crisis 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 the dark suit. it was announced during a visit to saudi arabia, where he's still staying. mr hariri claimed his life was in danger in lebanon. but it seems to be part of a much bigger game between rival regional powers 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 the shia organisation hezbollah, which is close to iran, is part of the coalition government. translation: the americans, the saudis and israelis are all trying to prevent hezbollah from maximising its gains from the wars in syr

after being charged for alleged biting. he‘s accused of biting lebanon captain robbie farah during saturday‘s rugby league world cup game. he‘ll have a hearing on wednesday. in rugby union, scotland‘s most capped player, hooker ross ford, has been ruled out of this month‘s autumn internationals with a chest injury. he‘s expected to be out of action for up to four months after surgery on the injury he suffered in training last week. he‘ll be replaced by his uncapped edinburgh team—mate neil cochrane. two more edinburgh players — prop rory sutherland and flanker magnus bradbury — have also been called up. that‘s all the sport for now. hugh will be here with you later. and rest that voice, catherine. our political correspondent leila nathoo is in westminster and we can speak to her now. john mcdonnell called for a public inquiry, that‘s what we are expecting to hear, is it? this has been labour‘s position for sometime, talking tough on tax avoidance. jeremy corbyn raised the issue in last week‘s prime minister‘s questions. and john mcdonnell saying this mor

. 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

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

. 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

saudi arabia of declaring war on lebanon. it comes days after the lebanese prime minister resigned while in riyadh, saying he feared for his life. hezbollah‘s leader, hassan nasrallah, claims saad al—hariri is being held under house arrest by saudi authorities. meanwhile the french president emmanuel macron has travelled to saudi arabia to discuss the escalating crisis between the kingdom and lebanon. richard galpin reports. last week, the lebanese prime minister, seen here wearing a dark suit, travelled to saudi arabia. in a shock announcement, he said he was resigning. he claimed his life was in danger in lebanon, presumably a hint he felt threatened by the powerful shia military and political organisation hezbollah, which is backed by iran. today, the hezbollah leader responded. he accused saudi arabia of deliberately detaining the lebanese prime minister, and forcing him to resign. this, he said, amounted to a declaration of war on lebanon. it's the recent defeat of so—called islamic state in syria and iraq which is behind this crisis. iran and hezbollah played a key role

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

this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: saudi arabia has ‘declared war on lebanon' says of hezbollah, after accusing them of detaining prime minister hariri in riyadh. american comedian louis ck says accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by five women are true. at the halfway mark towards brexit — an ultimatum from the eu. the uk has two weeks to clear up its position on a divorce bill if it wants trade talks to start. and supermodel naomi campbell on sexual harassment and diversity in the fashion industry. hello and welcome to bbc world news. a new faultline opening up in the middle east has prompted calls for calm among international 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

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

, has claimed saad hariri who resigned as lebanon's prime minister last week is being held under house arrest in saudi arabia. in a televised address, hassan nasrallah said mr hariri had been forced to stand down by the saudis, an act which amounted to a declaration of war. there is growing international concern that the political crisis is being fuelled by a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran. our correspondent in beirut, 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 briefly in the kingdom. he met the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who is pursui

golestani. our top stories: 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. it looks like a new transpacific trade deal is moving forward without the usa. canada drops its objections. 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 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 turmoil, beirut served as

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

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

would return to lebanon soon. in syria, an aid convoy has reached a rebel held area on the edge of damascus, that is said to be facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation. the convoy is the first to arrive in eastern ghouta for three months and delivered food and medicine for 20,000 people. 400,000 people have been living under siege from government forces for four years. a bbc panorama investigation has uncovered evidence of abuse of the government's student loan system in one of the biggest private colleges in england. each year around 66 million in taxpayer backed maintenance and tuition fee loans goes through greenwich school of management. its degrees are awarded by plymouth university. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. the glossy ad for a private college with big ambitions. university degrees backed by taxpayers. we've uncovered how vulnerable it is to fraudsters. greenwich school of management, known as gsm london, one of the largest private colleges offering degrees. tuition fees and living costs paid for by taxpayer—backed student loa ns. 0ur investigatio

saying ignorance of the law is not a defence. in lebanon, it is still unclear what the current position is of the man who was the country's prime minister. that is until he unexpectedly resigned last week. saad hariri announced his resignation in saudi arabia. there is widespread concern in lebanon that he is being held against his will. however his party in lebanon has issued a strong statement in favour of saudi arabia and against iran. but the lebanese president has demanded answers from the saudis. so what is the political situation in saudi arabia at the moment? our security correspondent frank gardner explains how many of the country's new policies, are down to the crown prince. he is mohammed bin salman, and he has consolidated his hold on power. the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman is incredibly young the summer was a much salman is incredibly young the summer was a much responsibility. his defence minister as well. he has spent the last few years treated by his father, the king. he has had a meteoric rise to take on one portfolio after another. the fourth of november has

showing their support for saad hariri, lebanon's prime minster, who recently shocked the nation by resigning while in saudi arabia. he hasn't returned to lebanon, and many there suspect he's being held by the saudi authorities against his will, which riyadh has denied. carine tobey has been speaking to runners in beirut. as one of the most severe political crises in lebanon enters its second week, following the curious resignation of prime minister saad hariri, announced from the saudi capital riyadh, tens of thousands of participants in the single biggest sports event in the country, rn and walked today in the streets ran and walked today in the streets of the capital as posters of saad hariri lined the streets of beirut. the posters read, "the prime minister." many of the participants we talked to said they are running today for the return of prime minister hariri back home. translation: i take part in the beirut marathon every year. when i heard the president making this call, we were all encouraged to take part, so of course we are running for the comeback of prime minister har

in saudi arabia. he said he would return to lebanon soon to go through the constitutional procedures for resignation. he said he was aware his resignation was not announce the usual way but he wanted to shock the country to alerted to the dangers it faces. iran and ally hezbollah accused saudi arabia of holding has mr hariri hostage. a labour party investigation into claims carl sargea nt inappropriately touched women cannot continue after his death, according to labour am. mr sargeant is understood to have taken his own life on tuesday after he was sacked as communities minister and suspended from the welsh labour party. arwyn jones reports. his death has clearly left a hole and devastated his friends and family, but it has also left u na nswered family, but it has also left unanswered questions. tomorrow a coroners inquest will open into the death of carl sargeant. carwyn jones's offer of an independent investigation into his own behaviour has been refused by mr sergeant‘s family who insist uk government officials are needed to ensure its independence. and what about labour's own

sulaymaniyah in iraqi kurdistan. there are reports on social media of it being felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. president trump has resumed his war of words with north korea over its nuclear weapons programme, attacking its leader kim jong un on twitter. the president is on a tour of east asia, as the us continues a military build up in the region. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from the uss ronald reagan in the sea ofjapan. sailing together off the coast of korea today, three american supercarriers. swooping low over them, a pair of b—1 bombers. 0n the right is the theodore roosevelt. 0n the left, the nimitz. and leading them, the ronald reagan. on board, these ships carry more than 200 combat aircraft. the launches and recoveries continue around the clock. we can sustain 24—hour operations for extended period of time, however with more than one carrier that length of time goes out indefinitely, quite frankly, when we get to three. in other words, there is enough combat power here off the coast of korea to go to war. the last time anything like this was seen in

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

kurdistan region. the quake was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in iran, victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others walking wounded. as more and more of the injured arrive. the earthquake struck after dark, rural villages and the effect of areas, the search began 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 danger, scared there could be more to come. the first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somewhere close to the village of halabja. the us geological survey said the epicentre was 20 kilometres south—west of the border. the moment the earthquake struck was even captured on live tv, these news broadcasters feeling the tremors as their programme played out. local media is now showing emergency shelters and beds being set up outside. 15 emergency teams, they say, are now helpi

semi—final against tonga or lebanon. england cricket 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, if which starts tomorrow — and our sports correspondent andy swiss is there too: you do you can see the credit australia 11 having their practice session. earlier on, we had heavy showers. it didn't interrupt them too much. they still had a pretty good work—out ahead of their match which begins here tomorrow. he's not feeling 100%, we are assured it is nothing to worry about. jake ball had a light work—out as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury. earlier on, we heard from the england captain joe wrote. earlier on, we heard from the england captainjoe wrote. in the usual war of words, route is the man the australians are targeting and writ says he is relishing it. they are targeting me, from our point of view we will be targeting everything one of them. to win a test match you have to take 20 wickets and you have to score more runs than men. that

lebanon's prime minister — not, as some would have it, a political exile, fleeing saudi—arabian control. it was a show of support both political and personal. after the meeting, elysee sources said france would continue direct contacts with the middle east's key players. mr 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, monsieur aoun. president macron wants france to have greater global influence. old colonial ties to lebanon no doubt played a role in his invitation to mr hariri, but he's also stepping in to a delicate situation between saudi arabia and iran — two regional powers with conflicting ties to lebanon. mr hariri had been in saudi arabia for two weeks since announcing his surprise resignation, accusing iran and its ally, hezbollah, of threatening stability in lebanon, and saying he feared for his life. mr macron's invitation to the hariri family offered a way out of the impasse, but not a solution.

lebanon, winning 2a—22. and tonga will be england's next opponents — if england beat papua new guinea tomorrow. this is rugby union. a clutch of autumn internationals against this afternoon. australia take on england at twickenham where are correspond and joe wilson is posted later date. a disappointing performance from england against argentina last week. eddiejones said it was like watching a bad movie. it is interesting because so much of the week in terms of the england build—up has been reflecting back to the game against argentina. at times the game against argentina. at times the mood and the way the rugby writers have been talking about it and the media, you would think england had lost. but of course they won quite comfortable. but it is a measure of how i eddiejones has raised the bar as england coach at that seemed like a failure. when i spoke to him in the wake said it doesn't matter how the wings as england coach as if you win. it said the whole point is that we win. it but he knows that if england play at the same level as they did against argentina today they won't wi

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

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, from sleeping on the street to providing solar power. one woman talks about her story of renewal and a bright new start. it has revolved around me and brought me back to a point where now iam brought me back to a point where now i am helping the sun gives somebody else some sun. 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 swelling, after a day of th

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

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

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

in beirut to celebrate lebanon's independence day on wednesday. search teams say they have detected failed satellite calls from a submarine which disappeared three days ago. the sanjuan, which has a crew of 44 on board, last made contact on wednesday. international help in the form of american planes and a british research vesseljoined efforts to locate the missing submarine. the argentine defence ministry says experts are now working to try to trace the source of the calls. here's andrew plant. the san juan submarine, filmed earlier this year at its base near buenos aires. a 2000 ton, 65—metre vessel — a crucial part of the argentine navy since the 1980s. but on wednesday, it seemed to vanish somewhere in the waters of the south atlantic ocean. the submarine left the southernmost tip of south america on monday and was heading back to its base in mar del plata, just south of the capital buenos aires — a distance of around 2000km. the search has been concentrated about halfway. it is from where the sub last made contact on wednesday. it is a huge area and bad weather and high w

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.

standards that the states have agreed to so we know for example that in countries like lebanon orjordan have limited extensions in their legislation around rape before allowed or exempted perpetration is from court trials when they marry their victim. trinidad & tobago has for example increased the legal age of marriage to 18 and the same with malawi a couple of years ago so despite the number of countries that still don't have domestic violence policies, we are seeing progress around the world and in legislation and policies. what do you think of these much is happening around the world? so many are happening as we speak. do you believe there is momentum here, especially given the theme of this year ‘s sexual harassment being such a big issue? obviously, and i think with the need to campaign and also other campaigns and movements and women go into the streets today, so is unity of the women's unit and also around the fight to end violence against women around the world. it also shows the recognition that violent exist and continues and sexual harassment, verbal harassment happens in

korea. but for example japan is in favour of getting together the tpp in lebanon, as it is calling it. so that is the transpacific partnership without the us involved. the hope is that everybody would get involved and somehow get this initiative from the 0bama administration going again, and that this would drive the us back into the tpp. but by the same token, they don't want to embarrass donald trump on his visit here, so i'm not sure how hard they're going to be pushing for it. the other thing, of course, that they will both speak about is the possibility ofa both speak about is the possibility of a free—trade agreement between the two countries. again, i don't think they will be going into any detail, but everything could be kicked off and then i suppose the administrations in both countries would be pretty happy with it that talks were at least underway. 0n the financial markets, in london, frankfurt and paris — this is how european shares are trading. the uk services sector accounts for most of the uk economy and it grew by its fastest rate in six months in 0ctober by its

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

tonight: the prime minister of lebanon steps down — saying that he's in fear of his life. why helium balloons are such a threat to marine and wildlife across the uk. and celtic set a new british record after being unbeaten in 63 domestic matches. good evening. labour has called on all the main political parties to agree a new, independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. it comes ahead of a meeting planned by theresa may with opposition leaders on monday to discuss proposals for fresh grievance procedures for staff and mps. this evening the crisis spread to holyrood, with the scottish nationalist msp mark mcdonald resigning as a government minister over "inappropriate" behaviour. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is the week when politicians' private lives became very public — past actions by some mps have had serious consequences. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations and it's clear the current crisis at westminster will continue to fill the front—pages. there are claims michael fallon lost hisjob after a there are

lebanon steps down, saying that he's in fear of his life. the white house downplays a major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also in the next hour: one farmer's huge romantic gesture. murray graham created a vast message in a field for his wife, as a way of apologising for being grumpy. and in a shock result boreham wood beat blackpool, in the first round of the fa cup. good evening and welcome to bbc news. labour has called on all the main political parties to agree a new, independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. it comes ahead of a meeting planned by theresa may, with opposition leaders on monday, to discuss proposals for fresh grievance procedures for staff and mps. this evening the crisis spread to holyrood, with the scottish nationalist msp mark mcdonald resigning as a government minister over inappropriate behaviour. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is the week when politicians‘

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

, including in lebanon. mr hariri's father, a former prime minister, was assassinated in 2005 and he says he feels there are current plots to target his life too. 0nly around half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to figures obtained through a freedom of information request to police forces around the country. and at least four police forces don't have any fixed speed cameras at all. alan clayton reports. for motorists caught out by them, they infuriate and bring a hefty fine. safety campaigners argue speed cameras are lifesavers. new research suggests only around half of the luminous boxes throughout the uk are operational. the press association sent a freedom of information request to all of the 45 forces asking how many fixed speed cameras they had and how many were active. the 36 which responded had a total of 2,838 cameras, of which only 52% were working. forces in cleveland, durham and north yorkshire said none of their fixed speed cameras were active. while northants said it turned its cameras off six years ago but left them in place to deter spee