:00:13. > :00:21.let's have a look at some of the main stories here. The truce has
:00:22. > :00:29.come into effect in Syria. It was brokered by Russia and the USA.
:00:30. > :00:35.Where does President Assad fit in? David Cameron has left the politics
:00:36. > :00:39.and is no longer a MP. He announced this decision today, just a couple
:00:40. > :02:03.of months when he stood down as Prime Minister.
:02:04. > :02:10.It is the United States that is supporting rebels groups on the
:02:11. > :02:14.ground. They sent letters to respective parties telling them what
:02:15. > :02:19.is expected from them in the framework of this truce. So they
:02:20. > :02:25.have no options, technically, but looking closer, President Assad has
:02:26. > :02:29.survived so far and he is offering himself out as a partner in the war
:02:30. > :02:32.against terrorism. This is what he will say, we will liberate this
:02:33. > :02:38.country, we will reclaim every single village in Syria from these
:02:39. > :02:44.terrorists. Who are these terrorists, for him? Everyone. So he
:02:45. > :02:48.has done something very provocative, going into an area formerly held by
:02:49. > :02:56.rebels, making quite a statement that this is no our territory. He is
:02:57. > :03:01.trying to make a show of force before the ceasefire, saying,
:03:02. > :03:07.hockey, a few weeks ago this area was under... This is the riot? A few
:03:08. > :03:14.weeks ago this post was a no-go area for Government forces. -- this was a
:03:15. > :03:20.riot. Sending a strong message saying this is not the end of it. We
:03:21. > :03:25.will not stop until we reclaim and take back every single village. --
:03:26. > :03:28.this was Daraya. This is a strong message about the ceasefire by
:03:29. > :03:33.itself because the ceasefire, some people think this is the end, no it
:03:34. > :03:38.is not, it is the end of a phase may be and there are a lot of questions
:03:39. > :03:41.regarding the fermentation and about the exceptions and the
:03:42. > :03:47.interpretations of the so-called terrorist groups on the ground that
:03:48. > :03:51.the Russians and Americans will cooperate together to target. So
:03:52. > :03:53.there are big questions but at least it will help relieve the situation
:03:54. > :04:00.of these civilians who suffered during the past months and years and
:04:01. > :04:04.this area of Aleppo, they were deprived of the basic needs,
:04:05. > :04:07.medical, food, all these things we expect to see following inside the
:04:08. > :04:13.city starting from today or tomorrow. We're lucky to be able to
:04:14. > :04:18.turn to our colleagues at BBC Arabic on stories like this.
:04:19. > :04:23.Let's turn to a story we have covered several times a couple of
:04:24. > :04:28.weeks ago, an NFL player was a huge controversy by not standing for the
:04:29. > :04:33.US national anthem. He did this during the NFL preseason.
:04:34. > :04:36.Well, we've just had the NFL opening weekend and other players
:04:37. > :04:40.Marcus Peters of the Kansas City Chiefs
:04:41. > :04:44.was one of several players who raised fists or knelt.
:04:45. > :04:52.Cappernick's been talking about what he's trying to achieve.
:04:53. > :04:57.The message is that we have a lot of issues in this country that we need
:04:58. > :05:02.to deal with. We have a lot of people that are pressed, we have a
:05:03. > :05:06.lot of people that are not treated equally, are not given equal
:05:07. > :05:10.opportunities. Police brutality is a huge thing that needs to be
:05:11. > :05:15.addressed. There are a lot of issues that need to be talked about, need
:05:16. > :05:22.to be brought to light, we need to fix those. You have probably seen
:05:23. > :05:32.from the top he was wearing, he plays for the San Francisco 49ers.
:05:33. > :05:36.His jersey is number six in the top sellers list. There is no way that
:05:37. > :05:41.shirt would have been anywhere near the top six before this. There is
:05:42. > :05:45.some suggestion that what he's doing is resonating, and it is selling
:05:46. > :05:50.very well! If you want to get more information
:05:51. > :05:54.on that story and on the NFL generally, you can get that on the
:05:55. > :05:58.BBC Sport app. And we will still the number of
:05:59. > :06:03.sports stories now. I want to focus on one athlete at the Paralympics,
:06:04. > :06:09.she is from Belgium and she won a silver in the wheelchair racing. It
:06:10. > :06:15.has emerged patchy signed euthanasia papers in 2008. Some of the Belgian
:06:16. > :06:21.press are reporting patchy might have chosen to take a life after the
:06:22. > :06:23.Rio Games, something she has denied. She addressed all this in an
:06:24. > :06:33.extraordinary press conference. It was his cell door on Saturday
:06:34. > :06:37.that the Marieke Vervoort onto the podium, but it was a decision she
:06:38. > :06:42.took eight years ago that forced her into the spotlight. -- it was a
:06:43. > :06:47.silver. She suffers from an incurable disease and in 2008 some
:06:48. > :06:53.papers allowing her to take a lie. Euthanasia is legal in Brazil --
:06:54. > :07:03.units that euthanasia is illegal and Belgium but illegal in Brazil.
:07:04. > :07:08.I am still enjoying every moment is and whether the moment comes then I
:07:09. > :07:13.have more bad days than good days then I have my euthanasia papers but
:07:14. > :07:18.the time is not there yet. The pain of living with her condition led to
:07:19. > :07:23.her exploring the option of euthanasia. Constant pain, seizures
:07:24. > :07:28.and paralysis of the legs off and leaves her barely able to sleep.
:07:29. > :07:35.Being open about her decision she hopes to create understanding and
:07:36. > :07:40.break the stigma around the issue. I hope other countries like Brazil
:07:41. > :07:51.can talk about this and it is not a taboo. That it makes people live
:07:52. > :07:58.longer. It does not mean they have two dry two weeks after they sign
:07:59. > :08:06.the papers. I -- they do not have to dry. I signed my papers in 2008 and
:08:07. > :08:12.now it is 2016. In spite of the challenges she achieved a
:08:13. > :08:16.distinctive career. She won the 100 metres gold in London 2012 and next
:08:17. > :08:21.Saturday she will defend that vital in the last event of her final
:08:22. > :08:29.Paralympics but it certainly will not be her final chapter. -- defend
:08:30. > :08:34.that title. People been saying whatever they
:08:35. > :08:35.think about euthanasia it may have made people think again.
:08:36. > :08:40.Owen Morgan is England's one-day and he's chosen not to tour
:08:41. > :08:42.Bangladesh because of security concerns.
:08:43. > :08:51.It's not gone down well with former England captain.
:08:52. > :08:55.Alex Hales is the second player who's opted out.
:08:56. > :08:58.No international side has toured Bangladesh since 20 people were
:08:59. > :09:14.Let's bring in will parade. Not much sympathy from Michael Vaughan for
:09:15. > :09:19.this decision but from other quarters has he found any? This one
:09:20. > :09:26.has divided opinion. You heard Michael Vaughan's. And he said there
:09:27. > :09:32.would be a bit of banter created and he will have to take some stick.
:09:33. > :09:36.Nasser Hussain said he should be with the team but the British
:09:37. > :09:41.Foreign Office said there is a heightened threat of further attacks
:09:42. > :09:47.in Bangladesh so they cannot be blamed not for going all that threat
:09:48. > :09:51.level applies to many other European cities, including London. The
:09:52. > :09:54.standard and captain says as a colleague and friend everyone
:09:55. > :10:00.respects the decision. Graeme Swann says if he was in the situation he
:10:01. > :10:05.would not go either. Ben Stokes has backed them also. The director of
:10:06. > :10:14.cricket suggested there would be no impact on future selection for
:10:15. > :10:19.players not to go. England have 14 scheduled games before they begin
:10:20. > :10:23.their tour against Bangladesh. They sure they cannot ditch their captain
:10:24. > :10:33.who led them to this great run, the best one day run in a long time.
:10:34. > :10:39.They received assurances from some 25 people in various roles, so to
:10:40. > :10:43.get that many people on the plane is impressive, with that at six weeks
:10:44. > :10:49.ago the hall tonight was off so to get them on the plane at this stage
:10:50. > :10:50.and only having two not going is pretty impressive.
:10:51. > :10:52.Thank you for filling us in. US Ryder cup captain
:10:53. > :10:56.David Love has named three Last month, Europe's captain
:10:57. > :11:12.Darren Clarke named Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and rookie
:11:13. > :11:14.Thomas Pieters as his The last pick will come just before
:11:15. > :11:20.the Ryder Cup starts on September 30th in Hazeltine,
:11:21. > :11:23.Minnesota. Plenty more on that story and many
:11:24. > :11:48.others on the BBC sport Still to come, or we will play a
:11:49. > :11:52.report speaking to evangelicals in America who have been telling her
:11:53. > :12:02.about what they think American values are.
:12:03. > :12:23.website at the moment is the BBC has announced it has lost the contract
:12:24. > :12:28.to show the next series of The Great British Baked. Channel 4 have signed
:12:29. > :12:31.a deal to take the show. The company says money and further development
:12:32. > :12:34.of the band were key to the decision. Here is the editor of
:12:35. > :12:38.Broadcast Magazine. The production company at the BBC have been locked
:12:39. > :12:45.in talks for many months so there were huge question marks. It was
:12:46. > :12:49.always a sense that they were iron out the differences and find some
:12:50. > :12:55.common ground and now that has not happened and the big surprise is
:12:56. > :13:00.that it went to Channel 4. ITV seems a more natural home for this kind of
:13:01. > :13:05.show but Channel 4 moved quickly, they have a strong relationship with
:13:06. > :13:09.the production company. There is already a sense, the king of social
:13:10. > :13:17.media, people saying I will not watch it. The company that makes the
:13:18. > :13:21.show will stay the same. They own the rights to the format. If they
:13:22. > :13:27.can convince the talent to go as well that will be a big thing. Loft
:13:28. > :13:34.on the right and they can make sure exactly the same way. -- aloft.
:13:35. > :13:39.There is no sense that because it is a commercial channel it will change
:13:40. > :13:43.the show. We expect to see some changes, there may be some product
:13:44. > :13:50.placement, for example. They have sold the show around the world in a
:13:51. > :13:54.different territories and Love already has the right and America
:13:55. > :14:01.where they tried to treat an American hit based on the show. --
:14:02. > :14:07.creates an American hit. Bit of game an odd way. It was a mid week BBC
:14:08. > :14:11.Two show that became the biggest show on British TV. It came about in
:14:12. > :14:17.the in the documentary department at the BBC. It is not being made on
:14:18. > :14:23.huge tariff like some of the Hugh Saturday night entertainment
:14:24. > :14:27.juggernauts. -- huge Saturday night. There are things have been at the
:14:28. > :14:32.circus and it will be interesting to see how the relationship between the
:14:33. > :14:42.BBC and Love Productions goes from here.
:14:43. > :14:48.We are light in the BBC newsroom. Our lead story comes from Senator.
:14:49. > :14:56.It was brokered by the Americans and Russians. So far it is holding. Up,
:14:57. > :15:03.if you are outside the UK it is world News America. Much more on the
:15:04. > :15:07.ceasefire in setting up and a report from a town in Syria recently
:15:08. > :15:12.liberated from the Islamic state. In the UK the News at ten is next. The
:15:13. > :15:17.Durham's plans for expanding selection in schools have been
:15:18. > :15:21.presented -- the Government's plans. We will have a full report.
:15:22. > :15:24.Now, an unlikely but important story.
:15:25. > :15:26.George Clooney, the actor, commissioned a report
:15:27. > :15:32.Today it was released - and it's headline claim is that both
:15:33. > :15:34.sides of the conflict there have been getting
:15:35. > :15:43.In particular, the finger is pointed at President Salva Kiir,
:15:44. > :16:04.Civil war has spawned the world's youngest country apart. For nearly
:16:05. > :16:09.three years the fall out with two of South Sudan's most powerful men, the
:16:10. > :16:13.former vice president and the president, led to ethnic -based
:16:14. > :16:19.violence and terrible atrocities committed by both sides. 2.5 million
:16:20. > :16:24.people forced from their homes, millions more need food aid. Now an
:16:25. > :16:32.investigative unit backed by George Clooney has linked the men to. This
:16:33. > :16:39.war is about the rival factions trying to gain control of the state.
:16:40. > :16:44.We're talking everything from airlines to banks, oil companies,
:16:45. > :16:48.mining companies, casinos. It seems a very small number of people
:16:49. > :16:55.control a large part of the economy in the country and many of these
:16:56. > :17:00.people are also the people in power. The report alleges dodgy business
:17:01. > :17:04.deal and nepotism. The President's wife and the seven of the children
:17:05. > :17:09.are linked to a range of businesses and it says a 12-year-old son had a
:17:10. > :17:11.25% share in a holding company and the Clintons brother-in-law's
:17:12. > :17:24.company supplied fuel to the military. -- and his brother-in-law.
:17:25. > :17:30.It is the -- it appears he was geared -- engaged in negotiations to
:17:31. > :17:33.sell oil production for weapons to fuel his rebellion. We also got
:17:34. > :17:41.evidence a nephew of his was involved in a file and hostile
:17:42. > :17:45.takeover of a security company. Several of the members of the
:17:46. > :17:53.company were held hostage and forced to sign cheques. The report says
:17:54. > :17:58.numerous generals have luxury villas in different countries and here in
:17:59. > :18:07.Nairobi both men have homes in the same upscale neighbourhood. George
:18:08. > :18:09.Clooney and rights activist took a practical interest in sedan and
:18:10. > :18:16.South Sudan for many years and their report says the endeavour to contact
:18:17. > :18:21.every individual and entity and in most cases they did not respond. A
:18:22. > :18:25.larger peacekeeping force is due to bring a piece of the back on track
:18:26. > :18:31.but there is the confidence the crisis will be dissolved any time
:18:32. > :18:36.soon. We have a report on Kenya, India,
:18:37. > :18:42.USA and the UK and now let's turn to Saudi Arabia. One year ago there was
:18:43. > :18:45.a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage, killing thousands. This
:18:46. > :18:49.year an estimated 1.8 million Muslims are travelling to America in
:18:50. > :18:57.Saudi Arabia and they have gathered in a place called Mina. They go to
:18:58. > :19:04.perform a ritual known as the stoning of the devil. It was there
:19:05. > :19:08.where the stampede took place last year.
:19:09. > :19:12.Our reporter is there. An endless flow of people from all around the
:19:13. > :19:17.world, pilgrims come here to this huge tented city of's released only
:19:18. > :19:24.devil. They stay for two or three days. Many of them are holding
:19:25. > :19:30.umbrellas because it is a very hot, about 40 Celsius. The humidity is
:19:31. > :19:35.high as well. It is mainly in Mina were tragic events happen during the
:19:36. > :19:40.Hajj. During the past decade numerous accidents have taken, the
:19:41. > :19:45.worst being the stampede last year and killed hundreds, possibly
:19:46. > :19:49.thousands, of pilgrims. The Saudi authorities say they are taking all
:19:50. > :19:56.the necessary measures to provide maximum protection for the pilgrims.
:19:57. > :19:59.We are walking on a multilevel bridge built recently by Saudi
:20:00. > :20:05.Arabia for pedestrians only. Pilgrims walk along this way until
:20:06. > :20:16.they reach the area where the Stallings starts.
:20:17. > :20:20.-- where the stoning starts. This year is not as crowded as previous
:20:21. > :20:31.years, especially in Mina. It is much calmer and better because we
:20:32. > :20:36.have space to perform rituals. This year it is not like the other
:20:37. > :20:50.here. Everything is nice and organised. We find everything we
:20:51. > :20:56.need. This is a blessing. 'S I find things more organised this
:20:57. > :21:02.year with the roads and the gates. Entrances to the for the places.
:21:03. > :21:06.This is one of the main pillars which Muslims believe represent the
:21:07. > :21:15.devil. It is the biggest one of them. Stoning starts and continues
:21:16. > :21:23.for a few days. The loud knowledge again here is that of the huge fans
:21:24. > :21:28.all around us -- the loud noise. When the stoning is done the Hajj is
:21:29. > :21:30.almost come to an end and then they go to the grand Mosque in Mecca one
:21:31. > :21:36.last time and then they can leave. Last week Donald Trump addressed
:21:37. > :21:38.a large annual gathering of religious conservatives called
:21:39. > :21:40.the Value Voters summit. It's about asserting a set
:21:41. > :21:43.of values that some feel Here's Rajini Vaidyanathan trying
:21:44. > :22:01.to understand what those values are. It is difficult to be a conservative
:22:02. > :22:08.Christian in America today. They have taken God out of the country
:22:09. > :22:11.and we need to get God back in. It does not matter who is elected
:22:12. > :22:20.president because God is on his throne. A recent survey nine out of
:22:21. > :22:25.ten Christians say America does not represent their values. Many
:22:26. > :22:31.freedoms have been taken away. Freedom of religion has been taken
:22:32. > :22:36.away. We moved so far in the other direction we lost sight of what made
:22:37. > :22:45.America exceptional. What American values mean today? We live a life
:22:46. > :22:50.with God and brought by the Bible. Basic instructions before leaving
:22:51. > :22:56.Earth. Any questions? Society is changing in the USA. Abortion has
:22:57. > :22:59.been legalised and more recently same-sex marriage. The country is
:23:00. > :23:04.more diverse than ever, not in terms of just demographics but also
:23:05. > :23:11.release. Same-sex marriage, divorce, abortion. Any of those policies are
:23:12. > :23:16.against God's will. When a woman is sexually active she
:23:17. > :23:19.should be responsible and not thinking I don't believe what this
:23:20. > :23:26.baby out will abort it. The baby should have rights as well. Some of
:23:27. > :23:30.the changes brought about in the last few years like gay marriage
:23:31. > :23:40.they reflect the changing society though, aren't they? They are. And
:23:41. > :23:45.do you support it? No. The Christian population share fell, but faith
:23:46. > :23:50.still matters. One third of Republican voters are white
:23:51. > :23:56.evangelicals, more than 70% say the reward Trump. I vote for Donald
:23:57. > :24:00.Trump because I'm concerned for these as soon -- Supreme Court
:24:01. > :24:05.nominations. The next president will get the court appointments. I
:24:06. > :24:16.believe we need to elect a non-career politicians. Hillary or
:24:17. > :24:22.Tron? Neither. -- Hillary Donald Trump. We must decide whether we
:24:23. > :24:30.support someone who does not share all our values but does support some
:24:31. > :24:36.of them. He is easily times married philanderer who does not conduct his
:24:37. > :24:40.business by Christian values. -- three times married. Defining
:24:41. > :24:46.Christian values depends who you speak to. This country is divided
:24:47. > :24:50.and Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump of different solutions on how to
:24:51. > :24:55.bring the country back together. That is all for today. Thank you for
:24:56. > :25:06.watching. I will be back at the same time tomorrow.