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is this a cliche to say that the foreign office is elitist? recruitment across government has changed enormously. it recruitment across government has changed enormously.— recruitment across government has changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise _ changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise that _ changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise that element - changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise that element of. not overemphasise that element of the paper. one of the fascinating thing is the author did some years ago was to have the merit challenge, to set up a gallery of mirrors and ask women diplomats to imagine themselves in positions where they have not been, until only a generation ago. that is now being fulfilled. looking through that lens, you are right, the foreign office continues to evolve, and will continue to do so. and in looking ahead, as the uk has been doing in this past couple of years, two new alliances, australia, asia, continues to do so. however, the paper makes a wider poin
is this a cliche to say that the foreign office is elitist? recruitment across government has changed enormously. it recruitment across government has changed enormously.— recruitment across government has changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise _ changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise that _ changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise that element - changed enormously. it has. i would not overemphasise that element of. not overemphasise that element of...
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the foreign office has confirmed — what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it _ what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it has _ what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it has summoned - what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it has summoned the l has confirmed it has summoned the russian ambassador today linked to the allegations. a spokesperson here says they do gate remains deeply concerned by allegations of russian orchestrated malign activity on uk soil, as well as the wider reporting pattern of behaviour we are witnessing on the part of the russian federation to sponsor such activity under territory of other sovereign states will stop all this refers to the details which emerge today, the allegations that two individuals in the uk, two britons, were assisting the russian intelligence services, and this is linked to i suspected arsenic attack on a business that was linked to ukraine in the uk. those two individuals, word charged with trying to recruit others for the russian intelligence ser
the foreign office has confirmed — what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it _ what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it has _ what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it has summoned - what do we know? the foreign office has confirmed it has summoned the l has confirmed it has summoned the russian ambassador today linked to the allegations. a spokesperson here says they do gate remains deeply concerned by allegations of russian orchestrated malign activity on...
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mr licenses, but takes advice from the foreign office-— licenses, but takes advice from the foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from _ foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from the _ foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from the foreign - foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from the foreign office i the advice from the foreign office had not changed, but there has been a big question about the advice being given to the foreign office by lawyers. there have been some suggestions from a conservative mp earlier this week, lucy occurrence, that some lawyers had suggested israel was not staying within international law, so there are calls for that legal advice to be made public. the labour�*s david lemi, today said he thinks the government should publish a summary of the advice it has been given —— david lammy. margaret thatcher suspended sales of arms to israel. tony blair suspended sales of arms to israel. gordon brown suspended sales of arms to israel. all during previous conflicts. this has been done before. this is a very serious issue, it's
mr licenses, but takes advice from the foreign office-— licenses, but takes advice from the foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from _ foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from the _ foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from the foreign - foreign office. mr dowden will sing the advice from the foreign office i the advice from the foreign office had not changed, but there has been a big question about the advice being given to the foreign office by lawyers. there...
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the israeli ambassador to the foreign office unicef�*s global spokeperson, james elder, called it a needless act. it was immense work, and they would've been sharing that with families. it's a senseless loss — just in the same way, it underscores there are senseless losses that families are enduring on the gaza strip every single day. a school shooting in finland leaves one child dead and two seriously injured. police say the suspect is just 12 years old. new research suggests rates of depression in people who've new technology for millions of people with type one diabetes called a an artificial pancreas. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. the you wake stomach or uk has called on israel to immediately investigate the death of three british nationals in gaza. prime minister rishi sunak said he was shocked and saddened by the deaths of the aid workers in gaza. the uk's foreign secretary david cameron spoke with israel's foreign minister. lord cameron wrote on x... the charity, world central kitchen, says their convoy was bombed in an israeli air strike just aft
the israeli ambassador to the foreign office unicef�*s global spokeperson, james elder, called it a needless act. it was immense work, and they would've been sharing that with families. it's a senseless loss — just in the same way, it underscores there are senseless losses that families are enduring on the gaza strip every single day. a school shooting in finland leaves one child dead and two seriously injured. police say the suspect is just 12 years old. new research suggests rates of...
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a former head of the foreign office _ happens. a former head of the foreign office here _ happens. a former head of the foreign office here in - happens. a former head of the foreign office here in london i happens. a former head of the i foreign office here in london has this morning told the bbc the uk should stop selling arms to israel. i think there's abundant evidence now that israel hasn't been taking enough care to fulfill its obligations on the safety of civilians. and a country that gets arms from the uk has to comply with international humanitarian law. that's a condition of the arms export license. so honestly, i think the time has come to send that signal. it won't change the course of the war. it would be a powerful political message and it mightjust stimulate debate in the us as well — which would be the real game changer if the americans began to think about putting limits, restrictions on the use of american weapons in israel. well, the bbc�*s international editor jeremy bowen is in northern israel and gave us this update on the incident. a few more details are
a former head of the foreign office _ happens. a former head of the foreign office here _ happens. a former head of the foreign office here in - happens. a former head of the foreign office here in london i happens. a former head of the i foreign office here in london has this morning told the bbc the uk should stop selling arms to israel. i think there's abundant evidence now that israel hasn't been taking enough care to fulfill its obligations on the safety of civilians. and a country that...
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new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around treatment. new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £45 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics, the river seine water could be unsafe for athletes. let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news that has come in in the last few seconds, imported news being reported by reuters. they report that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. that has come from a hamas affiliated news agency. the leader has been based in qatar, but they are quoting the hamas affiliated news agency on the ground, saying that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. so thatis an israeli air strike in gaza. so that is significant. we will try to find out more details on that in the coming minutes. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, her
new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around treatment. new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £45 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics, the river seine water could be unsafe for athletes. let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news that has come in in the...
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policy — including for the foreign office to be abolished. the groups prepared a pamphlet which slammed the current foreign office as elitist and "rooted in the past". in addition to changes to remits and workflows, the group wants to see changes to the building itself. it added, "modernising premises — perhaps with fewer colonial—era pictures on the walls — might help create a more open working culture and send a clear signal about britain's future." computer, with make of this prospective foreign office was set “p prospective foreign office was set up to establish a very grand building and it talks about the uk history in place in the world and this pamphlet, this leaflet suggests that it's outdated and not representing the sort of country that we should be presented to the rest of the world, do you agree? t rest of the world, do you agree? i think it is a tricky one. every memoir involves an mp who was a minister of every sort and always recounting the moment asking this team and civil servant comes and sits around basically detect
policy — including for the foreign office to be abolished. the groups prepared a pamphlet which slammed the current foreign office as elitist and "rooted in the past". in addition to changes to remits and workflows, the group wants to see changes to the building itself. it added, "modernising premises — perhaps with fewer colonial—era pictures on the walls — might help create a more open working culture and send a clear signal about britain's future." computer, with...
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some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just| foreign office is ready to do just that but claimed downing street is resisting, but officials deny this and the former home secretary who is visiting israel says number 10 should stick to its guns. taste visiting israel says number 10 should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to — should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand _ should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with _ should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. - should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. i - to israel to stand with them. i think— to israel to stand with them. i think we — to israel to stand with them. i think we should _ to israel to stand with them. i think we should maintain - to israel to stand with them. i think we should maintain this| think we should maintain this military— think we should maintain this military relationship- think we should maintain this military relationship from - think we should maintain this . militar
some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just| foreign office is ready to do just that but claimed downing street is resisting, but officials deny this and the former home secretary who is visiting israel says number 10 should stick to its guns. taste visiting israel says number 10 should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to — should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand _ should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to...
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that is then assessed by the foreign office lawyers, they consultant other lawyers, the law officers within government and then a recommendation, a bit of advice lands on the foreign secretary's desk, and he then has to say, "do i as foreign secretary believe that israel is or is not in breach of international humanitarian law?" so that process, i am told, the more evidence that is building up, that the leeway for ministerial discretion over that choice, i am told is very very narrow now. so, we are almost at a point where some kind of decision has to be made. but, there is still a bit of politics in this. number ten would have to sign off on it. once the foreign office makes that decision, if it does, then any decision about arms sales is made by the business secretary, kemi badenoch, so there is a process here, it won't happen overnight. i think the second point is that although the pressure is clearly growing, there are senior voices in government who talk to me, who say "look, we don't think this is going to happen, it is unlikely. " whether that line is sustainable in the long r
that is then assessed by the foreign office lawyers, they consultant other lawyers, the law officers within government and then a recommendation, a bit of advice lands on the foreign secretary's desk, and he then has to say, "do i as foreign secretary believe that israel is or is not in breach of international humanitarian law?" so that process, i am told, the more evidence that is building up, that the leeway for ministerial discretion over that choice, i am told is very very narrow...
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office to look at _ happening in the foreign office to look at the situation in gaza and review_ look at the situation in gaza and review whether the export licenses that currently exist to export arms to israeh — that currently exist to export arms to israel. we understand that review is nearly— to israel. we understand that review is nearly complete. the government does not _ is nearly complete. the government does not always publish when those reviews _ does not always publish when those reviews are happening, but i was there _ reviews are happening, but i was there there will be pressure on them to do— there there will be pressure on them to do so— there there will be pressure on them to do so in_ there there will be pressure on them to do so in this instance. but it's important — to do so in this instance. but it's important that that is just a legal advice _ important that that is just a legal advice. ultimately this is a political— advice. ultimately this is a political decision. i was speaking to someone earlier today familiar with the — to someone earlier today
office to look at _ happening in the foreign office to look at the situation in gaza and review_ look at the situation in gaza and review whether the export licenses that currently exist to export arms to israeh — that currently exist to export arms to israel. we understand that review is nearly— to israel. we understand that review is nearly complete. the government does not _ is nearly complete. the government does not always publish when those reviews _ does not always publish when those...
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james lansdale at the foreign office. jeremy is injerusalem. office. jeremy is in jerusalem. widespread office. jeremy is injerusalem. widespread condemnation of israel clearly. do you think this incident could be a turning point in the way that israel is prosecuting this war? perhaps. the israelis realise that they are under pressure. they feel isolated. they hear what their closest allies are saying to them. but i think there is probably a thought in their minds, will they subside after a few days? if there are contrite expressions of regret, promises of a full and open inquiry, the right sounds coming out... because what they don't want, because they can resist words. we have heard words repeatedly, actually, over the last six months, starting with joe actually, over the last six months, starting withjoe biden and others saying essentially that they need to respect the laws of war and stop killing so many civilians. more recently, they need to make sure aid circulates properly in the gaza strip. so what might sway the israelis, as you have already been discussing, is the i
james lansdale at the foreign office. jeremy is injerusalem. office. jeremy is in jerusalem. widespread office. jeremy is injerusalem. widespread condemnation of israel clearly. do you think this incident could be a turning point in the way that israel is prosecuting this war? perhaps. the israelis realise that they are under pressure. they feel isolated. they hear what their closest allies are saying to them. but i think there is probably a thought in their minds, will they subside after a few...
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we will hearfrom foreign office earlier in the day. we will hear from the former foreign office minister alistair burt here at 5pm. the latest on the school shooting in finland. and the type one diabetes story — absolutely fascinating, with new research and technology. we will talk to the doctor behind that research, and also a type one patient. all of that coming up after the weather details with darren. hello there. there's been a lot of cloud around today and whilst we'll see some sunshine in the next few days, there will be some more rain as well. this is the rainfall accumulation. as you can see, we're all going to get some rain through the rest of this week. the wettest weather over the hills in the west and into central southern scotland. it won't be as wet in the far north of scotland, perhaps, but it's quite cold here. temperatures struggling to around six or seven degrees, whereas with some brighter skies in between the showers in england and wales, 14 or 15 is likely. those showers are going to fade away because we've got
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those colonial paintings, even perhaps the name of the foreign and commonwealth office? perhaps that needs to be changed. isn't there a danger, and all of that, perhaps stripping away too much of is part of this country's history? much of is part of this country's histo ? ,, ., �* ~' , history? sure. i don't think it is about getting _ history? sure. i don't think it is about getting rid _ history? sure. i don't think it is about getting rid of _ history? sure. i don't think it is about getting rid of absolutely | about getting rid of absolutely everything but it is about saying, what are the stuff is helping us now? so that there was a lot of self power in that beautiful building in king charles street for sure and it will be very important for certain ceremonial purposes and when people visit so, of course, we keep it and i don't think we need to necessarily abolish it but is that a modern workplace for diplomats, people across government and the many stakeholders we need to work without with government, to come in and have discussions about how we think about the gl
those colonial paintings, even perhaps the name of the foreign and commonwealth office? perhaps that needs to be changed. isn't there a danger, and all of that, perhaps stripping away too much of is part of this country's history? much of is part of this country's histo ? ,, ., �* ~' , history? sure. i don't think it is about getting _ history? sure. i don't think it is about getting rid _ history? sure. i don't think it is about getting rid of _ history? sure. i don't think it is about...
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well, alistair burt is a formerjunior minister at the foreign office. what we now have to do, as the paper argues, is look at new alliances because there's much more going on in the world than just issues concerning the uk and the eu. look at the global south. look at the way in which the global south has reacted, for instance, in relation to ukraine. countries are not looking at resolving problems as if it was 1945 with a handful of great powers. and i think the paper seriously addresses that and wants a new government, whether it's a continuation of a conservative government or a new labour government, to look afresh at how we might deal with these matters. he's known as the hardest geezer, and russ cook from west sussex has earned that nickname — by running the entire length of africa, for charity. he set off last april from south africa's southern—most tip and has covered the equivalent distance of 385 marathons. the route took him north through countries including angola, nigeria and ivory coast, before ending in the north of tunisia. ellie pri
well, alistair burt is a formerjunior minister at the foreign office. what we now have to do, as the paper argues, is look at new alliances because there's much more going on in the world than just issues concerning the uk and the eu. look at the global south. look at the way in which the global south has reacted, for instance, in relation to ukraine. countries are not looking at resolving problems as if it was 1945 with a handful of great powers. and i think the paper seriously addresses that...
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some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just that but claim downing street is resisting. but officials deny this, and the former home secretary, who is visiting israel, says number ten should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. i think that we should maintain this military relationship, from which we benefit just as much as they do, and i think that it would be a tragic shame if we were to walk away from our closest ally in this region. these lethal air strikes are disrupting more than just aid supplies to gaza. they're also causing tensions within israel's allies, and the government has a difficult decision to make. james landale, bbc news. our political correspondent alex forsyth joins us now from westminster. how much cash it is the government under? the politicalfocus in westminster is centring on the issue of arms sales to israel, and there is growing pressure from those 600 legal experts, opposition parties, although there is no consensus within the concept is with some suggesting the uk should end arms sales and others are saying it should no
some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just that but claim downing street is resisting. but officials deny this, and the former home secretary, who is visiting israel, says number ten should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. i think that we should maintain this military relationship, from which we benefit just as much as they do, and i think that it would be a tragic shame if we were to walk away from our closest ally in this region. these lethal air strikes...
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office and mr dowden was saying that the advice from the foreign office hadn't changed. but there's been a big question about what the advice is that's being given to the foreign office by lawyers. there have been some suggestions from a conservative mp earlier this week, alicia cairns, that some foreign office lawyers had suggested that israel was not staying within international law. so there are calls for that legal advice to be made public. the shadow foreign secretary, labour's david lammy, was today saying that he thinks the government should publish a summary of the legal advice that's been given. margaret thatcher suspended sales of arms to israel. tony blair suspended sales of arms to israel. gordon brown suspended sales of arms to israel, all during previous conflicts. this has been done before. this is a very serious issue. it's now gone on for six months on issues of proportionality, on precaution and distinction. there are real concerns, notjust from judges, from the intelligence community, but the broader public. for that reason, let us be sure that we are
office and mr dowden was saying that the advice from the foreign office hadn't changed. but there's been a big question about what the advice is that's being given to the foreign office by lawyers. there have been some suggestions from a conservative mp earlier this week, alicia cairns, that some foreign office lawyers had suggested that israel was not staying within international law. so there are calls for that legal advice to be made public. the shadow foreign secretary, labour's david...
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adding to that there is the former foreign office minister sir alan duncan, who 0ffice minister sir alan duncan, who has said that it can no longer be justified that we send arms over to israel. he previously had responsibility for looking at who gets export licences and where arms can go. i would say though that there are conservative mps who believe that the uk must stand by israel, including the former home secretary suella braverman, who visited israel this week and lord frost, the former brexit negotiator. he said israel must not be allowed, but it must be enabled to win this war. because it is in our national interest to do so. in that sense there is no at kind of united view in the conservative party, but there is added weight behind the calls for the uk to suspend arms seams. labour's position is to ask for the government to publish its legal advice on the issue. they say that if that legal advice shows that israel hasn't been meeting its international obligations, then arms sales should be suspended. that is a more nuanced view than taken by the snp and the liberal democrats who
adding to that there is the former foreign office minister sir alan duncan, who 0ffice minister sir alan duncan, who has said that it can no longer be justified that we send arms over to israel. he previously had responsibility for looking at who gets export licences and where arms can go. i would say though that there are conservative mps who believe that the uk must stand by israel, including the former home secretary suella braverman, who visited israel this week and lord frost, the former...
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the foreign office has in the meantime summoned the israeli ambassadfor over the deaths — lets hearfrom our diplomatic correspondent james landale who is outisde the foreign officee. it's not normally the ambassador for israel, the last time an ambassadorfor israel was summoned to be hauled over the coals at the foreign office was 12 years ago over illegal settlements in the occupied palestinian territories. and so that shows how rare it is. and it also shows, i think, a measure of the scale of the british government's concern about what's happening. the ambassador met the deputy foreign secretary, andrew mitchell, and andrew mitchell not only unequivocally condemned what he called these appalling killings, but he urged the ambassador to make sure that israel carried out what he called a quick and transparent investigation with what he called full accountability. earlier, i got the latest from our gaza correspondent rushdi abou alouf he told us about how the ngo, world central kitchen operates and how there was a reaction to the incident. this warehouse in the middle where they bring th
the foreign office has in the meantime summoned the israeli ambassadfor over the deaths — lets hearfrom our diplomatic correspondent james landale who is outisde the foreign officee. it's not normally the ambassador for israel, the last time an ambassadorfor israel was summoned to be hauled over the coals at the foreign office was 12 years ago over illegal settlements in the occupied palestinian territories. and so that shows how rare it is. and it also shows, i think, a measure of the scale...
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new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around treatment. new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £4.3 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris 0lympics,
new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around treatment. new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £4.3 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris 0lympics,
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this afternoon, the foreign office summoned the russian ambassador, saying afterwards... the russian ambassador, on the left here, said the allegations were absurd, unsubstantiated and clearly fake news. daniel sandford, bbc news. manchester's new co—op live arena has postponed its opening until may, because it's still not ready. the venue, which is the uk's biggest indoor arena, had already delayed comedian peter kay's opening shows, which were due to take place earlier this week. the venue said it needed more time to test emergency communication systems. peter kay said the delay was "very disappointing". a group of five women have accused a judge hearing their separate employment tribunal cases of bullying and sexist behaviour. one woman has told the bbc she was shouted at on at least 16 occasions. thejudge, philip lancaster, had ruled against all of them in each of their cases. michael buchanan has more from leeds. dr hinaa toheed brought a maternity discrimination case against her former business partner in 2022. when the barrister on the other side started to cross
this afternoon, the foreign office summoned the russian ambassador, saying afterwards... the russian ambassador, on the left here, said the allegations were absurd, unsubstantiated and clearly fake news. daniel sandford, bbc news. manchester's new co—op live arena has postponed its opening until may, because it's still not ready. the venue, which is the uk's biggest indoor arena, had already delayed comedian peter kay's opening shows, which were due to take place earlier this week. the venue...
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that coming in that the israeli ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office. we are getting the latest line here that is coming from lord cameron, saying that israel must urgently explain how this happened and make changes to make sure the safety of aid workers is respected on the ground. we have also heard from the canadians and we heard from australia's prime minister earlier condemning those deaths and asking the same sort of questions of the israelis which is an urgent investigation and answers into how this actually happened. plenty more on that in the next few minutes. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. iranian state media says 13 people are now confimed to have been killed in a suspected israeli air strike on the iranian embassy in damascus. the iranian supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei says monday's attack — in which two senior commanders in iran's powerful revolutionary guards were killed — will not go unpunished. israel has not officially confirmed that it was responsible, but it is known to have carried out many similar at
that coming in that the israeli ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office. we are getting the latest line here that is coming from lord cameron, saying that israel must urgently explain how this happened and make changes to make sure the safety of aid workers is respected on the ground. we have also heard from the canadians and we heard from australia's prime minister earlier condemning those deaths and asking the same sort of questions of the israelis which is an urgent investigation...
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foreign office for what was called an icy conversation which has not happened for 12 years and it is not something allies normally are doing to each other and a similarthing normally are doing to each other and a similar thing happened normally are doing to each other and a similarthing happened in australia and poland. new messaging was remarkably similar, it was condemnation of what israel has done and a demand for swift, transparent investigation with full accountability, and the demand that israel is simply allows more aid into gaza because israel has not just angered allies, or further damage its reputation globally, but also undermined its argument that it is allowing the free flow of humanitarian assistance into gaza. it is hard to say you are helping aid workers when you are killing them. g ., , ., aid workers when you are killing them. _, . , , aid workers when you are killing them. �* . , . ~ , , . them. james at westminster, thanks for “oininu them. james at westminster, thanks forjoining us- _ israel lies in the heart of a wider region of tension — and that tension
foreign office for what was called an icy conversation which has not happened for 12 years and it is not something allies normally are doing to each other and a similarthing normally are doing to each other and a similar thing happened normally are doing to each other and a similarthing happened in australia and poland. new messaging was remarkably similar, it was condemnation of what israel has done and a demand for swift, transparent investigation with full accountability, and the demand that...
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andrew steinfeld, former us foreign officer, former foreign policy adviser to the chairman of the joint chiefs policy adviser to the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, thank you forjoining us. we have heard from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that there is now a date set for the offensive in rafah. we know there are more than i rafah. we know there are more thani million palestinians than i million palestinians sheltering thani million palestinians sheltering there and the us has said they don't want to see a full—scale invasion. what do you think will happen in this upcoming fight? i you think will happen in this upcoming fight?— upcoming fight? i think this uts upcoming fight? i think this puts president _ upcoming fight? i think this puts president biden - upcoming fight? i think this puts president biden in - upcoming fight? i think this puts president biden in a i upcoming fight? i think this l puts president biden in a very difficult position because he has agreed from the start that the goal of this operation should be the destruction of hamas and of course
andrew steinfeld, former us foreign officer, former foreign policy adviser to the chairman of the joint chiefs policy adviser to the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, thank you forjoining us. we have heard from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that there is now a date set for the offensive in rafah. we know there are more than i rafah. we know there are more thani million palestinians than i million palestinians sheltering thani million palestinians sheltering there and the us...
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behind—the—scenes from west yorkshire have spent an awful loss of time down at the foreign office, down at various embassies, keeping the profile of sharon beshenivsky�*s case up. so nobody forgot and everybody knew they still wanted those people responsible and, over time, they were caught and brought tojustice. seven webs time, they were caught and brought to justice. seven webs of that gang, six of them jailed in recent times, or not long after the crime back into thousand five at the years that followed after that. now, 18 years later, they final get the final person. there was a lot of cooperation between the authorities in pakistan to track him down, get the paperwork in place to detain him, which was back in 2020, and it wasn't until last year, 2023, that he was finally extradited. he spent quite a lot of time in custody in pakistan before being brought here for thejudicial pakistan before being brought here for the judicial process to begin for the judicial process to begin for his trial to take place in leeds. those initial hearings took place in london when he was brought ba
behind—the—scenes from west yorkshire have spent an awful loss of time down at the foreign office, down at various embassies, keeping the profile of sharon beshenivsky�*s case up. so nobody forgot and everybody knew they still wanted those people responsible and, over time, they were caught and brought tojustice. seven webs time, they were caught and brought to justice. seven webs of that gang, six of them jailed in recent times, or not long after the crime back into thousand five at the...
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"completely unacceptable" as britain summons the israeli ambassador to the foreign office new research suggests rates of depression in people who've suffered a traumatic brain injury are ten times higher than in the general population. and we have the latest — as the row between ethiopia and the british museum over stolen artefacts — escalates. and the singer lulu it tells the bbc that she does not speak before midday on show days ahead of her fear was sore. those stories coming up. that said to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre england all—rounder ben stokes has asked to not be considered for selection for this summer's t20 world cup to focus on his fitness. stokes says he wants to use the break to ensure he can be "the all—rounder i want to be" across all formats. he had knee surgery over the winter and bowled just five overs during the recent five—test series in india. the 32—year—old has already opted out of the indian premier league, which began last month. here's the reaction of the england and wales cricket board ceo richard gould you fully unde
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this statement from the foreign office about the death ofjohn chapman. he was loved by many and will forever be a hero. he will be missed dearly. we will continue to bring you reaction on that as pressure continues to grow on israel. the sale also ali rishi sunak, the prime minister, and also the foreign secretary david cameron calling for an urgent and transparent investigation into what happened. botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to germany in a political dispute. it's over elephant trophy—hunting. that's the killing of animals under government licence. earlier this year, germany's environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing hunting trophies. but botswana's president told german media this would only impoverish botswa na ns. he said elephant numbers had exploded as a result of conservation efforts, and hunting helped keep them in check. the country is home to the world's largest elephant population — more than 130,000. it's already sent thousands to nearby countries. i'm joined now by dan challender
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the foreign office has summoned the russian ambassador, after two british men were charged with helping the russian intelligence services — after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. they're the first people to be charged under the new national security act, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other states. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more: it all began with a fire in march at some industrial units in leighton in east london linked to a ukrainian owned business. i went up there this afternoon and it's still quite badly damaged. one of the units has got a beam still exposed to the sky with no roof, scorched beams. there's a ukrainian truck parked outside. well, on saturday, a british 20 year old man called dylan earle appeared in court charged with aggravated arson, but also with two charges under the new national security act, including assisting a foreign intelligence service, a charge which the prosecution say is linked to russia. and we couldn't report that until today when two more men
the foreign office has summoned the russian ambassador, after two british men were charged with helping the russian intelligence services — after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. they're the first people to be charged under the new national security act, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other states. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more: it all began with a fire in march at some industrial units...
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that is the former foreign office minister aaron duncan. david lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has also issued comments in the last while, saying the government must suspend arms sales to israel, if lawyers have found clear risk of serious breaches of international law. he repeated the demand but david cameron must publish that legal advice, accusing lord cameron of going silent after failing to get a response to that request for that legal advice to be published. those, but is the latest from uk politicians on that call for an arms embargo. so let's continue with that because, as i was saying in our main introduction, the prime minister, rishi sunak, has commented only last little while in the deaths of those three british aid workers and he has been speaking to each political pod cast for the sun newspaper. have a listen. yes, an awful, awful traced , have a listen. yes, an awful, awful tragedy. to — have a listen. yes, an awful, awful tragedy, to think _ have a listen. yes, an awful, awful tragedy, to think that _ have a listen. y
that is the former foreign office minister aaron duncan. david lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has also issued comments in the last while, saying the government must suspend arms sales to israel, if lawyers have found clear risk of serious breaches of international law. he repeated the demand but david cameron must publish that legal advice, accusing lord cameron of going silent after failing to get a response to that request for that legal advice to be published. those, but is the latest...
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i read out to our viewers alan duncan, the former foreign office minister saying now is the time, we cannotjustify minister saying now is the time, we cannot justify selling arms components to israel. that must cease. what is the government position on that basic question? what is the prime minister's position on that basic question? figs position on that basic question? is you said, position on that basic question? sis you said, rishi sunak has been giving an interview to the sun newspaper this afternoon. he defended the uk's export regime. he said we have a very careful export licensing regime and he called again on israel to act in accordance with international law. he is not saying whether or not the government is considering or reviewing that licensing regime for israel, just saying the regime is very careful and strict, and defending the processes that were in place. the government is saying they keep these decisions under review but they are not saying at the moment whether they are considering halting that licence for israel.— they are considering halting that licence for
i read out to our viewers alan duncan, the former foreign office minister saying now is the time, we cannotjustify minister saying now is the time, we cannot justify selling arms components to israel. that must cease. what is the government position on that basic question? what is the prime minister's position on that basic question? figs position on that basic question? is you said, position on that basic question? sis you said, rishi sunak has been giving an interview to the sun newspaper...
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the foreign office announcing they have summoned the russian ambassador. here in the uk, a former senior post office executive has been facing questions at the horizon it inquiry, about the suicide of a sub postmaster who was being pursued for apparent losses at his branch. angela van den bogerd has been shown a letter from 2013 in which a sub—postmaster�*s daughter said she "solely" blamed the post office for her father, martin griffiths' death. we can speak now to azadeh moshiri, who is at the inquiry in central london what you mentioned here the part where his case was being discussed was difficult for some victims here. one whispered the word disgusting. his story is one of the most devastating to come out of this scandal. he was a sub—postmaster who took his own life in 2013 by stepping in front of a bus. his family accuse the post office of having hounded him for tens of thousands of pounds. his daughter said that the way the post office had handled this in the following year was, disgusting. angela vander bogarde was handling that response and
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our diplomatic correspondent james landale is outside the foreign office for us, and these deaths have prompted the summoning of the israeli ambassador? when normally i stand here and talk about an ambassador being summoned to the foreign office, normally they are diplomats from china over human rights abuses or perhaps iran over security threats. very rarely are ambassadors from british allies summoned here but that happened today with israel but ambassador. the first time an israeli ambassador has been summoned here to be given the once over by a foreign minister for 12 years. the ambassador met the deputy foreign secretary, andrew mitchell. he expressed his concerns about what he called these appalling killings and he demanded a quick and transparent investigation and what he called full accountability. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, had a similar conversation with his israeli counterpart and similar conversations took place between australian and polish diplomats. by this action, by these killings, israel has not chucked angered allies, it has notjust damaged even further its
our diplomatic correspondent james landale is outside the foreign office for us, and these deaths have prompted the summoning of the israeli ambassador? when normally i stand here and talk about an ambassador being summoned to the foreign office, normally they are diplomats from china over human rights abuses or perhaps iran over security threats. very rarely are ambassadors from british allies summoned here but that happened today with israel but ambassador. the first time an israeli...
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office has received _ quote, the foreign office has received official legal advice that isreel— received official legal advice that israel has broken international humanitarian law that the government has not _ humanitarian law that the government has not announced it, so i have a very— has not announced it, so i have a very simple — has not announced it, so i have a very simple question for the prime minister_ very simple question for the prime minister and very simple question for the prime ministerand if very simple question for the prime minister and if you cannot answer that, _ minister and if you cannot answer that, if— minister and if you cannot answer that, if he — minister and if you cannot answer that, if he judges and deflects, our constituents will know he is hiding the truth — constituents will know he is hiding the truth. was she telling the truth? — the truth. was she telling the truth? yes or no? i�*m the truth. was she telling the truth? yes or no?— the truth. was she telling the truth? yes or no? i'm happy to address this _ truth? yes or no? i'm happy to
office has received _ quote, the foreign office has received official legal advice that isreel— received official legal advice that israel has broken international humanitarian law that the government has not _ humanitarian law that the government has not announced it, so i have a very— has not announced it, so i have a very simple — has not announced it, so i have a very simple question for the prime minister_ very simple question for the prime minister and very simple question for the...
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the foreign office has summoned the russian ambassador to the uk after two british men were charged with helping the russian intelligence services — after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. they're the first people to be charged under the new national security act, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other states. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is with me. yes, explain more about that, daniel. this all began with a fire in march, it is an industrial unit in march, it is an industrial unit in leyton in east london linked to ukrainian owned business. i have been up there this afternoon and it is still quite badly damaged, one of the units has got beam still exposed to the sky with no roof, scorched beams, there is a ukrainian truck parked outside. 0n beams, there is a ukrainian truck parked outside. on saturday, british 21—year—old man appeared in court charged with aggravated arson, but also with two charges under the new national security act, including assisting a foreign intelligence servic
the foreign office has summoned the russian ambassador to the uk after two british men were charged with helping the russian intelligence services — after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. they're the first people to be charged under the new national security act, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other states. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is with me. yes, explain more about that, daniel. this all...
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aware so any mix of this that are particle considerations, and the foreign office we would discuss this regarding yemen and you have to political and financial applications and what it means for british policy and what it means for british policy and the large and policymakers are mps, they have constituents and they are responsible to them. many of whom are upset. the row be increasing pressure on the uk to detail some of these supplies particular related to gaza and there will be other lines of activity which will continue.- will be other lines of activity which will continue. six people have been killed overnight during a russian drone attack on ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv. according to the city's mayor, iranian—made drones hit several buildings, including a residential blocks of flats, early on saturday morning — 10 people were injured. two police forces, the met and leicestershire, are now investigating claims that unsolicited, explicit images and messages were sent to a number of mps and people working in westminster. yesterday luke evans, the mp for bosworth, rev
aware so any mix of this that are particle considerations, and the foreign office we would discuss this regarding yemen and you have to political and financial applications and what it means for british policy and what it means for british policy and the large and policymakers are mps, they have constituents and they are responsible to them. many of whom are upset. the row be increasing pressure on the uk to detail some of these supplies particular related to gaza and there will be other lines...
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, hauled in israel's ambassador to the foreign office for what was described to me as an icy conversation. that hasn't happened for 12 years. it's not something that allies normally do to one another. it's also a similar thing happened in australia and poland and the messaging was remarkably similar. it was one, utter condemnation of what israel had done two, a demand for swift, transparent investigation with full accountability. and three, and here's the key point. the demand that israel simply allows more aid into gaza, because israel today hasn't just angered allies, it hasn'tjust further damaged its reputation globally. it's also undermined its argument that it is allowing the free flow of humanitarian assistance into gaza. it is hard to say you are helping aid workers when you're killing them. earlier i spoke to shazia arshad from the international aid agency islamic relief uk. i asked for her response to the attack. this attack is is devastating. and for us, itjust heightens the worry that we have about our team on the ground in gaza. we've been warning that gaza is now become one o
, hauled in israel's ambassador to the foreign office for what was described to me as an icy conversation. that hasn't happened for 12 years. it's not something that allies normally do to one another. it's also a similar thing happened in australia and poland and the messaging was remarkably similar. it was one, utter condemnation of what israel had done two, a demand for swift, transparent investigation with full accountability. and three, and here's the key point. the demand that israel...
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it was clear that the head of the former fails committee committee was recorded saying the foreign office has evidence there were procedures not forward correctly by the israeli military. six people have been killed during a russian drone attack on ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv. the city's mayor says iranian—made drones hit several buildings, including a residential blocks of flats, early on saturday morning. 10 people were injured. to australia next. more than 150 people have been rescued from floods in northern sydney. other people have been told to be prepared to leave their homes because of the rising floodwaters. the area's main reservoir, which supplies most of the city's drinking water, is overflowing. there's been three days of torrential rainfall across much of eastern australia. people living in parts of new south wales have been told to stay indoors. it's important to note that flood levels in some of the rivers, particularly in western sydney, are continuing to rise and that presents a real danger for some communities. so it's very important for those who live in
it was clear that the head of the former fails committee committee was recorded saying the foreign office has evidence there were procedures not forward correctly by the israeli military. six people have been killed during a russian drone attack on ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv. the city's mayor says iranian—made drones hit several buildings, including a residential blocks of flats, early on saturday morning. 10 people were injured. to australia next. more than 150 people have been...
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some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just that but claim downing street is resisting. but officials deny this, and the former home secretary, who is visiting israel, says number 10 should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. i think that we should maintain this military relationship, from which we benefitjust as much as they do, and i think that it would be a tragic shame if we were to walk away from our closest ally in this region. these lethal air strikes are disrupting more than just aid supplies to gaza. they're also causing tensions within israel's allies, and the government has a difficult decision to make. james landale, bbc news. for more on the situation, i spoke to former us ambassador to malta and president of the middle east policy council, gina abercrombie—winstanley. how serious a warning is this do you think from the us and from president biden? president biden did exactly what he needed to do. he has been saying for several weeks now and communicating to the israeli prime minister that the united states is not satisfied with how
some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just that but claim downing street is resisting. but officials deny this, and the former home secretary, who is visiting israel, says number 10 should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. i think that we should maintain this military relationship, from which we benefitjust as much as they do, and i think that it would be a tragic shame if we were to walk away from our closest ally in this region. these lethal air strikes...
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the uk foreign office and ministry of defence said on saturday that a british royal navy ship will supply aid to gaza as part of an international effort to help set up a new humanitarian maritime corridor in early may. the news comes as british foreign minister david cameron warns of famine in the region. in a statement, lord cameron says: "the situation in gaza is dire and the prospect of famine is real. we remain committed to getting aid to those who so desperately need it." a short while ago i spoke to hani almadhoun, the director of philanthropy with unrwa usa. he has been helping his brother mahmoud, who's in gaza, to establish a soup kitchen operation. you've set up a soup kitchen there. tell me a bit more about your operation, and how many people are currently being fed by it? great, thank you for having me again. so my brother is in north gaza with my family and my parents, and then we got tired of watching them eat pigeon food and rabbit food for the longest time. not enough aid is allowed in, and really this is an intentionalfamine that's happening. so we decided, hey, can we ge
the uk foreign office and ministry of defence said on saturday that a british royal navy ship will supply aid to gaza as part of an international effort to help set up a new humanitarian maritime corridor in early may. the news comes as british foreign minister david cameron warns of famine in the region. in a statement, lord cameron says: "the situation in gaza is dire and the prospect of famine is real. we remain committed to getting aid to those who so desperately need it." a short...
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the foreign office is supporting mr smith and his family. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the annual white house correspondent�*s association dinner is a staple of the washington political calendar. and last night, president biden delivered an election—year comedy roast in front ofjournalists, celebrities and politicians. he made fun of himself, and his rival donald trump. of course, the 2024 election is in full swing. and, yes, age is an issue. i'm a grown man! running against a six—year—old! president biden there. you are watching bbc news and if you want to follow up on any of our stories you can go to the bbc website. we have a life page. and that news of the defection of the conservative mp dan poulter to labour. you are watching bbc news. hello. we've seen some fairly heavy rain through the overnight period and this morning as well, pushing its way northwards across much of england. it's going to sit for eastern parts of england and eastern scotland through the course of the day, gradually easing. but there'll be some sunshine coming in towards the west. so c
the foreign office is supporting mr smith and his family. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the annual white house correspondent�*s association dinner is a staple of the washington political calendar. and last night, president biden delivered an election—year comedy roast in front ofjournalists, celebrities and politicians. he made fun of himself, and his rival donald trump. of course, the 2024 election is in full swing. and, yes, age is an issue. i'm a grown man! running against a six—year—old!...
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the government said her one—day visit on behalf of the foreign office was to show "solidarity" with victims of the war with russia. during her visit she met with survivors of torure with survivors of torture and sexual violence. as well as ukrainian children and families at the ukrainian charity save children. charity save the children. she also paid her respects at the mass grave in bucha to those who have lost their lives during the russian occupation. she also met vlad myrtle zelinski along with the first lady was shown around the cathedral in kyiv. taylor swift says she is "completely floored" by achieving millions of sales for her latest album the tortured poets department. the us superstar has broken a string of records with her latest release, including passing the one billion streaming mark, when it became spotify�*s most—streamed album in a single week. she now occupies the top 1a spots on the billboard hot 100 — the first artist to ever do so — which she said on social media was "unbelievable". the album also sold 2.61 million units in the us, — she ties with jay—z for
the government said her one—day visit on behalf of the foreign office was to show "solidarity" with victims of the war with russia. during her visit she met with survivors of torure with survivors of torture and sexual violence. as well as ukrainian children and families at the ukrainian charity save children. charity save the children. she also paid her respects at the mass grave in bucha to those who have lost their lives during the russian occupation. she also met vlad myrtle...
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in the uk, the foreign office says the government continues to have significant concerns over humanitarian access and protection of civilians in gaza . a spokesperson says as part of the government's robust arms export control regime we periodically review advice on israels commitment to international humanitarian law, and ministers act in accordance with that advice". it comes after more than 600 legal experts — including former supreme court justices — wrote to the prime minister rishi sunak saying arms exports to israel should stop because of evidence there's a �*plausible risk of genocide in gaza'. the parents of the american—canadian man who was among the seven aid workers killed in the israeli airstrike in gaza have told the bbc they see it john flickinjer and sylvia labrecque paid tribute to their son — jacob flickinger — as a loyal and devoted humanitarian worker. they told our correspondent in washington, tom bateman, they rejected israel's explanation of a tragic mistake and have called for an independent investigation. the idf knew exactly who they were and where the
in the uk, the foreign office says the government continues to have significant concerns over humanitarian access and protection of civilians in gaza . a spokesperson says as part of the government's robust arms export control regime we periodically review advice on israels commitment to international humanitarian law, and ministers act in accordance with that advice". it comes after more than 600 legal experts — including former supreme court justices — wrote to the prime minister...
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some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just that but claim downing street is resisting. but officials deny this, and the former home secretary, who is visiting israel, says number ten should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. i think that we should maintain this military relationship, from which we benefit just as much as they do, and i think that it would be a tragic shame if we were to walk away from our closest ally in this region. these lethal air strikes are disrupting more than just aid supplies to gaza. they're also causing tensions within israel's allies, and the government has a difficult decision to make. james landale, bbc news. the israeli government says the findings from its investigation in the deaths of the seven aid workers are still some weeks away. the world central kitchen staff and security personnel were from a number of different. the polish prime minister, donald tusk, has this morning called on israel to provide compensation for the polish citizen killed. the aid group's founder was blunt in his assessment. they were a tar
some mps believe the foreign office is ready to do just that but claim downing street is resisting. but officials deny this, and the former home secretary, who is visiting israel, says number ten should stick to its guns. we owe it to israel to stand with them. i think that we should maintain this military relationship, from which we benefit just as much as they do, and i think that it would be a tragic shame if we were to walk away from our closest ally in this region. these lethal air strikes...
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this afternoon, the foreign office summoned the russian ambassador, saying afterwards... "the uk remains deeply concerned by allegations of russian orchestrated malign activity on uk soil." the russian ambassador, on the left here, said the allegations were absurd, unsubstantiated and clearly fake news. daniel sandford, bbc news. this comes after numerous cases surfaced against alleged russian spies in germany and an assasination plot targeting president zelensky in poland last week. speaking in berlin today, nato secretaryjens stoltenberg said that these alleged russia—backed plots will not stop the alliance from supporting ukraine. following the passage by the us congress of $60—billion dollars in aid to ukraine, the pentagon announced friday it will provide another $6 billion dollars through a long—term initiative. the aid will include munitions for patriot air defence systems; the type of weaponry ukraine's president has said is crucial to fending off russian aerial attacks. in announcing the aid, us defence secretary lloyd austin repeated the us position that v
this afternoon, the foreign office summoned the russian ambassador, saying afterwards... "the uk remains deeply concerned by allegations of russian orchestrated malign activity on uk soil." the russian ambassador, on the left here, said the allegations were absurd, unsubstantiated and clearly fake news. daniel sandford, bbc news. this comes after numerous cases surfaced against alleged russian spies in germany and an assasination plot targeting president zelensky in poland last week....
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the foreign office should be abolished and replaced by a new department for international affairs with modernised premises and "fewer colonial era pictures on the walls" — according to a group of former senior diplomats and officials. they've published a document calling for a new approach to uk international policy. fire crews called to an e—bike fire at a railway station in sutton in south london last month have said the "ferocious" blaze could have had "tragic consequences". the bike exploded during rush hour last month. the london fire brigade station officer said it's important to buy e—bikes from a reputable high—street seller, so you know the battery and charger history. history has been made in buckingham palace today as, for the first time ever, french soldiers took part in the changing of the guard. 16 british soldiers from the coldstream guards have also been performing the same function over at the elysee palace in paris. they are marking the 120th anniversary of the signing of the entente cordiale, which brought about the current era of friendship between france an
the foreign office should be abolished and replaced by a new department for international affairs with modernised premises and "fewer colonial era pictures on the walls" — according to a group of former senior diplomats and officials. they've published a document calling for a new approach to uk international policy. fire crews called to an e—bike fire at a railway station in sutton in south london last month have said the "ferocious" blaze could have had "tragic...
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protocol in the uk means that you should have had a foreign office representative at that meeting. you didn't. david cameron... that's not strictly true, actually. i mean, we can hold international meetings wherever and whenever we want. it's pretty clear in the scotland act. we can't enter into foreign treaties, and that's understandable... lord cameron, who is foreign secretary, issued a reprimand. he said you shouldn't have done that. well, he is mistaken to have done that. and i will speak... i've requested to speak to lord cameron. and so far, he's ignored my request, i should say. as long as we don't enter into foreign treaties — which we've never done — and as long as, of course, we don't purport to speak... for the uk government — which we never do, it's very clear we're speaking on behalf of the scottish government — we can continue in our external affairs engagement. i need to end with just one big—picture thought about snp strategy. you want another independence referendum... the people of scotland have voted for another... yeah, but the point is, you're not go
protocol in the uk means that you should have had a foreign office representative at that meeting. you didn't. david cameron... that's not strictly true, actually. i mean, we can hold international meetings wherever and whenever we want. it's pretty clear in the scotland act. we can't enter into foreign treaties, and that's understandable... lord cameron, who is foreign secretary, issued a reprimand. he said you shouldn't have done that. well, he is mistaken to have done that. and i will...
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the foreign office is supporting mr smith and his family. aruna iyengar, bbc news. journalist elizabeth gonzales is in trinidad and tobago and had this update on peter smith's recovery process. on friday, sometime between 9:00 and 9:30, mr smith was having his final bath because he was expected to return to the uk that same day on friday when the incident happened. luckily, according to reports, his wife and friends that he was staying at the hotel with, which is the starfish hotel, were close by. so when they saw the commotion, they were able to run and assist him. i also understand that a doctor was on site, so the doctor was able to assist in any way she could assist until the ambulance arrived at the hotel to rush him to discovery general hospital, where he is currently. he had multiple surgeries. he was given a blood transfusion. his severed legs have been saved, his wounds stitched and also treated. right now, i understand this morning that the surgical team is preparing to decide what is the next step, which probably reattaching the limbs that was severed. th
the foreign office is supporting mr smith and his family. aruna iyengar, bbc news. journalist elizabeth gonzales is in trinidad and tobago and had this update on peter smith's recovery process. on friday, sometime between 9:00 and 9:30, mr smith was having his final bath because he was expected to return to the uk that same day on friday when the incident happened. luckily, according to reports, his wife and friends that he was staying at the hotel with, which is the starfish hotel, were close...