this is bbc news. the headlines: the us secretary of state has blamed iran for the drone strikes on two saudi oil facilities, saying there's no evidence the attacks came from yemen. the white house has confirmed that hamza bin laden, the son and designated heir to the late al-qaeda leader, osama bin laden, was killed in a us counterterrorism operation. let's have more on our main story this hour now. jason bordoff is founding director of the center on global energy policy at columbia university and he was white house energy advisor to president 0bama. he's in new york. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. we have talked about what the secretary of state mike pompeo has said, naming a run for these drone strikes. the fact of the matter remains whoever is behind them, this disruption is going to be significant, at least in the short term. that's right. it is a hugely consequential disruption. about 6 million barrels a day, about huge loss to the daily market. how long will this persist? we don't kno

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: us democrats say impeachment hearings against donald trump, could be held in the coming week. the allegations centre on claims he put pressure on ukraine, to dig up dirt on a potential presidential rival. there've been running battles on the streets of hong kong, as china prepares to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the communist state. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman says he takes full responsibility for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi a year ago this week, but stopped short of admitting any personal role. he was speaking in an interview with cbs's 60 minutes. mr khashoggi, who was also a critic of the saudi government, was murdered in the country's consulate in istanbul. now, two people who have listened to covert recordings of his killing, have described to the bbc what they've heard. members of a un investigation team have told the bbc‘s panorama programme of the "horror" and shock of listening to his final moments. jane

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8pm: a global climate strike — in cities across the uk, thousands take to the streets — calling for tougher action to combat climate change. from nairobi to new york, sydney to stockholm, millions protest in more than 150 countries around the world. we are young and we are the ones who are going to have to live with this in the future, and we are not the ones who have caused this crisis. thousands ofjobs are at risk and british holiday makers could be left stranded, if thomas cook faces collapse. the woman who claims she was abused by prince andrew speaks out. buckingham palace emphatically denies the duke of york had any

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman says he takes full responsibility for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, but denies ordering the killing. the bbc speaks to a former ukrainian prosecutor about allegations donald trump put pressure on ukraine to dig up dirt on a potential presidential rival. running street battles in hong kong as protesters prepare to disrupt chinese celebrations to mark 70 years of communism. and we'll meet the recipient of this year's bbc world news komla dumor award. hello and welcome. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman has said he takes responsibility, as a leader of his country, for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi a year ago this week, but again denied he had ordered the killing. he was interviewed on cbs's 60 minutes programme. we'll have more from that in a moment. separately, two people who've listened to covert record

this is bbc news. the headlines: a day of worldwide protests on climate change has reached its climax in new york, with a rally addressed by greta thunberg. the swedish teenager said she hoped the protests will mark a social tipping point. demonstrations have taken place in cairo and elsewhere in egypt against the government. they called for president abdel fattah el—sisi to go and demanded an end to military rule. the woman who claims she was abused by prince andrew has given an interview to us media. buckingham palace emphatically denies the duke of york had any sexual contact with her. president trump says there was nothing inappropriate about a conversation he had with a foreign leader. us media has reported mr trump asked the president of ukraine to investigate the son of his democratic rival, joe biden. those are the headlines.

jonny dymond, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: recovering loved ones from the deep. the diver who helps bring closure to families in grief. iam happy i am happy thatjustice is served. it isa i am happy thatjustice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning these people were in their homes. tonight those homes have been burned down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened and are presumably in case the americans invade. it is 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 even after any adverse judgement in australia. the concord across the atlantic, faster than any plane before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: climate activists of all ages have gathered in new york as a day of action reaches its climax. millions have taken part around the world. one of the events driving fears about climate change has been

matt mcgrath, bbc news. four people have died in spain as heavy rain and flash—flooding continue to batter the south—east of the country shutting down regional airports and schools. spain's meteorological office forecast torrential downpours of up to 18 centimetres over 24 hours and warned that heavy rain was expected to affect parts of southern spain and the balearic islands including ibiza. olivia crellin reports. a woman awoman and a woman and her family a woman and herfamily are a woman and her family are hauled to safety. one bag of positions or they could take with them, as the water steadily rose around their home. —— positions. these dramatic images of a landscape now underwater, and the urgent response to save those trapped by the deluge recorded by spain's military emergency unit, now called out to help the thousands affected. just 48 hours after some areas saw their heaviest rainfall on record, swathes spain's southern countryside were transformed. translation: i went out to buy bread and

lucy manning, bbc news. well, as well as dealing with the fallout from yesterday's supreme court ruling, the prime minister is also under growing pressure about his relationship with an american businesswoman. jennifer arcuri was recently awarded over £100,000 in government grants, and during borisjohnson‘s time as london mayor she was invited on several overseas trips. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. tell us what this is all about. well, on their very first day of the newly reopened parliament, boris johnson's a new digital minister matt wolman found himself answering awkward questions about his boss's relationship with this american tech entrepreneur, jennifer arcuri. the minister defended the £100,000 grant that had been given to one of miss arcuri's tech companies, hacker house, and borisjohnson is saying that he had nothing to do with the award, and no involvement. he was a backbencher at the time the grant was made, but there is an internal review going on inside the departm

welcome to bbc news. millions of people including many children, have been taking part in demonstrations around the world, demanding tougher action on climate change. huge crowds gathered in cities in more than 150 countries, calling for governments and businesses to do more to save the planet. the teenage activist greta thunberg, who protested alone outside the swedish parliament last year to draw attention to climate change, is tonight leading a march in new york. our correspondent sarah campbell has the latest. what do we want? climate justice! when do we want it now? now! the arctic could melt. many animals could go extinct and everyone could die. my generation is terrified. some of us that were already thinking of not having children and starting families. right now, we don't feel the difference. it doesn't mean there are other people in poverty and other countries that aren't feeling the difference, and it's up to us to stop it. young and old took over the streets around parliament in london and in

jonny dymond, bbc news. this is bbc news. the main story this hour: climate activists of all ages gathered in new york as a day of action reached its climax. millions have taken part around the world. in a rare sign of dissent in egypt, protesters have called for president abdel fattah al sisi to go and demanded an end to military rule. police fired tear gas to disperse them. the united states is to send troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, in response to last week's attack on saudi arabia's oilfacilities. washington has blamed iran for the attack, although the iranians insist they were not involved. a us spokesman said president trump had given his approval in response to requests for support. in response to the kingdom's request, the president has approved the deployment of us forces, which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defence. we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the uae to en

welcome to bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: protesters around the world have taken to the streets in a global call for action against climate change. we are united behind the science and we will do everything in our power to stop this crisis from getting worse. in egypt, rare protests against president sisi, with many calling for him to stand down. the us is sending military troops and equipment to the gulf, in response to last week's attack on saudi oilfacilities. and, the woman who claims she was abused by prince andrew speaks out. buckingham palace emphatically denies he had any sexual contact with her. protests by millions of young people that swept across the globe, demanding action against climate change, have come to a close. from australia to india, europe and the united states, they took to the streets to call for change. their inspiration is teenage activist greta thunberg — who told crowds in new york — "we will make them hear us." nick bryant has the story. don't let our people die! climate chan

welcome to bbc news. the former prime minister david cameron has accused boris johnson and michael gove of trashing his government, with what he describes as their appalling behaviour during the brexit referendum. in his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron told the times newspaper that the result of the referendum left him feeling depressed, and that he worries about it every day. our political correspondent chris mason's report contains flash photography. it's 2015. the smiles of victory... are you glad to have won at last? david cameron wins the election for the conservatives, in which he promised an eu referendum. a year later, the smiles have gone. he backed remain in the referendum and lost, and resigned. i love this country, and ifeel honoured to have served it. and i will do everything i can in future to help this great country succeed. thank you very much. and now, for the first time since, he's talking about it. in his memoirs, the former prime minister

hugh pym, bbc news. our top story this evening: the prime minister defends his use of language after being accused of using inflammatory words during heated exchanges in the house of commons last night. during heated exchanges in the and during heated exchanges in the coming up... i am birkenhead and coming up... i am here in birkenhead where this ship has finally been given its official name. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... we'll have a close look at both todays games at the rugby world cup, big wins for england and italy as both maintain their 100% record in japan. it's just five weeks now until october 31st — the current brexit deadline. who knows what may happen between now and then? but businesses are once more making plans for how they'll cope with leaving the eu, with or without a deal. this week, bbc news has been reporting from stoke on trent — the city with highest proportion of leave votes in 2016. our business editor simonjack has been to see how some business

you're watching bbc news. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: this is bbc news. our top story: a senior british cabinet minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the prime minister, borisjohnson, of an assault on decency and democracy over his handling of brexit. following on to that story of brexit... even before this latest blow, borisjohnson was under increasing pressure to make it clear that he'd abide by legislation requiring him to seek a further brexit extension if there's no deal with the eu. a group of mps is preparing legal action if the prime minister refuses to carry out the instruction, which is expected to become law on monday. duncan kennedy reports. another stand—off in westminster. protest and counterprotest today. over the prime minister's plans to suspend parliament and mps' attempts to force a delay to brexit. borisjohnson has spent the week in campaign mode, preparing for an election he wants but opposition parties won't allow. many of that opinion will say "content." all: content. to the contrary "not content." silence the contents have

this is bbc news. the headlines: 11 supreme courtjudges this is bbc news. the headlines: 11 supreme court judges have this is bbc news. the headlines: 11 supreme courtjudges have begun hearing to appeals to determine whether or not the prime minister acted lawfully when he shut down parliament for five weeks. the court is not equipped to decide what is a legitimate political consideration and what is an illegitimate critical consideration. no prime minister has abused his powers in the manner in which we allege in at least the last 50 years. feelings were running high on both sides as some of those bringing the cases of the court face the crowds outside. at the lib dems conference the party leader, jo swinson, pledges to stop brexit immediately if she was in government. today, i am standing here is that your candidate for prime minister. 30 years after a tragedy and ben stokes mahmoud abbas tragedy, he accuses the sons newspaper of being immoral. an israeli election. the second in six months as benjamin netanyahu six a new term in office. and the first pers

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump has condemned the launch of impeachment proceedings against him, saying they're based on a hoax. there've been angry scenes in britain's parliament — sitting for the first time since borisjohnson‘s defeat in the uk's supreme court. a bbc investigation has found girls as young as seven being groomed to sell themselves as prostitutes in one of the world's largest licenced brothels. prostitution is legal in some areas of bangladesh, but some women were forced into the life and started work when they were children. a charity is trying to help them escape, by offering schooling from the age of five. our education and family correspondent frankie mccamley has been finding out more. this is a dark world where the unimaginable happens to children. they're born into a life where sex is sold on every street corner, in a brothel that's so popular it's grown into a village, home to nearly 2,000 sex workers. train horn. a familiar noise at the end of the l

daniel davies, bbc news, tenby. the headlines on bbc news... the liberal democrats pledge to cancel brexit — if they come to power at the next general election. david cameron accuses borisjohnson of only backing leave — in order to further his own political career. the foreign secretary condemns the attacks on saudi oil sites — saying they‘re a reckless attempt to disrupt global supplies — and damage regional security. let‘s ta ke let‘s take a look at the sport now with adam. good afternoon, england look to be closing in on victory in the fifth and final ashes test at the 0val. england were dismissed for 329 in their second innings leaving australia chasing a target of 399 to win. stuart broad quickly made inroads into the australia top order, and then he took the crucial wicket of steve smith. he went for 23 to leave the aussies 85 for four. matthew wade has offered some resistance with a half century. england are on top, the latest school is 185—6. at gleneagles, the solheim cup is delicately balanced as that draws to its conc

this is bbc news. the headlines: democrats in the us congress have announced a formal impeachment inquiry into president trump. the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, accused him of violating the constitution and betraying his oath of office. he's called the move a "witch hunt" and "presidential harrassment". the uk's highest court has ruled that borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament was unlawful. the prime minister says the verdict is wrong, in his opinion, but will respect it. but leaders of all major opposition parties have called for his resignation. a major operation is continuing to bring more than 150,000 people back to the uk after the collapse of thomas cook. around 16,000 passengers were repatriated on tuesday. emergency flights are set to continue for another ten days. you can find more on all our stories on our website, just go to bbc.co.uk/news, or you can download the bbc news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. historic uk rulin

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: in hong kong, clashes between police and democracy protesters have continued into the night, after a day that saw several people injured. the price of oil has jumped at the opening of markets following saturday's attacks on two majorfacilities in saudi arabia. prince william has praised the former welsh rugby international gareth thomas as a ‘legend' after revealing he's hiv—positive. thomas, who came out as gay ten years ago, says he's been living with the virus for years and had kept it secret because he feared he'd be ‘treated like a leper‘. daniel davies reports. dawn on the first day of living publicly with hiv. gareth thomas embarked on the ultra endurance ironman wales triathlon today after revealing a medical condition he'd tried to keep secret. i've got hiv, and it's ok, like. that's what i want to learn more than anything. this is how he first came to prominence, breaking records on the rugby field, known to fans as alfie. he came out as ga

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the us blames iran for drone attacks on saudi oil refineries, playing down claims of responsibility by yemen's houthi—led government. the white house confirms the killing of osama bin laden‘s son hamza, but won't say when it happened. a state funeral for robert mugabe, but the crowds stay away from the stadium. hello, and welcome to bbc news. us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran is to blame for drone strikes on two saudi oil facilities. he called it "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply" and says there's no evidence the attacks came from yemen, even though yemen's houthi rebels claimed responsibility. the attacks caused huge fires, one at the world's largest oil processing facility, and they may have an impact on the global oil market. reports say as much as half of saudi arabia's output could be disrupted. our world affairs correspondent paul adams, reports. audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabia's economy.

this is bbc news. the headlines. david cameron breaks his silence on brexit in an interview with the times the former prime minister says a second referendum cannot be ruled out. meanwhile boris johnson says he is cautiously optimistic about getting a deal on brexit but a heckler in yorkshire tells him to get back to parliament. why are you not with them in parliament? i would be very happy to get back to parliament very soon. but what i think we want to see is... the family of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating out want the law changed to improve food labelling in restaurants. the number of people killed as a result of domestic violence

james landale, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: thejoker, starring joaquin phoenix, takes the top golden lion prize at the venice film festival. george w bush: freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice "enough of blood and tears. enough!" translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a senior british cabinet minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the prime minister boris johnson of an assault on decency and democracy over his handling of brexit. president trump has cancelled peace talks with the taliban after a deadl

nina nanji, bbc news. let's get more reaction from bernadettejohnson, the vice president of strategic analytic. she runs runs a team of analysts that look at refineries and predict markets. bernadette, thank you very much for joining us here on bbc news. what is the likely fallout that the various actors who are affected by this are going to have to deal with?” actors who are affected by this are going to have to deal with? i think first and foremost, the world today is down 5 million barrels a day of crude. 5% of global supply coming off is big. if you think back to 2014, prices collapsed because the world was oversupplied by 1%. so a 596 world was oversupplied by 1%. so a 5% disruption is very, very big deal in or crude oil markets. it means prices are definitely coming up when the markets open tomorrow. how long, —— how high they go depends on how quick they can get back online. lots of unknowns on that right now. how quickly would price rises be passed on to the consumer? very quickly, almost imm

anne soy, bbc news, harare. this stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the case of the gold toilet — police investigate the theft of a £5 million solid gold artwork from blenheim palace. 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. a state funeral is being held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. 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

tim allman, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the democratic presidential frontrunner, joe biden, has accused donald trump of an overwhelming abuse of power over reports that he tried to put pressure on ukraine to launch an investigation against him and his son. the saudi foreign minister says suitable action will be taken once the investigation into last week's attacks on oil installations is complete. he again pointed the finger at iran. talks to be held in a few hours‘ time in a last—ditch effort to try to save thomas cook, the uk tour operator and one of the world's oldest holiday companies. a previous rescue plan failed. lenders want the company to find £200 million to secure its future and it's approached the british government for a bailout. around 600,000 holidaymakers around the world could be stranded if the company collapses. 0ur reporter simonjones is following the story and says the talks are being described as the most important in the country's 178 year history. they are due to get under way in

welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: another change to team trump, as the president sacks his national security advisor, john bolton. the administration denies it's a sign of disarray. the president's entitled to the staff that he wants. he should have people that he trusts and values and whose methods and judgements benefit him in delivering american foreign policy. benjamin netanyahu vows to annex parts of the occupied west bank, if he's re—elected. palestinians say the move would bury any chance of peace. where fear of hunger is worse than the bombing — a special report on the yemeni civilians caught up in war and the world's worst humanitarian crisis. and after hurricane dorian, a grim search for the dead in the abaco islands. teams say they face almost impossible conditions. another national security adviser is out of the white house. donald trump has sacked the hawkishjohn bolton, one of his most senior figures in the administration. he's the third person to be dismissed from the job in 3 years

jon ironmonger, bbc news. this is bbc news. here in the uk, it's been announced that a police watchdog will assess whether the prime minister borisjohnson should face a criminal investigation over his friendship with an american businesswoman during his time as mayor of london. it's alleged that as a result of the friendship, jennifer arcuri was allowed to go on overseas trade missions, and that she received about $14,000 in sponsorship money. the prime minister denies the claims. downing street has released a statement saying "everything was done with propriety and in the normal way". 0ur uk affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. the basis of the allegations is that, while he was mayor of london, borisjohnson‘s friend, jennifer arcuri, received £11,500 in sponsorship for events organised by one of her companies, which came from organisations linked to the mayor's office. and also went on three overseas trips with borisjohnson which, originally, she'd been turned down for. now, the greater london authority monitorin

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: president trump faces a formal impeachment inquiry over allegations he asked a foreign power to help damage a political rival. senior democrat nancy pelosi says he's violated the constitution. the actions of the trump presidency revealed the dishonourable fact of president trump's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections. the uk's supreme court rules borisjohnson‘s suspension of parliament is unlawful. he claims the verdict is wrong, but says he will respect it. and on their tour of south africa, the duke and duchess of sussex visit the country's oldest mosque. in washington, members of the democratic party in congress have launched a formal impeachment inquiry against president trump, accusing him of seeking the help of a foreign government to smear a political rival. he has acknowledged withholdi

welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says a minority labour government is becoming more likely every day, as opposition parties consider whether to call a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. the scottish nationalists have reiterated their support for an interim government, to ensure they say, that britain doesn't leave the eu without a deal at the end of next month. all this comes at the end of a tumultuous week for borisjohnson, who less than an hour ago arrived in manchester with his partner carrie symonds. they're in the city forn the start of the conservative party conference, from where chris mason reports. is this a leadership bid, mrjohnson? the conservative conference one year ago, the smiles of the carefree backbench challenger, the mobbed darling of the party faithful. boris johnson will arrive at conference this year as prime minister, in office, but barely in control. defeated in court, but defiant. what a week it's been. the prime minister's advice to her majesty wa

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: i would like you to meet the newest liberal democrat mp, sam gyimah! former tory minister sam gyimah defects to the liberal democrats. he's the sixth mp to do so and was unveiled at the party conference. soi so i have taken a second look at the liberal democrats and i am delighted to be here to embark on this journey at this point in time with you. david cameron's memoirs — he accuses borisjohnson and michael gove of trashing his government. the us secretary of state blames iran for attacks on two saudi oil facilities as concern grows about global oil supplies. tributes are paid to the former president of zimbabwe, robert mugabe, despite a low turnout at his funeral. former wales rugby captain gareth thomas reveals he is hiv—positive, saying he wants to "break the stigma" around the condition. i want to empower so many other people who are in exactly the same position as me. a man has been arrested after a solid gold toilet worth millions of pounds is stole

mayenijones, bbc news in lagos. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: 22 years on, prince harry retraces his mother's footsteps, walking through a partially—cleared angolan minefield. in all russia's turmoil it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many have feared for so long is playing out its final active. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel along to have sovereignty over the holy sites. an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states' special representative to ukraine, kurt volker, h

simon jones, bbc news. the united states and brazil have announced plans to support private sector investment and job development in the amazon, which they claim will help protect wildlife and reduce deforestation. it follows international criticism of brazil's handling of the forest‘s worst fires for two decades. brazil's space agency says there are still more than 80,000 fires burning across the region. as cases of dementia continue to rise, experts have been looking at ways that new technology can help to make life easier for those living with the disease. virtual reality is one idea under consideration — as dougal shaw found out when he went to visit a care home in oxford. these days bill is usually to be found in the garden of his care home. but back in the 1950s as a favourite place to be or what the dance hall. place to be was the dance hall. now, thanks to virtual reality, he is going to relive that golden age again. if you look behind you you will see people dancing. yodels. this is what's call

dan roan, bbc news. police investigating the murder of an officer in berkshire have made a new arrest, and re—arrested three teenagers. pc andrew harper, who was 28, was killed near the village of sulhampstead last month while responding to reports of a burglary. he had married his wife lissiejust four weeks previously. a fifth man has already been charged. a former us marine — accused of spying in moscow — has told the bbc that he hasn't committed any crimes and that he was set up. paul whelan, who also has british, irish and canadian citizenship, was arrested in a moscow hotel room last year, when the russian government said he was caught receiving state secrets. today, his appeal against his detention was denied. the trial of four people accused of murdering the girl scout jodie chesney has begun. the 17—year—old was fatally stabbed in an east london park in march, while listening to music with friends. 20—year—old manuel petrovic, 19 year old svenson ong—a—kwie, and two youths, aged

here are bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. millions of people, including many children have been taking part in demonstrations around the world. demanding tougher action on climate change. huge crowds gathered in cities and more than 150 countries calling for governments and businesses to do more to save the planet. the teenage activist greta who purchase a loan out of this british parliament last year is tonight leading a march in new york. 0ur correspondent, sarah campbell, has the latest. what do we want? climate justice! when do we want it now? now! many animals could go extinct and everyone could die. my generation is terrified. some of us that were already thinking of not having children and starting families. right now, we don't feel the difference. it doesn't mean there are other people in poverty and other countries that aren't feeling the difference, and it's up to us to stop it. young and old took over the streets around parliament in london and in towns and cities across the uk, marching in glasgow and aberystwyth,

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there've been more violent clashes in hong kong between police and protestors after tens of thousands of people defied a ban to march through the city. the world of motor racing is mourning the death of french formula 2 driver, anthoine hubert, who's been killed in a high—speed crash at the belgian grand prix. he was 22. tens of thousands of people have held demonstrations across the uk, in protest at prime minister borisjohnson's decision, to prorogue, or suspend parliament, for five weeks in the run up to brexit. the government insists it's acting properly, but critics say it's an attempt to by—pass democracy. marches took place from sheffield to swansea, belfast to london. here's our home editor, mark easton. if you shut down our parliament... chanting. we will shut down the streets! calls for direct action from protesters outside downing street. several thousand people had gathered in whitehall, many to voice their opposition to borisjohnson's move to shu

welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: marking five years since the umbrella protests, hong kong's democracy movement takes to the streets for another night of clashes with police. and votes are being counted in afghanistan after an election marked by low turnout and attacks on polling centres. hello and welcome. police in hong kong have used tear gas and water canon to disperse protesters hurling rocks and petrol—bombs in anti—government demonstrations. they were marking five years since the start of what became known as the umbrella movement, a campaign for greater democratic freedom under chinese rule. from hong kong, here's our china correspondent, john sudworth. the everyday object that lent its name to a movement was in use again. five years after it first shielded the protesters from the pepper spray and tear gas. in 2014, the umbrella protests faded away. but this year they're back with a vengeance — in far more violent form. we have no choice. like, we can't go back. imean... for me, like...

this is bbc news. the headlines: the most powerful storm in modern times to hit the bahamas is battering the archipelago's northernmost islands. hurricane dorian has winds of almost 300km/h. officials have warned of life—threatening storm surges of up to seven metres with some parts already underwater. thousands of pro—democracy protesters have brought chaos to hong kong international airport for the second time in three weeks, blocking road and rail links and forcing dozens of flights to be cancelled. thousands tried to enter the terminal building but were stopped by riot police. it comes a day after violent clashes at a banned rally. british conservative party mps have been told that if they vote to block a no—deal brexit, they'll be suspended from the parliamentary party and barred from standing in the next general election. a cross—party group of mps is planning to introduce legislation this week to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.

alan little, bbc news, madrid. alan little, bbc news, madrid. after a glittering opening ceremony, the hosts japan kicked off the rugby union world cup, with what turned out to be a comfortable win over russia. it's the first time the tournament has been held in asia, with a crowd of 50,000 watching the match at the tokyo stadium. england, scotland and ireland are due to play their first games on sunday. katie gornall, has more from tokyo. welcome, said japan, to the world. arigato! thank you so much! for rugby, this is new territory — a voyage into the unknown. never before has the world cup come to asia but, judging from the fans, it felt right at home. i think everyone is revved up for it. you can see banners everywhere and the prime minister got in on the excitement today. we are looking for good communication with guests from around the world. very excited! after a unique welcome that showcased the old and new of japanese culture, it was time for the rugby to take centre stage. four years ago, japan stunned the world, beating south africa

james landale, bbc news. the uk's former chief scientist sir david king has said he is scared by the pace of climate change and in an interview with the bbc he said extreme weather events such as the melting of ice, hurricanes and wildfires are happening sooner than expected and called for the uk to advance its climate targets by ten yea rs. advance its climate targets by ten years. roger harrabin reports. wildfires are burning across indonesia. their are smokers choking people in the cities, forests are a flame in brazil too, and also in australia, way ahead of the usual wildfire season. professor king says we can't prove a link yet with human driven climate change but it would be foolish to assume these events we re be foolish to assume these events were not linked. he points to the massive ice melt in the arctic as further evidence of an overheating planet. the ice loss is right at the top of the forecast range. we are seeing extreme weather events just rolling out year after year with massive loss of life

but at the same time we will be on bbc one and on the bbc news channel, we will get far more people seeing it than have previously listened to it and will be coming at it from the start. the viewing figures, more than a million people saw it on thursday night which is greater than the number who were listening to it as a podcast and we needed to welcome them in in a way that they would understand what we're trying to do and that will be a work in progress. how far have you tried to adjust it, change it, to accommodate those new viewers coming to it? the first thing we thought it was we don't want it to be a normal tv show. we're not in a studio, we are in a radio studio. but as far as our first show was concerned, we will all together in the same room. that won't always be the case. we decided we don't want to be doing the thing that so often happens where the reporter or presenter talks to the camera. we didn't do that. we let the cameras be incidental to hoover up the pictures in the studio. but not actually talk directly to them and to try and be as off the cuff and conversational as we

this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: pressure on the white house. the special representative to ukraine, kurt volker, has resigned after being named in a whistleblower report. and in congress, the us secretary of state mike pompeo is given a week to hand over documents relating to ukraine, as the democrats step up the trump impeachment investigation. nigerian police rescue nearly 500 men and boys from what's being described as a house of torture. and walking in his mother's footsteps. prince harry visits a landmine clearance site in angola made famous by princess diana. hello and welcome. in breaking news this hour, there are reports that the us president's special representative for ukraine, kurt volker, has resigned. it's after he was named in the whistleblower complaint at the centre of impeachment proceedings into donald trump. meanwhile — those impeachment proceedings appear to be gathering pace in the us as democrats say they're hoping to hold hearings into president trump, as ea

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the teenage climate campaigner greta thunberg has told world leaders that her generation will never forgive them if they fail to combat climate change. a huge operation is underway to bring thousands of tourists back to britain after thomas cook collapsed, a process that will take two weeks. let's return to the special climate summit in new york. the un secretary general says the race to stop a climate emergency can still be won. but the teenage climate campaigner greta thunberg was not so optimistic. she accused world leaders letting young people down. the bbc‘s laura trevelyan has more. welcome to the united nations in new york where their teenage climate activists greta thunberg really caused quite a stir when she accused world leaders of stealing her childhood and her dreams by failing to act on climate change. joining me now to talk about all of this is a 14—year—old timothy. timothy you are an advocate for the united nations children's fund on the env

matt mcgrath, bbc news. the singer, lily allen, says her record label has not taken any action, after she told them she was sexually assaulted by someone in the industry. she says she spoke to a warner music boss last year about the alleged attack and the person behind it — who is understood to continue to work with warner. the record label has called the allegations "appalling" and say they "take accusations of sexual misconduct extremely seriously and will investigate the claims." chi chi izundu reports. with three uk number one singles and two number one albums, lily allen is one of the most successful british female artists in music. last year, lily published her autobiography and that is also where, for the first time, she talked about being sexually assaulted in 2016 by someone in the music industry after a party. i was drunk, so all i can tell you is what i do remember, which was waking up in bed with somebody that i trusted, in a position that i really did not want to be and had never given any ind

this is bbc news. we'll bring you a full paper review at 11:30 — i'll bejoined by nigel nelson, political editor at the sunday people and sunday mirror and political commentator jo phillips to look at tomorrow's front pages in depth. first, here's a quick look at some of tomorrow's papers. the mail on sunday's headline: "we'll break free from the eu like the incredible hulk". in an interview with the paper — borisjohnson says that if brexit negotiations break down — he'll ignore the vote to avoid no—deal — adding — ‘the madder hulk gets, the stronger hulk gets. sam gyimah‘s defection to the liberal democrats dominates the front page of the observer. the former tory minister accuses the prime minister of ‘veering towards populism and english nationalism'. the sunday telegaph claims mrjohnson will use the upcoming queen's speech to unveil a tough new approach to criminaljustice — including whole—life orders for people convicted of murdering pre—school children. and the sunday expr

david willis, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... mps, including conservatives expelled from the party, prepare legal action — in case borisjohnson refuses to request a brexit delay. a warning that 4 in 10 uk businesses haven't done even a basic risk assessment of the consequences of a no—deal brexit. satellite images appear to show the iranian oil tanker, adrian darya i — previously impounded in gibraltar — is now off the syrian coast. there are growing concerns about the number of young people who've died after taking diet pills containing a highly toxic substance. dinitrophenol — known as dnp — is a fat burning slimming aid widely available online but in the uk it's illegal to sell for human consumption. adina campbell reports. it's a poisonous substance mainly used as a pesticide, but dnp is growing in popularity as a quick fix weight loss aid with dangerous health effects. in 2018, there were six deaths linked to dnp in the uk — the worst year on record. 21—year—old bethany shipsey was a victim of dnp. years of

jonah fisher, bbc news, in kiev. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a plea from the pope to stop deforestation as he visits madagascar, where species like the mouse lemur are being driven to extinction. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down bishop tutu now become spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here in the black soweto townships as well as the lights in their rich suburbs. we say in a enough and fear. together was it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a senior british cabinet minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the prime minister, borisjohnson, of an assault on decency and democracy over his handling of brexit. britain says it's "deeply troubled" by reports that an iranian oil tanker at the centre of tensions between tehran and the west appears to have moved very close to syria. rescue efforts have been stepped up in parts of the bahamas worst hit by hu

alydia noble, bbc news. thanks for watching bbc world news today. we have sunshine, wind, rain and even tropical air heading our way next week. today the weather has been very pleasant and we had a few showers yesterday across kent, no sign of them today and indeed we have been enjoying some healthy spells of sunshine. after a really cold start in the north—east of scotla nd cold start in the north—east of scotland we have seen blue skies for a while but there is more cloud coming in from the north—west and this weather front will be waiting in the wings to bring rain overnight. ahead of that, fine end to the day and sunshine around but the clouds thickening up across scotla nd the clouds thickening up across scotland and northern ireland and it will turn wetter here overnight and that rain will spill into wales, and western parts of england and could be heavy at times. more cloud around tonight so no where near as cold as it was last night except perhaps across east anglia where we have clearer skies for longer. tomorrow isa clearer skies for

david sillito, bbc news. a mother has admitted the murder of her two teenage sons and hatching a plot to kill four more of her own children. sarah barrass killed teenagers tristan and blake barrass at a house in shiregreen in may. family member brandon machin also pleaded guilty to their murder and the attempted murder of four other children. phil bodmer was in court. police were called to a semi detached property in the shah green area of sheffield on the morning of may 2a this year. later that day a senior officer revealed some disturbing information about what had happened. a number of children we re had happened. a number of children were taken to hospital. sadly two children have since died and four children have since died and four children remain in hospital. at the time please describe it as a major incident, but have never gone into any details about how 13—year—old tristan barrett and his brother blake, 1a, died. today the boys' mother, 35—year—old sarah barrett and family member brandon mit

welcome to bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: britain's prime minister says he'd rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask the european union for a further delay to brexit. it costs £1 billion a month, it achieves absolutely nothing, what on earth is the point of further delay. the devastation of hurricane dorian in the bahamas — at least 70,000 people need urgent help a special report fom alaska, where developers want president trump to remove environmental protections in america's largest national forest. and the first female rapper to officially sell 100 million albums and singles, nicki minaj, has announced her retirement from music. the prime minister's brother has resigned as a government minister and will also step down as an mp at the next election. jojohnson voted to remain in eu unlike his brother. he said he was torn between family loyalty and the national interest. after losing a series of crucial votes in parliament this week, borisjohnson has again pledged to leave the eu on 31st october. he said he w

jon sopel, bbc news, new york. the headlines on bbc news: boris johnson returned to the commons today to face the anger of many mps. parliament resumed its business this morning after the supreme court found that mrjohnson had acted unlawfully when he suspended proceedings. a transcript is published of donald trump's conversation with the ukrainian president — opponents say it proves the president acted improperly. around 1,200 workers have been made redundant after one of the uk's main bus makers went into administration. wrightbus, which is among northern ireland's largest employers, is best known for making london's routemaster double—deckers. unions say more than a thousand jobs in the supply chain are also in danger. our correspondent emma vardy reports from the firm's headquarters in ballymena in county antrim. downed tools and an exodus of workers following this morning's announcement. many leaving behind lifelong employment. their services no longer required. telling us everything's ok, everything's goi