The author of a controversial new book on donald trump says everyone he spoke to inside the white house was critical of the u. S. President s. Government supporters in iran rally for a third day against opposition protests also this hour opening the door to diplomacy north and south korea agreed to hold talks for the first time in more than two years. And im peter stammered with all the days sports news as defending champion Serena Williams pulls out of the Australian Open all of the full details later the first news hour. Thank you for joining us the author of a new explosive book on the Trump White House has spoken publicly for the First Time Since its Early Release on friday Michael Wolff says the president has no credibility and his staff say is like a. Child who needs instant gratification while this book called fire and fury paints a highly critical picture of life inside the oval office describing the president as mentally unfit for the job trump has taken to twitter saying the
Click looks ahead into the future of passenger travel. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. A good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The government has threatened to cut off all state funding and help for oxfam, and other charities, if they fail to ensure that Vulnerable People are properly protected. The International Development secretary Penny Mordaunt has described as horrific the behaviour of some of oxfams workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. The chair of trustees at the charity says oxfam prides itself on being a Transparent Organisation working hard to improve the lives of the poor and has apologised unreservedly, saying i share the anger and shame that behaviour like that highlighted in haiti in 2011 happened in our organisation. It is clear that such behaviour is completely outside our values and should never be tolerated. Angus crawford has this report. First haiti, now chad, one of the poorest countr
Believed as some of the most powerful people in washington, the science of Climate Change is not in doubt. The National Academies of science of every major country in the world, including russia and china, have all endorsed the main stream view that human caused Greenhouse Gases are trapping heat in the atmosphere and action must be taken to avert catastrophic changes in our weather systems. All nations agree except one, and this is solely because of one man, our current president. Here in california, we follow a different path, enlightened by top scientists at the university of california, stanford and cal tech. Our state has led the way. Scott shaffer is next. Joining us now to talk about the Governor Brown and San Franciscos new interim mayor are columnist at Mission Local jess esconazi. And university of San Francisco Professor James taylor. Welcome, everybody. It was a very emotional and dramatic week at the board of supervisors. Joe, tell us what happened and where we are right n
Schools in england failed to provide re lessons, despite it being a legal requirement. And anger in las vegas, as the keenly anticipated fight between as saul alvarez and gennadi golovkin ends in a surprising draw. Good afternoon. Police investigating the london tube bombing have made a second arrest. It follows Intense Police activity in sunbury on thames overnight, where armed officers searched a property and evacuated residents. 30 people were injured in the attack at Parsons Green tube station during the friday morning rush hour. Scotland yard says a 21 year old man was detained in hounslow in west london before midnight. Detectives are continuing to question an 18 year old man who was arrested in dover yesterday, on suspicion of planting the bomb at Parsons Green. The uk Terror Threat level remains at critical following the attack. Andy moore reports on the latest into the investigation on a saturday afternoon in a london suburb, people looked out of their windows to find heavily
With me, tanya beckett. I am here at the British Library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent past. We will meet a man who was the first to walk the entire length of the great wall of china, a scientist who sealed herself inside a giant greenhouse for an environmental experiment and a cuban musician who remembers recording one of the countrys most successful albums. But first, in september 1977, anti apartheid activist steve biko, leader of the black Consciousness Movement in south africa, died in police custody. Weeks earlier, he had been arrested. Witness has spoken to bikos friend, peterjones, who was arrested with him. I miss my friend steve biko and i am forever in his debt. Steve biko is one of the people that originated the new generation of Young Political minded black people. The black Consciousness Movement. We believe in our country there will be no minority, no majority, there willjust be people. And those people will have the same status