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BBCNEWS BBC News February 14, 2018

Are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. Poloice say theres evidence Benjamin Netanyahu gave bribes to get positive media coverage, and helped rich friends after receiving lavish gifts. In an address on israeli television, mr netanyahu insisted nothing would come of the cases against him, and that he will remain in office. The bbcs James Reynolds reports from jerusalem. The police leibler Benjamin Netanyahu the police leibler Benjamin Neta nyahu received lavish the police leibler Benjamin Netanyahu received lavish presence of champagne, cigars and jewellery. The second is about manipulation of the media. Officers say that mr netanyahu the media. Officers say that mr neta nyahu negotiated favourable coverage from one major newspaper in exchange for curtailing the circulation of one of its rivals. Israels leader has dismissed Police Recommendations. Translation over the years, there have been pressures to open no fewer than 15 investigations would be aim of toppling me from power. All began with explosive headlines, live broadcast and thunderous Police Recommendations. All these results endedin recommendations. All these results ended in nothing. This time as well they will result in nothing. The opposition calls on mr netanyahu to step aside. Its a sad day for israeli democracy when the Prime Minister is suspected in bribery. This is why we believe really should remove himself, even until this whole thing is sorted out legally. But there is no legal reason the mr netanyahu but there is no legal reason the mr neta nyahu to stand but there is no legal reason the mr netanyahu to stand down and he remains at least now the most dominant figure in israeli politics. The Police Recommendations against him will now be handed over to israels attorney general. Its up to this official to decide whether oi to this official to decide whether or not to indict the Prime Minister ought to do nothing. The attorney generals decision is expected to ta ke generals decision is expected to take at least several months. The leaders of Us Intelligence agencies have been updating senators on the threats facing the country. They spoke of military and nuclear challenges around the world, and warned of more election interference at home. But domestic politics also featured, with the head of the fbi contradicting the white house version of events over the departure of senior aide rob porter. Jane obrien has more on the days testimony. Part of the job of americas intelligence chiefs is to sound the alarm and dan coats rang it loud and clear. The United States is under attack. Under attack by entities that are using cyber to penetrate virtually every major action that takes place in the United States. And while iran, north korea and china were all named, russia was emphasised. We expect russia to continue using propaganda, social media, personas, sympathetic spokesmen and other means to influence to try to build on its wide range of operations and exacerbate social and political fissures in the United States. Us intelligence agencies all agree that moscow meddled with the president ial election and will try to mess with novembers mid terms. It is an assessment apparently at odds with the president s view. We cant confront this threat which is a serious one with the whole of government response when the leader of the government continues to deny that it exists. This was the first major appearance for the newly appointed fbi director christopher wray. His predecessor james comey was fired after coming into conflict with President Trump over russia. Today, the fbi contradicted the white house over rob porter, a senior aide, who left after allegations of assaulting his two ex wives. The administration has been vague about what it knew and when, but mr wray gave a clear timeline of information gathered during Border Security clearance. The fbi submitted a partial report on the investigation in question in march and then we administratively closed the file in january and then earlier this month we received some Additional Information and passed that on as well. The white house had said the fbi checks were ongoing. It will adjourn until the close of session at 2 30pm. The rest of the hearing took place behind closed doors, but the public statements imply that americas domestic divisions are becoming a threat, even as its foreign enemies circle. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Theres been a shooting in utah. Details are still coming in. Multiple people are reported to have been wounded. The incident took place in west valley city, just outside salt lake city. Police are securing the scene. The American Ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, has called on the Security Council to put pressure on the burmese leader, aung san suu kyi, to acknowledge that horrific acts are taking place against Rohingya Muslims in myanmar. She said the Burmese Military must be held accountable and that there must be no more excuses. Ajudge in london has rejected a second attempt by the wikileaks founder, julian assange, to have an arrest warrant against him lifted. He warrant was issued more than five years ago when mr assange broke his bail conditions during a battle against extradition to sweden, and took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. Britains prince harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle have made theirfirst official joint visit to scotland. The trip began with a walkabout at edinburgh castle, where the couple had a Close Encounter with the mascot of the royal regiment of scotland a Shetland Pony before visiting a cafe in the city which helps the homeless. In south africa, the Ruling African National congress has asked president jacob zuma to resign. The anc says hes agreed to stand down, but only after a transition period of three to six months which the party rejected. Mr zuma has come under mounting pressure to leave his post, following a series of corruption scandals. Our africa editor fergal keane reports from johannesburg. Not quite the night of the long knives, but still the party moving definitively to be rid of a defiant president. Late last night the convoy of the anc leader Cyril Ramaphosa coming to tell his executive that after a short meeting jacob zuma was refusing to resign voluntarily. With the media kept at bay, the party debated what to do next. Its half past midnight and theyre still talking in there, more than ten hours after they started. Theres a sense that the whole future of the anc, and indeed of this country, hinges on what happens now. This afternoon in johannesburg, after a meeting that eventually ran for 13 hours, the anc revealed that its patience was exhausted. In its wisdom, the nec decided as follows one, to recalljacob zuma. Recall, in other words they were ordering jacob zuma to resign. And if he doesnt its likely theyll force him out through a motion of no confidence in parliament. But its potentially risky. The president still has many supporters in the party. Do you worry that this is going to split the anc, divide the movement irreparably . I dont know whether the anc will split. But we are leaders, we belong to branches and we are appealing to our structures to understand that the National Executive committee has taken decisions. So, as the anc officials leave, theyve now thrown down a gauntlet to president jacob zuma. Theyve given him time, lots of time, they say, to respond to their demand that he step down. Its now up to him. Nobody could accuse the anc of rushing to remove jacob zuma. The leadership did nothing while corruption scandals multiplied during nine years of his rule. An indian immigrant family, the guptas, was allowed to purchase Vital National enterprises, employing the president s son in what became known as state ca pture. Now the opposition believes president zuma no longer cares about dividing his party or country. Now hes just defiant. You know, these are the last kicks of a dying horse. But it becomes dangerous. He doesnt care. Hes not even scared of impeachment. So, he is prepared to lose everything. Jacob zuma has lived and ruled in the shadow of greatness. However it comes about, he will leave office a humiliated figure. A group of 15 latin american nations have criticised the decision of venezuelas embattled president Nicolas Maduro to call a president ial election. Foreign ministers of the lima group which includes canada released a statement saying that as long as there were Political Prisoners in the country, elections cannot be free nor fair. In venezuelas capital, caracas, hundreds queue outside the Peruvian Embassy seeking an escape from the crippling economic crisis. With food unable to get in, they are desperately trying to get out. Critical shortages have seen a number of mass Anti Government protests in recent years. Some of which have turned violent. On monday, students marched in memory of those who have died in demonstrations. Their march to the capital s cemetery where they placed flags and flowers on the gravesites of those killed. 70 protesters died last summer alone. Translation today we are demonstrating as venezuelan youth and venezuelan young people. We want and venezuelan young people. We want and we are going to continue wanting and we are going to continue wanting a change. Today is not a celebration but take a narration of all our fallen. President Nicolas Maduro has called european sanctions against members of his government into realistic. He has promised fresh elections by the end of april, telling supporters that he is ready to seek another 6 year term. On tuesday, Foreign Ministers of 15 south american countries met in perus capital, lima, looking to decide whether these elections can be deemed democratic. Translation the elections that president Nicolas Maduros government unilaterally called do not meet the conditions of a free and transparent election nor do they have the guarantees that have one knows exists in a democratic election. Venezuelans are requesting more help from the international community. Translation i asked the Foreign Ministers to have consideration with venezuela, to help us to they are not simply words about actions. We a lwa ys not simply words about actions. We always hear the same. We are going to help venezuela, we are going to help them but we havent gotten anything. Reports suggests 1. 2 million venezuelans have left the country in the past two years alone. But crippling food, electricity and medicines shortages, this number looks only set to rise. Much more to come to you on bbc news, including this. Lung cancer patients, including many who have never spoke to, say it is time to devote never spoke to, say it is time to d evote ma ny never spoke to, say it is time to devote many more resources to research. Theres mr mandela. Mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. Irans spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said hes passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. The people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president , baby doc duvalier. Because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farms central block. Shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. There stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. Elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other territories. Head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. This is bbc news. The latest headlines israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. Mr netanyahu denies any wrongdoing. American intelligence chiefs insist russias election meddling isnt over. And the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. Two months ago, our legal correspondent, clive coleman, lost his sister, sarah, to lung cancer. She was one of a growing number of healthy, non smokers to contract the disease. Lung cancer is one of the most deadly cancers, and yet it receives far less funding for research. The consequences for non smoking victims can be devastating, as clive has been finding out. When youre first diagnosed with cancer, its really scary and i was very scared. I was diagnosed with non Small Cell Lung Cancer in august 2015. This is my younger sister, sarah, she died of lung cancer in december, two years after being diagnosed. In the months before her death, she made this film about her condition. Before she got the illness, i knew relatively little about it. I suppose i shared the common view that it was a smokers disease. I had no idea how many healthy, non smokers got it or that in the uk it kills more than breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer put together. Keep into the sides, thats it. Safely. Like my sister, Joanne Marshall has never smoked, but has stage 4 lung cancer because of a non inherited fault in her genes. Shes being treated with targeted drug therapies. They provide a very effective stay of execution. So for me, for example, ive been on a targeted therapy for about a year, which meant that i could live, essentially, a normal life. I was very active, i could breathe properly. But they dont last forever, thats the problem, cancer tends to be one step ahead. The children help just by being here. I mean, theyre really doing everything they can. My husband. His life has completely changed and its not what i wanted for him. But, you know. If we get through this, well be so strong. Scientists dont know why seemingly more and more healthy non smokers are getting lung cancer, but visiting joanna and her family, i had learned that the disease kills 98 people each day in the uk. 14 of those who get it have never smoked and yet, in terms of research funding, it receives a small fraction of the money spent on breast or testicular cancer or leukaemia. Its a massive problem because these people who are diagnosed with lung cancer, whove never smoked, are really quite angry that its assumed that they have smoked and that they have self inflicted this cancer upon them, when clearly they havent. Because of the way that the disease behaves and that these people are not expected to be diagnosed with cancer, theyre not high risk, theyre usually diagnosed at a later stage and therefore treatment can often not be curative, which is a complete and utter disaster for them. Lung cancer remains the ugly, poor relation of the cancer family, it doesnt discriminate between smokers and non smokers and therell be many more cases, like my sisters, before a long term treatments found. Clive coleman, bbc news. Guyana in south america is one of the smallest countries in the world with a population of less than 800,000, and yet it has the highest suicide rate among women, some five times higher than the uk, according to the world health organization. Tiffany sweeney reports from the capital, georgetown, on the scale of the problem and the latest initiatives to tackle it. From the lush greenery of its countryside, to its vibrant capital georgetown, its a place of beauty and colour. But below the surface, theres a darker under current. Underlying all of this is a cultural acceptance that suicide is part of guyana. Its notjust one thing that makes someone think that, you know what, im going to end my life. Every day my parents would have money and many of those things are contributed to it. And it was seeing her parents find it difficult to feed her family that led to lisas depression and trying to take her own life, at the age of 14. Yeah, ifelt as though, you know, they were struggling a lot and i wanted to do more and to help them. I felt like if i was out of the equation, then things would be much better. Good morning. But lisa is here today because one teacher encouraged her to talk. She won miss guyana and used her platform to set up pora, prevention of teenage suicide. I would take back everything back. Lisa shares her story of how she became a singer and a model, its her way of inspiring young people. After the discussion, five School Children wanted to talk. About things that happen. Im always in school. I never, never like to let people know my feelings, i always smile. They all shared similar stories, of family members dying, absent parents and bullying at school. Some were so overwhelming, it was clear they needed support. Support that this school gives through its teachers, but here theyre still waiting for a counsellor, something the government has pledged. If youre so young and vulnerable at that age and no ones telling you that you can be something or you can make something of your life, i believe in you, then you feel worthless, and thats essentially what these kids are feeling. So whats the best theme . Mine one is, say it. Beverley cyrus is the head teacher at this school, she believes tackling issues at home are just as important as education. Some of them are living, like, in different homes at different periods of time. So most of them are not in a stable home. So you find various behaviours are coming out because what mum would encourage, grandmum wouldnt. She, like lisa, believes by nurturing the children to focus positively on the skills they do have, it will help to improve their Mental Health. Th

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