With those measures, but at the same time there is an entrenched elite that has grown fat off the system, and its going to fight back, its going to push back, so he has this balance between popularity on the street and raising tensions within the elites in society. Much will now depend on the continued loyalty of the tribes and their leaders. Modern saudi arabia only became united in 1932. There will be now fears that the glue which held it together risks becoming dangerously unstuck. Frank gardner, bbc news. A century ago this week, bolshevikforces, encouraged by vladimir lenin, stormed the Winter Palace in st petersburg. The provisional government collapsed, and a new government of russia, led by the soviets, was proclaimed. But a hundred years on, the anniversary of the Russian Revolution is being marked without fanfare. Our special correspondent allan little reports from russia, on how successive leaders have tried to shape the countrys revolutionary past, to influence the present.
Haven and defends rules reportedly used by Lewis Hamilton to avoid vat on his £16 million privatejet. Also plans to help people out of pocket from bank scams. We hear about the people conned into authorising their banks to pay thousands of pounds to fraudsters. And west ham appoint david moyes as their new manager they say hes the right man to turn things around at the club. Good morning. Its tuesday the 7th of november. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The husband of a british iranian woman, being held in prison in tehran, has urged the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, to retract in parliament, a suggestion he made that shed been training journalists when she was arrested last year. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe is serving a five year prison sentence, over allegations of involvement in propaganda against the regime. Richard ratcliffe says his wife was simply visiting relatives, and fears iranian officials are using mrjohnsons statement to increase herjail sentence. The foreign
A decline in these apes. And while this precious new family is now safe in the wild conservationists will have to fight for the future of this species. Victoria gill, bbc news, westjava. Time for a look at the weather. Heres louise lear. Changeable, but nothing too severe, probably makes up the weather this week. A soggy affair, plenty of rain, quite mild under the rain, some of that heavy pushing in from the west. Behind it, quite a clea ra nce, the west. Behind it, quite a clearance, bright skies, sunshine, cooler, take a look at this gorgeous afternoon in South Lanarkshire stop behind this front, it will clear, that will be the theme, we started the week, cold, crisp and frosty, the week, cold, crisp and frosty, the slice of mind are behind by head, but will be the story, mild are continuing to push across the country, short lived, a frost, mild are returning towards the end of the working week but look at the weekend, the cold blue returning as weekend, the cold blue returning as w
Prove as he takes over as west ham manager. The fans, however, are not convinced. And louise lear has all the weather. This is what most of us would like. This, unfortunately, is what most of us this, unfortunately, is what most of us have got ive got all the good and bad news, and ill be here at half past two to tell you more. Thanks louise. Also coming up, roaring back a surprise performance from elton john as the lion king celebrates 20 years in new york. An ex welsh labour minister who faced a Party Investigation into allegations about his personal conduct has taken his own life, bbc wales understands. Carl sargeant had lost his ministerialjob as cabinet secretary for communities and children last week. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn said the death was deeply shocking news. Were going to be speaking to our wales Political Correspondent later, for reaction. The foreign secretary says he will go to iran, as he tries to diffuse the row caused by his comments about a british woman jailed i
Carpet with us the Berlin Film Festival deceiving the ward ceremony reached its climax just a few minutes ago the great and good of the movie will be gathered in downtown berlin to see which of the twenty films in competition with for the coveted all the red carpet is still a role for all these on hand that put some up on the scroll straight over to him still. Are you surprised by the winning film. Well um maybe a little bit that this film of black coal thin ice of wine and not the other fantastic chinese movie here im in no mans land on my personal favorite of boyhood american summer richard link later. It didnt take the top prize we didnt win best director nominee and grant with a pesto doll another of my favorites from wes anderson took the runner up prize the grand jury prize sold my eye and i wasnt too far off but i think it was obvious quite early on. This is going to be a big night for chinese cinema. I mean like all the nice one that still won the golden bay eric he also took t