0:00:04 > 0:00:06Tonight at ten - Robert Mugabe is refusing to resign
0:00:06 > 0:00:09as President of Zimbabwe, despite being held
0:00:09 > 0:00:11under house arrest.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14He's been discussing his future with regional negotiators
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and military leaders, after the Armed Forces took control
0:00:17 > 0:00:18of the country yesterday.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21He's said to be insisting that he remains Zimbabwe's
0:00:21 > 0:00:23legitimate leader.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26As military vehicles patrol the streets of the capital,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30the opposition leader calls on the president to step down.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34In the interests of people of Zimbabwe, Mr Robert Mugabe must
0:00:34 > 0:00:38resign, step down immediately, in line with the national
0:00:38 > 0:00:42sentiment and expectation.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45We'll have the latest from Zimbabwe, where the United Nations says it's
0:00:45 > 0:00:48monitoring the situation carefully.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Also tonight.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Police investigating the fire at Grenfell Tower say
0:00:51 > 0:00:52they've identified all the victims.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56The final number of dead is 71.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Nine days after this teenager disappeared in Dorset,
0:00:59 > 0:01:04a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
0:01:04 > 0:01:0720 people have alleged that Kevin Spacey behaved inappropriately
0:01:07 > 0:01:09towards them when he was artistic director of London's
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Old Vic theatre.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And we have a glimpse of the biggest archaeological museum in the world,
0:01:16 > 0:01:22due to open near Cairo next year.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News: Playing himself
0:01:24 > 0:01:26into Ashes contention.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Opener Mark Stoneman hit the first century of England's tour
0:01:28 > 0:01:32as the tourists find their feet Down Under.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Good evening.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58is refusing to resign as president of Zimbabwe, a day after
0:01:58 > 0:02:02the military took control of the country's government.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Mr Mugabe, who's accused of countless abuses of power
0:02:04 > 0:02:07during his 37 years in office, is under house arrest and has been
0:02:07 > 0:02:10discussing his future with regional negotiators and the head
0:02:10 > 0:02:13of the army.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15The opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has called
0:02:15 > 0:02:18on Mr Mugabe to resign immediately.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Our Africa correspondent Andrew Harding is in Zimbabwe
0:02:20 > 0:02:29and sent this report.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33This report contains some flashing images.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35He is a frail 93-year-old under house arrest.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37But tonight, new photos of President Robert Mugabe
0:02:37 > 0:02:38did not show a broken man.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Far from it.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42The generals may have seized power in Zimbabwe, but now they want
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Mr Mugabe's blessing.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47It's a surreal time for a troubled country.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50On the streets of the capital we found only
0:02:50 > 0:02:53a few hints of yesterday's military coup.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56And, for the most part, an anxious calm.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01So, what's going on?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05In a sense, this is all about Mrs Mugabe.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07The army intervened here purely to stop her succeeding her
0:03:07 > 0:03:11husband as president.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13A dramatic move in a power struggle that has
0:03:13 > 0:03:20steadily intensified as Mr Mugabe has grown older.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Today, as convoys are spotted rushing between rival
0:03:23 > 0:03:28camps, the aim is to cut a deal that sidelines Grace Mugabe and allows
0:03:28 > 0:03:35the president to step down with at least some dignity.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Mugabe needs to be persuaded to resign, that's the
0:03:37 > 0:03:39obvious route to take.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41If one starts taking the impeachment route, the
0:03:41 > 0:03:43ill health route, trying to get the Parliamentary
0:03:43 > 0:03:45vote, this could be a
0:03:45 > 0:03:50long and protracted process, and the outcome could be uncertain.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53As the haggling continues, we head far out
0:03:53 > 0:03:58of Harare into a poor neighbourhood to judge the mood.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01You can really feel the sense of anticipation here,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Zimbabweans, many Zimbabweans, are ready to celebrate the departure of
0:04:03 > 0:04:07the only president they've ever known.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12And yet, people are also very aware that politics is a dangerous
0:04:12 > 0:04:16business, and there's a lot of fear here.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Are people still scared here?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20People are very much scared.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Even now?
0:04:21 > 0:04:22Even now.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Which is why you don't see big celebrations?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Of course.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27That's the reason.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Do you think that can change?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Erm...
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Yeah, it can, it can change.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Many here blame Mr Mugabe personally for the
0:04:39 > 0:04:42struggle their lives have become.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Has he been bad for business?
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Sure.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51Why?
0:04:51 > 0:04:52We're having no tourism.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54No jobs.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56No schools.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59But there seems little appetite for vengeance.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04In fact, plenty of Zimbabweans still respect Mr Mugabe.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07We don't blame the president, but we blame the
0:05:07 > 0:05:11criminals that are surrounding him, and are the ones that are making
0:05:11 > 0:05:17this situation very bad.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19But back in Harare some of President Mugabe's
0:05:19 > 0:05:25oldest rivals now fear he'll dig his heels in and play for time.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28In the interest of the people of Zimbabwe,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Mr Robert Mugabe must resign.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Step down immediately in line with the
0:05:34 > 0:05:38national sentiment and expectation.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42And so, for now, a nation waits and wonders if and when Zimbabwe's
0:05:42 > 0:05:46smiling prisoner will accept defeat.
0:05:46 > 0:05:55Andrew Harding, BBC News, Harare.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Let's go live to Harare and our Zimbabwe correspondent Shingai Nyoka
0:05:59 > 0:06:03is there for us. What is your sense of the view on the streets of the
0:06:03 > 0:06:08capital? Do people think the Mugabe era is now over?Well, they simply
0:06:08 > 0:06:16don't know whether this is the end. The last 48 hours has been
0:06:16 > 0:06:19unprecedented and it's caught many Zimbabweans totally off-guard.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24They've never witnessed anything like this before. They are not sure
0:06:24 > 0:06:29how they should respond. After all, Robert Mugabe is synonymous with
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Zimbabwe and has never been won without the other and for many of
0:06:32 > 0:06:35them he's the only leader they've ever known. Those that I spoke to on
0:06:35 > 0:06:39the street today say they are waiting and watching, but they are
0:06:39 > 0:06:42also going about their daily business because they don't have a
0:06:42 > 0:06:47choice. The economy no resilience, but the overriding sentiment is that
0:06:47 > 0:06:53they want change. The military tanks and soldiers on the street, but no
0:06:53 > 0:06:56one seems to be questioning whether this is the change that they want.
0:06:56 > 0:07:03Thank you very much again for the analysis from Harare, Shingai Nyoka,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05our Harare correspondent.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07The Metropolitan Police has announced what it says is a final
0:07:07 > 0:07:11figure for the number of people killed in the fire in Grenfell Tower
0:07:11 > 0:07:12in west London in June this year.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Officers say 71 victims have been formally identified,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17while 223 other people who were in the block at the time
0:07:17 > 0:07:19have been accounted for.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21In the days following the fire there were persistent concerns
0:07:21 > 0:07:24that the true casualty figures were much higher.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Scotland Yard said some victims were reported missing twice,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31as our correspondent Elaine Dunkley reports.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It was a night of unprecedented horror.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37As people escaped the flames of the Grenfell Tower,
0:07:37 > 0:07:41they feared for those who couldn't get out.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Many believed the initial death toll would be in the hundreds, but today,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49the police confirmed that 71 people in total lost their lives.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54A little bit of closure that now everyone has been identified.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Amongst them, Karim Mussilhy's uncle, Hesham Rahman.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02We have to accept it at face value.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04People are going to question it, but now it's all about getting
0:08:04 > 0:08:08justice for the people that lost their lives that night.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Identifying those that died has been a mammoth task,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14meticulously carried out by investigators.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Today, the final two victims of Grenfell were named,
0:08:17 > 0:08:2271-year-old Victoria King and her daughter, Alexandra Atala.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24The challenge of it has been immense.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27We have had our specialist teams work through about 15 and a half
0:08:27 > 0:08:32tonnes of debris on each floor of Grenfell Tower by hand to find
0:08:32 > 0:08:36every single fragment that they can of all those that died.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39That has been extremely distressing to the families and indeed to those
0:08:39 > 0:08:42involved in the operation as well.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Initially in the days following the fire,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45there were thousands of calls.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49400 people were reported missing amongst the confusion.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52As the months have gone by, police have said that number
0:08:52 > 0:08:54would be closer to 80, and today, final confirmation
0:08:54 > 0:08:57that it's lower.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00But this isn't about a number, it's about the human cost,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04and recognising every life that has been lost.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Artist Khadija Saye died in the fire along with her mother,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Mary Mendy, on the 20th floor.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Our lives haven't been the same since June 14th.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17We're fortunate, we had bodies to bury.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20A lot of people didn't have bodies.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23But we've got to look forward as well.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25The public enquiry, everyone is aware of
0:09:25 > 0:09:32the negligence and inhumanity of society, greed, negligence.
0:09:32 > 0:09:38Concerns were raised many years before this fire.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40And I think, had people sat up and taken more notice,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44this could have been prevented.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Today perhaps marks a significant milestone, but time cannot heal
0:09:46 > 0:09:52when so many feel they are so far from the truth.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56This community will not rest until there are answers for those
0:09:56 > 0:09:59that survived, and justice for the 71 lives lost in this tragedy.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05Elaine Dunkley, BBC News.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08The Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has said housing will be
0:10:08 > 0:10:11a central element of next week's Budget.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Mr Javid has set out a number of measures to try to increase
0:10:14 > 0:10:17the number of new homes being built, including changes to encourage
0:10:17 > 0:10:20housing associations to borrow money for projects and forcing local
0:10:20 > 0:10:23authorities in England to take action.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Labour said the government still did not have a coherent plan.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Our home editor Mark Easton has more details.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34After building the fewest social homes since the Second World War,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36the Prime Minister had tea with council house tenants Rita
0:10:36 > 0:10:39and Val today, to illustrate how providing affordable homes
0:10:39 > 0:10:43is now her personal mission.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45The Government is clear.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48We want more people to be able to be able have the security
0:10:48 > 0:10:50of a roof over their head, their own home, for
0:10:50 > 0:10:53themselves and their family.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Meanwhile, the Communities Secretary in Bristol today was stressing how
0:10:56 > 0:11:01united the Government is on building a lot more homes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I'm totally committed to building more of the right homes in the right
0:11:04 > 0:11:06places at the right prices.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07So is the Prime Minister.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11So is the Chancellor.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13It's the Chancellor as much as voters who's really the focus
0:11:13 > 0:11:17of today's choreographed government activity on housing.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Number Ten and the Communities Department have been urging
0:11:20 > 0:11:23the Treasury to do something big on housing in next week's Budget.
0:11:23 > 0:11:31The signs are all that lobbying may have paid off.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Today, housing associations in England - non-profit
0:11:33 > 0:11:37organisations which provide most social and affordable homes -
0:11:37 > 0:11:40were officially redesignated as private bodies, which means that
0:11:40 > 0:11:48£63 billion of borrowing moves off the public sector balance sheet.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50And some think that gives the Chancellor a bit
0:11:50 > 0:11:53more flexibility ahead of his Budget next week.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56So what would housing associations like to see him do?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58It's really great to see that housing is at the top
0:11:58 > 0:11:59of the political agenda.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03We're hoping to see more help for social housing.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06If we build a social rented home, it takes us 30 years before
0:12:06 > 0:12:09we get that money back, so we need help in the form
0:12:09 > 0:12:12of land which is affordable for the rents we need to charge,
0:12:12 > 0:12:18or in terms of some kind of money subsidy.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22And what does the Labour Party think is the Chancellor's challenge?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Homelessness has gone up 50% since this Government has been in power.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Rough sleeping in our cities has been doubled.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Overcrowding like we've not seen for generations now.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32This is a crisis that's got to be tackled.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Some in Government and some even in the Conservative Party recognise
0:12:35 > 0:12:41that, but Philip Hammond doesn't seem to.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45The Government is giving a big build-up to a Budget on building.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47But many in the housing sector say they've heard it all before,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51and even the Chancellor's warning there's no silver bullet to
0:12:51 > 0:12:52providing the homes Britain needs.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57Mark Easton, BBC News.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00The Prime Minister is to hold talks tomorrow with the President
0:13:00 > 0:13:02of the European Council and the Prime Minister of Ireland,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05as she seeks a significant step forward in the Brexit negotiations.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Tonight, on the eve of the European summit,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11the Brexit Secretary David Davis, speaking in Berlin, warned that
0:13:11 > 0:13:13putting politics above prosperity in the Brexit negotiations was not
0:13:13 > 0:13:15a "smart choice".
0:13:15 > 0:13:24Our political editor Laura Kuenssberg is in Berlin tonight.
0:13:24 > 0:13:30It's a notably bullish message from David Davis. How do we square that
0:13:30 > 0:13:35with what is actually going on?It's almost as if David Davis tonight
0:13:35 > 0:13:39told the rest of the EU, it's not me, it's you, warning them not to
0:13:39 > 0:13:43put their political priorities, the political sanctity of the EU ahead
0:13:43 > 0:13:46of the livelihoods of their people and put that in the way of a good
0:13:46 > 0:13:50deal between Britain and the rest of the EU that keeps our trade links
0:13:50 > 0:13:53going. I think that betrays the frustration that is felt in some
0:13:53 > 0:13:57parts of the UK Government at what they see as a pretty hardline
0:13:57 > 0:14:03approach being taken, particularly in Berlin and in Paris. But it's
0:14:03 > 0:14:08provocative to come here, to the EU's powerhouse, to make that case.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11It's Pressel -- provocative as well to say it's the other side that has
0:14:11 > 0:14:14to be more flexible than the consensus and in other European
0:14:14 > 0:14:19capitals is that it's for Britain to be the one who compromises, for
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Britain as a matter of urgency in the next couple of weeks to make a
0:14:23 > 0:14:27promise that we are prepared to stump up a bit more cash in order to
0:14:27 > 0:14:33get on with all of this. But on that crucial issue there was no new offer
0:14:33 > 0:14:37in David Davis' hands tonight. He was reticent and pretty silent on
0:14:37 > 0:14:42that vexatious issue. But he was clearer on which could cause a bit
0:14:42 > 0:14:47of trouble at home, was that the European Court would be the ones in
0:14:47 > 0:14:51charge during a two year transition period after we leave the EU.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56There's a small but noisy of Brexiteers on the Tory backbenches
0:14:56 > 0:15:01for whom that is not acceptable and that could cause trouble at home.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The trouble at home and all the chaos of the last few weeks of
0:15:04 > 0:15:09course hasn't gone unnoticed here and when asked about that here in
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Berlin tonight, David Davis tried to shrug it off. He said, it's been a
0:15:13 > 0:15:17period of turbulence, but I'm sure that it will pass. But with
0:15:17 > 0:15:21everything that's going on around the continent and back in
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Westminster, I'm not certain he can be so sure.Laura, many thanks for
0:15:26 > 0:15:29the latest in Berlin, Laura Kuenssberg.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Police investigating the disappearance of a teenager
0:15:30 > 0:15:33from Dorset, Gaia Pope, have arrested a 49-year-old man
0:15:33 > 0:15:34on suspicion of murder.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Women's clothing has been discovered in a field close to the area
0:15:37 > 0:15:40in Swanage where 19-year-old Gaia was last seen nine days ago.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43A search is now taking place in the field and surrounding area,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46as our correspondent Duncan Kennedy reports.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54It was on the cliffs above Swanage that the woman's clothes were found.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Officers were called and spent hours searching the fields here.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00They say the pieces discovered were similar
0:16:00 > 0:16:03to clothing worn by Gaia.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05The items of clothing were found by a member
0:16:05 > 0:16:09of the public at around half past ten this morning.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11And ever since then, this coastal path just outside
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Swanage has been sealed off, as police have carried out further
0:16:14 > 0:16:17investigations.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Gaia, who's 19, went missing nine days ago.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Tonight, police said they had made an arrest.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28This afternoon we've arrested a 49-year-old male on suspicion of
0:16:28 > 0:16:31murder.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35He is believed to be known to Gaia, and is from the Swanage area.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Tonight it has been confirmed that the name of the 49-year-old man
0:16:38 > 0:16:44in custody is Paul Elsey.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Earlier, speaking before the police announcement, Gaia's father,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Richard, said all her family are finding her disappearance extremely
0:16:49 > 0:16:54hard to deal with.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56The family knows she'll be found, until we don't know
0:16:56 > 0:17:00that...
0:17:00 > 0:17:06So we have every hope, every minute that goes by, that, you know,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09we still have hope.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13It's...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16You know, you can imagine.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18It's just about the toughest thing we can go
0:17:18 > 0:17:20through.
0:17:20 > 0:17:27It's tough, but, you know, we'll hang on in there.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29We'll hang on in there for Gaia, for her
0:17:29 > 0:17:37sisters, for her mum, for everybody, we'll hang on in there.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Earlier this week police released these CCTV
0:17:39 > 0:17:42images of Gaia while she was running on a road in Swanage.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44And at a petrol station in the town, buying
0:17:44 > 0:17:50an ice cream on the afternoon she disappeared.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Police divers and other search teams have been operating in
0:17:52 > 0:17:54a number of locations around the town,
0:17:54 > 0:17:55and officers say those will
0:17:55 > 0:17:56continue for as long as necessary.
0:17:56 > 0:18:06Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, in Swanage.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11The Old Vic theatre in London says that 20 people have come forward
0:18:11 > 0:18:12claiming they were victims of inappropriate behaviour
0:18:12 > 0:18:15by Kevin Spacey while he was working there as artistic director
0:18:15 > 0:18:21between 2004 and 2015.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22He's faced a series of similar allegations
0:18:22 > 0:18:24here and in the US in recent weeks.
0:18:24 > 0:18:31Our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba is outside the Old Vic.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Tell us more about what has been said today.Yes, well, when
0:18:36 > 0:18:41allegations about Kevin Spacey first became public a few weeks ago, the
0:18:41 > 0:18:45old Vic launched an independent inquiry. Dozens of people came
0:18:45 > 0:18:49forward, many of them making, of course, what are unverified
0:18:49 > 0:18:56allegations. 20 people, all of them younger men, said that Kevin Spacey
0:18:56 > 0:18:59had behaved inappropriately towards them. Lawn of the allegations
0:18:59 > 0:19:03involved rape but 14 of the men were advised to contact the police
0:19:03 > 0:19:09because in the opinion of the independent investigators, the
0:19:09 > 0:19:13alleged behaviour was so serious it could well have been criminal. The
0:19:13 > 0:19:18bulk of the allegations took place between 2004 and 2009, during
0:19:18 > 0:19:23spacey's tenure as artistic director. The majority of the
0:19:23 > 0:19:26alleged reported incidents actually took place here at the old Vic
0:19:26 > 0:19:32theatre in London. One of the issues the Old Vic said may well have been
0:19:32 > 0:19:36a cult of personality surrounding Kevin Spacey, meaning junior staff
0:19:36 > 0:19:40and younger actors might have felt unable to speak out about things
0:19:40 > 0:19:44they had witnessed, or his behaviour. The theatre has now
0:19:44 > 0:19:47apologised, saying measures are in place to prevent anything like this
0:19:47 > 0:19:53ever happening again. As for Kevin Spacey, at this point there has been
0:19:53 > 0:19:58no response from him regarding today's allegations.Many thanks for
0:19:58 > 0:20:01the latest at the Old Vic, Lizo Mzimba.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Saudi Arabia has denied that it's imposed a blockade on Yemen,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06where millions of people are facing famine.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08The Saudi foreign minister has told the BBC that the blame
0:20:08 > 0:20:11for the crisis lies with rebel groups in Yemen.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13The UN says that thousands of civilians, including many
0:20:13 > 0:20:15children, will die unless aid is allowed into the country.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18The crisis began in 2015, when Houthi rebels -
0:20:18 > 0:20:20backed by Iran - ousted the president and took control
0:20:20 > 0:20:25of much of the country.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28A coalition led by Saudi Arabia then began a campaign of air strikes
0:20:28 > 0:20:31to try to restore the government.
0:20:31 > 0:20:41The Saudis have now cut off access to the International Airport
0:20:41 > 0:20:44and to major Red Sea ports, including Al Hudaydah, to try to cut
0:20:44 > 0:20:45off supplies to the rebels.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Now on the brink of an even
0:20:54 > 0:20:59greater catastrophe. Ten days ago, all its air and sea ports were shut
0:20:59 > 0:21:04by neighbouring Saudi Arabia. And now the UN is warning untold
0:21:04 > 0:21:09thousands of innocent victims will die if age doesn't enter now. Today
0:21:09 > 0:21:15in Riyadh I sat down with the Saudi Foreign Minister. The United Kingdom
0:21:15 > 0:21:18and your other allies have called for the immediate resumption of UN
0:21:18 > 0:21:25aid flights to Yemen, and the opening of the port.We said these
0:21:25 > 0:21:29measures are temporary in order to make sure we have mechanisms to
0:21:29 > 0:21:32prevent the smuggling of weapons and missiles that can be launched in
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Saudi Arabia from Yemen.The UN has said every day is one day too long,
0:21:37 > 0:21:44they need the main red Sea port opened immediately.I think the
0:21:44 > 0:21:48issue of Al Hudaydah, the goofy destroyed the cranes at the port of
0:21:48 > 0:21:58Al Hudaydah. -- Houthis. They steal the humanitarian assistance and
0:21:58 > 0:22:04proceed to sell it to fund their war machine.The war reached Riyadh on
0:22:04 > 0:22:08November four. Houthis fired this long-range ballistic missile
0:22:08 > 0:22:13intercepted over the International Airport. Saudi Arabia called it an
0:22:13 > 0:22:17act of war, accusing Iran of smuggling the missile through Al
0:22:17 > 0:22:23Hudaydah. No aid will enter this port until the UN controls it.What
0:22:23 > 0:22:28would you do if a ballistic missile hit London Heathrow Airport,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31wouldn't you take precautions to protect your people? We've had more
0:22:31 > 0:22:36than 70 ballistic missiles launched at our company.-- country. The UN
0:22:36 > 0:22:41has said all sides are guilty for causing the deaths of civilians but
0:22:41 > 0:22:44the overwhelming majority are because of the bombardment by the
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Saudi led coalition. My BBC colleagues were in Yemen this week
0:22:48 > 0:22:52and saw the results of the Saudi led coalition bombardment. Our more
0:22:52 > 0:22:57steps going to be taken to protect civilians?We're taking steps, where
0:22:57 > 0:23:01there are complaints we investigate and make amends. This is something
0:23:01 > 0:23:06the Houthis don't do. With respect to the statistics people are putting
0:23:06 > 0:23:09out, we have consistently and repeatedly said we take issue with
0:23:09 > 0:23:12the way the statistics were gathered and with the way statistics were
0:23:12 > 0:23:16complied.It sounds like this is going to go one for a very long
0:23:16 > 0:23:23time, and with great human cost.We hope not. But we can't allow a
0:23:23 > 0:23:27radical militia that is an instrument of Iran to take over
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Yemen. A strategically important country that is neighbouring to
0:23:32 > 0:23:38Saudi Arabia, and, and, and launch ballistic missiles at us. This is
0:23:38 > 0:23:44not going to happen, we've said this from day one.From day one, Yemen
0:23:44 > 0:23:48has been a pawn in this brutal proxy war. Only a political solution will
0:23:48 > 0:23:53end this. But with every day it's people keep paying a heavy price.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Lyse Doucet, BBC News, Riyadh.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Retail sales have recorded their first
0:23:59 > 0:24:02year-on-year decline since March 2013.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04The Office for National Statistics says rising
0:24:04 > 0:24:08inflation has dampened spending - but that the final three months
0:24:08 > 0:24:11to October actually show a rise in the quantity of goods people
0:24:11 > 0:24:15bought and point to an underlying pattern of growth.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18One of the few women allowed to fly Spitfires and bombers
0:24:18 > 0:24:20for the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second
0:24:20 > 0:24:23World War has died.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Joy Lofthouse - who was 94 - delivered aircraft
0:24:26 > 0:24:28to the front line from the factories
0:24:28 > 0:24:29where they were built.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32She was one of only 164 female pilots in the service.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35The Royal International Air Tattoo said she was an 'amazing character
0:24:35 > 0:24:43with even more amazing stories'.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45The new leader of Scottish Labour will be announced on Saturday,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47becoming the fourth leader of the party in just
0:24:47 > 0:24:52over three years.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Anas Sarwar and Richard Leonard are the two candidates
0:24:55 > 0:24:58to replace Kezia Dugdale, who stood down in August.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00The sense of turmoil was underlined this week
0:25:00 > 0:25:02when the party's interim leader, Alex Rowley, stepped aside
0:25:02 > 0:25:04amid allegations of misconduct as our Scotland editor
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Sarah Smith reports.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Don't be fooled by the smiles.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12These men are fighting a bitter battle for
0:25:12 > 0:25:14one of the toughest jobs in British politics.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Anas Sarwar is a former deputy leader of the party, seen as
0:25:17 > 0:25:20the more moderate candidate.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Richard Leonard is a Corbyn loyalist who was
0:25:22 > 0:25:24only elected as an MSP last year.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26The winner will have to drag their party
0:25:26 > 0:25:27back from third place in
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Scottish politics.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Hello Ben, it's Richard Leonard, the Labour
0:25:32 > 0:25:35candidate in the Scottish leadership contest.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38A Yorkshireman who has spent his adult life in Scotland,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Richard Leonard has strong support from the unions, who signed up
0:25:40 > 0:25:43thousands of new affiliate members to vote in this election.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44He's got radical plans for a windfall wealth
0:25:44 > 0:25:50tax, and increased welfare benefits.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I'm absolutely convinced that by the Scottish Labour Party putting
0:25:53 > 0:25:55forward a radical agenda around extending public ownership, ending
0:25:55 > 0:25:56austerity, redistributing not just wealth but
0:25:56 > 0:25:58power from the future the
0:25:58 > 0:26:06many, these are the kinds of ideas that are exciting people out there.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08In a fierce contest, Anas Sarwar has been
0:26:08 > 0:26:09attacked for sending his
0:26:09 > 0:26:12children to private school and had to relinquish shares of his family
0:26:12 > 0:26:15business.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18He may be the more moderate candidate, but he has tax
0:26:18 > 0:26:20plans more radical than even Jeremy Corbyn
0:26:20 > 0:26:21and rejects the suggestion he
0:26:21 > 0:26:27is a Blairite.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I don't believe in the factions, I think anyone that
0:26:30 > 0:26:31thinks the opponents are within the Labour Party
0:26:31 > 0:26:33are absolutely wrong.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34My opponents are not in the Labour Party,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36my enemies are not in the
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Labour Party, my opponents are the SNP and the Tories.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43My opponents are inequality, injustice and poverty.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Scottish Labour certainly gets through leaders fast.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Even the interim party chief, Alex Rowley, had
0:26:47 > 0:26:50to stand aside this week, as he is being investigated over claims made
0:26:50 > 0:26:56by a former girlfriend.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Labour in Scotland need a whole new generation
0:26:58 > 0:27:01of voters, so both candidates have to try and win back for young people
0:27:01 > 0:27:11who were so energised by the SNP during the independence referendum.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13I've previously been an SNP supporter, voted SNP, but I really
0:27:13 > 0:27:17wanted to get behind Jeremy Corbyn and support his view for the Labour
0:27:17 > 0:27:18Party and help push it forward.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20For me wanting to have an independent
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Scotland, now I actually see a genuine purpose
0:27:22 > 0:27:24to the Labour Party again, and it's actually quite good
0:27:24 > 0:27:27to see, I'm actually quite happy to be involved in that process now.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Scotland is a critical battle ground for the UK wide Labour Party.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33The new leader will need to convince voters in places like Glasgow South
0:27:33 > 0:27:36West where Labour lost by just 60 votes in the last general election.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39If Jeremy Corbyn is ever to make it to Downing Street, Labour need to
0:27:39 > 0:27:43start winning seats like this one in Scotland.
0:27:43 > 0:27:53Sarah Smith, BBC News, Glasgow.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55A painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci
0:27:55 > 0:27:57depicting Jesus Christ has smashed all records after being
0:27:57 > 0:28:07sold at auction in New York.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14$400 million is the bid. And the piece is sold!
0:28:14 > 0:28:16The painting known as 'Salvator Mundi'
0:28:16 > 0:28:18or 'Saviour of the World' was sold for a final price
0:28:18 > 0:28:20of £340 million to an unknown bidder.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Leonardo Da Vinci died in 1519 and there are said to be
0:28:23 > 0:28:31fewer than 20 of his paintings in existence.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32The biggest archaeological museum in the world
0:28:32 > 0:28:35is due to open next March near the pyramids at Giza
0:28:35 > 0:28:38on the outskirts of Cairo.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41The Grand Egyptian Museum will be home to the complete contents
0:28:41 > 0:28:43of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, which are being brought together
0:28:43 > 0:28:45for the very first time.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And it's hoped the new museum will deliver a desperately-needed
0:28:47 > 0:28:49boost for the Egyptian tourist industry, as our Middle East
0:28:49 > 0:28:56correspondent Orla Guerin reports.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59In the shadow of the pyramids, Egypt is crafting a new home for the
0:28:59 > 0:29:03treasures of the past.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06The grand Egyptian Museum will showcase more
0:29:06 > 0:29:11than 100,000 artefacts.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Precious cargo has been arriving, slowly and
0:29:14 > 0:29:19carefully, packed for protection against heat and vibrations.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23This crate holds a gilded funerary bed
0:29:23 > 0:29:28from the collection of King Tutankhamun.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Over the past three years more than 40,000 objects have
0:29:30 > 0:29:32been transferred here.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34But when the museum opens the star attractions
0:29:34 > 0:29:36are going to be items like this, connected
0:29:36 > 0:29:38with the boy king, and the
0:29:38 > 0:29:46entire contents of his tomb is being transported here.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Here we have bows from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50It's a fantastic puzzle work that our
0:29:50 > 0:29:52colleague is doing here.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Priceless relics are being restored in a
0:29:54 > 0:29:59climate controlled laboratory on site.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02The museum director, Doctor Tarek Tawfiq,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05gave us a sneak preview of exhibits that are being returned
0:30:05 > 0:30:08to their former glory.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13This is the way it was displayed until now.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17And our young, talented staff, was able
0:30:17 > 0:30:20to rebuild these sandals, and to show new details at turn them
0:30:20 > 0:30:28into a new attraction.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31And there will be more than 3000 new attractions from
0:30:31 > 0:30:37the Tutankhamun collection on show for the very first time.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39They will give insights about the lifestyle of
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Tutankhamun.
0:30:43 > 0:30:50His footwear, his garments, his weaponry, his shields,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53objects that he used in daily life, one will see Tutankhamun in a
0:30:53 > 0:30:57totally new light.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00The artefacts here are getting the kid glove
0:31:00 > 0:31:06treatment, but it hasn't always been like this.
0:31:06 > 0:31:14Not even for Tutankhamun's golden death mask,
0:31:14 > 0:31:16damaged by maintenance staff at the museum in Tahrir Square.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18After knocking off the beard, they glued
0:31:18 > 0:31:19it back on crudely.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23It took German experts two months to repair it.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26But so far the transfers to the new museum have gone smoothly.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Ancient masterpieces unveiled on camera just
0:31:28 > 0:31:33to prove it.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Egyptian officials say it's as if their ancestors are
0:31:35 > 0:31:36helping out, and beckoning the tourists.
0:31:36 > 0:31:43Orla Guerin, BBC News, Cairo.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Newsnight is coming up on BBC Two.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Here is MLE.