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A british woman held in egypt on drug smuggling charges is due to appear in court. Laura plummer is accused of importing illegal painkillers shell hear this morning if the authorites want to pursue the case, which could result in the Death Penalty. Good morning, its saturday 11th november. Millions of people prepare to fall silent on Armistice Day. Events will be held across the uk to mark the 99th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Almost 40 of Battery Powered smoke alarms fail to g...

Welcome to bbc news. Millions of people will fall silent this morning, on Armistice Day, to remember those who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. Events will take place across the country, including the cenotaph in london and the National Memorial arboretum in staffordshire. Today is the 99th anniversary of the end of the First World War. We can now speak to our correspondent Adina Campbell whos at the cenotaph. Good morning to you. Good morning. Just under one hour to go u...

In memory of those who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A british woman charged with drug smuggling in egypt has been ordered to stand trial in a criminal court. Laura plummer, who is 33 and from hull, was detained in the red sea resort of hughada last month. Police claim she was carrying nearly 300 tablets of the painkiller, tramadol. The drug is illegal in egypt but available on prescription in the uk. Earlier i spoke to our corre...

And i welcome to the aljazeera news ally for my headquarters in doha the parana coming out for the next sixty minutes. State t. V. Shows new pictures of lebanons Prime Minister in riyadh support. On the streets of beirut. I believe very much in our intelligence agencies at the same time. I want to be able because i think its very important to get along with russia. Contradicts his earlier view on the russian meddling and the u. S. President ial election. Thousands of civilians flee their homes i...

Dip this morning, 5 in the sunspots spots but change is on the way. The big satellite picture shows that we have this impression of cloud from the atlantic and that has already produced some rain for parts of scotla nd produced some rain for parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. And further south that blanket of cloud is just further south that blanket of cloud isjust coming in further south that blanket of cloud is just coming in to trap some pretty cold air at the minute. Temperature is no b...

I apologise to Nazanin Zaghair Ratcliffe and her family if i inadvertently caused them any further anguish. Arthur collins, the former boyfriend of reality tv star ferne mccann, has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in a london nightclub. 14 people were injured in the attack i have 5a first cousins. I am the one who is going to break ranks. Well be talking to the real boy with the top knot writer and author Sathnam Sanghera, about the new bbc drama based on his memoirs. Its five o...

Hour. Thanks, phil. Also coming up bob geldof returns his freedom of the city of dublin in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi, who also holds the award. This meant a lot to me, but it doesnt mean much to anybody else, but i do want to do it, but it is the least i can do. I dont want to do it, but it is the least i can do. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. A powerful earthquake in western iran has killed nearly 350 people, and injured, its thought, more than 5,000. Rescue workers have been dig...

Been so popular. The world cup is touted as the third biggest sporting event in the world. Player salaries get ever larger, and the game expands into new territories, from georgia to china. And yet my guest today says the sport could be brought to its knees if ongoing tensions between the games major stakeholders turn sour. Rob andrew is a former england international, and last year, he ended ten years as a top administrator at the rugby football union. What is his game plan for securing rugbys ...

Rugby union has never been so popular. The world cup is touted as the third biggest sporting event in the world. Player salaries get ever larger, and the game expands into new territories, from georgia to china. And yet my guest today says the sport could be brought to its knees if ongoing tensions between the games major stakeholders turn sour. Rob andrew is a former england international, and last year he ended ten years as a top administrator at the rugby football union. What is his game plan...

Biggest emissions of co2 in europe. Amy we will bring you a special from the ancient forests of rhineland in western germany, where activists are fighting to save the forest and shut down the largest openpit coal mine in europe. We visited the mine on sunday, only one week after thousands of activists stormed the pit, shutting the mine down. Then democracy now questions President Trumps climate adviser david banks. From the administration perspective, i think the president with a big climate is ...