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Where the Tv Channel Gb News has suspended two of its main presenters after comments made on air on tuesday. The broadcaster described the remarks about a female political journalist as completely unacceptable. Our Entertainment Correspondent David Sillito reports. Lets move on to the bbc. Dan wootton, gb news presenter, talking to act and regular contributor laurence fox in their discussion about a debate that had taken place on the bbc featuring the journalist ava evans. Laurence fox was asked what he made of it. We are past the watershed. Show me a single self respecting man who would like to climb into bed with that woman ever. He went on to repeat the comments, but in rather more blunt language. This time with laughter from dan wootton. Look, she. Ava evans said she is second by the exchange and, ava evans said she is sickened by the exchange and, looking back at the broadcast. Shes a very beautiful woman, lawrence. Dan wootton says he regrets his on air reactions and has appointed unreservedly but it wasnt long before gb news had some Breaking News of its own. I can tell you that gb news, this company, has suspended its presenter dan wootton. Laurence fox has also been suspended and ava evans has received a formal apology. Not to cast doubt on our media landscape, but i didnt think anything was going to happen, especially not when i first saw the clip. I didnt think anything would come off it. Would come of it. I dont want to say im pleased by it. I just think thats probably the best outcome i could have hoped for. Its not the first time the channel has run into trouble for the this its not the first time the channel has run into trouble for this, one of three breaches of tv rules about impartiality and politicians presenting news for and another six investigations are ongoing and laurence fox is unrepentant. He says the channel knew what he was going to say and he adds, he will never apologise to what he calls the mob. Thank you, laurence. Great to chat. David sillitoe, bbc news. You heard from ava evans in that report lets hear more of her interview on the bbc podcast newscast. I dont, look, lets to seal the investigation goes because obviously if everything reverts back to normal, be interested to how the investigation by ofcom goes and what they make of it. Most investigation by ofcom goes and what they make of it they make of it. Most people saw this clip last they make of it. Most people saw this clip last night, they make of it. Most people saw this clip last night, not they make of it. Most people saw this clip last night, not on they make of it. Most people saw this clip last night, not on gb they make of it. Most people saw. This clip last night, not on gb news is broadcast this clip last night, not on gb news is broadcast but when you tweeted the clip is broadcast but when you tweeted the clip of is broadcast but when you tweeted the clip of it, why did she want to do that . The clip of it, why did she want to do that . ~. ,. , do that . When it got sent to me, it was sent by do that . When it got sent to me, it was sent by somebody do that . When it got sent to me, it was sent by somebody who do that . When it got sent to me, it i was sent by somebody who appeared do that . When it got sent to me, it was sent by somebody who appeared on the panel i wasnt going to do anything about it thats going to bed and i thought no, that is absolutely repulsive and why on earth should i take that secretive is now to sleep with me. And he needed to be called out its also the first, one of the many things that laurence fox has said about female journalists in the past couple of years in a Journalist Colleague of mine also asked her what colour, i do think that he did say that on twitter. And marie was a brilliant commentator is also made jibes at her before saying who on earth would want this woman to be there girlfriend. That kind of narrative, what i do not understand his pick of the argument, attacked the opinion, but when it comes to someones body in their appearance, it is just disgusting. What someones body in their appearance, it is just disgusting. It is ust disgusting. What happens to it isjust disgusting. What happens to our it isjust disgusting. What happens to your family it isjust disgusting. What happens to your family put it isjust disgusting. What happens to your family put it it isjust disgusting. What happens to your family put it off it isjust disgusting. 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And never have opened up to a Push Notification with my name on it which i did this morning and i also woke up to your brilliant Radio Programming and those on the bulletin and that really frightened me. Those on the bulletin and that really frightened me. That was ava evans speaking to Adam Flemming on the bbc� s newscast podcast the full interview is on bbc sounds. Live now to Caroline Frost an entertainmentjournalist. What do you make of this . We are in ve new what do you make of this . We are in very New Territory what do you make of this . We are in very New Territory we what do you make of this . We are in very New Territory we know what do you make of this . We are in very New Territory we know the what do you make of this . We are in very New Territory we know the gb i very New Territory we know the gb news of come up against ofcom for Impartiality Bridges and ruling against them and several pending and this is in the realms of defence, misogyny which we could argue comes within gb news promise to reach a very wide audience the immediate circle of london to plurality to give people the option of free speech and without fear or favour and they have continued down that and they have continued down that and clearly, even they have realised that today, they crossed the line, hence their avarice of in both apologising and suspending both presenter and the guest. Bier . Presenter and the guest. Very controversial presenter and the guest. Very controversial and presenter and the guest. Very controversial and in presenter and the guest. Very controversial and in Terms Presenter and the guest. Very controversial and in terms of. Presenter and the guest. Very controversial and in terms of how quickly they reacted, this is probably unprecedented, isnt it . For sure. Probably unprecedented, isnt it . Forsure. I probably unprecedented, isnt it . For sure. I think they read the room in a way that they did not have to wait for the ofcom ruling if anything comes from ofcom because social media has been swift and social media has been swift and social media has been swift and social media has been moved by the sword and died by the sword and able to get there and experience out widely and the damnation was swift and brutal and he really had no option and it was a very strange day for dan wootton to come back tonight and apologise and move on as if nothing had happened. Ithink this was shown as a breaches and harsh and unprecedented sniggering at him we have heard a man talking like that havent heard a man talking like that about a female journalist on tv and a while, used to be more normal but it was shocking as a result. ~. ,. ,. 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Talking about the budget and and an abstract and i speak as a mum who finds this incredibly distasteful, the political stuffed his worrying and the fact that there is Information Bias and appointing the broadcasting code, and talk to my plurality but this is offensive and it is a slippery slope if you weapons like the slip through and bit by bit, they become the norm and i think they become the norm and i think they have to slap down, i would think they dont want to take gb news of the air, this is a first crime on this new book of offences and i could be a stern warning perhaps hopefully a fine and they will go away and think about what they have done. They have done. Thank you for oininr they have done. Thank you for joining us they have done. Thank you for joining us and they have done. Thank you for joining us and gb they have done. Thank you for joining us and gb news they have done. Thank you for joining us and gb news investigating and seeing these comments are totally unacceptable. The us soldier, travis king, who was being held in north korea, is due home in the coming hours. He was handed over to us officials in china, although the circumstances of his return have not yet been revealed. Private king entered north korea by running across the demilitarised zone from south korea injuly. He had been due to be flown to the us, to face military Disciplinary Proceedings, when he escaped his escort. North korea earlier said it would expel the soldier for illegally entering its territory. Us National Security Adviserjake Sullivan has thanked both china and sweden for their assistance in gaining private kings release. Our North America correspondent Gary Odonoghue has more on this story. Rep again to find out a more detailed picture of what has been happening and it seems this diplomatic effort is been going on a pretty intense way of the last month and it is back injuly the 18th Where Trevis king skipped over the border into north korea and we did not hear anything for a few weeks and then well go at the briefest of statements from the north koreans who seem to have been working this channel hard not the least with sweden with vested interest in north korea because the us is no diplomatic ties with pyongyang. In one of these cases the help of china not so much the mediation but china has allowed its territory to be used to transfer trevis king from north korea back into us custody with seems to have happened is they took them across the border into china and us officials there who then flew him out the country and we understand he is now en route to Us Military Base and we do not know where that is which when he is going to at this point in time but officials have been saying that they believe them to be in good Bodily Health and good spirits and happy to be on his way home. In some ways, couple months in sight north korea couldve been a lot longer because taking american servicemen is a Pretty Big Pr Success for north korea they could have held onto them for a lot longer. Korea they could have held onto them for a lot longer for a lot longer. There is the threat of for a lot longer. There is the threat of military for a lot longer. There is the| threat of military Disciplinary Proceedings hanging on as the presence of the concern about his health is huge because previously, we had that case of the student who was released from north korea who was released from north korea who was released from north korea who was released in a coma and eventually he died shortly after his release to the us, didnt he . Yes. Release to the us, didnt he . Yes, back in 2017, release to the us, didnt he . Yes, back in 2017, he release to the us, didnt he . Yes, back in 2017, he was release to the us, didnt he . Yes, back in 2017, he was a release to the us, didnt he . Ya back in 2017, he was a student on release to the us, didnt he . 12 back in 2017, he was a student on a tour of north korea and he took some post pr Propaganda Poster Down was arrested, kept for 17 months and eventually when he was released, he was in a common died shortly after returning to the us and others have been released in better condition than that over the years and we will wait to see what happens with trevis king. And he had admitted several Assault Charges at nightclubs in the capitals of korea and also damaged a police car when he was taken into custody by the south Korean Police and spend some time and attention there and once he had been released from the detention, he was due to be flown to the United States, the texas to face Military Discipline charges but basically, he skipped and that is when he went over the border into the north. Jean h lee, is the presenter of the Bbc World Service podcast the lazarus heist, which looks into government sanctioned activities of north korean cybercrime groups. She gave us her reaction to todays developments. Im sure it is a huge relief to his family and us officials and maybe even a relief to the north koreans. I cannot say how involved the us was in those negotiations because they do not have diplomatic relations but clearly, once the north koreans decided that they were going to let this soldier go, the wheels went into motion very quickly and it is an interesting lesson that we are getting today and how that happens with sweden serving as a Protecting Power and i wasnt pyongyang myself and it was very important to have a Good Relationship with sweden and they did have that relationship with they did have that relationship with the north koreans and would speak on the north koreans and would speak on the behalf of americans. Thea;r the north koreans and would speak on the behalf of americans. The behalf of americans. They have done it before, the behalf of americans. They have done it before, just the behalf of americans. They have done it before, just to the behalf of americans. They have done it before, just to explain, the behalf of americans. They have done it before, just to explain, and j done it before, just to explain, and wondering why sweden . The United States and north wondering why sweden . The United States and north korea wondering why sweden . The United States and north korea do wondering why sweden . The United States and north korea do not wondering why sweden . The United States and north korea do not have| states and north korea do not have diplomatic relations because the fighting during the korean war ended with a cease fire, theres still technically in a state of war and any time you have an american detained, the United States asks sweden, who does have diplomatic relations and dependency baby make embassy in pyongyang, this is important because they have all of the western diplomats embassy in january 2020, the border and started to open up and i do not believe that western diplomats have gone and and they have been doing jobs of Soda Pyongyang and working on behalf of the United States to see what they can find out about this soldier and at that help facilitate this transit. , ~ transit. And whatever they think about the soldier transit. And whatever they think about the soldier that transit. And whatever they think about the soldier that fled transit. And whatever they think i about the soldier that fled because of Inhumane Treatment and racism in the us military . That of Inhumane Treatment and racism in the us military . The us military . That does not surrise the us military . That does not surprise me the us military . That does not surprise me and the us military . That does not surprise me and i the us military . That does not surprise me and i think the us military . That does not surprise me and i think i have| the us military . That does not surprise me and i think i have said and this would be expected because it is part of the pattern of propaganda that they like to put out there in the United States. But as a familiar Propaganda Line and look how terrible the United States is, the people face discrimination and hardship and they want to come to north korea. It is an opportunity for north korea to repeat the propaganda whether or not this soldier actually said that is questionable but they certainly have put words in peoples mouths before. Thirteen Arrest Warrants have been issued for the owners and staff of a Wedding Venue in northern iraq, after at least 115 people died in a fire. Another 200 were injured. The blaze is thought to have started when fireworks were set off in the hall in al hamdaniya. Large crowds have attended the funerals of some of those who died. The bride and groom are said to be among the dead. Our middle east correspondent lina sinjab has been following developments. It should have been the start of a new life together. The newlyweds took to the dance floor. Hundreds of their relatives into the wedding hall to celebrate. But fireworks changed everything. The fire spread in minutes. The power went out. In the chaos, more than 100 died. The bride and grooms fate is still unknown. The bulldozer smashed a hole in the side of the building to allow people to escape. This man made it out alive but believes his parents, wife and two children died. Arrest warrants have been issued for the owners of the building, according to state media, with officials saying flammable material we used inside. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Five labour regional mayors have urged the government not to scrap the hs2 rail line, between birmingham and manchester, saying such a move would be an international embarrassment. Theres speculation the Prime Minister is considering cancelling the northern leg because of soaring costs. The government says no decision has been made. Ireland has begun to feel the affects of storm agnes, with persistent rain and strong winds recorded across the country. Earlier, the met office warned that gusts would hit inland areas of Northern Ireland with winds between 60 65mph expected in some coastal areas along the irish sea. The worlds oldest gardening magazine, amateur gardening, is to close in part because the seeds attached to the cover now cost more than the magazine itself. Published weekly since 1884, it backed the Dig For Victory campaigns in both world wars, when people were encouraged to grow their own food. Former contributors include alan titchmarsh. Youre live with bbc news. The go ahead has been given to develop the uks largest untapped Oil And Gas Field in the north sea. Rosebank, which is about 80 miles or 130 kilometres west of shetland, is expected to produce the equivalent of 300 Million Barrels of oil during its lifetime. The companies behind it, and the government, say it will create Hundreds Ofjobs and raise billions of pounds. But last month 50 mps and peers from all major parties raised concerns the oil field could produce 200 Million Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide at a time when the uk is trying to reduce emissions to tackle climate change. Heres our Business Editor simonjack. For over 50 years, the waters around the uk have provided oil, gas, jobs, tax and Carbon Emissions but reserves are dwindling and the uk is now a net importer of oil and gas but the owners of the punitive element for decades say this is a good day for the uk. Is an investment in Energy Security and jobs in the uk the tip its an investment in Energy Security and jobs in the uk the tip there is a continued need for oil and gas. Through the entire transition and even after net zero, we will need oil and gas in our daily lives to run the society as we know it. So will help improve the uks Energy Security . So will this decision help improve the uks Energy Security . No, says the man who conducted a Landmark Energy and climate review. It will not improve the uks Energy Security, it will be sold on world markets. We are in a crisis. We couldnt really divert it to the uk. It may slow us down in the develop of onshore, offshore it may slow us down in the development of onshore, Offshore Wind and renewables, which are most secure, and thats where we should be looking for security. Even Energy Industry bodies can see rosebank will do little if anything to increase security and lower prices, but is there a positive Economic Impact . Yes, says the government and the other partner in the project. Were talking about an Eight Billion Pound Investment in the uk over the life bank of rosebank. Thats a huge amount ofjob creation and a huge amount of tax revenue to be created. Talking about communities living in scotland and across the uk that will benefit from investment. Countries by and large, like it when there are large investment of infrastructure and scale in theirjurisdiction, and this is a large investment. So, there is a lot benefits for the uk. But the benefits are hotly disputed. There is no real economic profit to be had for the uk public from this. All the profits are going to the private multi billion Pound Companies and its not going to make a scrap of difference in the everyday lives of most people across the uk. This is a huge mistake on economic grounds, on Energy Security grounds and on climate grounds, and the uk public do not stand to benefit from this field. The government insists this home grown oil and gas is a lower Carbon Footprint than from hough around the world. But others argue the climate doesnt care where oil is drilled and carbon emitted, and the best way to increase Energy Security, bring down bills, emissions and create jobs is to invest more heavily in Renewable Energy sources. Armenia says more than 53 thousand people have fled Nagorno Karabakh since azerbaijan seized the disputed enclave last week. Thats well over a third of the population. This was the scene earlier in the armenian town of goris, which has been inundated with refugees. Nagorno karabakh is recognised as part of azerbaijan, but had been run by Ethnic Armenians for decades. Azerbaijan says its arrested a former head of Nagorno Karabakh, Ruben Vardanyan, releasing this image of him flanked by border guards. He was stopped as he tried to cross into armenia, as part of the exodus. And Ruben Vardanyan spoke to Stephen Sackur on bbc� s Hardtalk Programme in january. Are you saying that for you and of course, frankly many and of course, frankly, many people say that right now, you are running things in Nagorno Karabakh you are in no way prepared to have any sort of negotiation or dialogue with president allie and the azerbaijan government . No, we are ready for a negotiation. We are ready for and negotiation with an understanding from azerbaijans side, that this is a negotiation between two sides. Because what we said and we said from the first day of independence we accept and understand that we are living side to side, but we will be separate territories, a separate state, separate rules of law because we are a democratic country, where have a president thats been elected. We announce ourselves to be part of azerbaijan, but we respect that weve been living in the same region and we need to find a way, despite all the difficulties, to find a solution thats acceptable for both sides because. In the end, it will be a lot of people dead. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford has more for us from Goris In Southern Armenia transformed by a huge influx of refugees weve seen thousands of systems coming in the past couple of days and the numbers of people arriving has been intensifying and increasing all the time weve just come back from the border area in the last checkpoints into armenia and we have seen a stream of cards coming across the border and heading back you can see the cars back into the mountains of the area and you can see a big digger with its scope and a man driving it and its likely that he felt the scoop with his lifelong possessions. People are leaving everywhere they possibly can in a very large numbers ofjust putting quite a strain on goris and another town is opened up and is not just the government and officials here for helping the armenian people, they are opening their homes and theres a lot of people on social media offering rooms and hotels here and Goris Offering homes for free and there is a sympathy and the desire to help those who have lost everything and left everything behind us there fled here. Is a ossible behind us there fled here. Is a possible disabled will happen to them in the long term . Possible disabled will happen to them in the long term . Them in the long term . Is it ossible them in the long term . Is it possible to them in the long term . Is it possible to say them in the long term . Is it possible to say what them in the long term . Is it possible to say what will them in the long term . Is it. Possible to say what will happen them in the long term . Is it possible to say what will happen to people in the long term . We will cope and it is a difficult struggle but we were prepared for this eventuality and we will deal with it. It is a matter of principle to help the brothers and sisters of armenia from karabakh, but he was not very clear on the specifics and there is talk about opening schools and dormitories to allow people to have some sort of temporary housing and buses that are been laid on to take villages and towns where there is accommodation available for people but in the long term, it is not clear exactly how this will play out. The people arriving have no answers to that and all they know is what they have left behind in the fact that they did not feel safe to stay and karabakh as they come here, they dont really know the future holds in a one family that spent two driving which shouldve taken about three hours to get armenia and other events that another four hour drive to a village that was apparently a room for them temporarily, at least, they do not know what happens after that. Stay with us here on bbc news. Good evening. Weve had a tale of contrasts weather wise today. Weve had lots of sunshine in the far north of scotland, and in the south and east where its been quite warm. But this defined swirl of Cloud Denotes storm agnes a well developed storm, the first of the season, which is still spreading its influence of very windy weather, and wet weather further north and east. Weve had over 20 millimetres of rain, for example, in parts of Northern Ireland, and weve had gusts of wind, 50 60mph, close to 70 in some exposed parts. As i say, weve still got that storm to bring stronger winds further north, as well, so still potential for some Hazardous Travel conditions as we go through the rest of the evening and overnight. The detail about the weather warnings, thats on the website. So, still some heavy rains around as we go through the evening, particularly for scotland. Squally showers following back through england, wales, and Northern Ireland ahead of it, yes, just one or two showers to come. But those strong winds for many areas, and of course, with those strong winds, it will hold the temperatures up through the night. But you can see the rain slowly clearing away and, by morning, theres a lot more dry weather around, the wind starting to ease a little but look at that, 12 14 celsius, those are almost the same as the daytime highs at this time of year. But a brighter, drier start for some tomorrow morning, the winds having moderated a little bit. Therell be quite a bit of cloud around, but that should break up to reveal some dry and bright weather. Until later, weve got more rain coming in from the west and from the southwest, as well. But ahead of that, 17 20 is quite possible once again not quite as high as those temperatures we saw in the south and east today. And then, through the evening and overnight, weve got The Rain Pushing in from the south, the rain coming across from the west, as well. So, some rain for many overnight thursday into friday, but then, that should slowly clear out the way. So slightly cooler as we head towards friday morning, particularly in the north. But otherwise, further north, weve got sunny spells and scattered showers, and blustery winds on friday. The rainy or the Showery Rain In The South should clear away, and then, actually it looks like a good deal of dry and reasonably bright weather on friday, which will again lift our temperatures a little bit above the average for late september. As for the weekend, we do have more rain coming in later saturday to start sunday its a very changeable picture, but as i say, for the details on the warnings, please head to the website. This is bbc news, the headlines. A presenter on the uk Tv Channel Gb News, dan wootton, is suspended after his colleague laurence fox made sexist comments on his show. Police and demonstrators clash in a second day of violence in the indian state of manipur. Getting to the heart of the matter a team of International Scientists try to answer a very important question. Im at europes Particle Research centre, in cern, reporting on the results of an incredible experiment to find out whether antimatter falls down or up. There has been a second day of violent protests in the indian state of manipur after the discovery of the bodies of two students who disappeared in july. There has been violence in manipur in Northeast India between different tribal groups and communities over the past few months. Samira hussain reports