are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. police say there's 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 bbc‘s james reynolds reports from jerusalem. the israeli police recommend charges against the country's prime minister in two separate cases. the first centres on gifts for favours and police believe that benjamin netanyahu gave special treatment to wealthy friends after receiving lavish presents of champagne, cigars and jewellery. the second is about manipulation of the media. officers say that mr netanyahu negotiated favourable coverage from one major newspaper in exchange for curtailing the circulation of one of its rivals. israel's leader has dismissed the police recommendations. translation: over the years, there have been pressures to open no fewer than 15 investigations with the aim of toppling me from power. all began with explosive headlines, live broadcasts and some with thunderous police recommendations. all these attempts resulted ended in nothing. i tell you, this time too, they will result in nothing. the opposition calls on mr netanyahu to step aside. it's a sad day for israeli democracy that a prime minister is suspected in bribery. this is why we believe, really, he should remove himself, even until this whole thing is sorted out legally. but there is no legal reason for mr netanyahu to stand down and he remains, at least for now, the most dominant figure in israeli politics. the police recommendations against him will now be handed over to israel's attorney general, avichai mandelblit. it's up to this official to decide whether or not to indict the prime minister ought to do nothing. the attorney—general‘s decision is expected to take at least several months. leaders of american intelligence agencies have been updating senators on the threats facing the country. they spoke of military and nuclear challenges around the world, and warned they anticipate more election interference from russia. and domestic politics also made headlines, with the new head of the fbi contradicting the white house version of events over the departure of senior aide rob porter, who's accused of domestic abuse. jane o'brien has more on the day's testimony. part of the job of america's 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 presidential election and will try to mess with november's mid—terms. it is an assessment apparently at odds with the president's view. we can't 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 injanuary 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 america's domestic divisions are becoming a threat, even as its foreign enemies circle. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the british actress and musician minnie driver has quit as an oxfam ambassador after 20 years‘ involvement. she says she's horrified and devastated at the allegations that staff in crisis zones paid for sex with vulnerable locals — and by oxfam's response. a statement from the charity says they are saddened by her decision, but understand and respect it. the american ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, has called on the security council to put more pressure on the burmese leader, aung san suu kyi, to acknowledge horrific acts against rohingya muslims in myanmar. she said the burmese military must be held accountable and there must be no more excuses. in south africa, the ruling african national congress has asked presidentjacob zuma to resign. the anc says he's agreed to stand down, but only after a transition period of three to six months — which the party rejected. mr zuma has been under mounting pressure to leave his post, over 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. it's half—past midnight and they're still talking in there, more than ten hours after they started. there's 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 doesn't it's likely they'll force him out through a motion of no confidence in parliament. but it's 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 don't 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, they've now thrown down a gauntlet to president jacob zuma. they've given him time, lots of time, they say, to respond to their demand that he step down. it's 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 he's just defiant. you know, these are the last kicks of a dying horse. but it becomes dangerous. he doesn't care. he's 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. the turing ‘s announcement from the danish royal family, they the turing ‘s announcement from the danish royalfamily, they are the turing ‘s announcement from the danish royal family, they are saying that the husband of the queen has died, he was 83. it was born into a french aristocratic family, he grahl partly in indochina. he married apprentice in 1967 and they had two children —— he grew up partly. the foreign minister of the netherlands has resigned, admitting he lied about a meeting with russia's president putin. that triggered a vote of no—confidence in the prime minister mark rutte, which he survived. anna holligan has the story. holding back the tears, the netherlands top diplomat struggled as he conceded he'd lost the fight for his political life. translation: so as not to burden the position of the minister of foreign affairs, i see no other option than to offer my resignation to his majesty the king. i do this with regret in my heart, but in the full conviction that the netherlands deserves a minister of foreign affairs who is above any form of doubt. this came after he admitted lying about hearing president putin express his expansionist aims. the dutch prime minister, seemed there are offering some comfort, initially stood by his political ally when askedif stood by his political ally when asked if the foreign minister was spreading fake news. translation: what he says is not fa ke translation: what he says is not fake news, this is not fake news. this is about protecting a source. to protect that zorzi chose a weather was not wise. you should not done that —— to protect that source. now what mark rutte is facing questions about what he knew, how long it took him to inform parliament, and whether he was right to defend a lie. on monday we heard from the dutch foreign minister, admitting that he had lied about being present at this meeting with president putin in 2006, in which he claimed that the russian president had outlined his plans for a greater russia, which were said to include the baltic states, ukraine, belarus, and the asic stan would be nice. a former shell executive e—mailed a dutch newspaper to say he had been at the meeting, which halbe zijlstra had not attended, and that his comments were made in an historical context. the russian embassy in the eight released a statement expressing frustration at what it described as unfounded claims —— —— in the hague. instead, his words have put pressure on the country ‘s relationship, and his own government. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the prince and the pony. harry and meghan markle meet one of the armed forces' smallest recruits — a royal marines mascot. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's 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 farm's 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: israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. he denies any wrongdoing and says he will stay in power. american intelligence chiefs insist russia's election meddling isn't over. and the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. a group of 15 latin american nations have criticised venezuela's president nicolas maduro for his decision to call a presidential election. foreign ministers of the lima group — which includes canada — have released a statement saying as long as there are political prisoners in venezuela, elections cannot be free nor fair. katie silver reports. in venezuela's 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. they marched 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 we are going to continue wanting, a change. today is not a celebration but a commemoration of all ourfallen. president nicolas maduro has called european sanctions against members of his government imperialistic. 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 peru's capital, lima, looking to decide whether these elections can be deemed democratic. translation: the elections that president maduro's government unilaterally called do not meet the conditions of a democratic, free and transparent election nor do they have the guarantees that everyone knows exists in a democratic election. then venezuelans are requesting more help from the international community. translation: i ask the foreign ministers to have consideration with venezuela, to help us so they are not simply words about actions. we always hear the same. "we're going to help venezuela, we are going to help them," but we haven't gotten anything. reports suggests 1.2 million venezuelans have left the country in the past two years alone. with crippling food, electricity and medicines shortages, this number looks only set to rise. katie silver, bbc news. the one in south america is one of the one in south america is one of the smallest countries in the world. it has a population of 800,000. but according to organisations, it has the high suicide rate in the world. we got this report from georgetown and the latest initiatives to challenge it. from the lush greenery of its countryside, to its vibrant capital georgetown, it's a place of beauty and colour. but below the surface, there's a darker under current. underlying all of this is a cultural acceptance that suicide is part of guyana. it's notjust one thing that makes someone think that, "you know what, i'm 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 lisa's depression and trying to take her own life, at the age of 1a. 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, it's her way of inspiring young people. after the discussion, five school children wanted to talk. about things that happen. i'm 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 they're still waiting for a counsellor, something the government has pledged. if you're so young and vulnerable at that age and no—one's telling you that you can be something or you can make something of your life, i believe in you, then you feel worthless, and that's essentially what these kids are feeling. so what's 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 wouldn't. 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. the government is opening several specialist centres this year to address the fact the suicide rate among women is the highest in the world and for men the second highest. suriname is two hours from the capital and is the region most affected. the hospital here says one of their main issues is the negative way in which suicide is commonly discussed. you hear it sitting in a car. it's discussed, it's laughed at. it's like an everyday conversation. she called for other governmental bodies to play their part. as i've said, we can't stand alone, we're a house, so we need all the pillars to ensure our people stand. the authorities are trying to find a way out, but it will take a cultural shift to change the conversation surrounding mental health to one that will change the tide in a positive direction. tiffany sweeney, bbc news, guyana. prince harry and meghan markle have made their first officialjoint visit to scotland, in the run—up to their wedding in may. from edinburgh, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell sent this — there is, of course, quite a lot of flash photography. edinburgh castle and a welcome to scotland on a day when the temperature was barely above zero. a day, then, for a good, warm overcoat and there was meghan markle wrapped up in that very thing. a coat patterned in tartan green and blue. offering a welcome, band of her majesty's royal marines scotland and the regimental mascot of the world regiment of scotland, a shetland pony with sharp teeth. watch harry's left hand. nearly got him! he moved on, ring finger intact, meghan amused. bang went the one o'clock gun and out came the earplugs. as they gazed out on the city, those who came to see them were positive. we got to meet meghan and she is absolutely beautiful. i am so excited for them to be here! they are the future of the royal family. this has been another important introduction on the meghan markle familiarisation tour of the uk. the underlying message is how much scotland matters. the union of course is a sensitive issue. one the royals know they must navigate with care. but that navigation will increasingly be the task of the younger royals like harry and his wife to be. scotland will need to be a regular destination. it's that time of year when thoughts turn to love and romance as people celebrate valentine's day. but not everyone has that certain special someone in their lives. in the philippines, if you're looking for companionship, there is an unusual place you can go — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. the philippine animal welfare society, the appropriately titled paws, is offering people the chance to enjoy a doggy date. # and they call it puppy love #. for a small donation, you can spend some quality time with one of the 17 canine casanovas at the shelter in the villa. they want to promote pet adoption and love for animals, something some of these animals have had precious little of. even among stray dogs and stray animals with anger issues, with enough love and care, they can be rehabilitated into loving homes. that certainly seems to be the case for some of these budding romances. "i do not have a date for valentine's day, so i came here," this woman says. "my love for dogs will never go away." no one knows exactly how many stray animals there are in a city the size of manila. many of these dogs were likely pets abandoned when their owners could no longer afford to feed them. some will find new homes, showing that a little bit of puppy love can go a long way. # this is puppy love #. tim allman, bbc news. daww. .. much more on the website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley. thank you for watching. hello once again, thanks very much indeed forjoining me. it's time we updated you on the weather prospects for the whole of the british isles and this will take us right through the next few days, on into the weekend. hmm, tuesday, a bit of a mixed bag to say the least. wet in the south, snow further north but once the snow cleared it ended up being a really glorious afternoon and a spectacular one across the isle of lewis. if you thought that's a bit ancient history, that's the band of weather that brought us the rain on tuesday, here's the next great event looming with intent in the western side of the british isles. ahead of it it's quite important to tell you with these clear skies the temperatures will have dipped away. once we start bringing the weather elements together, we've got the cold weather in place, in comes the moisture from the atlantic so no great surprise if i tell you that after a bright enough start for central and eastern parts, in comes this weather front from the atlantic and because we're pushing all that moisture into that cold air, anywhere really from the north midlands and north of wales northwards, that's where we're going to see significant snowfall, especially but not exclusively on the higher ground. you'll see here, north—west highlands, 7—12 centimetres, even on the southern uplands, getting over beattock summit perhaps on the m74, you could be looking at several centimetres of snow. top end of the pennines as well and even a wee bit further south there's just the chance that as that weather front keeps journeying ever further eastwards and it comes up over salisbury plain, the chilterns, i wouldn't be surprised if you told me you saw something just a wee bit wintry about proceedeings there. i don't think it's going to amount to a whole can of beans in the south but they will be significant depths further north. 5—8 will cover it for many, a wee bit milder out to the west, ten or 11 here perhaps. that weather system eventually pushes through. low pressure still dominating the scene in many parts of the british isles for thursday. quite a few isobars on that chart so the wind will be a noticeable feature of the day on thursday. but having said that, you know what, in many areas it's going to be a decent day. in eastern scotland and much of england and wales, dry, fine and sunny and temperatures in double figures across the south. there will be more showers in western scotland and northern ireland as well. as we go from thursday pushing towards the end of the week, see this ridge of high pressure just beginning to build in here, trying to dominate the scene, at least across the southern half of the british isles. but for northern ireland, for the north and west of scotland, there's still the chance of some showers but in the south there's dry weather and a bit of warmth. this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli police are saying they will recommend to the attorney general that prime minister benjamin netanyahu be charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. he insists nothing would come of the cases against him, and that he will remain in office. leaders of american intelligence agencies have been updating senators on the threats facing the country. they warned of more election interference from russia in the mid—term elections. and the new head of the fbi contradicted the white house over the departure of senior aide rob porter, who's accused of domestic abuse. south africa's ruling african national congress has asked presidentjacob zuma to resign. the anc says he's agreed to stand down, but only after a transition period — which the party has rejected. mr zuma has long been under pressure over a series of corruption scandals. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk.

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