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More than 2 million adults in england are unable to see an nhs dentist, because appointments arent available or its too expensive, figures suggest. The foreign secretary summons the Chinese Ambassador after a former employee of the uk consulate in hong kong claims he was detained and tortured by chinese officials. I have been shackled, i have been handcuffed and i have been blindfolded, you know, so they make me hooded. And the mission to save thousands of animals from australias bushfires. Well...

After being accused of inciting political unrest. More than two million adults havent been able to access a dentist in england in the last two years. And, the special one is back in the premier league, Jose Mourinho is announced as the new tottenham manager. Coming up on bbc news, wales are going to the euros, victory over hungary secures qualification as ryan giggs describes it as one of the greatest nights of his life. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Senior conservatives hav...

Tojose mourinho being named the new boss at tottenham, and were asking where it went wrong for pochettino. Thanks, holly, and Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. It is mostly dry but fairly cloudy this afternoon, some right then a forecast, particularly to end the week and into the weekend, but pretty quiet and dry for most away from the south west over the next couple of days. I will bring you all the details in about half an hour. Thanks, sarah. Also coming up the koala rescued from the bushfir...

Fighting to stop brexit that is or priority. Because we believe we are better in the european union. It is better for our Public Services, like the nhs. It is better for our environment, and its better for peoplesjobs. Heres the scene live in Central London where party leaderjo swinson will be giving more details of the lib dem manifesto shortly. At the trump impeachment inquiry the Us Ambassador to the eu says the president was behind pressure on ukraine to investigatejoe biden. And the special...

To chinas ambassador in london for months now. About the mounting internal the point is it hasnt worked. Ambassador, you are a skilled and external pressure upon his government. Carrie lams strategy, diplomat, but you cannot dress up. She of course the chief executive of hong kong, representing the interests of beijing, when we talk about universal ultimately she began with a strategy suffrage, its two areas. Which was built on withdrawing one is chief executive, the other the extradition bill, ...

Donald trump has not taken a backward step, this is what he said in the last two hours. I dont know him very well, i have not spoken to him very well, i have not spoken to him much. This is not a man i know well. Seems like a nice guy though. The Election Campaign continues. The liberal democrats have launched their manifesto saying to stop brexit to generate a £50 million bonus. Conservatives are making promises or National Insurance and have all the latest on westminster. This is a huge numbe...

The princes decision. Also on the programme tonight. On the campaign trail on teesside, borisjohnson holds out the prospect of major changes to National Insurance. And in london, the lib dems publish their manifesto, pledging to stop brexit if theyre elected. At the impeachment inquiry in washington, a us diplomat says he followed Donald Trumps orders to put pressure on ukraine to investigate a political rival. And the special one is on the move again. This time its to spurs, where hes signed a ...

Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The significance of the political unrest in hong kong stretches far beyond the borders of that tiny territory. It poses president xi jinping with the most serious challenge of his presidency. If beijing cannot quell the calls forfreedom in hong kong, what does that tell us about the sustainability of its authoritarian rule elsewhere . My guest is chinas ambassador in london, liu xiaoming. His Government Faces mounting internal an...

Growing tensions between the uk and china as a british consular worker tells the bbc he was tortured by chinese secret police. And we talk to the star of a hotly tipped film at this weeks singapore Film Festival. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore and midnight here in london where Prince Andrew has decided to step back from his royal duties for the foreseeable future. It follows controversy surrounding his friendship with the ...

And we talk to the star of a hotly of england in the west midlands, tipped film at this weeks into west country and wales through singapore Film Festival. The day. Thats an area to watch as things get wetter. Those temperatures, 9 10 degrees. Lets set into the weekend. Its a weekend dominated by low pressure. We got one slow moving area of low pressure which is why we are seeing that rain developing. How far north the rain gets, a little bit uncertain. Most of the rain across england and hello, ...