we have never, in the history of saudi arabia, had a citizen of saudi arabia murdered. we just don't do this as a government, that's not our policy. i must ask you about loujain alhathloul. today her photograph is being, is on the louvre museum in paris. she's become a symbol of the call to release some of the activists. an interview in 2018, mohammed bin salman said that she was a spy. why hasn't the evidence been presented? in our legal system the evidence is presented after the verdict is rendered so that you don't embarrass somebody who turns out to be innocent. so that's how the system works. loujain alhathloul was detained because of issues relating to national security, dealing with foreign entities, supporting entities hostile to saudi arabia. it has nothing to do with advocating for women's right to drive. if every woman who advocated for the right to drive in saudi arabia was to be jailed, half the women in saudi arabia would be jailed. so this has nothing to do with advocacy or women's rights, this has to do with national security. friday marks a major event

an online summit of the world's biggest economies is under way in saudi arabia. top of the agenda — the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. an alternative to a covid vaccine for people without functioning immune systems is entering its final stage of trials. a rocket attack on the afghan capital, kabul — at least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. number 10 has rejected claims, made by a whitehall source, that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. it has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan — who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standards — were "entirely his own". our political correspondent helen catt has more. the findings of sir alex allan's report into priti patel were stark. one of the government's most senior ministers had shouted and sworn at s

an online summit of the world's biggest economies is under way in saudi arabia. top of the agenda — the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. the nhs starts setting up coronavirus vaccination centres, and the first doses could be delivered next month. a rocket attack on the afghan capital, kabul — at least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured. the firebreak is over, but the visitors remain locked down. how tourism businesses in wales are struggling to stay afloat. and coming up, barack obama discusses his long—awaited memoir a promised land with historian david olusoga. the prime minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. number 10 has rejected claims, made by a whitehall source, that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. it has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan — who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standards — were "entirely his own". our pol

an online summit of the world's biggest economies begins today in saudi arabia. top of the agenda — the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. amazon and other online retailers postpone black friday discounts in france to help protect traditional retailers during lockdown. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm shaun ley. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we begin in the united states. republican officials in two us states have re confirmed in the last 2a hours that the results of the presidential election hold — joe biden won in georgia and in michigan. they said they found no evidence of any problems with voting or counting votes. president trump on friday asked a delegation of republicans from michigan to come to washington to see if they could help him challenge the results. they told him they were going to certify mr biden‘s victory. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. since losing the election, donald trump has largely confined his displeasure with

saudi arabia hosts a meeting of the world's biggest economies but can boycott calls take the shine off the 620 summit online? and, 60 million streams ina day— south korean band bts prove the k—pop bubble's far from bursting. donald trump's efforts to overturn the result of the us presidential election have suffered further setbacks. the state of georgia has certified its results showing thatjoe biden beat mr trump. and senior republicans from michigan said they'd seen no information that would overturn mr biden‘s victory in their state. our north america correspondent david willis reports. since losing the election, donald trump has largely refined his displeasure on twitter. big finer ran billions of dollars of advertisements against me during the campaign, which i won, by the way, but we will find that out. the president wants to see results in swing states such as michigan overturned and republican lawmakers from that state were given a noisy reception as they arrived in washington for a meeting at the white house. joe biden one michigan mobile than hundred and 50,000 votes an

saudi arabia hosts a meeting of the world's biggest economies— but can boycott calls take the shine off the 620 summit online? be and, 60 million streams in a day, south korean band bts prove the k—pop bubble‘s far from bursting. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. donald trump's efforts to overturn the result of the us presidential election have suffered further setbacks. the state of georgia has certified its results showing thatjoe biden beat mr trump by over 12,600 votes. and after meeting mr trump at the white house, senior republicans from michigan said they had seen no information that would overturn mr biden‘s victory in their state. the bbc‘s nomia iqbal is in washington. she says that despite them confirming victory for joe biden, president trump will still want to pursue any recounts. that's not stopping him from still pushing ahead so today, we saw that georgia had certified the votes, confirmed that it will go tojoe biden. but donald trump can still demand a recount, that is still his right because, in terms of numbers of votes thatjoe bid

saudi arabia have been excited about hosting this. i wonder, because of the virtual nature, how much of the criticism of saudi arabia, on issues like women's rights, human rights, how much has been diluted by not having world physically there? how much has been diluted by not having world physically there ?m certainly did not erase the criticism. everything went online, in the same way this was an online summit. human rights groups staged what they described as an online counter summit, more videos, attem pts counter summit, more videos, atte m pts to counter summit, more videos, attempts to hijack the hashtag g20 saudi arabia. at the embassy international, there were photographs projected of the three most saudi dissidents who are languishing behind bars on the walls of the louvre museum in paris. the activists, the human rights groups, the european parliament who called for a boycott, they tried to shine a harsh light on this summit, but of course, here in saudi arabia and other capitals around the world, the issue of human rights w

the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet has more from riyadh. a thoroughly modern moment. many families have to meet like this these days. even the powerful g20 family. the 84—year—old saudi king presiding. everyone at their own table this year. every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. it's this summit‘s top issue. shall i take the mask off? the world's wealthiest under pressure to help the poorest. at the beginning there was a big race between different countries to secure ppe, equipment, medication etc. the g20 role is definitely to make sure that everybody‘s safe. we cannot be safe unless everybody‘s safe. and from 10 downing street, a ten point plan for a green revolution. that future will only be possible if the world's leading economies and drive forward more ambitious action, more quickly to prevent further catastrophic climate change. a virtual summit robs leaders of those face—to—face moments which can make all the difference.

they want to go to saudi arabia because it isa to go to saudi arabia because it is a rich country and there is always an example of a family who get richer by the money sent from the migrants and even if there is a lot of bad stories of migrants who failed in their migration the success story is always more appealing. they often go without food for days on end and are easy prey to kidnappers. speaking to the migrants and traffic is the film captures the willing to risk their lives for a better way of life and the criminals who exploit them. for those who make it as far as yemen living conditions are often no better or even worse than what they left behind. they are really living in the streets. they get little money from begging in the street or washing the cars but really it isa washing the cars but really it is a harsh condition for most of them. the judges said this isa of them. the judges said this is a remarkable feat of enterprise and endeavour whereby the journalist covered an otherwise underreported story alongside an awesome level of commitment but they put themselves at risk

there is a 75—year—old strategic relationship between saudi arabia and the united states. when we point out thatjoe biden, during his election campaign, talked about the kingdom as a pariah, emphasising human rights, they shoot back and say, "donald trump said terrible things about us during the campaign and talked about making us pay for whatever we gained in the relationship." at least in public, they are taking a very confident line, because they are the world's top oil exporters, they are a major strategic partner in this region. they know the united states needs them in terms of counterterrorism, trying to end endless wars in places like yemen, so they are confident that the need for them is greater than the criticism of them. let's see how it works out in that balance. a search for two missing fishermen whose boat sank off the sussex coast has this afternoon been called off. a major rescue effort for the crew of thejoanna c — which is registered in brixham in devon — began near newhaven yesterday. one crew member was found clinging to a buoy and taken to hospital

he said that when it comes in, he will treat saudi arabia like the state they are, which is incredibly strong rhetoric from the new american president, given that this relationship goes back long before donald trump. if biden follows through on half of his rhetoric, it will be quite dramatic, but there is clearly frustration in washington, outside the white house anyway, with the way the saudis have turned themselves into a political liability for american power, turned themselves into an embarrassment for washington. doesn't the real politic of the situation suggest otherwise though? because when itjoe biden was speaking to world leaders, he had calls with king salman and i think the prince has well and the arms sales will presumably continue as well. the rhetoric is often very different from the reality and the real politics underlying it. yes, i think that is a fair point. as i say, the relationship has gone on for a long time and the war in yemen started under the 0bama presidency and the 0bama biden administration supported the saudi war in yemen for the first 20 months before don

what have you made of the staging of this event in saudi arabia? the first time women's golf has been played there. a lot of discussion about the sports that they're hosting discussion about the sports that they‘ re hosting and discussion about the sports that they're hosting and some of the issues that surround that, with their human rights record. is that something that us players think about at all? it's obviously something we're all aware of, but we have been given the opportunity to go out here and play. it's something we can't turn down during these times, so we're all really excited and happy to be here and hopefully, we can highlight the opportunities. hopefully the future will hold for women in saudi arabia. heading into the second round tomorrow. now, in the absence of rugby union's autumn internationals, the autumn nations cup takes its spot in the calendar, with jack willis in line to make his england debut against georgia on saturday. the wasps flanker has been named alongside maro itoje, while billy vunipola will start at number eig

leaders of the world's richest nations, the g20, take part in an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. the meeting opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made affordable and accessible to everyone especially the poorest countries it's only byjoining forces and working together that we will defeat coronavirus and build back better from this crisis. meanwhile, boris johnson faces further criticism after standing by the home secretary, priti patel, despite a report that

an online summit of the world's biggest economies is under way in saudi arabia. top of the agenda — the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. the nhs starts setting up coronavirus vaccination centres, and the first doses could be delivered next month. a rocket attack on the afghan capital, kabul — at least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured. the firebreak is over, but the visitors remain locked down.

the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. the british government has announced a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on the 2nd december. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out his plan on monday. the government will make major changes to how it assesses the value of big spending projects — a move which would benefit northern england and other regions. the chancellor, rishi sunak, said the changes were part of the government's "levelling up" agenda. they'll be announced in the spending review next week, as our business correspondent katy austin reports. major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long—lasting boost to the economy. historically, some areas feel they haven't had theirfair share. this business in hull says that better connections to other cities like york would really help. i feel that the north has often played second fiddle to the south. i appreciate it's where the capital is, and wher

an online summit of the worlds biggest economies is under way in saudi arabia. top of the agenda, the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. the nhs starts setting up coronavirus vaccination centres, and the first doses could be delivered next month. a rocket attack on the afghan capital kabul, attack on the afghan capital kabul, at least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured. more headlines at three o'clock, but now ina more headlines at three o'clock, but now in a uk exclusive, barack 0bama encounters the historian to discuss his long—awaited memoir a promised land, about his experience as a black first family in the white house. barack 0bama left office in 2017 and, almost immediately, began work on a memoir of his years in the white house. the writing of presidential memoirs is an american tradition but few are as eagerly anticipated as this. we will go out and remake america, and then we will change the world! president 0bama looks back at his first term in office in his new memoir, a promised land. because of you, tonight i can s

a broad agenda is on the table, but the meeting — held by saudi arabia — is being overshadowed by questions over the kingdom's human rights‘ record. the acclaimed travel writer and historian, jan morris, has died. she was 94. born as james morris, she started out in journalism, reporting for the times on the conquest of everest. in 1972, she had gender reassignment surgery, an experience she wrote about in the book, conundrum. jan morris wrote more than a0 books, and leaves behind a collection of unique and vivid descriptions of some of the world's greatest cities. our arts correspondent, rebecca jones, looks back at an extraordinary life. jan morris, award—winning travel writer and historian, journalist, and one of the earliest to undergo gender reassignment surgery. life had begun as james, a dashing young army officer turned ambitious newspaper reporter, whose moment came in 1953 with the conquest of everest. morris reported the achievement for the times, more interested in climbing the career ladder than the ascent itself. to fool rivals, morris sent news of the success in code. the

the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. the british government has announced a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on the second of december. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out his plan on monday. the government has confirmed it will make major changes to the way it assesses the value of big spending projects — a move which would benefit northern england and other regions. the chancellor, rishi sunak — said the changes were part of the government's "levelling up" agenda. they'll be announced in the spending review next week, as our business correspondent katy austin reports. major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long lasting boost to the economy. historically, some areas feel they haven't had theirfair share. this business in hull says that better connections to other cities like york would really help. i feel that the north has often served second fiddle to the south. i appreciate it's wh

the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. the british government has announced a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on december 2nd. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out his plan on monday. the government has confirmed it will make major changes to the way it assesses the value of big spending projects — a move which would benefit northern england and other regions. the chancellor, rishi sunak, said the changes were part of the government's levelling up agenda. they'll be announced in the spending review next week, as our business correspondent katy austin reports. major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long lasting boost to the economy. historically some areas feel they haven't had their fair share. this business in hull says that better connections to other cities like york would really help. i feel that the north has often served second fiddle to the south. i appreciate it's where the capital

arabia. boris johnson faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. none of us want to see bullying or poor practices within the workplace, and the home secretary has been clear that she would never want to do that intentionally. the government is to change how it invests in big spending projects, to ensure the north of england gets a fair share of the cash. blast off for a satellite that will track rising sea levels — improving our understanding of climate change. now on bbc news...|n a uk exclusive, the historian david olusoga meets barack obama to discuss his long—awaited memoir ‘a promised land'. barack obama left office in 2017 and, almost immediately, began work on a memoir of his years in the white house. the writing of presidential memoirs is an american tradition but few are as eagerly anticipated as this. we will go out and remake america, and then we will change the

it's all taking place online because of the pandemic and it's been organised by saudi arabia. the first arab nation to host the convention. the location is controversial. it's only two years after the world was horrified by the brutal murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi in the saudi consulate in istanbul. britain's boris johnson will take part, and is calling for urgent action on climate change and the pandemic. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is there. good to speak to you. let me ask you first of all, how frustrating is this for the saudi authorities, that instead of being able to open the doors to the world for this big event, it is all having to be conducted online? well, as i am speaking to you, there is a virtual press co nfe re nce speaking to you, there is a virtual press conference going on with the saudi minister of investment and he is saying that this virtual summit, all these virtual meetings, and there have been thousands of them in there have been thousands of them in the past months during this pandemic, will be a test of the g20. of cour

leaders of the world's richest nations, the 620, take part in an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. the meeting opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made affordable and accessible to everyone especially the poorest countries it's only byjoining forces and working together that we will defeat coronavirus and build back better from this crisis. meanwhile, boris johnson faces further criticism after standing by the home secretary, priti patel, despite a report that found she had bullied staff. hope for those with weakened immune systems who can't be vaccinated against coronavirus as an alternative treatment enters its final stage of trials. and in rugby, victory for the home nations in the autumn internationals. good evening. several leaders of the world's richest nations meeting at the 620 summit have called for coronavirus vaccines to be made afffordable and accessible to everyone, especially those in poorer countries. borisjohnson told the summit it was important for countries to work together to defeat the virus while germany's angela merkel appealed for leaders to sp

the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. the british government has announced a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on the second of december. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out his plan on monday. now on bbc news — dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading political commentators, bbc specialists, and foreign correspondents who file their stories to the folks back home with the dateline: london. this week: more vaccine options, more good news in the battle to combat coronavirus. but will its distribution be truly global? and as borisjohnson polishes up the british sword ready to rattle it again, is trump binding biden‘s hands? joining us: stephanie baker, an american, is senior writer with bloomberg. janet daley, american by birth, but long resident in the uk, is a columnist on the sunday telegraph. with me in the studio, the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent, paul ad

an online summit of the world's biggest economies is under way in saudi arabia, with a call from the country's king for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone. an alternative to a covid vaccine — for people with weakened immune systems — is entering its final stage of trials. and in half an hour, as coronavirus swept across the world earlier this year, our north america correspondent michelle fleury chronicles the story of her neighbourhood in brooklyn as the pandemic took hold of new york city. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. number 10 has rejected claims — made by a whitehall source — that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. it has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan — who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standards — were "entirely his own". our political correspondent helen catt reports. the findings of sir ale

arabia. boris johnson faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. none of us want to see bullying or poor practices within the workplace, and the home secretary has been clear that she would never want to do that intentionally. the government is to change how it invests in big spending projects, to ensure the north of england gets a fair share of the cash. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster penny smith and the sun's chief sports reporter martin lipton. whojoins us from who joins us from the boardroom by the looks of things. welcome to you both. let's start with the telegraph, and it warns that a stricter tier—system is to be introduced in england, after the national lockdown ends on second december. the same story makes the front page of the sunday mirror, which dubs it, "the fright before christma

saudi arabia hosts a meeting of the world's biggest economies— but can boycott calls take the shine off the g20 summit online? be and, 60 million streams in a day, south korean

an online summit of the world's biggest economies is under way in saudi arabia. top of the agenda — the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. an alternative to a covid vaccine for people without functioning immune systems is entering its final stage of trials. a rocket attack on the afghan capital, kabul —

the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. the british government has announced a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on december 2nd. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out his plan on monday. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week, we are back on the road in our electric motors. i'm digging up the truth around battery tech. laura has the low—down on charging them up. and chris is using all of that power to take some fabulous photos. welcome to click. i know, i'm not on the sofa! don't panic, though — i brought it with me. no, i have not made a dash for it. i am in an electric car on a 300—mile trip across the uk. this is a lockdown mission to find out if an electric vehicle revolution is about to happen. across the world, governments are pulling up ambitious targets for environmentally friendly transport. the eu aims to reduce its greenhouse gases by 80% in the next 30 years and electric vehicles are a big part of th

an online summit of the worlds biggest economies is under way in saudi arabia. top of the agenda, the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. an alternative to a coded vaccine for people without functioning immune systems is entering its final stage of trials. —— a covid—19 vaccine. a rocket attack on the afghan capital kabul,... now on bbc news, the bbc‘s environment correspondent justin rowlatt chairs a remote debate asking why is it proving so difficult to stop climate change and the destruction of the natural world? this is the bbc world service, i'm justin rowlatt, and you are watching world questions — the programme which puts the public right at the heart of the debate. and on this edition, we are discussing how we can protect the environment. with me is a panel of world—leading scientists, academics, activists, and business people. the questions, as always, will come from members of the public from around the world. and there is so much for us all to discuss. what sort of energy policy should we be pursuing? are there lessons to be lea

in an interview with the bbc, saudi arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs rejects calls from human rights groups

president trump was willing to give a blank cheque to saudi arabia, because it is an important source of arms deals, so this will be a very important relationship to watch in the region. so much influence does —— how much influence does the us still have, given donald trump is like isolationist policies of the last what might years, and his propensity to direct policy by tweeting? i think, like propensity to direct policy by tweeting? ithink, like much propensity to direct policy by tweeting? i think, like much of the world, including the united states, the end of policy by tweeting will be greeted, is being greeted, with a huge sigh of relief. as i mentioned, in afghanistan, it has been really jarring, when afghans say, i wake up thinking a tweet from president trump could change the course of my life. similarly, in other parts of the middle east, when he suddenly announced he was pulling us forces out of northern syria without actually informing his allies. i think we also have to be clear that the american, let's not use the word retreat, but pulling back from so much involveme