League title. Hello and welcome. Police in the say a highly toxic nerve agent called vx has been found on the face of kim jong nam, the murdered half brother of north koreas leader kim jong un. Mr kim died last week after two women accosted him briefly in a check in hall at Kuala Lumpur Airport. The nerve agent, vx, is classified as a Weapon Of Mass Destruction by the United Nations. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from kuala lumpur. Last week at Kuala Lumpur Airport someone chose to attack Kim Jong Nam Last week at Kuala Lumpur Airport someone chose to attack kim jong nam in full view of at least half a dozen cctv cameras. It was a very deliberate and very public act of violence. Today we learned what killed him. And its even more shocking. It is the vx nerve agent, which is a chemical weapon. Kim jong nam was walking across this busy Departures Hall last week when he was attacked at this spot. Now we know what was used to kill him, vx, one of the most deadly nerve ag
Round up of the day s news, first it is on his watch. And there and welcome to news watch with me samira ahmed. On this programme, is bbc news doing deals with celebrities . She gets to talk about their new film, they get to ask about the divorce. It was a very difficult time, and, we are a family. And we will always be a family. And we will always be a family. But first has stormed doris battered many parts of the uk on thursday, it could only mean one thing for bbc news reporters, you know what is coming next. Heres alison freeman. We saw you earlier almost unable to stand up, it doesnt look much better now . M isnt rita, we have just watched this storm unfold throughout the morning, as the wind has become more and more powerful. It is so strong at the moment i cant look into it, and the foam that has been blown from the seat is a bit more like being ina from the seat is a bit more like being in a blizzard. But was that piece of broadcasting and location necessary , piece of broadcas
A nerve agent classed as a Weapon Of Mass Destruction is found on the face of the murdered half brother of north koreas leader. Im live in hollywood, amid the preparations for sunday nights oscars, where it might be the speeches, not the films, that gets everybody talking. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News the world of football reacts to Claudio Ranieris sacking. Jose mourinho said hed been let down by the selfishness of others. Good evening. Theresa may has said winning the copeland by election was an astounding victory for the conservatives. Its the first time a party in government has taken a seat in a by election for 35 years. Labour had held copeland since 1935, but the conservatives overturned a labour majority of more than 2500. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, described the defeat as very disappointing. But he said he wouldnt be standing down. In a second by election in stoke on trent central, labour did see off a challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall but with a red
Of the city for the first time, to face strong resistance from so called Islamic State. And on newsnight, theresa may an unelected leader with a major constitutional negotiation to deliver, and a small majority in house, wins the day and sails forth. In the light of labours meltdown in copeland, is the party lead byJeremy Corbyn far from an effective opposition . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has said winning the copeland by election was an astounding victory for the conservatives. Its the first time a party in government has taken a seat in a by election for 35 years. Labour had held copeland since 1935, but the conservatives overturned a labour majority of more than 2,500. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn described the defeat as Very Disappointing but he said he wouldnt be standing down. In a second by election in stoke on trent central, labour did see off a challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall, but with a reduced majority. Our deputy political editor, john p
A labour peer says colleagues must stand up for the interests of the young. This house should be urging a rethink on this whole project. This house should be saying, not in our name. But a conservative offers peers this reassurance on brexit even if theres no deal. There is no greater nonsense than the claim that in the absence of a trade deal with the eu we shall be falling off a cliff edge. There is no cliff edge for the simple reason that there is no cliff. Also on the programme some powerful speeches and surprising revelations during a debate about donald trump. Which one of us has not made some ridiculous sexual comment sometime in our past . Well, in private, you know, let. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. All right . But first, the Bill Authorising the government to start the formal process for leaving the eu has been approved by the commons. Now its the turn of the House Of Lords to chew over the legislation. In a Marathon Debate over two days, there were 184 spe