13/08/2017 BBC Weekend News

The White House clarifies President Trump's response

to the Charlottesville attack, saying he does condemn

A man's been charged with murder after a car was driven

into anti-racism protestors, killing one woman and

One day on from the violence surrounding the white

nationalist rally - the governor of Virginia

The political rhetoric in this country has bred bigotry and hatred.

We'll be live in Washington with the latest reaction.

A joint pledge from the Trade Secretary and the Chancellor -

a Brexit transition period will not be a back door to staying in the EU.

Painful memories of the violence that surrounded the partition

of India and Pakistan - 70 years ago.

And two late medals mean Britain's athletes reach their target

The White House has defended President Trump's

response to the violence in Charlottesville Virginia -

after the biggest gathering of white nationalist groups

A 20-year old man has now been charged with murder after a car

was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against

After President Trump spoke of violence 'on many sides' -

a spokesman clarified today that his condemnation included white

Our correspondent Laura Bicker sent this report from Charlottesville.

After a violent day of division, Charlottesville has come together to

pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by

neo-Nazis and white supremacists. The Virginia governor went from roll

to roll, hugging worshippers in this Baptist Church, promising to keep

policy -- Michael politics out of the pulpit but there was a message

you felt he had to give. The political rhetoric in this country

today has bred bigotry. Hundreds of white supremacists gathered in the

city yesterday for a planned rally. Rolling broke out as far right

groups including the Ku Klux Klan were challenged by civil rights

activist. The police dispersed the crowd but the day would not end

peacefully. A car, at speed, rammed into protesters. The crash killed

32-year-old Heather Hier who had fought racism all her life. Police

have charged 20-year-old James feels with second-degree murder. One of

the organisers of the far right rally try to hold a press conference

but he was heckled, almost. I would like to condemn any of the violence

that yesterday. I disavow anything that led to folks getting hurt.

Shame! Shame! As the crowd shouted him down, he tried to leave. But

instead he was forced to flee. Police moved in to keep the

protesters back. These people felt that bigotry has no place in the

streets of Charlottesville, but this could be any town, any city across

America. An example of the simmering racial tension and that has become

heightened under President Trump. The President stopped short of

explicitly condemning these violent scenes and some fear that having

Donald Trump in the White House has emboldened white supremacists. It is

important for us to call these people what they are, white

supremacist. I don't understand why that is difficult. That is what they

are. They are not hiding this behind the statue, they did not come here

because of a statue, they came here to fulfil the promise of President

Trump and take their country back. Calm has been restored for now,

giving the city time to remember those who lost their lives while

challenging hate and trying to keep the peace. Laura Bicker,

Charlottesville. Jon Sopel our North America Editor

is in Washington... What do you make of the political

reaction to all of this not least from President Trump himself? It is

interesting. All throughout the presidential election campaign

Donald Trump as fears in his criticism of Hillary Clinton and

Barack Obama for not saying the word radical Islamic terrorism after a

terrorist attack in Europe or in the USA and is argument was unless you

identified it you cannot solve the problem. On this he has chosen not

to say those words and that has brought condemnation across the

political spectrum and across the Republican party. The only voice I

have heard in support of what he said was from the former head of the

Ku Klux Klan. Today we have had some clarification, a banker Trump has

tweeted, there should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy

or neo-Nazis and the White House itself issued a statement saying of

course the President meant to include white supremacist, the KKK

and neo-Nazis. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that Donald Trump did

not say those words when he is so good as social media himself, that

he is choosing not to disavow the far right which played such a big

part in his election victory. Thank you.

After weeks of public divisions between members

of the Cabinet over Brexit, the Chancellor Philip Hammond

and the International Trade Secretary Liam Fox have made a joint

pledge, saying that a transition period will not be a back door

The two have previously put forward opposing views on Brexit.

Here's our Political Correspondent Ben Wright.

He's the Brexit-loving Trade Secretary itching to do deals,

but Liam Fox, seen here in the US last month, has been

in a dispute with the man in charge of the economy,

Philip Hammond, over what should happen after Britain leaves

Writing a joint piece in the Sunday Telegraph,

they say there must not be a cliff edge break when Britain leaves

They will seek a time-limited transition period with the EU -

But during this period, Britain will leave the EU single

market and the customs union - a win for Mr Fox.

I think it is actually very encouraging because over the last

three or four weeks we have seen conflicting signals sent out

by various numbers of the Cabinet, and now it does look as if

someone has said to Mr Fox and Mr Hammond,

The customs union sets EU-wide import tariffs.

The single market allows free trade and the movement of people.

Ministers say the UK can leave both while still giving business

confidence during our departure from the EU.

It sounds worryingly to me as if the price Philip Hammond has

had to pay for a transitional arrangement has been to sign up

to us leaving the single market and the customs union.

I think that is a dreadful mistake for the future

of our economy, for jobs, and prosperity in Britain.

It's in Brussels all this will have to be hammered out.

The EU insists progress must be made on sorting out the terms

of the divorce before the UK's future relationship

And one issue the EU wants clarity on is how the border

between Northern Ireland and the Republic

This week the government will publish its formal

position paper on the issue, expected to include

plans to give Irish citizens the right to move

This week, ministers will also set out their thinking on how

a new customs arrangement with the EU could work,

and more position papers will follow in a clear effort

to scotch criticism that ministers are divided

It is also intended to put pressure on Brussels

to crack on with talking about Britain's future

relationship with the EU sooner rather than later.

Kenya's defeated opposition leader, Raila Odinga,

has urged his supporters to boycott work tomorrow following

the disputed results of the presidential election.

Mr Odinga made his first appearance in public since the ballot

are said to have been killed since the result was declared -

international observers have described the poll as free and fair.

Learner drivers are to be allowed onto motorways in England,

Scotland and Wales for the first time next year.

They'll need to be accompanied by an approved instructor

The government hopes the change of rules will mean drivers will be

better prepared to drive on motorways on their own,

They can be daunting for young motorists.

Driving at speed, surrounded by bigger vehicles.

From next year, learners will get motorway lessons.

Sean Curley passed his driving test six weeks ago.

It took him a further two weeks to brave a motorway on his own.

You're going to have to move over to the right,

and there's cars going 70 miles an hour, sometimes faster,

and you've not experienced anything like it.

Young drivers are much more likely to crash than older motorists.

1.5% of UK licence holders are under 19, but that age group is involved

In general, young drivers are seven times more likely

If you're a motorist like me, I'd much rather have somebody next

to me on a motorway who's been taught how to drive on a motorway

than somebody who's just left the test centre and driven straight

down onto a motorway for the first time.

I think this is something that will mean a safer

There will be strict rules for learner drivers on motorways.

They will have to have an approved driving instructor with them,

and they must be in a dual controlled car, where the instructor

Some road safety groups believe the motorway lesson

should be compulsory, but only once you've

There is, though, widespread support for this change to the rules.

This is all about making it a controlled environment,

making sure that nothing can go wrong, or if anything does go wrong,

there is a fully qualified and fully trained professional next to them

that can help guide them through those situations.

Not the type of thing I would maybe recommend for

It's additional training to make new motorists drive

After the final day of the World Athletics Championships -

so with news of that and all the sport -

let's join Olly Foster at the London Stadium.

Ten days of competition is now over here at these Championships,

Great Britain won two more relay medals tonight, and they have

Here's our sports correspondent, Natalie Pirks.

The smiles of Britain's young relay quartet were infectious.

It might not be the anthem everyone expected to hear,

but on a balmy summer's evening, it sounded just perfect.

The future Queen of British athletics is touted as Laura Muir.

Tonight, she was in the 5,000 metre final -

an unfamiliar distance for her - along with Eilish McColgan.

A stunning sprint finish by Kenya's Hellen Obiri

Well, that was always going to be a big ask for Laura and Eilish,

but there are more medal opportunities for Britain tonight.

Could they be about to hit a target that before yesterday had looked

Britain took Olympic bronze in the 4x400 metres

The USA, though, would take some beating here.

But when Jamaica's injury curse struck yet again...

COMMENTATOR: And Jamaica have pulled up.

The USA won by a country mile, but Emily Diamond brought it home.

And, hanging on for silver, Emily Diamond takes it.

It was Britain's seventh successive world medal in the event,

One more medal was all it would take to ensure that Britain

The men's 4x400 relay was the final event of the championships.

"R-o-o-o-ney" goes up the cry from the crowd!

Martyn Rooney ensured the bronze would be theirs.

In the end, though, it doesn't matter how it comes.

Natalie Pirks, BBC News, at the London Stadium.

With record ticket sales, these championships have been

hailed a huge success, and will help repair athletics'

image after a series of doping scandals.

But the sport also moves on without two of its greatest stars.

He may not have been competing, but this evening, Usain Bolt

The legendary sprinter afforded a lap of honour,

as athletics said goodbye to its greatest star.

Last night, however, the Jamaican had been upstaged

by a remarkable performance from the British men's

A victory that is still not sinking in.

We've all dreamt of this, since we came to the sport

we want to be the best at and we are and it's just very

surreal and I just have to pinch myself that this is the reality

Watching on, the women's sprint relay team whose silver also helped

transform the hosts' Championships after days of near misses.

The head of British Athletics says the sport has new-found belief.

The real issue is have we got the underlying talent to take

us into the next age of British athletics?

I think what people have seen this week is we absolutely have.

Mo Farah has provided many enduring images.

This morning no exception, despite a silver in his

His links with coach Alberto Salazar, who is under

investigation by US anti-doping authorities, means Farah's legacy

is not without controversy and today he reacted angrily

If I have crossed the line or Alberto has crossed the line

and something is done, then why can't it be done?

Why do we keep bringing year after year in the headlines?

I achieved what I have achieved and then you try to destroy it.

Controversy was never far away at these championships.

With athletics trying to recover from a doping scandal,

superstar Usain Bolt was beaten in his farewell 100 metres

An outbreak of illness at the team hotel saw sprinter Isaac Kuala then

dramatically prevented from racing before being allowed to compete

via an individual time trial, but the saddest sight was that

of the legendary Bolt in his final appearance, the relay,

denied cruelly once again, this time through injury.

I remember after losing the 100 metres someone said

to me, don't worry, Muhammad Ali lost his last fight

also, so don't be stressed about that, and for me

This has looked and felt like London 2012 and as with the Olympics

here five years ago, there have been sell-out crowds,

proof once again that when it comes to major sports events British

enthusiasm remains undimmed and at a time when athletics

is facing a challenge to remain as relevant as it once was,

London has come to the rescue of the sport.

The sport has got to be on its bended knees saying thank

you, you have done something no other city could have done.

As athletics tries to look forward, London 2017

marks the end of an era, the changing of the guard,

the championships that refused to follow the script.

The world Championships are over here; in Ireland,

the Women's Rugby World Cup continues.

The hosts came from 14-nil down to beat Japan 24-14 so they can

Wales can't, after losing to Canada ...

And defending champions England had another 10-try victory,

They top their pool with one round of games to go before

the semi-finals which will be held in Belfast.

That's just about all from here, the BBC Sport website has highlights

of these championships and plenty of other sports news today including

2 results from the Premier League, back to you Mishal.

This week - India and Pakistan mark 70 years

of independence from Britain - a moment of freedom that came

amid one of the largest mass migrations the world has ever seen.

The Muslim-majority state of Pakistan was created to both

the west and the east of India, with Muslims travelling in one

direction, Hindus and Sikhs in the other.

Around 12 million people are thought to fled the violence that

erupted, with communities targeting each other.

A million people are thought to have died .

Many South Asians who came to Britain in the years

after independence were from places affected by the partition.

Seven decades on - they've been telling

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE: And all the time, the bloodshed goes on.

As the new dominions of Pakistan and India take

When British India was divided along religious lines,

people who'd lived side by side for centuries soon found themselves

They fled in their millions across the new borders.

Throughout this vast land, Hindus and Muslims seek safety

70 years ago, his family fled Pakistan for India.

He left his home and his first love, Yasmine.

I used to tell her like, putting my hands like this

against the moon, "One day I'll give you this moon."

That parting of each other was most, I would say, unbearable.

She was crying, I was crying, and we hold the hand

And slowly, slowly, slowly, we left each other.

I could see that she is looking at me, til that end.

One day we were quite happy, and in the evening, we were made

Harchet Bains was 11 years old and living

His family no longer felt safe in Muslim-majority Pakistani,

and travelled by foot in a line to India.

It became bigger and bigger as we walked along, because other

I remember the Army men telling us, be close together.

People are killing other people, so be very, very vigilant.

Fleeing from their looted, bloodstained towns comes

a new exodus, a million displaced persons...

Moving in the other direction was Khurshid Sultana,

She was from Delhi, where Muslims like her were being targeted.

She left for Pakistan with nothing but the clothes on her back.

One day in her new home she received a letter from her two best

school friends in Delhi, both Hindu girls.

They wrote me a letter about my Muslim friend who was with me,

She was raped and somebody married her, and I think

And it was a teacher, actually, in the school.

But it's shocking that it was a teacher at the school

I know the people living all your life, like brothers

Tens of thousands of women were raped and abducted during this

Decades after Raj left his childhood home and his first love,

The first thing I did, I took the dust from the ground

and kissed it, put it on my forehead.

I brought these two stones as a memory, as if I'm

still connected with my soil, my birthplace.

70 years after partition, she still hasn't returned to India.

Why? What are you afraid of?

I'm still scared the people might kill me.

Harchet lives in Hertfordshire, and is still affected

It was a great tragedy, and we didn't like being friends one

Although we got independence, they said, we are independent now.

But what good it was when you have lost everything?

And we'll have coverage from Pakistan and India on partition