here at raw coffee and downtown dubai, hipsters hang out sipping brews made from beans roasted on site. patrons are charged a bit more for your regularjoe, sure, but the stuff hits the spot. today, i'm meeting an unconnected entrepreneur set on taking the traditional roasting process to new heights, literally. what about — we could send coffee beans to space, and when they come back through the heat of the re—entry, we can harvest that heat and roast these coffee beans. err...so, hatem here thinks he will load up a capsule with beans, strap it to a rocket, blast it into space, and as it plummets back down to earth, beans inside a specially devised thermal chamber will roast them up, obviously. he and his partner anders first had the idea while studying at the international space university in strasbourg. why are we always trying to stop this heat and prevent it when we could use it and harvest it to do something with it? tell me more about this thermal chamber, how would that work exactly? is it hypothetical or is this real science? let's say it is real science in theory. until we

vivienne nunis reports from dubai. home to more than a0 million date palms, the uae is one of the leading producers in the world, global demand is growing but experts say too many farmers here over irrigate their crops. what we are doing is, we do the research on the water consumption. so, we are investigating how to reduce the water footprint of date palms in the region. at this research centre in dubai, researchers are looking at how to boost incomes, their work is already producing results, particularly in developing salt tolera nt particularly in developing salt tolerant crops. food for thought for any country faced with a hotter, drier future. emma-lou is back to look through some papers. welcome back, this story in the financial times, about berkeley is cutting bonuses for investment bankers, what it says essentially is it should be tied to performance. i thought that was the whole point of a bonus, that it is tied to performance! but not necessarily the case. generally that is the way it is put to people but the

here at raw coffee and downtown dubai, hipsters hang out sipping brews made from beans roasted onsite. patrons are charged a bit more for your regularjoe, sure, but the stuff hits the spot. today i‘m meeting an unconnected entrepreneur set on taking the traditional roasting process to new heights, literally. what about, we could send coffee beans to space, and when they come back through the heat of the re—entry we can harvest that heat and roast these coffee beans. err...so hatem here thinks he will load up a capsule with beans, strap it to a rocket, blast it into space, and as it plummets back to earth, beans inside a specially devised thermal chamber will roast them up, obviously. he and his partner anders first had the idea while studying at international space university in strasbourg. why are we always trying to stop this heat and prevent it, when we could use it and harvest it to do something with. tell me more about this thermal chamber, how would that work exactly? is it hypothetical or is this real science? let‘s say it is real science in theory. until we test it reall

here at raw coffee in downtown dubai, hipsters hang out sipping brews made from beans roasted onsite. patrons are charged a bit more for your regularjoe, sure, but the stuff hits the spot. today i'm meeting an unconnected entrepreneur set on taking the traditional roasting process to new heights, literally. what about, we could send coffee beans to space, and when they come back through the heat of the re—entry we can harvest that heat and roast these coffee beans. err...so hatem here thinks he will load up a capsule with beans, strap it to a rocket, blast it into space, and as it plummets back to earth, beans inside a specially devised thermal chamber will roast them up, obviously. he and his partner anders first had the idea while studying at international space university in strasbourg. at the international space university in strasbourg. why are we always trying to stop this heat and prevent it, when we could use it and harvest it to do something with? tell me more about this thermal chamber, how would that work exactly? is it hypothetical or is this real science? let's say it i

here at raw coffee and downtown dubai, hipsters hang out sipping brews made from beans roasted onsite. patrons are charged a bit more for your regularjoe, sure, but the stuff hits the spot. today i'm meeting an unconnected entrepreneur set on taking the traditional roasting process to new heights, literally. what about, we could send coffee beans to space, and when they come back through the heat of the re—entry we can harvest that heat and roast these coffee beans. err...so hatem here thinks he will load up a capsule with beans, strap it to a rocket, blast it into space, and as it plummets back to earth, beans inside a specially devised thermal chamber will roast them up, obviously. he and his partner anders first had the idea while studying at international space university in strasbourg. why are we always trying to stop this heat and prevent it, when we could use it and harvest it to do something with. tell me more about this thermal chamber, how would that work exactly? is it hypothetical or is this real science? let's say it is real science in theory. until we test it really th

he was captured in dubai sometime in 2002 and has been in u.s. custody ever since. i have to say, editorial comment on my part, in a big way he is still not even past preliminary hearings and legal proceedings in guantanamo, so not close to trial. it is a capital case, but we hope justice will prevail. cathy: inching closer, he said. robert: inching closer. jim: anyone on this side? go ahead. >> for an operation -- first, thank you very much for coming out here and sharing your experiences. for an operation like that when you are acting on behalf of the united states, what's the reach in terms of the guidance and communication you are getting, when you are deployed like that in terms of, think about this. what kind of micromanagement are you getting from stateside? when it comes to being able to focus on your operation and getting stuff done versus having to -- obviously you have someone acting as the intermediary back there, but i am curious how much reach back there was coming to you all when you are over there. cathy: i didn't feel it at all. we had one superviso

he was captured in dubai sometime in 2002 and has been in u.s. custody ever since. i have to say, editorial comment on my part, in a big way he is still not even past preliminary hearings and legal proceedings in guantanamo, so not close to trial. it is a capital case, but we hope justice will prevail. inching closer, he said. inching closer. anyone on this side? go ahead. >> for an operation -- first, thank you very much for coming out here and sharing your experiences. for an operation like that when you are acting on behalf of the united states, what's the reach in terms of the guidance and communication you are getting, when you are deployed like that in terms of, think about this. what kind of micromanagement are you getting from stateside? when it comes to being able to focus on your operation and getting stuff done versus having to -- obviously you have someone acting as the intermediary back there, but i am curious how much reach back there was coming to you all when you are over there. i didn't feel it at all. we had one supervisor on the ground. he filtere

joining us is our partner in dubai. good to see you can read the first phase of voting in the general election in india kicks off today. do markets stand? equity markets have been holding near record highs. >> that is correct. the markets currently have been quiet. we are seeing consolidation currently with the benchmark. trading exactly where they left off yesterday. we are seeing a little bit of consolidation playing out as we see. the first phase was underway today. the banking index, that is trending in the red today. change in thech indian rupee either. 68.98 against the u.s. dollar. there has been a considerable increase in the india volatility. that is long expected lines, considering we are heading into the elections as well as the earnings season. >> there is more work on stacking up in the equity market. they were probably not dovish enough. thank you very much. how are you? >> you talk about these external drags on the economy. european growth. potentially a disruptive brexit. the china csi down nearly 2%. ho

john defterios joining us from dubai. many thanks. >>> the u.s. now admits it promised north korea $2 million for the release of american student otto warmbier. pyongyang reportedly requested the money to cover warmbier's hospital care. the white house national security adviser says the u.s. accepted the bill but never made the payment. take a listen. >> did north korea demand money for the release of otto warmbier? >> it appears that they did. this occurred before i came into the administration, but that's my understanding, yes. >> did the u.s. official who was there to get him out of the country, joseph yun, did he sign a document pledging the money in order to get him out? >> that is what i am told, yes. >> and i guess the bottom line question is, did the u.s. pay any money to north korea, however it was disguised, after warmbier was released? >> absolutely not. and i think that's the key point. the president's been very successful in getting 20-plus hostages released from imprisonment around the world and hasn't paid anything for any of them.

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warren buffett is making a that on dubai -- a bet on dubai, opening an office there as it expands in the middle east. dubai's property market is defying all predictions of a rebound, extending a slump since hitting a peak more than four years ago. francine: thank you. toin's pedro sanchez is set return as prime minister, winning 120 three seats in sunday's election, up from 85 in 2016. the socialist leader is close to a majority, though he may still rely on catalan separatists to govern. joining us now is manuel de la rocha, senior economic advisor to that prime minister. thank you for joining us. first of all, with this stronger mandate from mr. sanchez, how will the economic policies under the new government, if he manages to build a coalition and govern, how will the economic policies differ from last time? well, i think they will be a continuation of what we have done the last 10 months. it is not about what we say but what we have already done. send a firm and reassuring message. if economic policies will continue with what we have been following. fiscal consolidation, macroecon

a british woman has been arrested in dubai for a facebook post she made calling her ex—husband an idiot and his new wife a horse. hello and welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us, tony grew and caroline frost. i hear things got rather lively last night, so we want some harm. —— we want some calm. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the guardian features a picture of cambridge rowerjames cracknell who, at a6, today became the oldest ever winner of the boat race. he didn't do it on his own, there we re he didn't do it on his own, there were other people in the boat. but the paper leads on brexit with reports of more cabinet pressure on theresa may to avoid a long brexit delay. it's a similar story on the front of the daily express which reports on theresa may's efforts to find a brexit breakthrough by compromising with the labour party after she spoke to voters directly in a video posted to social media from her chequers residence. "sofa...so bad" says the metro, which also carries a picture

consulate in dubai with ncis office there. and i just started my next assignment as a special agent in float for a marine expeditionary unit. in san jose, california, had just been there about 10 days. and doing work with marine intel and counterintelligence units. so there is very early morning of the 12th of october, i received a call in my room from california, was a round 3:00 or so in the morning. and it was my good friend special agent randy hughes in the dubai office of ncis. and he said, hey brother, turn on the tv. i said what, 3:00 in the morning. he said turn on the tv. turned on the tv, cnn, breaking news. u.s. navy destroyer suffers an explosion in the port of aden. and i was looking at the tv, randy was looking at the tv and we both said, we know what that is. and it was flashing up breaking news, government of yemen says accident, explosion, we said, intuitively at least we knew it was al qaeda. >> could you tell from the video that you saw? or you just knew? >> widget knew from knowing al qaeda's motors and aro

a british woman could face two years in prison in dubai for insulting her ex—husband ‘s wife on facebook. now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the guardian and the countdown to brexit enters what could be its final days. this article describes mounting frustration that talks with the labour party aren't bearing fruit, as mrs may prepares to head to brussels for an emergency summit later this week. next, we look at the bbc website and one of our leading stories this morning. the british government says it's planning to introduce new regulations, that would hold websites to account for offensive content, such as terrorist propaganda. bloomberg is among the papers covering the conflict in libya. it highlights how continued fighting between the government and forces backed by khalifa haftar has the potential to seriously disrupt global oil markets. staying in the middle east, the front page of the arab news looks at the world economic forum injordan, and the concerns raised that the arab economy is only a third of th

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a speedboat crash — is jailed for an extra six months for fleeing the country a woman being held in dubai after allegedly calling her ex—husband's new wife a "horse" will be allowed to go home its five o'clock — our top story, the wikileaks founderjulian assange has been arrested by police in london, after seven years holed up in the ecuadorian embassy. this afternoon he appeared at westminster magistrates court and was found guilty of failing to surrender to the court. he also faces us federal conspiracy charges related to one of the largest ever leaks of government secrets. lawyers speaking on behalf ofjulian assange said the charges against their client set a ‘dangerous precedent forjournalists around the world.‘ but the foreign secretary said no one is above the law and that mr assange is no hero. officers removed him this morning from the embassy where he sought refuge from extradition in 2012. ecuador‘s president said the country had withrawn asylum from him after repeated violations of international conventions. a warning naomi grimley‘s report contains flashing images.

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zob ahan beat al wasl 3—1 in dubai to go top of group a in the asian champions league. and 17—year—old caroline marks wins herfirst world surf league title taking victory at the opening round in australia. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that an eden hazard double has ta ken chelsea third in the premier league after they beat west ham 2—0. the belgium captain's first was something to behold, as he weaved his way through the defence evading five players during a stunning run, before the forward calmly beat keeper lu kasz fabianski. a second late on confirmed that maurizio sarri's side move

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vivienne nunis reports from dubai. home to more than a0 million date palms it is one of the leading producers with global demand for the fruit growing. experts say that too many farmers over irrigate their crops. what we are doing with the date palm which is a major tree in the uae is research of water consumption per tree throughout the cycle. so we are investigating how to reduce the water footprint of date palms in the region. at this research centre scientists are looking for ways to boost farming incomes in harsh desert climates. their work is already producing results, especially in producing salt tolera nt results, especially in producing salt tolerant crops. quinoa originates in the mountains of peru but this variety is thriving in sandy, salty soil. crops like these have been selected for the harsh environment here in the gulf. extreme heat and high salinity. as we face a warming planet, they could be adopted much more widely. the varieties developed are already across africa and central asia. the aim is to ma

a british woman has been arrested in dubai for a facebook post she made, calling her ex—husband an "idiot" and his new wife a "horse". hello, and welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us, tony grew and caroline frost. who doesn't have a huge amount of sympathy. the front pages... we don't have the on auto cue, what will come up with mike there we go, the guardian. let's have a look, keep scrolling, please. i don't think we will get to it. there it is! oh ye of little faith. the guardian features a picture of cambridge rower james cracknell who, at a6, today became the oldest ever winner of the boat race. but the paper leads on brexit with reports of more cabinet pressure on theresa may to avoid a long brexit delay. "sofa...so bad" says the metro, which also carries a picture of mrs may's sitting room address in which the paper says she admits her brexit strategy has failed. she said she hoped to compromise with labour on brexit, or risk losing the deal altogether. the i follows suit and says that tory eurosceptics are now urging borisjohnson and a

dollar. >> thank you for coming on particularly early in dubai. joining us from the dubai studio. miss bloomberg's faceless of interview. saudi aramco and its bankers are looking to pick up what was a $10 billion bond this -- offering this week. are already crowding in. this is the most anticipated sale, it is already totaling $26 billion. this wraps up. dan joins us now. what do they want the money for? >> this is a saudi arabian petrochemical maker. they want to help the government invest in other industries. the deal will be about $70 billion. saudi aramco has 50 billion in cash but it needs more money. >> the banks have been talking all about it. why is the deal so important for the banks that are marketing it? >> $10 billion is nothing to sneeze at. it is only the appetizers in this menu. looking saudi aramco is at what be a $2 trillion -- what might be a to chile dollars acquisition. this could be a huge payday couple of years. >> the asia energy reporter joining us. coming up, challenges to the mac. how asian airlines are dealing boeing'sgrounding of most popular planes. th

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we welcome now from dubai our executive editor for the middle east and africa. give us the latest on what is going on. i understand forces are moving toward tripoli. reporter: there seems to be fighting near tripoli, and the .orces seem to have advanced there are mixed reports on that. the libyan government has been moving more allied forces towards tripoli. david: you say internationally recognized forces are backing the government in tripoli. as i understand it, egypt and uae and russia are backing the warlord. reporter: that is exactly right. even the major powers pleaded for a return to negotiations that would start next week, he has had very strong support from .rance france has said they were not informed prior to the advance, but they haven't come out and condemned it. david: thank you so much. hamaderg's riad reporting from dubai. a bad price for this zero to three months period of time. it looks like that is easily going to be reached. alix: do we want $75 oil? oil: if you are in the industry, that is good news. but what is global growth doing, and what

i have friends in dubai that cannot even go out with guys, but i can tell you that more than 50% of my friends are all guys. it's just really open—minded, i like it a lot. everyone thinks it's dangerous, but to be honest, i'd feel more comfortable, personally, walking in the streets at night here than any other country. so, why do tiffany and her mates think lebanon gets a hard time? civil war between 1975 and 1990 defined the country for a whole generation. and further violence in 2006 means that for many, it still has a reputation as a troubled nation. i always wanted my children not to go through this, but it seems we are never going to find peace in this region. but it's how close to syria and israel it is that many people find worrying now. in truth, lebanon has been largely peaceful for over a decade, and the capital, beirut, is trying to claim back its reputation as the paris of the middle east. with the warm mediterranean sea down the coast and a bustling nightlife, many visitors see it as a perfect mix of cultures. it hasn't been completely without trouble, though. the murde

let's get a first word news update in dubai. softbank has agreed to invest $1 billion in convertible bonds of wirecard. this could give the conglomerate a minor -- a majority stake. this could help shore up investor confidence. his face scrutiny after reports of alleged wrongdoing. the u.k. has given the greenlight for huawei to build parts of the country's five g network. this comes as heads of intelligence agencies from the u.s., australia, canada, and new zealand are said to join the u.k. for a cybersecurity summit. the nations are mulling a partial or total ban of huawei equipment. the frontrunner to be the next eu commission president says the populist's don't have the answers. this comes as he launches his campaign one month ahead of elections. frome faces challenges populism, economic slowdown, and global trade and he says the eu may have to update regulations to allow to complete -- compete globally. stage, europeal must define our key industries and what we see as our future markets. we have to defend them and create gl

i have friends in dubai that cannot even go out with guys, but i can tell you that more than 50% of my friends are all guys. it's just really open—minded, i like it a lot. everyone thinks it's dangerous, but to be honest i'd feel more comfortable personally walking in the streets at night here than any other country. so why do tiffany and her mates think lebanon gets a hard time? civil war between 1975 and 1990 defined the country for a whole generation. and further violence in 2006 means that for many it still has a reputation as a troubled nation. i always wanted my children not to go through this but it seems we are never going to find peace in this region. but it's how close to syria and israel it is that many people find worrying now. in truth, lebanon has been largely peaceful for over a decade, and the capital beirut is trying to claim back its reputation as the paris of the middle east. with the warm mediterranean sea down the coast and a bustling nightlife, many visitors see it as a perfect mix of cultures. it hasn't been completely without trouble, though. the murder of bri

often weeps over the thoughts of his nineteen year old cousin who had been accepted to a university in dubai he died the day before he was scheduled to fly out. shell that was killed while rescuing his wounded comrades he was awarded a posthumous medal for bravery. does it sits at the grave for a long time he doesn't want to talk yet. a few hours later we accompany him to his favorite place in posi. davita is relieved to have finally been to the cemetery but the middle doesn't interest him. like jim's uppers it makes absent. no difference to me. this is a big consolation to my aunt she's really proud of. their guns it's a big comfort for her. my pluggers she says but for me tempers i just wish she was still a life itself is far from a bitch and it's cut. down to takes the train back to tbilisi. since its independence nearly three decades ago georgia has undergone visible modernization and the country's political system has developed in parallel to its infrastructure. but still children artists and intellectuals do not feel entirely free that. you can write whatever you want or you can do wha

i'm live from dubai. breaking news on iran, not since 1980 have we seen this kind of inflation. it's the red-hot headline. the imf space the risk of 50% inflation this year. why? because of the u.s. sanctions. this is the reasoning. that could be the highest level since 1980. consumer prices average 50% on the year. you're looking at expected inflation of 37%, even before the waivers, the removal even before the waivers removal, the economy was expected to go into a second year of recession. so, again, this is one of the ramifications of those ravers -- waivers. not just in the oil market, but down on the ground. that's your read -- red-hot headline. let's get first word headlines with olivia. olivia: pedro sanchez is set to return to six prime minister. you may have to rely on catalan separatists to govern in madrid. sanchez was forced to take the election when he passed his budget. the next round of trade talks gets underway, but bloomberg learned a significant issues remain unresolved. president donald trump may walk away from the table. the u.s. trade team is set to continue

often weeps over the thoughts of his nineteen year old cousin who had been accepted to a university in dubai he died the day before he was scheduled to fly out. salvo was killed while rescuing his wounded comrades he was awarded a posthumous medal for bravery. does it sits at the grave for a long time he doesn't want to talk here. a few hours later we accompany him to his favorite place in pussy. davita is relieved to have finally been to the cemetery but the middle doesn't interest him. it seems out of prison it makes absolutely no difference to me. this is a big consolation to my aunt she's really proud of that i. don't know it's a big comfort for. my pluggers she says but for me tempers i just wish she was still alive so this part from a pitcher noticed but. nothing takes the train back to tbilisi. since its independence in three decades ago georgia has undergone a visible modernization of the country's political system has developed in parallel to its infrastructure. but still children artists and intellectuals do not feel entirely free. to go if they are it's good you can write whatever

i have friends in dubai that can't even go out with guys, but i can tell you that more than 50% of my friends are all guys. it's just really open—minded, i like it a lot. everyone thinks it's dangerous, but to be honest, i'd feel more comfortable, personally, walking in the streets at night here than any other country. so, why do tiffany and her mates think lebanon gets a hard time? civil war between 1975 and 1990 defined the country for a whole generation. and further violence in 2006 means that for many, it still has a reputation as a troubled nation. i always wanted my children not to go through this, but it seems we are never going to find peace in this region. but it's how close to syria and israel it is that many people find worrying now. in truth, lebanon has been largely peaceful for over a decade, and the capital, beirut, is trying to claim back its reputation as the paris of the middle east. with the warm mediterranean sea down the coast and a bustling nightlife, many visitors see it as a perfect mix of cultures. it hasn't been completely without trouble, though. the murde

spread with dubai heavy on crude and that is what has impacted iran the most. you have brent typically trading at a big premium that is declining here, of course, as dubai prices are rising fiserv -- faster than brent given the drop in supply. alix: think you so much, bloomberg's taylor riggs. jpmorgans now is the asset management global strategist. do you like this? do you not like that? david: right now i like that. earlier,re messaging the issue has been with manufacturing and investment spending. the last time we went through something like this it was a higher oil price that got things .oving in the near-term it's good, in that longer-term it's a bit concerning. there is a view out there that the consumer is going to have to be the main driver of growth this year and obviously of oil prices get too high it will impact the trajectory of consumption. david: is it also a concern that we are depending on the whimsy of the decision-making of governments? these are not fundamentals, can people invest on that? i would be focusing more on shale and fracking. these

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a woman being held in dubai after allegedly calling her ex—husband's new wife a horse will be allowed to go home. in a moment, it will be sports day. but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we will be speaking to a number of guests tonight about the dramatic arrest of julian assange, one of them is a former government lawyer and now a lecturer in public law. we will get his opinion on the case. after eight o'clock tonight, israel hopes to join the select few countries who have landed a spacecraft on the moon. we'll be speaking to the leading british space scientist, too. grady about what this means and how they have done it. and after it emerges that amazon workers have been listening to what customers say to their electors, we will speak to the director of enforcement strategy at the open markets institute, a body dedicated to tackling corporate monopolies. that's after 11 o'clock, stay with us for that. that's all coming up later. now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's here! the first golf major of the year is under way, with

manus: i'm manus cranny in dubai. the chinese economy is important, showing further signs of recovery after months of meltdown -- slowdown, i should say. a bit of context. better than expected credit data. home prices, gdp figures are due tomorrow and the markets await that key data. downward pressure persists. with a deep dive, dani burger has the latest. dani: the earliest indicators we have seen look promising. the bloomberg economics aggregate indicators, the top strongericked into territory. the measures, some of which i have that going to this reading are anything but uniform. first, major stocks. strong sentiment leading the pack. the csi 300 seeing a 32% in 2019, recovering for the first year that worst year for equities 2008. small business confidence picking up in the economic picture. the government has been directing credit toward sme's and announced the biggest tax deduction on record -- reduction on record. at the same time, global commerce points to weakness. copper prices and factory inflation don't bo

i have friends in dubai that cannot even go out with guys, but i can tell you that more than 50% of my friends are all guys. it's just really open—minded, i like it a lot. everyone thinks it's dangerous, but to be honest i'd feel more comfortable personally walking in the streets at night here than any other country. so why do tiffany and her mates think lebanon gets a hard time? civil war between 1975 and 1990 defined the country for a whole generation. and further violence in 2006 means that, for many, it still has a reputation as a troubled nation. i always wanted my children not to go through this but it seems we are never going to find peace in this region. but it's how close to syria and israel it is that many people find worrying now. in truth, lebanon has been largely peaceful for over a decade, and the capital beirut is trying to claim back its reputation as the paris of the middle east. with the warm mediterranean sea down the coast and a bustling nightlife, many visitors see it as a perfect mix of cultures. it hasn't been completely without trouble, though. the murder of b

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five times a week, there is a scheduled service from bandar abbas across the strait to dubai. but here the crew is, waiting for another target to come out. and i believe that one of the lieutenants, i went up and asked them "what are we doing?" he said "you're going to see some missile action." i went to the operation specialist who was watching the scope and he is watching the missiles because he can track it on the radar and he sees it hit the target. dead on! but they found out, like 15, 20 minutes later that there was an airliner missing. an iranian airbus is assumed crashed, please look for survivors or aircraft wreckage. and so that was when it was like, what? airliner missing? we didn't shoot an airliner, we shot a tomcat, i thought. there was a lot of soul—searching, disbelief, that is not supposed to happen, that is not what we're here to do. 290 civilians passed away on flight 655, and of those 290, 66 of those were children. i felt so bad for the families that lost their loved ones and sometimes you're part of history and you love it, and sometimes you're part of

we'll be speaking to human rights lawyer, about the case of a british woman who is facing jail in dubai ex husband's new wife a ‘horse‘ on facebook. and later this evening, we'll be discussing tomorrow's front pages in the papers. my my guests are anna isaac and the broadcaster david davies sustain with us for that coming up on bbc news. —— still stay with us. trees it may well travel for brexit talks ahead of a crucial eu summit on wednesday. this evening more talks will be held between the government and labour. in the past have in our labour leaderjeremy corbyn says the government does not seem to be moving off its original red lines in the cross—party negotiations. moving off its original red lines in the cross-party negotiations. the issues are obviously complex because it does involve the possibility of taking part in european elections which the government is not keen on doing. as faras which the government is not keen on doing. as far as we are concerned, the priority is to prevent crashing out with no deal and to ensure we do not become in the longer run some kind of

we are in dubai for a supercar ride out into the desert. 0h, a supercar ride out into the desert. oh, yes! so make sure not to miss it. you can join our adventure by following us on social media but for now, from chile norway, it is goodbye. —— cold. mappa hello there. after the warm easter weather that we saw last weekend, it's been turning gradually cooler and also more unsettled over the past couple of days. and that unsettled theme continues for the next few days too. this amazing picture was taken as the sun set on thursday evening in salford. you can see the big shower clouds that we had, the heavy downpours. a similar picture on friday. there will be some sunshine around, equally some heavy showers in the forecast too. and things will start to feel cold over the next few days. you can see the blue colours, that is a colder air mass filtering in from the north—west. the warm weather that has been with us is now pushing further east across europe. so for friday morning we have got some clear skies for many eastern areas to start off the day. more cloud already in the we

five times a week, there is a scheduled service from bandar abbas across the strait to dubai. but here the crew is, waiting for another target to come out. and i believe that one of the lieutenants, i went up and asked them, "what are we doing?" he said, "you're going to see some missile action." i went to the operation specialist who was watching the scope and he is watching the missiles because he can track it on the radar and he sees it hit the target. dead on! but they found out, like 15, 20 minutes later that there was an airliner missing. an iranian airbus is assumed crashed, please look for survivors or aircraft wreckage. and so that was when it was like, what? airliner missing? we didn't shoot an airliner, we shot a tomcat, i thought. there was a lot of soul—searching, disbelief, that is not supposed to happen, that is not what we're here to do. 290 civilians passed away on flight 655, and of those 290, 66 of those were children. i felt so bad for the families that lost their loved ones and sometimes you're part of history and you love it, and sometimes you're part o

ade is in dubai to get a high octane supercar ride out into the desert. oh, yes! screams. so make sure not to miss it. remember, you canjoin our adventures by following us on social media but for now, from me, mike corey, and the rest of the travel show team here, by a chilly shore in norway, it's goodbye. the second half of the weekend promises to be much less turbulent. you can see this swell of cloud the satellite picture, a deep area of deep pressure which is becoming less deep pressure which is becoming less deep and weakening. high pressure building from the west, that is settling things down for sunday. you will see some sunny spells to and it will see some sunny spells to and it will be a much quieter start to the day, one or two showers, including to the london area. for the marathon, there could be the odd passing shower. a lot of cloud overhead but mostly dry weather, some glimmers of brightness and it will feel fairly comfortable for the participants, temperatures only getting to 1a or 15 degrees. across the west of the uk, one or two showers, three merseyside,

it serves 204 destinations in 85 countries, the most popular being new york and dubai. as the industry changes, heathrow has been changing too. the man behind the change for the better part of a decade is john holland-kaye. today on "leaders with lacqua" we meet with the chief executive of heathrow. john holland-kaye, thank you for joining us.

the best brains have left northern ireland there in dubai there in scotland there in london and that generation they just don't want to be identified with the vulgarity of much of unionism so that's the reason why i am concerned about the young protestant loyalist who feels left behind who doesn't really see much to which to aspire i am concerned about that young impatient individual who might ill advisedly recourse to the use of arms. twi we can't be so careful in the use of language to him and thank you very much no i can't forecast when i'm ethel be a maid in ireland but what i can do is present you with the early salmon queer you know they have far whiskey or music about half of. it it's the quick only scots under the bush mill stuff and alan adams a whole lot of left in alex now barclays in with a cloud over that it would go to my other or my ex but never there. the whole map of europe has been changed but as the delage subsides in the water fall short we see the early steeples of for man and tyrone imagine once again that was winston churchill's really caught from one thousand