Tuesday, July 5, 2016

TOP GEAR LOOKS TO NEW SERIES WITHOUT EVANS

It's reported that the rest of the presenting line-up for motoring show Top Gear will stay on the show after Chris Evans quit after one series.

He's leaving the BBC programme amid falling ratings, although bosses insist the series has still been sold to 130 territories around the world.

Filming for the show starts again in September.

Chris Evans only joined Top Gear in June as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May moved on.

Former Top Gear presenter Steve Berry says there's more to his decision than domestic ratings.

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UK LABOUR IN DISARRAY

The deputy leader of the UK's Labour Party says he is trying to hold emergency talks with unions over the future of leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Tom Watson has asked Jeremy Corbyn to stand aside over concerns about his leadership among his own MPs.

However, Mr Corbyn was elected with a huge majority by the party's membership.

Political reporter Theo Usherwood says Tom Watson's targeting of the unions is a sensible strategy.

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UK CONSERVATIVES VOTE FOR LEADER

British Conservative MPs are voting for the first time (from 1000GMT) for a new leader who will also become Prime Minister.

Home Secretary Theresa May is favourite to win the process which the party says will conclude by September 9th.

The candidate who comes last in Tuesday's vote by MPs will be eliminated, with further rounds due later this week and next.

It comes after Prime Minister David Cameron decided to resign after Britons chose to leave the European Union in a referendum last month.

Political reporter Theo Usherwood says the process could wrap up before September.

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Putin signs new law on sports events after trouble at Euro 2016

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President Vladimir Putin has signed off a new law which forces Russians show their identification if they want to buy tickets for sporting events.  It comes after Russian football fans were blamed for violence during the Euro 2016 tournament. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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Monday, July 4, 2016

Donald Trump criticised for 'anti-Semiti' tweet

Hillary Clinton's campaign has slammed a "blatantly anti-Semitic image" posted on Twitter by Donald Trump on Saturday.

The graphic showed Hillary Clinton against a background of hundred dollar bills next to what appeared to be the Star of David.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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Pres. Obama to campaign with Hillary Clinton

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to campaign with expected Democratic party nominee Hillary Clinton in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Meanwhile Donald Trump has caused another uproar with a tweet.

Our US correspondent Priscilla Huff has a preview:

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US-backed fighters repel ISIS-counter attacks in key Syria city


US-backed Syrian fighters have successfully defended an ISIS counter attack in a key city - the second attempt by the extremists in the last 24 hours.

According to local officials and a Syrian monitoring group, the
alliance of Arab and Kurdish forces repelled the Islamic State which is trying to maintain control of the city of Manbij [Pro: Man-beej]

From Washington, Kevin McAleese reports...

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Chris Evans quits as host of BBC's TopGear

The presenter of the British motoring show TopGear Chris Evans has quit after just one series...

Ratings in programme - relaunched after the sacking of former presenter Jeremy Clarkson - have been low.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Ruling on Russian athletes to be issued July 21st


The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will issue its ruling by July 21st as to which Russian athletes have been cleared of doping allegations - that's just two weeks before the start of the Rio games.

Mary MacCarthy has more from Moscow

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US police apologize after mistaken ISIS arrest

US police have apologized to a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, after mistakenly arresting him under suspicion of links to the Islamic State group.

The UAE's foreign ministry has summoned the US deputy ambassador over the incident, which it calls "abusive treatment."

Emirati national Ahmed Al-Menhali was detained last week at gunpoint after an employee of the hotel he was staying at in Ohio told police she overheard Mr Al-Menhali on the phone, pledging allegiance to ISIS.

After nearly fainting while in handcuffs, police took Al-Menhali to the hospital, later learning the man was visiting the US to undergo medical tests after having a stroke.

During her call to authorities, the hotel employee also noted Al-Menhali was wearing the traditional United Arab Emirates dress of a white robe and headdress - the UAE is now warning its citizens to avoid wearing the attire while in the US for risk of suspicion. 

Police in Ohio issued an apology.

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US senators warn against troop reduction in Afghanistan

US senators have warned against reducing troops in Afghanistan, during a visit to Kabul Monday.

Their words come as the Obama administration is reconsidering whether to stick with their plan to withdraw some 4,000 troops by the end of the year.

Our Washington correspondent Rebecca Foster reports.

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THREE CONVICTED OF LIBOR RIGGING

Three former employees of Britain's Barclays Bank have been convicted of rigging the Libor interest rate.

The London inter-bank lending rate is used to set the prices of financial instruments worth trillions of dollars.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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European Commission says Spanish football clubs must pay back illegal state aid

The European Commission has ruled that seven Spanish football clubs - including Real Madrid and Barcelona - received unfair state aid from the Spanish government.
The clubs will have to pay back unpaid taxes. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports.

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NATO Chief Says Not Interested in New Cold War

As NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prepares for Friday's biannual NATO Summit in Warsaw, he continues to say he's not interested in starting a war with Russia.

Since the annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine, tensions between NATO and Moscow have been increasing.

At a pre-summit news conference, Secretary General Stoltenberg outlined again NATO's intention to send four battalions to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

While NATO leaders believe there's a growing threat from Russia, the secretary general says the deployment is not aimed at continuing to deteriorate relations with Moscow. 


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Osborne plans to cut UK corporation tax

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is planning to cut corporation tax to encourage overseas businesses to continue to invest in the UK, following its decision to leave the European Union.

Mr Osborne says cutting the tax to less than 15% is a way of showing the UK is 'still open for business', and would give the country a boost.

Our UK correspondent Martha Holeyman has more.

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FARAGE QUITS AS UKIP LEADER

The leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, is quitting.

Mr Farage says he's achieved his ambition of taking Britain out of the European Union, and so is stepping aside.

He insists Britain must now have a 'Brexit' Prime Minister.

Mr Farage was a leading voice for Brexit ahead of the UK's EU referendum, along with Boris Johnson, who has decided not to run to become Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says Nigel Farage insists his work his done.

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Nigel Farage stands down as leader of UKIP

Nigel Farage has stood down as the leader of the UK Independence Party...

The Member of the European Parliament has spent his entire political life fighting to get the UK out of the EU - and now says he feels he has "done his bit" following the referendum which saw the UK vote to leave the Union.

He said he would not change his mind about standing down, as he did after the 2015 general election.

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Legal action over Article 50 trigger

A law firm in the UK is legal taking action to ensure the British government does not implement Article 50 - which triggers the formal exit of Britain from the EU - without an Act of Parliament...

The firm Mishcon de Reya says it would be unlawful for the next Prime Minister to begin Article 50 without a formal debate and vote in Parliament.

It comes as MP Boris Johnson criticises the government for not setting out the Brexit positives - as our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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First Turkish aid shipment to Gaza arrives

A Turkish ship carrying 11,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza has reached the Israeli port of Ashdod - as part of a deal struck last week to mend relations between Israel and Turkey.
It's the first such shipment when 10 pro-Palestinian Turkish activists were killed in clashes with Israeli commandos.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports.

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Pressure building on EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to resign over brexit

Pressure is mounting on European Commisison president Jean-Claude Juncker to resign over his handling of the lead up to the UK's brexit referendum.

According the the British newspaper The Sunday Times, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is unhappy with statements made by president Juncker ahead of the historic vote.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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