Managed to fool hsbcs Voice Recognition Security System, designed to prevent fraud. Good morning, its friday, 19th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Breaking news this morning. Swedish prosecutors are ending their seven year long investigation into the wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, who has been accused of rape. Mr assange, whos a5, has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london since 2012, claiming asylum to avoid extradition to sweden. Scotla nd Scotland Yard says it is obliged to arrest him for Breaching Bail Conditions if he leaves the embassy. Julian assange has just tweeted this picture. This is in reaction to that means from sweden. That is the first reaction from Julian Assange, though no statement from him as yet. Lets cfoss no statement from him as yet. Lets cross to the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. Our correspondent, Richard Lister, is there. Richard, so, any expectation we might Seejulian Assange leading that embassy any time soon . I would hav
Toa in the conservative Party Approach to a winterfuel in the conservative Party Approach to a winter fuel benefit, henry . The news on the tory manifesto that if you are in england and ui pensioner and you receive Winter Fuel Allowa nce and you receive Winter Fuel Allowance between £100 to £300 per year, that will now be means tested. Rich people wont get it. But if you are in scotland that would be the case. Itll still be available universally. That tells us something interesting. It is doing so well amongst older voters that it doesnt need to keep giving them goodies like David Cameron did. They can say, look, you are getting a great deal, you have a good deal over the past few years, so we will cut back on some of your benefits. But they still need scottish voters. There is still need scottish voters. There is still a strong Independence Campaign north of the border. The last thing theresa may wants to do in the middle of brexit negotiation this have that flare up. Middle of brex
And whether some anti inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump has told the leaders of more than a0 Muslim Nations, they mustjoin forces to defeat religious extremism. He also said arab leaders had a responsibility to tackle violence in their own countries. Speaking in saudi arabia, on the second day of his tour of The Middle East and europe, he said extremists must find no sanctuary, and he accused iran of representing the tip of the spear of terrorism, helping to fuel sectarian conflict. This report from our North America editor jon sopel, who is travelling with the president. The president has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region. And one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy so called islamic state. But after the trenchant and, some would say
And whether some anti inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump has told the leaders of more than a0 Muslim Nations, they mustjoin forces to defeat religious extremism. He also said arab leaders had a responsibility to tackle violence in their own countries. Speaking in saudi arabia, on the second day of his tour of The Middle East and europe, he said extremists must find no sanctuary, and he accused iran of representing the tip of the spear of terrorism, helping to fuel sectarian conflict. This report from our North America editor jon sopel, who is travelling with the president. The president has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region. And one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy so called islamic state. But after the trenchant and, some would say
And whether some anti inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump has told the leaders of more than a0 Muslim Nations, they mustjoin forces to defeat religious extremism. He also said arab leaders had a responsibility to tackle violence in their own countries. Speaking in saudi arabia, on the second day of his tour of The Middle East and europe, he said extremists must find no sanctuary, and he accused iran of representing the tip of the spear of terrorism, helping to fuel sectarian conflict. This report from our North America editor jon sopel, who is travelling with the president. The president has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region. And one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy so called islamic state. But after the trenchant and, some would say