reparations? just are you more broadly in favour of reparations?— are you more broadly in favour of rearations? , ., , ., . reparations? just to respond to that was made by _ reparations? just to respond to that was made by your— reparations? just to respond to that was made by your other _ reparations? just to respond to that was made by your other guest. - reparations? just to respond to thatj was made by your other guest. that is the first time i have ever heard that. so for him to suggest that somehow, i am that. so for him to suggest that somehow, lam mixing reparations and political advocacy with the contents of my thesis when he has not seen my thesis and he has already said he is unfamiliar with my work, i think is disingenuous. i am unfamiliar with my work, i think is disingenuous. lam not unfamiliar with my work, i think is disingenuous. i am not working on theissue disingenuous. i am not working on the issue of reparations within the context of my thesis. my thesis is about mercantile hegemony in the latter days of british slavery and it is a case study of sandbach, tinne and that is what i am looking at. it is based on a methodological approach which is a mixture of genealogy and participate a reaction research, which is working towards doing public engagements around the decolonisation of these archives. and ways to bring these archival collections together to make them accessible for researchers to be able to use those datasets. that is what i am doing sol able to use those datasets. that is what i am doing so i don't know where your other guest got that motion from. but that was an assumption. and for someone who is so high up, i would expect him to qualify that before making such an allegation. abs, qualify that before making such an alleuation. �* , . qualify that before making such an alleuation. . , , , , allegation. a very brief response, professor lawrence _ allegation. a very brief response, professor lawrence goldman. - allegation. a very brief response, professor lawrence goldman. i'm awfully sorry _ professor lawrence goldman. i'm awfully sorry if i have in any way offended — awfully sorry if i have in any way offended malik, i have been called upon to— offended malik, i have been called upon to make some comments and from the bbc's _ upon to make some comments and from the bbc's account on the website, it is simply— the bbc's account on the website, it is simply not altogether clear what is simply not altogether clear what is going _ is simply not altogether clear what is going on. i would simply ask why it is necessary to name someone who has made _ it is necessary to name someone who has made it— it is necessary to name someone who has made it very clear that her privacy— has made it very clear that her privacy is — has made it very clear that her privacy is being invaded? thank you ve much privacy is being invaded? thank you very much indeed _ privacy is being invaded? thank you very much indeed for— privacy is being invaded? thank you very much indeed for coming - privacy is being invaded? thank you very much indeed for coming on - very much indeed for coming on tonight. that's all from us tonight. sima is back tomorrow. until then, goodnight. the next decade the world will get "more insecure and more unstable." he also said: "we must not return to the days where defence was viewed "as a discretionary spend by government and savings were achieved by hollowing out." is grant shapps just going to be a political appointee, whose primary task if you like will be to support the prime minister in cabinet? or is he going to really understand the needs of defence? grant shapps's replacement as energy secretary is claire coutinho, a long—standing ally of the prime minister. it is a huge promotion for her. are you ready to tackle the global energy crisis, miss coutinho? it really doesn't matter how many newjobs rishi sunak gives to his friends, it is still moving the deck chairs. they are still a sinking ship. this country really needs change. defence secretary is always a big job but claire coutinho faces the tricky business of delivering the government's climate promises with some tory mps sceptical about the implications. taking a step back, this was a safety first reshuffle. loyalty in the prime minister prized and, yes, limited in scale. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. live now tojinghan zeng, professor of china and international studies at lancaster university. thank you so much forjoining us. i guess the war in ukraine will be high on the agenda, but also the uk china relationship will be quite important for his new portfolio. he has previously expressed mistrust of china while also saying the uk would welcome chinese investment for the right projects. 50 how do you see his appointment affecting the uk relationship with china? i his appointment affecting the uk relationship with china?- his appointment affecting the uk relationship with china? i think it de-ends relationship with china? i think it depends on _ relationship with china? i think it depends on what _ relationship with china? i think it depends on what kind _ relationship with china? i think it depends on what kind of - relationship with china? i think it depends on what kind ofjob - relationship with china? i think it depends on what kind ofjob you | relationship with china? i think it i depends on what kind ofjob you are doing. if you are more hawkish about china, because after all looking into security part... i think we should be realistic about his position about china. you still have the kind of confrontation, the war in ukraine, and people pushing him to focus more on security, so he might see a lot of things around security. uk china relations... i think in some small area there is hope, he is using tiktok, and closer to rishi sunak... which means he might be looking into the wider picture beyond defence, and trying to factor in more about economic benefits with china. i think beijing will be very cool about it, not being excited, that it will not fundamentally change the current direction of uk china relations. speaking of the uk china relations, we had secretary cleverly visiting beijing this week. some senior conservatives have been critical to saying it is an approach of appeasement, while mr cleverley said the engagement isn't helpful. what is your view on this? i the engagement isn't helpful. what is your view on this?— is your view on this? i think diplomacy _ is your view on this? i think diplomacy is _ is your view on this? i think diplomacy is all— is your view on this? i think diplomacy is all about - is your view on this? i think - diplomacy is all about dialogue. whether you like it or not, china is a core trading partnerfor the uk. you really have to talk to china, otherwise you are not going to tackle the uk major global issues... climate change, economic stability, a lot of other issues. so you really need dialogue. you could see phil say what america, france, germany are doing, with this dialogue with china... so i think engagement is very important especially with china. . , . , china. there are disagreements, thou~h, china. there are disagreements, though, especially _ china. there are disagreements, though, especially over - china. there are disagreements, though, especially over human l china. there are disagreements, - though, especially over human rights issues, london has already voiced concerns about that. also there was a worrying report that alleged china has penetrated every sector of the uk economy. has penetrated every sector of the uk economy-— has penetrated every sector of the uk economy. well, i think there is alwa s uk economy. well, i think there is always disagreements. _ uk economy. well, i think there is always disagreements. it's - uk economy. well, i think there is always disagreements. it's hard i uk economy. well, i think there is always disagreements. it's hard to find a country that uk doesn't have disagreement with. especially developing countries. there is always different values and different things. i think after all, china is the second—largest world economy, it's going to have important economic influence. simply because china is the uk's top economic trading partner, china will play a role in different parts of the uk economy. like it or not, that's what it is.— the uk economy. like it or not, that's what it is. professor, thank ou so that's what it is. professor, thank you so much _ that's what it is. professor, thank you so much for— that's what it is. professor, thank you so much forjoining _ that's what it is. professor, thank you so much forjoining us - that's what it is. professor, thank you so much forjoining us today. | you so much forjoining us today. thank you for having me. gabon has been suspended as a member of the african union following wednesday's coup in the central african nation. the new military leadership says the transitional leader general brice oligui nguema will be sworn in as president on monday. he was carried through the streets of the capital libreville by his troops earlier. president biden says he will visit florida on friday as officials there assess the damage from hurricane idalia. the storm system hit parts of the us gulf coast as a category 3 hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm. governor ron desantis said the storm was far less destructive than had been feared, but property losses of over $9 billion have been predicted. the fifa president gianni infantino has spoken about the aftermath of the women's world cup finalfor the first time, saying spanish association chief luis rubiales' kiss on the mouth of starjenni hermoso "should never have happened". infantino said the behaviour of spanish federation boss had "spoiled" the occasion. the spanish federation has called on mr rubiales to resign over the incident. dozens of women may have been groomed into online sex work by a group fronted by the controversial social media influencer andrew tate. the bbc has uncovered messages linked to his secretive all—male organisation, called the war room. it teaches its members, for a fee, how to exploit potential victims by emotionally manipulating and socially isolating them. andrew tate has separately been charged with rape and human trafficking in romania, and is due to face trial. he denies all of the allegations. matt shay has this exclusive report. the war room is kind of like the illuminati. with brotherhood and people you can trust, capable people, that is what the war room is. , ., . ., people, that is what the war room is. , ., . . . . people, that is what the war room is. the so-called war room cost more than £6,000 — is. the so-called war room cost more than £6,000 per— is. the so-called war room cost more than £6,000 per year, _ is. the so-called war room cost more than £6,000 per year, he _ is. the so-called war room cost more than £6,000 per year, he describes i than £6,000 per year, he describes it as a self improvement and professional network. in reality, it teaches members through a so—called phd because how to groom women into sex work. our documentary has been given exclusive access to 12,000 pages of encrypted messages sent by hundreds of members. the messages identify at least 45 potential victims around the world, with the true number likely much higher. a young woman from buenos aires so she was groomed by a war room member. he: wanted me to get his name tattooed. she says things even turned violent. level violence and submission, i never thought i'd be involved with... �* ., never thought i'd be involved with... ., ., . ., . with... another woman told me a similar story- _ with... another woman told me a similar story. he _ with... another woman told me a similar story. he wanted - with... another woman told me a similar story. he wanted me - with... another woman told me a similar story. he wanted me to l similar story. he wanted me to tattoo his _ similar story. he wanted me to tattoo his name _ similar story. he wanted me to tattoo his name on _ similar story. he wanted me to tattoo his name on me. - similar story. he wanted me to l tattoo his name on me. although similar story. he wanted me to - tattoo his name on me. although they live thousands _ tattoo his name on me. although they live thousands of _ tattoo his name on me. although they live thousands of miles _ tattoo his name on me. although they live thousands of miles apart, - tattoo his name on me. although they live thousands of miles apart, their. live thousands of miles apart, their stories indicate that there are legit groomers were following the same tactics. if legit groomers were following the same tactics. lfl legit groomers were following the same tactics-— same tactics. if i wasn't doing well, same tactics. if i wasn't doing well. things — same tactics. if i wasn't doing well, things would _ same tactics. if i wasn't doing well, things would become i same tactics. if i wasn't doing - well, things would become violent. -- there _ well, things would become violent. -- there are — well, things would become violent. —— there are legit groomers. as well, things would become violent. -- there are legit groomers. as soon as i -- there are legit groomers. as soon as i walked — -- there are legit groomers. as soon as i walked in — -- there are legit groomers. as soon as i walked in the _ -- there are legit groomers. as soon as i walked in the door, _ -- there are legit groomers. as soon as i walked in the door, he _ -- there are legit groomers. as soon as i walked in the door, he pushed i as i walked in the door, he pushed me to _ as i walked in the door, he pushed me to my— as i walked in the door, he pushed me to my knees and smacked me hard across— me to my knees and smacked me hard across the _ me to my knees and smacked me hard across the face.— across the face. andrew tait is the ublic across the face. andrew tait is the public face — across the face. andrew tait is the public face of _ across the face. andrew tait is the public face of the _ across the face. andrew tait is the public face of the society. - across the face. andrew tait is the public face of the society. but - across the face. andrew tait is the public face of the society. but our| public face of the society. but our investigation has found an american man who calls himself iggy appears to be the true leader. in documents and messages seen by the bbc, he appears to encourage the members to remove the women'ssupport systems, take all or most of the money they earn, and create in his words female sexual slavery. earn, and create in his words female sexualslavery. i earn, and create in his words female sexual slavery. i also spoke to eli, who said he spent two years at the organisation as head of sales and marketing but has now left to speak out against it. he marketing but has now left to speak out against it— out against it. he basically said, let's not kid _ out against it. he basically said, let's not kid ourselves, - out against it. he basically said, let's not kid ourselves, this - out against it. he basically said, let's not kid ourselves, this is i out against it. he basically said, let's not kid ourselves, this is al let's not kid ourselves, this is a cult. ~ ., , let's not kid ourselves, this is a cult. ., , . ., let's not kid ourselves, this is a cult. ., , . . of let's not kid ourselves, this is a cult-— of the i let's not kid ourselves, this is a i cult.— of the war cult. who is in charge? of the war room? ed — cult. who is in charge? of the war room? ed is— cult. who is in charge? of the war room? ed is at _ cult. who is in charge? of the war room? ed is at the _ cult. who is in charge? of the war room? ed is at the top. _ cult. who is in charge? of the war room? ed is at the top. i - cult. who is in charge? of the war room? ed is at the top. i put - cult. who is in charge? of the war. room? ed is at the top. i put these allegations — room? ed is at the top. i put these allegations to _ room? ed is at the top. i put these allegations to him _ room? ed is at the top. i put these allegations to him at _ room? ed is at the top. i put these allegations to him at his _ room? ed is at the top. i put these allegations to him at his home - room? ed is at the top. i put these allegations to him at his home in i allegations to him at his home in los angeles. are you training people how to enslave women in the war room? do you run the war room? we have seen evidence you are training men how to enslave women, do you care to comment? he did not respond but wrote on social media after... i say nothing, now we will never know who the real mastermind of the war room is. andrew tate has managed to appeal to the insecurities of millions of young men. our investigation suggests his fame is being used to sell a method of abuse to men around the world. a statement issued by his press officer said the bbc findings represent another brazen attempt to present one—sided unverified allegations against him. former brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro as well as his wife michelle, are accused of trying to illegally former brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro is being questioning by federal police. bolsonaro, as well as his wife michelle, are accused of trying to illegally keep and sell expensive jewelry given to them as official gifts by saudi arabia. police are investigating allegations that members of the former president's inner circle sold off official gifts for bolsonaro's "illicit enrichment." thursday's interrogation of bolsonaro is his sixth since leaving office at the end of 2022. police in norfolk in nebraska pulled over a car for having a huge bull standing in its passenger seat. the car had half of its roof cut off to fit the animal in. the man driving the car was given a warning by police, and was ordered to take the bull back home. luckily, no—one was injured. andrew pfeifer, who actually found the bull in the car and filmed the footage you saw on screen, says it was quite the sight to behold. i hopped in the car and i drove west for a solid 10, 15 minutes, watching the cars pass by — nothing, nothing. and sure enough, i kind of see this little black speck in the distance get closer and closer, and i'm like, that is a full—grown bull. and eventually i pulled a u—turn, pulled up beside him. and he wanted nothing to do with me, i could tell already. but i knew it wouldn't be long before he got pulled over, and that's exactly what happened. what an amazing story! i didn't believe it when my colleagues told me earlier! that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. good morning. well, with the change of month, once again, we're likely to see a change of weather fortunes. high pressure is going to build as we head into the weekend and for the first week of september. yes, we'll see some early morning mist and fog first thing. but on the whole, for most of us, it will be dry, sunny and increasingly warm. ahead of that, though, we've still got to get rid of this messy looking weather front that's going to produce some low cloud and some drizzle first thing in the morning, particularly through northern ireland. scottish borders down into the north of england. now to the north of that, clear skies and a chilly start, but sunny start for scotland. to the south of that, a cloudy start, but the cloud will thin and break and a few scattered showers break out. one or two of those could be quite hefty. top temperatures generally between 17 and 22 celsius. now, as we move into the weekend, we are likely to see that frontal system easing away and the high pressure starts to build from the west. we could start off with a little bit of patchy low cloud mist and fog across central and eastern england. clearer skies further north here, single figures to start off our saturday so that mist will take its time to clear away. but on the whole, it's all about high pressure. a weak weather front will bring some breezier and wetter conditions to the north, but with lighter winds first thing in the morning, it could start off a little bit murky and disappointing. it won't be long, though, before we see some sunshine breaking through and the warmth starts to build. so as we go into saturday, yes, a great start for some more sunshine a grey start for some more sunshine further north and west. this weather front trying to push in, but really not making too much of an impression for the first half of the weekend. as we go through the afternoon, there'll be some decent sunny spells and temperatures will start to climb, 23 or 2a degrees. that's into the mid seventies fahrenheit. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, there's that weather front bringing some breezier conditions and rain to the far northwest. but on the whole, sunday will be a dry day with plenty of sunshine coming through, and a degree or so warmer by the middle part of the afternoon. mid—twenties quite possible across central and southern parts of england. warmer still as we go through the week ahead. in fact, some places could see temperatures as into the high twenties by the middle part of the week. take care. but targeting the end user, many of them are not in education this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. whatever we call them — extreme right, far right or ultra nationalist — it's clear parties far to the right of the conservative mainstream are gaining ground across europe. perhaps most significant, and to many europeans, most alarming, is the rise of the md — alternative for deutschland — in germany. they're running second in national polls and winning local elections. my guest is peter boehringer, vice chairman of the md. is his party stirring sentiments that threaten german stability? peter boehringer in munich, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon, stephen. good to hear you again.