the sister of billionaire arms dealer adnan khashoggi and built a business empire. he bought the ritz hotel in paris and defeated the lonrho group in the battle to buy harrods. lonrho s chief executive tiny rowland demanded an inquiry, which found mohamed al fayed had exaggerated his wealth and background. successive governments refused him british citizenship. do you think this is fair from the home secretary to behave the way with someone like me who have given employment to thousands of people, having four british kids? just it shows what type of people, you know, infiltrate in the political life and give us such a deal. revenge was swift. two conservative ministers, neil hamilton and tim smith, left the government, accused of taking cash to ask questions in the commons. another, jonathan aiken, resigned after mohamed al fayed revealed that he d stayed free of charge at the ritz in paris at the same time as saudi arms dealers. he went on to buy fulham football club and cou
on site, perhaps they will be the way you buy your tickets. do you think this is all a backward step? we would love to hear from you this morning, your own experiences as a rail passenger. 0ur ticket offices out of date? we will come to your calls and texts in just we will come to your calls and texts injust a moment we will come to your calls and texts in just a moment or two, we will come to your calls and texts injust a moment or two, but we will come to your calls and texts in just a moment or two, but we will start with bbc news here. police chiefs in england and wales are going to be given new powers to sack officers found guilty of misconduct. under the changes, chief constables or their deputies will lead disciplinary panels rather than having independent hearings. more than 60 people have been killed and at least a0 injured in a fire at a block of flats injohannesburg. it s unclear what started the blaze at the five story building. ben wallace has confirmed his
to be housed on board a barge in dorset are expected to arrive later today. the use of the bibby stockholm to house up to 500 people had been delayed by safety concerns. ministers insist the vessel will help reduce the cost of placing migrants in hotels. jonathan blake reports. floating accommodation for migrants seeking asylum in the uk. the bibby stockholm barge has been moored at portland in dorset for nearly three weeks, but stands empty. safety concerns have delayed getting people on board but it s now expected the first 50 or so men to be housed on the barge will move in very soon. we expect it to be in the coming days, so you won t have long to wait. and this is an important step forwards. up to 500 people could be accommodated here. the barge has medical facilities and a recreation area. it s one way the government hopes to cut the cost of hotels for those attempting to claim asylum, the bill currently running at about £6 million per day. but it s prompted protests f
the welfare of our troop, so we will remain focused about this and, again, this will develop in the next several days now. our correspondent, sean dilley, was at that briefing at the pentagon. here s his reaction. i would say where no closer to understanding what might have motivated the individual to cross into north korea. the pentagon very much saying as much and as little as you would expect them to. when we heard from mr austin, secretary of state for defence, he said their foremost concern is for his welfare, which has been echoed by the state department in their several statements. at this moment the two departments are working in collaboration, but defence and the pentagon are those directly in touch or co ordinating efforts with the north koreans because they believe, they said, that he is in their custody at the moment. looking at the situation from above, you know, what might have motivated him to cross there is still rather unresolved and whether he still wishes t