[02:21.40]And you know it’s caused huge debate in this country and so him coming out now and making the statement is interesting.

[02:30.61]He felt he was in a position of strength because he was saying to the government if you want those talks you have to come to me.

[02:36.98]The governor of the US state of California has signed into law a bill that will allow nurses and midwives to perform some types of earlier abortions.

[02:45.87]The legislation was put forward by the Democrats Assembly majority leader Toni Atkins who said it would extend abortion services in the state.

[02:52.71]More than half the counties in California currently have no abortion providers.

[02:57.53]World News from the BBC

[03:00.31]The Cuban Communist Party has replaced the editors of the country’s two main newspapers, Granma and Juventud Rebelde.

[03:09.13]The new editor of Granma, Pelayo Terry is seen as less of a hardliner than his predecessor who has been in this job for eight years.

[03:17.29]Sarah Rainsford reports from Havana.

[03:19.38]Forty-seven-year-old Pelayo Terry has an account on Twitter and a blog where he enthuses about the role of social media in promoting dialogue between the press and the public.

[03:28.99]His appointment and that of a new woman director at Cuba’s second paper is a shakeup that the Party described as a renewal.