has been shown a letter written in

the birmingham pub bombings. we're about to hear the result of an appeal into the scope of the new inquests into the deaths of 21 people in the 1974 attack. tens of thousands of people in england who've had hernia mesh implants could face painful complications. we have an special report. i can't even sleep properly. i used to sleep on my front. three hours a night, if i'm lucky, now. i regularly take pills. i have to, to function. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport: thank you. manchester united manager jose mourinho has denied a fallout between himself and paul pogba, despite telling the frenchman he will not captain the side again this season. paul pogba watched from the stands as united lost 8—7 to derby in the efl cup. pictures have emerged from training today which suggests all is not well between the two. thanks. we'll bejoining you for a full update just after half—past. also, mel coles has all the weather. it feels like we have more than one season in a day at the moment. chilly start, but when

great idea i would support a center party hypothetically and scotland the night of the tory party in birmingham back in the politics of the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's which i believe a member of course but alex is very much a part of one movement dominated and divided the country the prime minister margaret thatcher but then the second best known politician was the public more famous even than the leader of the opposition was a minister for health education a cardi although a huge admirer of market that edwina still stood firmly on the pro european site and the tory splits of the one nine hundred ninety s. her ministerial career was cut short by raging controversy from an unexpected direction salmonella in a production but her public role then blossomed into a big three two on television once described as a woman with a brass neck a silver tongue and a golden pay to ever live lead to some typically straight talking for those who seek to head it to the twenty crying from two b.'s and me alex caught up with her and her dog are sure home. really. in the late eighty's and ninety's you

jon kay, bbc news, birmingham. a reminder of our top stories. typhoon manghkut has wreaked havoc across the northern phillipines, killing at least 1a people. the full scale of the destruction is still unknown. president trump has declared a disaster in north carolina, amid warnings that storm florence is "far from done". let‘s return to our top story now. joining me now from manila is mahar lagmay, the reuters news is quitting the government‘s disaster co—ordinator, saying that it now knows at least 25 people have been killed by typhoon mangkhut. they have said the majority of deaths have been in landslides in one particular region. joining me now from manila is mahar lagmay, geology professor and executive director of project noah, the nationwide operation assessment of hazards. welcome to bbc news. give us a sense of the scale of this typhoon? yes, last year we had a is suited to —— super typhoon, and it hit the same region of the philippines, in northern luzon. yesterday we also had the landfall of another typhoon, falling a bit sho

birmingham's point takes them clear of the bottom three but they were dominant for long periods of this game. they took the lead when jota scored from close range in the first half, but the spaniard then missed the chance to put garry monk's side two up from the penalty spot. west brom punished them soon afterwards when matt phillips found the equaliser, but a point keeps the baggies three points off the league leaders. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories around today. kimi raikkonen was fastest in second practise at the singapore grand prix, leading lewis hamilton byjust over a hunderth of a second. hamilton's title rival sebastian vettel was on course to clock the fastest time until he hit the wall and finished ninth. the world anti—doping agency's compliance committee has recommended that the russian anti—doping agency should be reinstated. the country's athletics federation have been suspended since 2015, but concerted efforts from the russian authorities to comply have prompted wada to propose a possible reinstatement. it will be discussed at a meeting next wee

as the conservatives gather in birmingham for their annual conference, the sunday times has the headline — ‘boris vs may — now it's war‘. the paper has an interview with borisjohnson where he sets out his manifesto for the party to win the next general election. the sunday telegraph leads on the data breach which has affected the conservatives‘ conference app. the paper says the party faces a potential fine of up to £2 million. the sunday express says theresa may is planning to take onjeremy corbyn, by promising a housing and transport revolution. the observer reports that the government is to produce the first official guidelines on the maximum amount of time young people should spend on social media, amid concerns over mental health problems in children. the mail on sunday is launching a campaign to save parks, which it says are falling into disrepair or being sold off by cash—strapped councils. the independent on sunday has a photograph of patients evacuated from a hospital in indonesia following the earthquake and tsunami there. its front page article is a warning from t