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Transcripts For BBCNEWS Newsnight 20171107

There, where those signs are, a couple of hundred yards, its not an easy place forjournalists to go. Particularly when the subject of our investigation is the son of the president and someone very close to him. Hello. Accidents happen in government. People slip on banana skins. There are momentary lapses, or arguments that spill into the public domain. Events can catch cabinets by surprise. Thats normal. At a rate of one every few months. But then theres this government. Since the election knocked the confidence out of the Prime Ministerfive months ago, to many it has just lurched from one self inflicted wound to another. Public arguments over brexit are half of it, the harassment cases have piled on the pressure. But the coincidence of extra missteps has given this government a whiff of decay. And youre not meant to have that until youve been in power for a decade or more. Two particular things are exercising many mps right now. ....

United Kingdom , United States , City Of , Port Louis , Saint George , British Virgin Islands , Iran General , Peter Mandelson , Theresa May , David Grossman , Lewis Hamilton , Alistair Graham , Stephanie Boland , Alistair Burt , Priti Patel , Chris Cook , Carl Sargeant , Chris Kirk , Boris Johnson , Development Secretary , Holding Government , Current Defence , Prime Minister , Commons Chamber , Nazanin Zaghari , Summer Holiday ,

Tibet boarding schools: China accused of trying to silence language

Mandarin is being taught to Tibetans as their main language, threatening the future of their culture. ....

United States , Hong Kong , City Of , United Kingdom , Muslim Uyghurs , Alexandra Xanthaki , World Service Assignment , University For Nationalities , Mandarin Chinese , Educating Tibet , Service Assignment , Northwest University , Professor Alexandra Xanthaki , Prof Xanthaki , Boarding Schools , Mandarin Chinese , Tibetan Language , Educational Reforms , Yal Lo , Tibetan Children , Tibetan Areas ,

Fighting to free the women and children enslaved by IS

Yazidi groups are still looking for thousands of women and children who were enslaved. ....

Ar Raqqah , Rachel Wright , Haider Elias , Bahzad Fahran , Bahar Elias Getty , Abu Khattab , Abu Shuja , Bahar Elias , World Service Assignment , International Organization For Migration , World Service , Getty Images , Islamic State , International Organization ,

Fentanyl - a killer drug's trail of destruction

Americans are dying from fentanyl overdoses at an alarming rate. But the destruction begins further south. ....

Baja California , La Jolla , United States , San Diego , San Ysidro , Mexico City , Distrito Federal , Nuevo Leon , Clark Salveron , Adam Gordon , Bo Derek , Jan Baker , Steven Campman , Ed Byrne , Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador , Linda Pressly , World Service Assignment , Us Embassy , Getty Images , Latin America , Jalisco New Generation , Naval Commander , Mexican Red Cross , April Spring Kelly , Spring Kelly , Homeland Security ,

Fentanyl - a killer drug's trail of destruction

Americans are dying from fentanyl overdoses at an alarming rate. But the tragic story begins further south. ....

Baja California , La Jolla , San Ysidro , United States , San Diego , Nuevo Leon , Mexico City , Distrito Federal , Ed Byrne , Steven Campman , Bo Derek , Jan Baker , Linda Pressly , Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador , Adam Gordon , Clark Salveron , Us Embassy , World Service Assignment , Getty Images , Latin America , Jalisco New Generation , Naval Commander , Mexican Red Cross , April Spring Kelly , Spring Kelly , Homeland Security ,