in a televised broadcast, hasan nasrallah said the saudi government had detained lebanon's former prime minister in the country. the american comedian louis ck has admitted that claims of sexual misconduct from five women are all true. he apologised to the cast and crew of several projects he'd been working on. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says the uk has two weeks to clarify its position of the payment of its so—called divorce bill. michel barnier said that would allow trade talks to begin when eu leaders next meet. grazia magazine has apologised to the hollywood star lupita nyong'o, after it airbrushed out some of her hair on the cover of its november issue. now on bbc news it's time for inside out. hello and welcome to inside out. tonight, could the emergency services have acted any faster on the night of the manchester arena bomb? i said we need paramedics, we need paramedics now. how life after top—level sport can be traumatic. when you are part of the team it is brilliant, and going away from that had a massive impact on me. and why liverpool is the start of a new ho

duncan golestani. our top stories: power games in lebanon. politicians warn iran and saudi arabia against waging proxy war for control of the country. it looks like a new trans—pacific trade deal is moving forward without the usa. canada drops its objections. american tv comedian, louis ck, admits claims of sexual misconduct against him are true. and supermodel, naomi campbell, tells the bbc that current allegations about sexual abuse in the fashion industry are "just the beginning." hello, and welcome to bbc news. the crisis in lebanon has intensified, with the leader of the militant shia group, hezbollah, now accusing saudi arabia of declaring war on his country. it comes just days after the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, announced his resignation while in the saudi capital. the un and others in the international community have warned other countries against using lebanon as a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia—dominated iran. from the lebanese capital, beirut, martin patience sent this report. for a region in t

. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: power games in lebanon. politicians warn iran and saudi arabia against waging proxy war for control of the country. it looks like a new trans—pacific trade deal is moving forward without the usa. canada drops its objections. american tv comedian, louis ck, admits claims of sexual misconduct against him are true. and supermodel, naomi campbell, tells the bbc that current allegations about sexual abuse in the fashion industry are "just the beginning."

. saudi arabia has ordered its citizens to leave lebanon in response to the resignation of the lebanese prime minister. saad hariri quit at the weekend and is currently in the saudi kingdom, there's speculation the saudis forced the move. the french president emmanuel macron is in riyadh on an unscheduled visit. he held talks late thursday with saudi arabia's powerful crown prince. for more on this, i am joined by kamran bokhari, a senior analyst with the intelligence firm, geopolitical futures, formerly vice president of middle eastern affairs at stratfor. thank you for your time. saudi arabia already has one disaster on its doorstep in yemen. what is happening in lebanon?” its doorstep in yemen. what is happening in lebanon? i think the saudis are without options in their struggle with iran and have lost syria and iraq to iran. yemen is a fire burning in their backyard. relations are already bad. lebanon is the only place with options to you destabilise the government and put pressure on iran. that is what forced saad hariri to tender his resignation. if the saudis are tryi

arabia has ordered its citizens to leave lebanon in response to the resignation of the lebanese prime minister. saad hariri quit at the weekend and is currently in the saudi kingdom. there's speculation the saudis forced the move. the french president, on an unscheduled visit, is due for talks with saudi leaders and says he will emphasise the importance of stability in lebanon. roy moore, current republican candidate for a senate seat in alabama, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenager — a 14—year—old girl — in 1979. he was 32 at the time. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is among a number of republicans saying if the allegations are true, roy moore must step aside. the former speaker of the catalan parliament has been taken into custody in madrid. carme focadell was among six former catalan lawmakers who appeared in court — the others were released on bail. all are accused of sedition and rebellion against the state, over the catalan pa rliament‘s unilateral declaration of independence. the united states has imposed new sanctions against 10

in lebanon. us president donald trump kicks off an ii—day trip to asia this weekend, taking in south korea, japan and china. it will be the longest tour of asia by a us president in 25 years. before setting out, he visited hawaii's pearl harbor to see a us battleship sunk by japanese bombers in the second world war, and received a security briefing from the us pacific command on issues including north korea's nuclear programme. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonnell is in tokyo. here in tokyo, people are expecting donald trump's visit to be completely dominated by security issues emanating from the north korean nuclear threat. now, in theory, the united states and japan do have a lot to talk about — trade for example — but everyone knows all of these other issues are going to be completely swamped by north korea. on his way to asia, donald trump also travelled to pearl harbor in hawaii, where other side of the sunken ship uss arizona they had a wreath laying ceremony. but perhaps more crucially in hawaii, he also had a briefing from the generals at the us pacific command, speaking a

opening match. now how about this for another sporting fairytale...the rise of lebanon in rugby league. later this morning they face england, who'll be hoping to bounce back from their opening game defeat against australia. that can be seen at nine o'clock on bbc two. but the lebanese are on the crest of a wave — england in their group after a stunning win over france last weekend, which even surprised their head coach. the problem with our team given they're not all professional, not used to playing 80 minutes and having to concentrate for 80 minutes, i thought the tough part was going to be the last ten minutes, but they talk about the lebanese spirit and passion and it shone through. now it's not been the best start to an ashes tour for england's former captain alistair cook, because he was out for a duck second ball in the warm up match against a western australia cricket association x! in perth. howeverjames vince and mark stoneman have both scored heavily, with just 18 days to go from the first ashes test. so, england making good progress as you can see there — at tea

, beaten by lead to mansfield. and england laboured to their first win at the world cup, they beat lebanon 29—10 while scotland were thrashed 711—6 by new zealand. go to the sport website for the latest on those fa cup first—round ties. i will have more later. a spanishjudge has issued european arrest warrants for the sacked catalan leader carles puigdemont and four of his allies who went to belgium. the five failed to attend a high court hearing in madrid on thursday, when nine other ex—members of the regional government were taken into custody. mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial. an american citizen has appeared in court in zimbabwe, charged with insulting president robert mugabe. martha 0'donovan is accused of being behind a twitter account which posted a tweet saying the country was being led by a selfish and sick man. ms 0'donovan, who works for a satirical video outlet, denies the allegations as baseless and malicious. the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, has resigned. in a statement read out at a news confere

federal agencies has concluded that humans the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast that he fears for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. a report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of the global warming. the white house has downplayed the conclusions. i will be back with you at 8pm. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. these are the headlines this evening: brendan's record breakers, 63 unbeaten in league and cup. celtic surpass the mark they set 100 years ago. 27 fa cup first round ties, boreham wood lead the non—league celebrations. they knocked out blackpool. it's not convincing but england have their first win at the rugby league world cup. scotland though, are thrashed again. good evening, such a busy saturday. i'll have those fa cup and premier league results for you injust a moment, but we have to start in scotland where history was made today. celtic‘s unbeaten run in domestic matches now stan

the resignation of lebanon's prime minister, not in beirut, his own country's capital, but in riyadh. some suggested he had been summoned to the kingdom and ordered to resign after the saudis found out he'd met a representative of the supreme leader of iran, saudi arabia's regional rival. that same evening, the saudis shot down a missile fired by houthi rebels from yemen, a reminder of a far less successful bit of foreign meddling where saudi intervention has singularly failed to end the rebellion. then, a little before midnight, in a country where politics is usually conducted well out of sight and change agreed by consensus, news of an anti—corruption purge which snared serving government ministers and past ones, and even members of the country's extensive royal family. the attorney general tells us this is only phase one. nesrine, a phase ordered, it is said, by king salman‘s son, the crown prince. what is he up to? too much, the heir to the throne is very much loved by the media because he has presented himself as a moderniser but he's also young and rash and part of a genera

controversial leader of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. the former prime minister of lebanon, saad hariri, has spoken publicly for the first time since his surprise resignation. the prince of wales leads tributes to the fallen. this year, queen elizabeth watches the ceremony from a nearby balcony. iran's media are reporting that 61 people have been killed and more —— iran's media are reporting that 120 people have been killed and more than 300 injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3. the quake hit the border area between iran and iraq, around 30km south of the iraqi town of halabja. it has caused extensive damage with 16 deaths in the kurdistan region. the quake was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. the aftermath of an earthquake here, that struck after dark. for rural villages in the affected areas, the searches beginning in torchlight for any survivors that might be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns, too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside, away from the dang

halabja, and was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. richard galpin reports. ata at a big dam ata big dam in the at a big dam in the region last night, suddenly, the duty officer i’u ns night, suddenly, the duty officer runs for his life as the earthquake hits, sending huge boulders smashing into the complex. in the aftermath this morning, it seems the dam has survived. but in the western provinces of iran, there has been significant damage, with entire buildings collapsing, leaving many people trapped underneath. injust one district, at least 200 people are now known to have been killed. and the hospitals in this region are trying to cope with thousands of injured, many lucky to still be alive. translation: injured, many lucky to still be alive. translationzlj injured, many lucky to still be alive. translation: i fell from the balcony down. the earthquake was very strong. translation: the earthquake shattered the window, which fell on me and wounded my hand and face. the moment the earthquake hit was also caught live on television. this studio guest, here on the left, tried to keep

quit the presidency as opposition continues to grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever relocation of elephants is completed in malawi as part of a major conversation project. tourist dollars have directly financed the work being done here in central malawi, and these 500 elephants now have a new home, 1800 square kilometres of pristine forest. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. from there, our africa editor, fergal keane sent this report. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swellin

lebanon orjordan or something, you have the best instructors, you learn how to snowboard over here and any time you go to any mountain, from the alps to colorado, it's simple. the younger generation is actually crazy here in dubai. they are crazy when it comes to extreme sports, they are trying to compete more internationally. it is actually very nice to see. the vibe of the city is all about work hard, play hard. you put in so many hours at work, so the little time that you have left, you don't want to waste it just lolling around. keen to get another fix of the great outdoors, i am now heading out to the desert early in the morning to experience something new, that i am told you can only see here in dubai. it's a new twist on traditional arabian falconry — and i hear it is going to be truly breathtaking. 2,500 years ago, the bedouin relied on falcon the way you and i rely on the supermarket. the falcon was used toput food on the table. traditionally the way it worked, it still happens today, birds from europe and asia migrate over the middle east on their way to africa. on that

destabilising lebanon. the claims were made by the lebanese prime minister, who announced his resignation earlier. saad hariri says he stood down because his life is in danger. a us historian says he's been told by both former president bushes that neither of them voted for donald trump in last year's election. the older bush is said to have voted for democrat hillary clinton, while his son apparently abstained. now on bbc news it's time for britain's best new building. six startling buildings, and behind each one, the story of people, problems and some beautiful solutions. all competing for the biggest prize in british architecture. the stirling prize. what are you looking for? we are looking for the very highest level of architectural achievement. what we're doing here is celebrating civitas, the idea that cities have a role in bringing together the social, economic and cultural well—being of their citizens, and i think these buildings, this short list, really does i think mark out our contribution to that territory. look at that! city of dreams. it's like walking into the gates of he

because lebanon matters in the middle east. it is a country outsiders fight to control. and today, an extraordinary sign of that — the prime minister resigned, saying he feared assassination. speaking from saudi arabia, which backs him, saad al—hariri fired this warning to iran. translation: i want to say to iran and its followers that they are losing in their interference in the affairs of the arab world. our nation will rise up, as it has done in the past, and cut off the hands that wickedly extend into it. iran and saudi arabia are fighting a proxy war across the middle east. in lebanon, tehran backs hezbollah, which commands strong support. but its opponents say it operates as a state within a state. and its armed wing was accused of killing saad al—hariri's father, rafik, more than a decade ago by a massive truck bomb. it traumatised the nation, but ultimately reshaped the middle east. now some are asking whether his son's resignation will do the same. this announcement has left people here stunned and created enormous uncertainty. lebanon has generally been spared the

lebanese prime minister saad hariri meets president marcon in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. the venezuelan opposition leader, antonio ledezma, is in spain — a day after escaping from house arrest in caracas. in football, england premier league leaders manchester city brush aside leicester for their sixteenth successive win in all competitions.

continues to grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever movement of elephants is completed in malawi. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling, after a day of the surprising and the surreal. it began with an appearance nobody expected. the aura is gone, robert mugabe is a man reduced, in stature and in options. in this coup unlike any other coup, he emerged today to open a graduation ceremony. the voice that once preached revolution, now recitin

lebanese prime minister is in france where he will be confirming that he will be going back to lebanon in the last few days —— next few days. there will be a meeting of the international support group for lebanon. he announced he was standing down while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago. having the president greet you at the palace sends a message. in this case, that saad hariri is still the prime minister of lebanon, not a political exile fleeing saudi arabian control. it was a show of support both political and personal. after the meeting, sources said france would continue direct contacts with the middle east key players. saad hariri said he was finally going home. translation: i will return to beirut in the coming days and will take part in our independence day celebrations. i will make my position known on all subjects after talking to our president. president macron wants france to have greater global influence. old colonial ties to lebanon no doubt played a role in his invitation to saad hariri but he is also stepping into a delicate situation between iran and saudi arabia, tw

speculation he was being held against his will. sarah corker has more. his sudden resignation plunged lebanon into a political crisis. now saad hariri is back in beirut, greeted by the security forces and facing many questions. he had spent two weeks and we hope it for trips to other places. he remained tightlipped. translation: god willing, we have the independence holiday in lebanon. a holiday for all of unease and god willing by political situation, as i said in paris, will be decided in lebanon andi paris, will be decided in lebanon and i am not talking about politics here. this situation began in the saudi capital 2.5 weeks ago after talks with the saudi, he announced he was quitting, saying he feared assassination. a key saudi arabia rival iran and he accused of meddling into a fares. believed to be held against his will in saudi arabia something that was denied. lebanese president had this warning for arab states. translation: my first message to the arab brothers, dealing with lebanon requires a lot of wisdom and rationalism and the alternative to that is pushing it towards the fire.

lebanon after the prime minister, saad hariri, resigned on saturday. lebanon risks being the battleground in the fight between the saudis and iran for regional supremacy. saudi arabia has told its citizens to leave lebanon immediately and not to travel there from any country. uber is due to find out the outcome of its appeal against a ruling on the employment rights of its drivers. two drivers won a landmark case against the cab—hiring app last year after arguing they were employees and entitled to the minimum wage, sick pay and paid holiday. uber challenged the ruling, saying it could deprive drivers of the "personal flexibility they value". more than half of schools in england fail to offer computer science gcse, according to a new report by the uk's leading science academy. the royal society is calling for a ten—fold increase in funding for computing education, which it says is patchy and fragile. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. what effect does a binary shift left and a binary shift right have? in a classroom in saint albans, some budding you

deal is agreed months after the united states pulled out. power games in lebanon. politicians warn iran and saudi arabia against waging proxy war for control of the country. american tv comedian louis ck admits claims of sexual misconduct against him are true. and supermodel naomi campbell tells the bbc that current allegations about sexual abuse in the fashion industry are "just the beginning". welcome to the programme. the trans—pacific partnership — a major international trade deal abandoned by the united states earlier this year — appears to be back on track. 11 countries from asia and the americas agreed to press ahead with final talks in a meeting on the sidelines of an annual asian economic summit. president trump ditched the tpp earlier this year in favour of an "america first" policy. andrew plant reports. big progress. that was canada's verdict is the prime minister arrived this gathering in the numb, describing a deal being worked on here, the tra ns—pacific describing a deal being worked on here, the trans—pacific partnership, a long hoped—for trade agreemen

accuses saudi arabia of declaring war on lebanon. the online taxi—hailing service uber loses an appeal against a ruling on the employment rights of drivers. it says it will carry on its fight with another appeal. as the latest christmas adverts are launched we'll be asking if the battle of the seasonal ads is more about your heart strings or your purse strings. the nation's favourite marmalade—sandwich eating bear ends up behind bars in paddington two. we'll get mark kermode‘s thoughts on this and the other cinema releases in the film review. it's five o'clock. our main story: the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has confirmed the uk has two weeks to clarify how it will settle the so—called "divorce bill" — if trade talks are to begin next month. at a news conference in brussels after the latest round of talks — the brexit secretary david davis insisted good progress was being made across the board. meanwhile theresa may has outlined plans to enshrine into law the time and date at which britain leaves the eu. our political correspondent emma vardy is at west

a hat—trick of tries. they will face lebanon in the quarterfinals. scotland have drawn level against samoa, 14—14. that means scotland cannot qualify for the quarterfinals. this is what happened earlier. they almost save their tournament, they were leading 14-10, their tournament, they were leading 14—10, which would have been enough to ta ke 14—10, which would have been enough to take them through, but in the end samoa scored a try with 15 minutes left. scotland are out on points difference. britain's two—man bobsleigh team are bruised but 0k after a lucky escape after going at nearly nine badge 90 miles an hour on concrete like ice. 0ne nearly nine badge 90 miles an hour on concrete like ice. one of them flipped out when it flipped over. amazingly brad polk is still inside, he tucked himself in to protect —— protect himself. they had been 15 after the first run but crashed early in the second event in lake placid. thankfully both athletes walked away. that is all for now. the bbc understands that the labour mp, kerry mccarthy, will submit letters to party offici

of hezbollah says saudi arabia has declared war on lebanon. hasan nasrallah claims prime minister saad hariri — who resigned last saturday — is being detained in riyadh. the american comedian louis ck says the sexual allegations against him are true.

want to protect lebanon. i will go back to lebanon andi lebanon. i will go back to lebanon and i will be back really soon and i will follow the constitutional process of resignation. chinese and vietnamese leaders have reached a consensus on the south china sea and have agreed to steadily advanced maritime corporation but did not provide further details. —— advance. a senior united nations official has said she will brief the international criminal court about sexual violence committed by the military in myanmar against the mainly muslim rohingya population. pramila patten, accused the armed forces of using sexual violence as a calculated tool of terror against the rohingya people. and now for some sport news. ferrari's sebastian vettel took his first victory since july at the brazilian grand prix, where lewis hamilton battled from the back to finish fourth. vettel controlled the race after taking the lead. hamilton provided much of the excitement, carving through the field in the early laps as he attempted to make up for the crash in qualifying that left him at the back of the gr

of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. the former prime minister of lebanon, saad hariri, has spoken publicly for the first time since his surprise resignation. the prince of wales leads tributes to the fallen. this year, the queen watched the ceremony from a balcony for the first time.

against tonga or lebanon. england captainjoe root says he knows he'll be targeted by australia in the ashes series and he's not at all bothered. england are in townsville for their final warm—up match, which starts tomorrow — and our sports correspondent andy swiss is there too. welcome to the river way stadium here. behind me, you can see the ticket australia 11 having a practice session. earlier, we had some heavy showers during england's training session. it did not interrupt them much. he had a pretty good work—out ahead of the four—day match which begins here tomorrow. there is nojimmy anderson at training this morning. that is because apparently he is not feeling 100%, although we are assured that has nothing to worry about. jake ball had a light work—out on the outfield as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury. earlier, we had from england captain joe root in the usual pre—ashes one of words. he is the manliest aliens —— the man that we are is targeting. i have heard that they are targeting me in particular but you will be targeting every single one of

resignation two weeks ago. there are reports that mr hariri has told lebanon's president michael aoun that he expects to be back in beirut by wednesday. our correspondent hugh schofield in paris has more on what's been it seems there has been successful french mediation in this crisis. mr hariri has come to france after mr macron as had intensive discussions on the telephone and in person with the saudi, and the result seems to be that mr hariri is not going directly back to beirut, which would have been seen as a bit of a climb—down, excessive climb—down by the saudis, but he is coming to paris, seen as some kind of decompression chamber in this crisis, with a view presumably what the french expect, then going back to beirut and that is what will be under discussion no doubt at this lunch. as you havejust under discussion no doubt at this lunch. as you have just said the lebanese president has said he expects mr hariri back next wednesday which is independence day in lebanon. that seems to be a growing confidence in lebanon but the resignation of mr hariri was a temporary measure, tha

team's supporters in the head, on thursday night. england are taking on lebanon on, they have just gone ahead, 22—6, and that matches live. elsewhere, scotla nd that matches live. elsewhere, scotland have been dismantled by new zealand in their second match in christchurch. they lost 711—6 with the kiwis scoring 1a tries in a dominant performance. the result leaves scotland bottom of their group, having already lost in their opening match against tonga. former england captain alastair cook was out for a duck second ball in the opening match of england's ashes tour. howeverjames vince, mark stoneman, david malan and gary ballance, all scored half centuries against a western australia cricket association 11 in perth, and england closed the day on 349 for 6. the first ashes test match gets underway in brisbane on 23rd november. england's women are also in action down under this morning — they're taking on a cricket australia women's11. in reply to england's 231, australia closed their first innings on 271 on the second day of their 3—day warm up match. england are currently 61

criticised iran and the hezbollah militant group which wields considerable power in lebanon. earlier we spoke to bbc arabic‘s carine torbey, who described the reaction from beirut. at the moment the country is still reeling from the shock of this resignation, it has been a total surprise. no one knew about it, even the inner circle of the prime minister himself. lots of questions are being asked at the moment, first, about the location of this. why would he announce his resignation from riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia, rather than from lebanon itself? why did he make this decision today, just months away from elections for which he was preparing in full force? he said in his resignation speech that he feared for his life and also, we launched a scathing attack against iran and hezbollah. —— he said in his resignation speech that he feared for his life and he also launched a scathing attack against iran and hezbollah. the shia militia that is highly supported by iran, but it is also known that hizbollah has members in the government, saad al—hariri that was deciding overju

considerable power in lebanon. our correspondent, martin patience, joins us from beirut. how is this announcement, this resignation being received? people here are absolutely stunned, stunned by the resignation, stunned by the fact that the lab and nice prime minister resign not in lebanon, but in saudi arabia. —— that the lebanese prime minister. this has injected a great deal of uncertainty into a fragile political scene in lebanon. you have to take the broad picture. this is notjust about lebanon but the whole region. there are two regional powers that are fighting a proxy war in several countries in the middle east. one is saudi arabia, which backs al—hariri, and the other is a iran, which backs hezbollah, a major player in lebanon. this is a country which has largely not been hit by the violence that has convulsed this region in recent yea rs. that has convulsed this region in recent years. many people are fea rful recent years. many people are fearful that the kind of violence we have seen elsewhere could spill onto the streets here. that is the fear. it is not certain th

world cup has been marred by an allegation of biting. the claim was made by lebanon captain robbie farah against england wingerjermain mcgillvary. as you can see farah‘s arm makes contact with mcgillvary‘s mouth. farah — who is wearing a gumshield — has protested his innocence. the incident has been placed on report for the match—review panel to discuss. couple of good tries coming up for you — starting with the barbarians against new zealand at twickenham yesterday. with the game already lost the barbarians decided to do something a bit different place kicking the ball across field. the ball was juggled amongst the players before sam carter broke free to score to end game on a high for the twickenham crowd. the game finished 31 — 22 to new zealand. meanwhile ulster narrowly beat the southern kings in an amazing 12—try match in port elizabeth in the pro 1a. the score was 36—all with just three minutes remaining, but robbie diack powered over for the visitors to steal the win. elsewhere, edinburgh beat ospreys and there were wins for cardiff and connacht. in golf,

that we want to get in there and tell these people what we think of them. lebanon's prime minister saad hariri meets president macron in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. one of the key figures of the irish republican movement — gerry adams — says he's standing aside from politics. also in the programme... tributes are coming in for malcolm young, co—founder and guitarist of the australian rock band ac/dc, who died aged 64 hello and welcome to bbc world news. zimbabwe's president mugabe could be just hours away from finally losing his grip on power — with the military, who put him under house arrest earlier this week, expected to summon him to hear his fate on sunday. tens of thousands of people joined rallies across zimbabwe on saturday calling for mr mugabe to go — here, for example, in bulawayo. crowds gathered outside his official residence in harare — and his ruling zanu—pf party said it would meet on sunday to dismiss him from the party and reinstate the ousted vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa. but despite all of this, the vet

fans. what have you made of it so far? some good stories. new zealand going out, lebanon doing really well. they were com pletely lebanon doing really well. they were completely unknown before this tournament. what do you think of it? a huge talking point has been new zealand dropping out. i think it was the first time in decades that new zealand haven't made a major semifinal. fiji won that game. they play australia, which will be a tough game for them. fantastic scenes watching fiji celebrate and their national song in the changing room after that big result. look at next week for the semifinals. tonga and their version of the haka. there will be 20 30,000 tongans in the crowd. they will not be many england shirts. a big test for england. the world cup is going great. we are in the semifinals. hopefully more to come. john, thank you for coming in. sleep well! what is the difference between their haka and the new zealand haka ? between their haka and the new zealand haka? i don't know. from outside, it looks like the tongans doa outside, it looks like the tongans do a lot more kneeli

. the head of the powerful hezbollah movement has accused saudi arabia of declaring war on lebanon. it comes just days after the resignation of the lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri in the saudi capital riyadh. there are fears lebanon is increasingly becoming a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia—dominated iran. the un secretary general has warned of ‘devastating consequences‘ if the tensions increase. from beirut, our middle east correspondent martin patience reports. for a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence. but now it finds itself at the centre of the growing struggle between saudi arabia and iran. in a move that has stunned lebanon, the prime minister resigned suddenly last weekend. not at home, but in saudi arabia. he lashed out at iran, accusing it of destabilising the entire region. today, iran‘s proxy in lebanon shot back. the leader of hezbollah claimed riyadh was holding the prime minister hostage. in a bid to diffuse the crisis, the french president emmanuel macron stopped b

its citizens in lebanon to leave that country. —— leather —— leather. what also seeing is that saudi arabia is leading from the front regionally and globally. for the first time arabia is challenging iran and yemen and other places. really saudi arabia is being transformed before our eyes domestically and regionally. what is happening between these two countries is part of the geostrategic rivalry. saudi arabia no longer leads from behind, it leads from the front. it is basically trying to counterbalance iran influence in the region with support of the trumpet administration. the trumpet administration. the trumpet administration is fully behind the saudi arabia efforts to limit iran influence in the region. you have this power struggle and it informs everything that is going on. think about how much we have spoken about the end of the islamic state. we are seeing the beginning of the dismantling of the physical islamic state. the so—called islamic state will no longer be with us in syria. the morning after you i seen an escalation of geostrategic tensions between the heavywe

backed the saudis are always. wheezing in lebanon, qatar, yemen, syria and iraq, —— we have seen yemen, syria and iraq, —— we have seen that in. as well as the domestic and terrorism issues, there is this regionwide conflict. the russians have been fighting on the same side of the iranians in the syrian conflict, backing president assad, but that it is an extent an alliance of convenience. what is adjusting with a statement like this, is it is not the first time they have issued a statement like this. but it would seem like a major change if you went back a year ago, because then they were divided on absolute key issues, such as the fate of president assad. the americans demanded that in any future resolution of syria, president assad could play no role, he must go. they are not saying that any more, mainly because of what the russians have succeeded in doing, they have completely changed the battlefield. they have essentially given president assad enough of a victory. not a complete victory, but enough that his position for now can't really be assailed by the rebels, by isis

between the kingdom and lebanon. his trip comes days after the lebanese prime minister resigned while in riyadh, saying he feared for his life. many in lebanon believe that saad hariri is effectively being held under house arrest and that lebanon is once again being dragged into a power struggle between saudi arabia and iran. richard galpin reports. this latest middle east crisis was sparked by the sudden resignation last week of lebanese prime minister saad hariri, wearing a dark suit. it was announced during a visit to saudi arabia, where he is still staying. saad hariri claimed his life was in danger in lebanon. but it seems to be out of a much bigger game between rival regional power was following the defeat of so—called islamic state in most of iraq and syria. iran now wields significant influence in both these countries, as well as in lebanon, where this year organisation is close to the government. translation: the americans, the saudis and israelis are all trying to prevent hezbollah from maximising its gains from the wars in syria and iraq. hezbollah, and its allies, have a

leaders. saudi arabia has been accused of declaring war on lebanon by the leader of hezbollah, a lebanese group with close ties to iran. it follows the resignation of the lebanese prime minister a few days ago who is now in the saudi capital. there are fears lebanon is increasingly becoming a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia—dominated iran. the un secretary general has warned of ‘devastating consequences' if the conflict erupts. from beirut, our middle east correspondent martin patience reports. for a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence. but now it finds itself at the centre of the growing struggle between saudi arabia and iran. in a move that has stunned lebanon, the prime minister resigned suddenly last weekend. not at home, but in saudi arabia. he lashed out at iran, accusing it of destabilising the entire region. today, iran's proxy in lebanon shot back. the leader of hezbollah claimed riyadh was holding the prime minister hostage. in a bid to diffuse the crisis, the french president

serene progress against lebanon. closer than many expected but the kangaroos crossed six times to win 34—0. no shock in sydney but tonga did pull off a surprise. the pre—tournament decision of eight players eligible for both teams to choose red instead of black now looks a good bet. in a feisty atmosphere tensions boiled over during the haka. the huge tongan contingent in the crowd were quiet at first as the kiwis were leading 16—2 in half—time. but tonga didn't give up. hard yards and quick hands bringing them back into the game. they also grabbed the chances that new zealand through their way. commentator: no way! five second—half tries enough for victory, 28—22. i'm lost for words right now. we come from a little nation and it's a great feeling. massive belief now. it's going to give the boys a massive boost and a lot of confidence going into next weekend. the tongans are now potential semifinal opponents for england ina tournament that has suddenly got a lot less predictable. stuart pollit, bbc news. that win for australia over lebanon means england will go through to

serene progress against lebanon. closer than many expected that the kangaroos crossed six times to win 34-0. no kangaroos crossed six times to win 34—0. no shock in sydney but tonga did pull off a surprise. a pretournament decision of eight players eligible for both teams did choose red instead of black pellets of good bet. in a feisty atmosphere tensions boiled over during the dance. the kiwis were leading 16—2 in half—time. that tonga didn't give up. hard yards and quick hands bringing them back into the game. they also grabbed the chances that new zealand through their way. commentator: no way! five second—half tries enough for victory, 28—22. five second—half tries enough for victory, 28-22. am lost for words right now. become from a little nation and its a great feeling. liverpool massive belief now. —— it's going to give the boys a massive boost and a lot of confidence going into next weekend. the tongans no potential semifinal opponents for england in a tournament that i suddenly got a lot less predictable. stuart wallet, bbc news. cricket. england's women ar

will soon return to lebanon. as donald trump's tour of asia takes him to the philippines, he can't resist a dig at north korea and its leader. last post plays. people across the uk mark remembrance sunday, with prince charles, rather than the queen, taking the leading role at london's cenotaph memorial. hello and welcome to world news today. spain's prime minister says regional elections next month will help end what he called the "separatist havoc" in catalonia. mariano rajoy was addressing a campaign event during his first visit since imposing direct rule from madrid a fortnight ago. he urged those opposed to catalan independence to make sure they vote. from barcelona, the bbc‘s james reynolds sent this report. mariano rajoy came to visit the region he now runs. this was his first trip to catalonia since he deposed the local separatist administration. "your first visit for a while?" i asked him. "good," he said. this was a busy campaign stop. translation: we want to bring back the catalonia that belongs to everyone, with democracy and freedom. we will achieve this if the silent