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On the face of it, israel has achieved a form of stability, led by the same man for eight years, locked in a state of hostile Non Communication with the palestinians, and confident in strong support from washington. But dig deeper and cracks appear. Prime minister netanyahu is under investigation. Israeli society appears ill at ease with with itself. My guess is moshe yaalon, mr netanyahus former Defence Minister turned harsh critic. How fragile is israeli unity . Moshe yaalon, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure. Israel has just marked 50 years since the victory in th...

Of the handover of hong kong from britain to china. Its his first visit to the city as chinese leader and protests are expected. 26 pro democracy activists were arrested on wednesday, after occupying the forever blooming golden bauhinia, a monument to the reunification. Chris patten, the last governor of hong kong, spoke with Bbc World Service radio before the anniversary. The campaign to protect the rule of law, to protect due process, to stop people being abducted on the streets of hong kong with the Chief Executive looking the other way, all Thatis Executive looking the other way, all that ...

Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 8 00 in the evening in washington, where President Obama has held the final Press Conference of his eight years in the white hous just 48 hours before his successor is inaugurated, a reflective mr obama, touted his achievements from gay rights to lifting the Trade Embargo with cuba. He had words of advice for donald trump dont try and do it all yourself, listen to your advisers. And there was a final thought in my heart, i think were going to be ok. Heresjon sopel. For one last time, barack obama came to the White House Briefing room to jo...

Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 8 00 in the evening in washington, where President Obama has held the final Press Conference of his eight years in the white hous just 48 hours before his successor is inaugurated, a reflective mr obama, touted his achievements from gay rights to lifting the Trade Embargo with cuba. He had words of advice for donald trump dont try and do it all yourself, listen to your advisers. And there was a final thought in my heart, i think were going to be ok. Heresjon sopel. For one last time, barack obama came to the White House Briefing room to jo...

Start to the day with some sunshine but it will cloud over towards the south and west later today with patchy rain on the way. I will have a full forecast in the next half an hour. Thanks. Good morning. First our main story. Ajudge in new york has upheld a legal challenge aimed at stopping the deportation of people being detained under Donald Trumps new Immigration Policy. President trump has denied that the measures are a ban on muslims and said that the plan was working out nicely. There have been protests at airports around the United States. Our correspondent Simon Clemison has this report...