On mr greens office. It was filmed by a conservative party worker. Scotland yard detectives were inventing acie investigating leaks from the former shadow frontbencher. Claims of what they found have surfaced. Last weekend, the sunday times reported that officers had found pornographic material on one of damian greens parliamentary computers. No action was taken at the time. In a statement, mr green said now, the former metropolitan police commissioner, sir paul stephenson, seen here in 2010 with theresa may, says he, too, was aware of the pornography claim. He told the bbc that the find involved no criminality, no victims, and in his view, no extraordinary public interest. He added that it was not scotland yards rolled to police the workplace. Today, damian green reiterated his innocence. Todays public words. Todays public words did not repeat last weeks assertion that the allegation was completely untrue. The enquiry could report back next week. Scotland yard has not said if it has handed over documents to back up it has handed over documents to back up what they said. With two resignations in a fortnight, the Prime Minister can ill afford to lose one of her most trusted confidants. Veterans, politicians and members of the royal family have taken part in Remembrance Sunday Services commemorating those who have lost their lives in conflict. A two minute silence was held across the country at 11 00. Prince charles this year led tributes by laying a wreath at the cenotaph, with the queen watching on from a nearby balcony. 0ur royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. It is, there is little doubt, the way things will increasingly be. Forfirst time in her reign, the queen took her place on a balcony overlooking the cenotaph. Still presiding as head of state, but in a way which recognises her advancing years. Beside her on the balcony was her husband, the duke of edinburgh. Below, on whitehall, the prince of wales led other senior members of the royal family to their positions at the cenotaph in readiness for 11 00, and the start of the national two minute silence. Big ben chimes bugle plays last post in whitehall, after the sounding of the last post, the prince of wales live the queens wreath on the half of the United Kingdom and the commonwealth in memory of all those who lost their lives in the world wars and other more recent conflicts. And then, on a morning which had been damp and cold, the veterans who had been waiting in their columns began their tribute, marching past the cenotaph to leave their reefs. Their wreaths. Very few of those on parade now have memories of the second world war. That generation has passed the obligation to remember to its successors to men like bill speakman, who won the Victoria Cross in korea, and johnson beharry, who won the vc in iraq. And to the many thousands of other servicemen and women who today remembered those who never came home from war. Nicholas witchell, bbc news. The government is planning to set up a new Environmental Protection watchdog after the uk leaves the european union. There have been concerns that existing regulations will be watered down after the uks departure from the eu. But ministers insist the new statutory body will hold the powerful to account and deliver a green brexit. President trump and the north Korean Leader have resumed their war of words over pyongyangs Nuclear Weapons programme. He attacked leader kim jong ban on twitter. The president is on a tour of east asia, as the us continues a military buildup in the region. 0ur correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from on board the uss Ronald Reagan in the sea ofjapan. Three american super carriers. Swooping low over them, b 1 bombers. 0n the right is the theodore roosevelt, on the left the minutes, and leading them, and Ronald Reagan. These ships carry more than 200 combat aircraft. The launches continue around the clock. We can sustain 24 hour operations for extended periods of time, but with more than one carrier, that length of time goes out indefinitely, when we get to three, quite frankly. In other words there is enough combat power off the coast of korea to go to war. The last time anything like this was seen in the western pacific was ten years ago. He robbed the Korean Peninsula no one can really remember, but this is a raw expression of American Military muscle. For President Trump it is a message being sent to pyongyang that if it doesnt come to the negotiating table this could potentially be what it faces. But as so potentially be what it faces. But as so often with President Trump, the message can very suddenly change, and it did today in vietnams. Taking to twitter, the us president sounded hurt. After pyongyang called him an ageing lunatic. In hanoi, he was asked if he really meant that he now wants to be friends. I think anything is a possibility. Strange things happen in life. That might be a strange thing to happen, but its certainly a possibility. Back on board the Ronald Reagan, they are practising night landings. This is flying at its very hardest. There is no doubt in the skills in these pilots but there are many doubts about the strategy their commander in chief is using with north korea. Rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, on board the uss Ronald Reagan in the sea of japan. Football and its a huge day for Northern Ireland, who are hoping to make it to the world cup finals for the First Time Since 1986. Right now theyre playing switzerland in the second leg of their playoff, and they need to win after losing the first leg 1 0. 0ur correspondentjessica creighton is at the game in basel. This is one of the biggest football matches in Northern Irelands history. Five years ago they were languishing well outside the top 100 teams in the world but through steely grit and determination here they are on the brink of something special. Despite their team being major underdogs here in basel, the Northern Ireland fans have been in high spirits. We know our limitations, but we know we have one bite of the cherry, and the fans are behind the team. We have nothing to lose so we can go out on a winner. It is about believing and bringing it through so we are looking forward toa it through so we are looking forward to a great match. The first half has been very entertaining indeed, Northern Ireland going very close early on with that stinging shot from far out, but they are yet to break through, and from far out, but they are yet to breakthrough, and in from far out, but they are yet to break through, and in fact switzerland have probably enjoyed the closest chance of the match, but asi the closest chance of the match, but as i say, either team yet to break through in this first half and it is goalless. Now the second half is just about getting under way, and Northern Ireland need a big push in this final 45 minutes as they chase, possibly, a first world cup in over 30 years. Cricket and englands women have kept their ashes hopes alive with a draw against australia in sydney. Victory for the hosts would have seen them retain the trophy but they were frustrated by a stubborn batting performance on the final day of the test. 0ur Sports Correspondent andy swiss reports. Englands batters emerged with their ashes hopes hanging in the balance. Their challenge was to survive the day and salvage a draw, and Tammy Beaumonts stylish start bode well, but at 37 she was bamboozled by a piece of magic and england suddenly had problems. Lauren winfield not so much lead before as toe before wicket, gone for 3h, much lead before as toe before wicket, gone for 3a, and australia sends to be ashes could be inside. Come the second session england knuckled down, Heather Knight with a captains innings, boundary is a rarity but it didnt matter. With the help of Georgia Elwiss and lifeless pitch, she edged her team closer to safety. Unbeaten on 79 when australia decided enough was enough and the captains shook hands. Not being when england would have wa nted not being when england would have wanted but are battling draw to keep their hopes alive. This was a gritty performance from england but to regain the ashes they will have to win all three of the remaining mashes. Not impossible but some challenge. Theres more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at ten now on bbc1 its time for the news where you are. Goodbye. Hello. This is bbc news. Lets get more now on the criticism facing the government in the past few moments the husband of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british woman imprisoned in llanelli on charges of spying says she has seen a on charges of spying says she has seen a medical specialist after seeing lumps on her breasts and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The government is facing further criticism over its handling of the case. Earlier i spoke to her mp, tulip siddiq, who said the government had been slow to get involved in her constituents ordeal. I have been talking about this case for 19 months now, when richard first came to me criticising iran for putting my constituent, who is innocent, injail on trumped up charges and tried in a kangaroo court, and the government didnt agree to meet with me. Boris johnson wouldnt meet my constituent, nazanins husband, for 19 months now. When he finally made a comment, he decided to get it wrong. Borisjohnson doesnt even know the basic facts of the most important case of the moment. His mainjob is to protect british citizens, yet he didnt know she was on holiday, although i have repeatedly raised it, whether in Westminster Hall debate, parliamentary questions or Prime Ministers questions. I have repeatedly said nazanin was on holiday in iran with her small child. So for michael gove to go on tv today and say he is not sure and takes the husbands words for it he should know nazanin was on holiday, and that him compounding the light told about her training journalists is only going to make life worse for my constituent. Michael gove was also making the point that the people to blame here are the iranians, that to turn all this anger on a democratically elected minister who may have misspoke is misguided, is misdirected. There is no doubt about the fact that the iranians are at fault here. I have been saying that for 19 months now, but i have also been appealing to our foreign secretary to help a young mother who is separated from her daughter, denied medical access, denied consular access, has been on hunger strike, is suicidal and appealing for help, and what he has done is not a gaffe, its not a blunder, but its a very serious mistake. Its a grave error, which as a result, my constituent is facing fresh charges, and may have to stay in jail for longer. We were told that borisjohnson has spoken to Richard Ratcliffe, nazanins husband. You may not be able to comment on that. But do you think, however belatedly, that the foreign secretary is finally trying to get to grips with this case . If i am going to make something clear, it is that i am not here to make Party Political points. What i want to do is get my constituent back to west hampstead, reunited with her family. There have been very good tory ministers dealing with this case, such as alistair burt, the minister for the middle east, who has done a very good job on it. If borisjohnson is finally taking this case seriously, i have a couple of questions for him, and i know Richard Ratcliffe shares my sentiments on this, because we have discussed it many times. Firstly, he needs to formally retract his statements, and get theresa may to retract the statement, and apologise for saying nazanin wasnt on holiday in iran. The second is agree to meet Richard Ratcliffe face to face to discuss the fact that when he goes to iran, later this year or next year, richard should go with him, because richard hasnt been able to get a visa to go to iran, and he knows he may not be able to see his wife in prison, but at least he could see his daughter, whom he hasnt seen for 19 months now, and finally, when Boris Johnson goes to iran i want him to meet my constituent, who is in jail, face to face. 0ther british diplomats have gone to tehran and visited the prison nazanin is in, and have met her. If Boris Johnson goes to iran, he needs to meet nazanin face to face. Those are the demands richard and i are both making to the foreign secretary. You spoke to Richard Ratcliffe yesterday. What is his state of mind at the moment . Richard ratcliffe is trying to stay calm under very distressing circumstances. His wife called him after the foreign secretary made the remarks he did she was sobbing down the phone, she had been hauled into court after borisjohnson said she was training journalists, and she fell to the ground, she was sobbing. It was an unscheduled court hearing. She thought she was coming home before christmas. This woman has been separated from her family so long. 0n Iranian State tv they showed Boris Johnsons comments, saying it was proof she was guilty. 0n the official website of the iranian judiciary, it says the foreign secretarys statement sheds fresh light on Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, and as a result, she is guilty. Her family are extremely distressed, Richard Ratcliffe is extremely distressed. The foreign secretary needs to go to iran, needs to bring back my constituent and reunite her with herfamily. This isnt funny, this isnt a gaffe or a blunder this is life or death. The headlines on bbc news michael gove faces criticism for saying he didnt know what the british iranian woman naza nanin Zaghari Ratcliffe was doing in iran. First secretary of state damian green insists police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computers. He says the allegations have an ulterior motive. The prince of wales has led the country in honouring its war dead on remembrance sunday, taking the queens place to lay a wreath at the cenotaph in london. Spains 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 in the region, on his first visit since imposing direct rule a fortnight ago. He told supporters a victory for his party would boost spains economic growth. He also urged people opposed to Catalan Independence to vote in the poll. Translation we want the december 21st election to have a massive turnout, so a new political stage can be set in motion, bringing peace, normality and coexistence. We want to bring back the catalonia that belongs to everyone, with democracy and freedom. We will achieve this if the silent majority turns out to voice their vote. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds is in barcelona. He explained how the spanish Prime Ministers speech went down with his supporters. They were all gathered in a Hotel Ballroom just next to barcelonas main train station. Perhaps it had been booked in a way to overflow to mr rajoy giving his 20, 25 minute peech. He talked about the past and why he imposed direct rule in barcelona, in order, he said, to return to legality and normality and stand up to those who are fed up with what he called the separatist factions, and he also looked to the future. He has called Regional Elections on december 21st, wanting what he called a silent majority of catalans to go out and vote for a pro spain movement, be it his party or other parties, because the prize for him is simple. If a pro spain majority wins the Regional Elections in december, the crisis for him, the attempts to break away from catalonia, essentially recede. A pipe bomb has been found at the scene of a remembrance sunday parade in 0magh. The finding triggered a security alert that the police now say has ended. Lets speak now to the bbcs sara girvan in belfast. What can you tell us about what happened . A suspicious device was found this morning in 0magh which led to the wreath laying ceremony being postponed. The rest of the service was able to go ahead but not that part of it. In the past few minutes the Police Service of Northern Ireland have issued a statement confirming the suspicious device was a viable pipe bomb that has now been taken for forensic examination. In that Statement Police also say they believe the device could be attributed to violent dissident republicans. That statement continues that this small and potentially dangerous device was left to cause the maximum disruption to remembrance sunday commemorations. They say this is the action of the small and callous group of violent people who have nothing to offer our communities but fear and intimidation. They added whilst the investigation into the incident is still at an early stage, not one strong line of enquiry is, asi not one strong line of enquiry is, as i said, that violent dissident republicans are responsible. The statement continues that the groups actions today have shown the disregard in this respect they have for this community which has already suffered so much pain at the hands of terrorists. They say it was a sickening and appalling act on a day which should bring people together to remember the sacrifice made by people from all our communities. Earlier, as you said, we now know the security alert is over, the roads that were closed in the area have since reopened and security cordon that were in place have lifted. We understand the wreath laying ceremony that was postponed today will now take place later next week. A man has died after being beaten by a gang thought to be wielding baseball bats in east london. The attack took place on high road in ilford in the early hours of this morning. The metropolitan police has launched a murder inquiry. Two more teenagers are facing murder charges after a 17 year old boy was stabbed to death at a park in south east london. Michaeljonas was fatally wounded in penge earlier this month. Police say the 14 and 17 year old boys are due to appear at Bromley Magistrates Court tomorrow. Two other teenagers have already appeared in court charged with murder. A man has died after being struck by a number of vehicles on a motorway in south wales. The m4 at bridgend was closed in both directions for more than ten hours as police investigated the incident between pencoed and sam. South Wales Police Said the man died at the scene after the incident at 9 00 last night. Officers are urging motorists driving on that section of the motorway around the time of the incident to contact them. Runners in the beirut marathon have been showing their support for saad hariri, lebanons prime minster, who recently shocked the nation by resigning while in saudi arabia. He hasnt returned to lebanon, and many there suspect hes 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, 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 hariri. Translation we got used to the Prime Minister running with us. We miss him in this event, and i hope he will be back with us in the next one. We love him, and we hope he will come back. The president of the republic, mr michel aoun, maintains his position not to acknowledge the resignation of mr hariri until the return of the man to lebanon, and has said that any words or actions by mr hariri cannot be considered genuine at the moment in light of the ambiguity surrounding the status of mr hariri in the saudi capital, riyadh. This comes as the tension between lebanon and saudi arabia has reached unprecedented levels over the role of the iran backed Group Hezbollah in the lebanese government and in the region. A special service in the village of batcombe in somerset marked the return home of a soldier killed in action in the early days of the first world war. Private william newmans body was never found, and until now his name didnt appear on any memorial. Sally challoner reports. They say whats on in name, but for private william newmans grandson, it means everything. Finally a dedication on the war memorial in the village william called home, unveiled today, 103 years since he was killed in somerset. His name hasnt been in any memorial in this country, and i feel hasnt been in any memorial in this country, and ifeel its hasnt been in any memorial in this country, and i feel its time hasnt been in any memorial in this country, and ifeel its time he hasnt been in any memorial in this country, and i feel its time he was recognised for it, and if my father was here today, it would mean more than everything to him because he never knew his father, because he was born six months after his father was born six months after his father was killed in france. William newman died just days after arriving on the battlefields. Unaware his young wife was expecting a child. Today, several generations gathered to pay their respects to the man who never came home. Its a sad story that he we nt came home. Its a sad story that he went with his brother at the outbreak of war and they left harwich on the 22nd of august and landed in france, and four days later they were both dead and were never seen again, later they were both dead and were never seen again, there is no known grave for them. To find michael newmans grandfather and bring him back to england in a spiritual way isa back to england in a spiritual way is a great leap forward. At todays service, the first wreath was laid bya service, the first wreath was laid by a young relative of private newman, himself a soldier who lost both legs in afghanistan. Aware of the importance of keeping alive the names of the fallen. Sally challinor, bbc points west, batcombe. Time for a look at the weather now with nick miller. Whilst many of us have seen crisp sunshine today there have been showers around in the afternoon, most frequent in northern scotland and the north sea coast of england. Some showers are producing smoke into high hills of scotland and they will do again tonight, getting to relatively low levels in northern scotla nd relatively low levels in northern scotland for a time, going into the night. Most showers overnight they become confined to north sea coast particularly over england with a strong wind keeping the temperature up strong wind keeping the temperature up here compared with elsewhere. These are town and city semper temperatures, as ever, colder in the suburbs and the countryside, saw widespread frost developing with places in northern england, Northern Ireland and scotland, dropping to freezing in the morning, so take extra time to prepare the car in the morning. A lot of sunshine to start the day tomorrow across england and wales but with a cold start the wind not as strong as today, still very blowy down the north sea coast was showers around in the morning before they fade away. The cloud increasing in Northern Ireland to specially, scotla nd in Northern Ireland to specially, scotland already seeing rain pushing into the Western Isles with a strengthening wind once again. A weather system from the atlantic moving into the cold air in place so is that takes its moisture especially into scotland and northern england, we could see snow, especially in the hills, maybe too low levels briefly four times. A lot of uncertainty about how much we will see for how long, so keep checking the forecast in the morning. North of the central belt in scotland and on Higher Ground you are likely to see snow. Mostly rain into Northern Ireland, cloud elsewhere in england and wales increasing and another cold fielding day. Monday evening and night the system day. Monday evening and night the syste m ta kes day. Monday evening and night the system takes its moisture south but most of the rain at this stage, as we get milder airfrom the most of the rain at this stage, as we get milder air from the atlantic. Milder advanta care will moving from tuesday and wednesday. That will come with a lot of cloud. This is how it looks for tuesday and wednesday, maybe patchy rain in places, but a murky looked at things in the cloud. But yes, it will be milder. We start the week cold and frosty for monday, ben cloud and rain around. By the end of the week, looks like it will turn colder again from the north. This is
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