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colin campbell, bbc news. you can see that documentary in full on the bbc iplayer. called the new drug threat, which is available to watch online, or you can download the iplayer app. do check it out. let's turn to one of the main stories developing in the uk, where the mp, mark menzies, who was suspended from the conservative party over allegations he misused campaign funds, is to quit as an mp at the next election. in a statement, mr menzies said, "it has been an enormous privilege representing "the people of fylde since 2010, but due to the pressures "on myself and my elderly mother, i have decided 0ur political correspondent iain watson has been following the story. stand at the next election and sit as an independent and i can tell you local party sorters in his constituency are worried about that. rishi sunak i'm sure will be pleased about that as well, perhaps less pleased about the publicity surrounding this mp. just to go back to the allegations, the time surge over the wiki use money donated by campa
colin campbell, bbc news. you can see that documentary in full on the bbc iplayer. called the new drug threat, which is available to watch online, or you can download the iplayer app. do check it out. let's turn to one of the main stories developing in the uk, where the mp, mark menzies, who was suspended from the conservative party over allegations he misused campaign funds, is to quit as an mp at the next election. in a statement, mr menzies said, "it has been an enormous privilege...
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peter saull, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. in the past few hours, the uk has announced another £500 million of funding for ukraine — that's more than $600 million. rishi sunak announced the funding on a visit to the polish capital, warsaw, where he's shortly due to meet the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg and the polish prime minister donald tusk. these are the live pictures from where that meeting is taking place. grant shapps, the uk defence secretary, you can see him at the front, he arrived in the last minute so that would suggest that the press conference is imminent. these are the live pictures from where the meeting is taking place. let's speak to our political correspondent — helen catt. we will keep a close eye on the pictures and if i interrupt you it is because they are about to start speaking. is because they are about to start s-ueakin. , , , ,, ., ~ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for— speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his _ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his first _ s
peter saull, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. in the past few hours, the uk has announced another £500 million of funding for ukraine — that's more than $600 million. rishi sunak announced the funding on a visit to the polish capital, warsaw, where he's shortly due to meet the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg and the polish prime minister donald tusk. these are the live pictures from where that meeting is taking place. grant shapps, the uk defence...
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this is bbc news. this you are watching bbc news. 100 years of bbc education is being celebrated this month. it's a century since the first schools radio broadcast was aired in the uk. the service has evolved since then, from bbc television for schools in 1957, to programmes like bitesize, created in 1998 during the internet boom, and bringing a variety of lessons to children during the covid lockdown. 0ur reporter ricky boleto looks at bbc education's progress. a house with a door. windows — one... for many, this is the sound of their childhood. ready to play? what's the day? it's monday! we found your very first appearance on play school. it's even got the old clapperboard there at the front. oh, my goodness me! have a look at that. and this is floella. hello! she chuckles. this leaf's almost as big as my hand. one of play school's best—loved presenters, baroness floella benjamin, first appeared in 1976. i did play school — it wasjust 16 years after i arrived in england. suddenly there i am on
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you are watching bbc news. this is bbc news. china's weather agency has raised highest alert ever after days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in the most popular province in the country. four people have died so far and ten are missing according to state media. laura bicker has more. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the we
you are watching bbc news. this is bbc news. china's weather agency has raised highest alert ever after days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in the most popular province in the country. four people have died so far and ten are missing according to state media. laura bicker has more. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand...
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this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. there's a warning today that more and more young people have developed bladder problems because of their chronic use of ketamine. the drug is widely used as an anaesthetic, and a sedative. but increasingly it's also misused as a recreational drug — and addiction rates are soaring. here's rachel stonehouse. from the minute you wake up... it's a saturday night in bristol. we are with beth and her friend we are calling jay, as he wants to be anonymous. they are both in their 20s and chronic ketamine users, after trying it as teenagers. i was 1a years old and somebody had some in the classroom and i had a little bit at the back of the classroom. that was the first time i had it. what is the physical impact for you now of taking ketamine? can't work, yeah, i can't do anything, i can't feed myself or go and get a drink. yeah, it really disables you completely. i can't walk 50 metres without either needing to sit down or needing to run to the toilet. ketamine use is estimated to have more
this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. there's a warning today that more and more young people have developed bladder problems because of their chronic use of ketamine. the drug is widely used as an anaesthetic, and a sedative. but increasingly it's also misused as a recreational drug — and addiction rates are soaring. here's rachel stonehouse. from the minute you wake up... it's a saturday night in bristol. we are with beth and her friend we are calling jay, as he wants to be...
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hello, welcome to bbc news. in the last hour or so — politicians in the united states have approved a multi billion dollar package of military aid to help ukraine in its fight against russia. the move has been warmly welcomed in ukraine and president biden has hailed it as an answer to history's call. in russia, the kremlin have reacted, saying the move will further enrich the us and ruin ukraine even more, by killing even more ukrainians. on this vote, 311 to the maze, 312 to the yes. the bill has passed. this is the moment the house of representatives approved a 60 billion dollar package of military aid for ukraine. it was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the binary world of american politics, with democratsjoining moderate republicans to see off opposition from the hard—right. us officials have indicated that deliveries of munitions and air defence systems are ready to go as soon as there is approval in the senate. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has been telling us the funding has
hello, welcome to bbc news. in the last hour or so — politicians in the united states have approved a multi billion dollar package of military aid to help ukraine in its fight against russia. the move has been warmly welcomed in ukraine and president biden has hailed it as an answer to history's call. in russia, the kremlin have reacted, saying the move will further enrich the us and ruin ukraine even more, by killing even more ukrainians. on this vote, 311 to the maze, 312 to the yes. the...
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this is bbc news. the mp mark menzies has resigned from the uk's conservative party and will stand down at the next general election. the tory party says it cannot conclude that there has been a misuse of funds following allegations. russia reacts after us lawmakers pass a 61 billion dollar aid package for ukraine, after months of delays. moscow says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a conflict that will end in humiliation. israel's latest air strikes on rafah in southern gaza have reportedly killed at least 14 children. more than a million displaced people are sheltering in the area. gaza's health ministry says the death toll has now reached more than 34,000. british conductor, sir andrew davis, has died aged 80. the acclaimed musical director performed with many of the world's finest orchestras in a career spanning overfive decades — including serving as principal conductor of the toronto and melbourne symphony orchestras. hello. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre
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hywel griffith, bbc news. in the last couple of hours, the uk has announced another £500 million of funding for ukraine. the prime minister rishi sunak announced the funding on a visit to the polish capital, warsaw. let's talk to our political editor chris mason, who's travelling with the prime minister. what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane- we are — what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we are at _ what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we are at a _ what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we are at a military _ what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we are at a military base - what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we are at a military base east i jane. we are at a military base east of warsaw. in the next half hour, the prime minister, the nato secretary general yan stoltenberg and the polish prime minister donald tusk will all be here. a substantial speech expected from the prime minister later. as you say, there is this £500 millio
hywel griffith, bbc news. in the last couple of hours, the uk has announced another £500 million of funding for ukraine. the prime minister rishi sunak announced the funding on a visit to the polish capital, warsaw. let's talk to our political editor chris mason, who's travelling with the prime minister. what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane- we are — what is he announcing, chris? hello, jane. we are at _ what is he announcing, chris? hello,...
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this is bbc news, the headlines... nine people are reportedly killed in israeli strikes on homes in southern gaza, including four children. it comes as the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, is also warning that the risk of disease is rising, with sanitation in rafah a major concern. and the us house of representatives has moved a step closer to approving a much delayed 60 billion dollar package of military aid for ukraine. the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party. that vote expected later on saturday. a man has died after setting himself on fire outside the courtroom where donald trump is being tried. stay with us here on bbc news. we will have your headlines after this programme... i've been an opera fan for decades, and i want to share my passion with you. so i'm on a mission to find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. this time, i meet welsh bass—baritone sir bryn terfel, a giant in the opera world, both in achievem
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you're live with bbc news. in new york, former president donald trump's latest appeal to halt his "hush money" trial was denied friday. the ruling — along with the completion ofjury selection that same day — sets the stage for opening arguments to take place as soon as monday. seven men and five women will consider evidence to determine whether the former president covered up a payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had. mr trump denies any affair. outside the courthouse just shortly after the jury was selected, a man set himself on fire. police say the man threw "conspiracy based" pamphlets into the air before dousing himself in liquid, and setting himself alight. authorities say the man is alive in hospital — but is in critical condition. officials do not believe that he was targeting any person or group. the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars transforming its industry, to try to compete with china on green manufacturing.
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this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news the world health organization says contaminated cough syrup sold in several african countries is no longer on the market, and presents no �*immdiate public health risk.�* it follows a recall by nigeria after testing found a batch of the benylin paediatric syrup contained unacceptable levels of the toxin diethylene glycol. kenya, rwanda, tanzania, zimbabwe and south africa also pulled the product from shelves. taiwan�*s east coast was struck by more than 80 earthquakes monday night into tuesday morning. the strongest: a 6.3 magnitude quake that rumbled buildings in the capital taipei, alsojolted rural hualien where at least 1a people died april third from a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. and a video shot by a driver in london, ontario, in canada, captured a train with several of its cars on fire late sunday night. no—one was injured, and the fire was extinguished within in an hour and twenty minutes, according to reports. author
this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news the world health organization says contaminated cough syrup sold in several african countries is no longer on the market, and presents no �*immdiate public health risk.�* it follows a recall by nigeria after testing found a batch of the benylin paediatric syrup contained unacceptable levels of the toxin diethylene glycol. kenya, rwanda, tanzania, zimbabwe and south africa also pulled the product from shelves. taiwan�*s east...
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bbc news. mr blinken spoke to the bbc and said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken's visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese viewers are shown. a cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. ..and this could not be happening. but he came to beijing with a warning of his own. 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad coming from china, 90% of the microelectronics. so for china, if it wants to have better relations not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at t
bbc news. mr blinken spoke to the bbc and said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken's visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese...
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this is bbc news. the pentagon says it will "rush" patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to ukraine as part of its new $6 billion military aid package. humza yousaf won't resign after a week of political turmoil. joe biden says he's up for debating donald trump ahead of november's presidential election. how wildlife in antarctica is being exposed to damaging levels of ultraviolet light. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the ukrainian military says russia carried out another massive air attack overnight, using various missiles. the mayor of kharkiv — ukraine's second city — said one narrowly missed a hospital with 1,000 people inside. attacks also took place in the dnipro region in central
this is bbc news. the pentagon says it will "rush" patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to ukraine as part of its new $6 billion military aid package. humza yousaf won't resign after a week of political turmoil. joe biden says he's up for debating donald trump ahead of november's presidential election. how wildlife in antarctica is being exposed to damaging levels of ultraviolet light. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the ukrainian military says russia carried out...
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this is bbc news. you are life with bbc news. we have been bringing you the story of a baby girl in gaza who was delivered basis aryan after her mother was killed in an air strike saturday night. doctors saved sabrina but her mother, father and old sister were killed. the health ministry in gaza run by hamas says at least two—thirds of those killed since the war began and children. 0ur correspondent reports now on the story. out of this hell, a new life was struggling to be born. the bomb israel dropped here would kill her father, sister and mother. doctors had only minutes to rescue the baby from her dying mother's womb. tapping to stimulate breathing. air pumped into tiny lungs. the fight to live, the strongest instinct at any age. they've called her sabreen, after her mother. "the baby is under medical care," says dr mohammed salama. "she'll stay here for three to four "weeks in the nursery and after that, "we'll see about her leaving." baby sabreen al—sakani's parents and younger sister lay among the other dead of the air
this is bbc news. you are life with bbc news. we have been bringing you the story of a baby girl in gaza who was delivered basis aryan after her mother was killed in an air strike saturday night. doctors saved sabrina but her mother, father and old sister were killed. the health ministry in gaza run by hamas says at least two—thirds of those killed since the war began and children. 0ur correspondent reports now on the story. out of this hell, a new life was struggling to be born. the bomb...
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zoe conway, bbc news. if you are suffering distress or despair and need support, a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree on 0800 066 066. a 13—year—old girl has been remanded to youth detention accommodation after being charged with three counts of attempted murder, after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a school in south—west wales. police said the teenager was arrested at the school in ammanford in carmarthenshire. the teachers and pupil were taken to hospital with non—life—threatening stab wounds, and have since been discharged. two men who were arrested after five people died trying to cross the channel in a small boat earlier this week have been charged with immigration offences. yien both from south sudan, and tajdeen adbulazinuma from sudan, are due to appear before folkestone magistrates court today. an 18—year—old man from sudan has been bailed pending further enquiries. a baby whom we filmed earlier in the week bein
zoe conway, bbc news. if you are suffering distress or despair and need support, a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree on 0800 066 066. a 13—year—old girl has been remanded to youth detention accommodation after being charged with three counts of attempted murder, after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a school in south—west wales. police said the teenager was arrested at the school in ammanford in carmarthenshire. the...
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rachel stonehouse, bbc news. to find out about more of the risks associated with kaagman, i spoke earlier to someone from the us that make you an office for drugs and crime. what we see recently is an increase in trafficking of ketamine across the world. and what is special about this increase in supply of ketamine is that it comes from illicit sources. so we are talking about illicitly manufactured ketamine, not the medical not diverted medical ketamine. and this illicit ketamine is produced in large scale industrial labs in south east asia. and what needs to be done? what can be done? what we notice is that there is an uneven landscape with regards to drug control across countries. so ketamine is strictly controlled in some countries, but not in others, and it makes international collaborations just so much more challenging. so this is something to look into. the other aspect is that ketamine is a relatively new phenomenon in many countries. it used to be around as one of the many drugs, but not a big problem l
rachel stonehouse, bbc news. to find out about more of the risks associated with kaagman, i spoke earlier to someone from the us that make you an office for drugs and crime. what we see recently is an increase in trafficking of ketamine across the world. and what is special about this increase in supply of ketamine is that it comes from illicit sources. so we are talking about illicitly manufactured ketamine, not the medical not diverted medical ketamine. and this illicit ketamine is produced...
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. this week, can you teach creativity? we've got the advertising exec who thinks you can and now runs a course in it. and we'll look at how to create tv formats that are successful around the world. we'll talk to the creatives behind two entertainment formats that are entertaining millions. but first, the secrets of the celebrity interviewer, with one of the finest in the business. decca aitkenhead is the chief interviewer of the sunday times and has interviewed hillary clinton, madonna, jk rowling and countless other big names and she's just won broadsheet interviewer of the year at the press awards in the uk. decca, it's great to have you here. i know it's your second press award, so you're getting used to this! actually, fifth! oh, sorry! i got my facts wrong! well, ok, so you're really getting used to it.
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coming up on newsnight, that�*s on bbc 2 right now. katie razzall, bbc news this is bbc news. our colleagues in london will take overfrom here. iwill see colleagues in london will take over from here. i will see you soon. hello, there. we had some big weather contrasts across the uk on monday. now, for central and eastern parts of england, it was a cloudy day, with outbreaks of light and patchy rain around. it was a cold day, temperatures just seven or eight degrees, well below average for this time of the year, and, actually, these kind of temperatures are much closer to the averages you�*d see in february. so, if you thought it felt a bit wintry, well, you weren�*t too far off the mark, but it was a different story, further north. in scotland, we did have some brighter skies and some sunshine, and we had temperatures 16, 16.5 degrees or so in glasgow, so it was actually warmer than average here. now, the reason we�*ve got these kind of contrasts at the moment is we do have some slightly milderair, coming in off the atlantic into generally western areas of the uk, but t
coming up on newsnight, that�*s on bbc 2 right now. katie razzall, bbc news this is bbc news. our colleagues in london will take overfrom here. iwill see colleagues in london will take over from here. i will see you soon. hello, there. we had some big weather contrasts across the uk on monday. now, for central and eastern parts of england, it was a cloudy day, with outbreaks of light and patchy rain around. it was a cold day, temperatures just seven or eight degrees, well below average for...
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this is bbc news. the headlines — iran's foreign minister has warned his country will give, what he called "an immediate and maximum response" if israel acts against its interests, but only if there is a significant attack from israel. he was speaking to us media after a presumed israeli drone attack on isfahan in central iran. a man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside the new york courthouse where donald trump is being tried. he's been named as maxwell azzarello from florida, a new arrival in new york with no criminal record in the city. the us house of representatives has moved a step closer to approving a much delayed $60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. europe by train. for generations of backpackers, interrailers — and, well, for me — it's what travel�*s all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this — it's called the deutschlandticket. it costs me 49 euros a month and it allows me
this is bbc news. the headlines — iran's foreign minister has warned his country will give, what he called "an immediate and maximum response" if israel acts against its interests, but only if there is a significant attack from israel. he was speaking to us media after a presumed israeli drone attack on isfahan in central iran. a man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside the new york courthouse where donald trump is being tried. he's been named as maxwell...
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you're live with bbc news. ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum on proposals to tighten security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. it comes as officials say that a prison warden was murdered in ecuador on sunday. measures include the expansion ofjoint military and police patrols, they'll also significantly boost gun controls, tightening regulations, and impose harsher prison sentences for "terrorism" and drug trafficking. ecuadoreans wanted abroad for organised crime—related offences could be extradited if the constitutional changes are passed. as he voted, president daniel noboa said the outcome would define state policy in fighting violence, corruption and organised crime. he declared a state of emergency injanuary and sent the army to take control of prisons, after a gang leader escaped. civilians in the north of niger celebrated reports that the united states is set to withdraw troops from two bases in the country, in consultation with the ruling militaryjunta. hundreds of people marche
you're live with bbc news. ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum on proposals to tighten security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. it comes as officials say that a prison warden was murdered in ecuador on sunday. measures include the expansion ofjoint military and police patrols, they'll also significantly boost gun controls, tightening regulations, and impose harsher prison sentences for "terrorism" and drug trafficking. ecuadoreans wanted abroad for organised...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: israel's foreign minister says it will defer a planned military operation in rafah if a deal is reached over the hostages still held by hamas. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is flying to the region to discuss the situation. ukraine says russia has carried out another air attack, narrowly missing a hospital. the us says it will "rush" patriot air defence missiles and ammunition to ukraine. president zelensky says they are "urgently" needed. police in the united states have moved in on a pro—palestinian protest at northeastern university in boston. it's one of a growing number of protests at universities in america over the war in gaza. and british conservative mp dr dan poulter quits the party to join the opposition labour party. he said the conservatives were no longerfocused on public services, and a general election was needed. now on bbc news, the right to die.
this is bbc news. the headlines: israel's foreign minister says it will defer a planned military operation in rafah if a deal is reached over the hostages still held by hamas. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is flying to the region to discuss the situation. ukraine says russia has carried out another air attack, narrowly missing a hospital. the us says it will "rush" patriot air defence missiles and ammunition to ukraine. president zelensky says they are...
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you're watching bbc news. here — the prime minister says he is "appalled" after a met police officer described an anti—semitism campaigner gideon falter as "openly jewish" and suggested his presence at a pro—palestinian demonstration in london last week might antagonise protesters. the incident has prompted campaigners to call for the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley to step down. the force has apologised twice for the remarks. let's see a video clip of the exchange which has been posted on social media. if i could ask you to stand there, please. thank you very much. in that case, sir, when the crowd has gone, i'll happily escort you out. gideon falter told the bbc how shocked he was at what happened. i think it's time for sir mark rowley to go. he has had long enough to get to grips with the situation, to get his police force under control, to tell his front line officers, don't worry, we are going to send enough police to back you up so that you can make the right decisions. and instea
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ellie price, bbc news. four years ago, covid lockdown brought the uk to a standstill — leaving a legacy of change in our workplaces, in health and in education. tonight, we report on the impact on school children who were cut off overnight from teachers and friends. since the pandemic, the proportion of children in england who are persistently absent from school has doubled from 10% to more than 20% and that number is a lot higher among secondary school children who are disadvantaged. lucy watkinson has been following one school in oldham in greater manchester, where local lockdowns left some children even more isolated. she reports on the lockdown legacy. you got everything? yeah. have a good day. i'll see you later — bye. covid definitely affected my confidence — massively. i get overwhelmed with the noises and the crowds. i cannot deal with crowds, it stresses me out. i really struggle with it. when erin's in school she avoids the crowds by heading to the link — an area that offers a quiet space.
ellie price, bbc news. four years ago, covid lockdown brought the uk to a standstill — leaving a legacy of change in our workplaces, in health and in education. tonight, we report on the impact on school children who were cut off overnight from teachers and friends. since the pandemic, the proportion of children in england who are persistently absent from school has doubled from 10% to more than 20% and that number is a lot higher among secondary school children who are disadvantaged. lucy...
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you are watching bbc news. now in the past few minutes a long—lost klimt portrait has been auctioned off for 30 million euros. the unfinished work, �*portrait of fraulein lieser�*, was thought lost for almost a century — until it reappeared in january. portraits by klimt rarely come on to the open market. so there is gone for 30 million euros. we will talk to a corresponding about that later in the programme. now the us military are trained to deal with the unexpected, but take a look at what turned up on the runway at macdill air force base in tampa in florida. a three metre — or ten foot — alligator. it was spotted next to the landing gear of a refuelling aircraft. let's speak to the airfield manager you see in that video, link collier, and michael heldreth, who is in charge of wildlife on the airbase. so talk me through what happened. git approximately eight in the morning we were notified by our maintenance personnel there was wildlife and an alligator on the airfield. myself and michael quickly
you are watching bbc news. now in the past few minutes a long—lost klimt portrait has been auctioned off for 30 million euros. the unfinished work, �*portrait of fraulein lieser�*, was thought lost for almost a century — until it reappeared in january. portraits by klimt rarely come on to the open market. so there is gone for 30 million euros. we will talk to a corresponding about that later in the programme. now the us military are trained to deal with the unexpected, but take a look...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two helicopters from the malaysian military have crashed in mid—air — killing all ten naval personnel on board. the accident took place as the aircraft flew in formation over a parade ground. they were rehearsing for a ceremony due to take place next month. online video shows the helicopters flying low over a naval base at lumut when they collide and plummet to the ground. —— and plummeted to the ground. an extreme form of soil erosion is causing entire communities to disappear across africa and latin america. experts have told the bbc that gully erosion is advancing at a worrying speed, because of deforestation and the extreme weather caused by climate change, and a lack of urban planning. our population correspondent stephanie hegarty has this report. this city in brazil is at risk of falling apart. translation: this thing has taken away my life. l joao batista is a mechanic and his workshop is on the edge of a giant ravine. translation: it got risky after it started raining
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two helicopters from the malaysian military have crashed in mid—air — killing all ten naval personnel on board. the accident took place as the aircraft flew in formation over a parade ground. they were rehearsing for a ceremony due to take place next month. online video shows the helicopters flying low over a naval base at lumut when they collide and plummet to the ground. —— and plummeted to the ground. an extreme form of soil erosion is causing entire...
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you�*re live with bbc news. ecuador�*s government received overwhelming support for a referendum which aims to increase public safety. the security proposals would allow the military to patrol the streets and the imposition of harsher jail sentences. it comes as police arrest a powerful gang leader at the epicentre of a wave of violence sweeping through the country. bbc�*s south america correspondent ione wells spoke to citizens in ecuador about the country�*s new initiatives. ecuador�*s capital, quito, is bursting with life. but among the songs and smiles, clues that this is now the continent�*s most violent country. the bloodshed at this youth centre is just a sport. but on the streets, many young people are losing their lives at the hands of violent drug cartels. carmen�*s brother was killed by a gang member who wanted money when he was just 19. translation: the gang threatened us _ at our house, throwing stones at us because the murder occurred next to my son. they said if the gang member goes to
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this is bbc news. the us senate has given final approval for tens of billions of dollars in military aid for ukraine, israel and taiwan after months of stalemate in congress. to our friends to ourfriends in ukraine, our allies in nato and our allies in israel, and to sue billions around the world in need of help, help is on the way. america's top diplomat antony blinken is visiting china, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia a special report from the english channel — as a bbc team witnesses a fatal migrant crossing, just hours after a bill is passed aimed at stopping them. there's real battle going on on the beach here, must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the water, they are letting off firecrackers to try and keep the police away from them. screeching and the 9—year—old british boy who's won a european championship for his uncanny impression of a seagull. hello. a warm welcome to the programme, i'm sally bundock. the us senate has approved a $95
this is bbc news. the us senate has given final approval for tens of billions of dollars in military aid for ukraine, israel and taiwan after months of stalemate in congress. to our friends to ourfriends in ukraine, our allies in nato and our allies in israel, and to sue billions around the world in need of help, help is on the way. america's top diplomat antony blinken is visiting china, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia a special report from the...
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fiona lamdin, bbc news. a student who has cerebral palsy and relies on a communication device to speak has found a new voice after a two—year search. daniel challis was fed up with sounding like a robot and decided to search for someone from his local area — walsall — to record a spoken vocabulary for him. he's been talking with our midlands correspondent navtej johal. midlands accent: when i chose my . voice, i know what voice i like. . voice, i knew what voice i liked. dan will happily admit that he loves the sound of his own voice. but you can't blame him, especially as it's not technically his own voice. dan was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was a toddler, and has never been able to speak in his own voice. since he was nine years old, he's used a tablet like device to communicate, which he controls with his eyes, and sounds like this. generic robotic voice: this is my old voice. it's a robot voice. but two years ago, he set out on a mission to replace the robotic drawl and find someone with
fiona lamdin, bbc news. a student who has cerebral palsy and relies on a communication device to speak has found a new voice after a two—year search. daniel challis was fed up with sounding like a robot and decided to search for someone from his local area — walsall — to record a spoken vocabulary for him. he's been talking with our midlands correspondent navtej johal. midlands accent: when i chose my . voice, i know what voice i like. . voice, i knew what voice i liked. dan will happily...
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this is bbc news. let�*s look at another story making news. it�*s been a day of fighting talk from humza yousaf, insisting he won�*t resign as scotland�*s first minister, if he loses votes of no confidence, in him and his government, which are expected next week. the snp leader is struggling to stay in control after ending a power—sharing arrangement with the scottish greens, leaving him at the helm of a minority administration. here he is speaking in dundee on friday. i�*ve heard the anger and upset from green colleagues, and it wasn�*t meant, the action taken yesterday was not meant to upset and anger them but clearly, i will be writing to patrick harvey and lorna slater to let see if we can meet but it does not mean that two pro—independence parties who share so many values and so many policies cannot and should not work together in a less formal arrangement. the conservative leader douglas ross said mr yousaf has "failed" scotland, his government�*s in "meltdown" and he "needs to
this is bbc news. let�*s look at another story making news. it�*s been a day of fighting talk from humza yousaf, insisting he won�*t resign as scotland�*s first minister, if he loses votes of no confidence, in him and his government, which are expected next week. the snp leader is struggling to stay in control after ending a power—sharing arrangement with the scottish greens, leaving him at the helm of a minority administration. here he is speaking in dundee on friday. i�*ve heard...
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esme stallard, bbc news. nasa says its voyager1 probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information and data back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship was launched from earth in 1977 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. we have ignition — and we have lift—off. a spacecraft bound for a journey no—one imagined. when voyager1 launched in 1977, its mission was to explore our solar system. it captured details of saturn's rings and discovered thatjupiter has a thin ring of its own. then itjust kept going. in 2012, it became the first human—made object to leave our solar system and enter interstellar space. but last year, after nearly 50 years exploring, something finally went wrong. the data voyager1 was sending back to earth stopped making sense. nasa engineers worked out that one chip on its decades—old onboard computer had stopped working. to fix it, they transmitted an
esme stallard, bbc news. nasa says its voyager1 probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information and data back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship was launched from earth in 1977 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. we have ignition — and we have lift—off. a spacecraft bound for a journey no—one imagined. when voyager1 launched in 1977, its mission was...
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bbc news. let's return to our top story. the first woman to go public with allegations against harvey weinstein was actress ashleyjudd. she says a top court overturning his 2020 conviction is "an act of institutional betrayal." she spoke to my colleague caitriona perryjust minutes ago. when you heard this morning that this conviction had been overturned, what was your first reaction? my first reaction, i was actually reserving campsites for the great american national park, yosemite, was that male sexual violence and institutional betrayal can really ruin a woman's day. there i was going about my business planning an incredible family holiday. and yet again, male entitlement to female bodies intrudes and disrupts and ambushes and takes over a woman's life. you were the first actress to speak out about harvey weinstein. talk to me a little bit about the bravery, the courage, the strength that it took for you and so many others subsequently to do that. well, i definitely want to emphasise that i
bbc news. let's return to our top story. the first woman to go public with allegations against harvey weinstein was actress ashleyjudd. she says a top court overturning his 2020 conviction is "an act of institutional betrayal." she spoke to my colleague caitriona perryjust minutes ago. when you heard this morning that this conviction had been overturned, what was your first reaction? my first reaction, i was actually reserving campsites for the great american national park, yosemite,...
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emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. the first woman to go public with allegations against harvey weinstein was actress ashleyjudd. she says a top court overturning his 2020 conviction is "an act of institutional betrayal." she's been speaking to my colleague caitriona perry, who asked whether she would like to see weinstein re—tried. you know, what's important to know is that a courtroom is not a safe environment for survivors of male sexual violence. they can be very traumatising spaces. you know, the most dangerous place in america for a woman is in her home. we know the men who assault and rape and murder us. and a lot ofjudges are still catching up to that reality. and juries don't necessarily know that information either. we still think of rape as stranger rape as someone who jumps us in an alley. and so a courtroom isn't necessarily even if harvey were retried and convicted in the state of new york, the place where survivors are going to get their healing. and that's what we need. that's what we need. it may be
emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. the first woman to go public with allegations against harvey weinstein was actress ashleyjudd. she says a top court overturning his 2020 conviction is "an act of institutional betrayal." she's been speaking to my colleague caitriona perry, who asked whether she would like to see weinstein re—tried. you know, what's important to know is that a courtroom is not a safe environment for survivors of male sexual violence. they can be very traumatising...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: president volodymyr zelensky says he's grateful to the us house of representatives for passing a $61 billion military assistance package for ukraine after months of delays in washington. mr zelensky said thousands of lives would be saved and both ukraine and the united states would emerge stronger. at the same time as the ukraine vote, the us house of representatives overwhelmingly approved packages of military assistance for israel and for taiwan, as well as humanitarian aid for gaza, haiti and other war—torn regions. israel's prime minister said the bill was "much appreciated" and would "defend western civilization". in spain, tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating across the canary islands against a model of mass tourism they say is harming both the environment and conditions for locals. the demonstrators want limits on tourist numbers and more say on what they see as uncontrolled development. now on bbc news, it's click. this week, lara looks at the e
this is bbc news. the headlines: president volodymyr zelensky says he's grateful to the us house of representatives for passing a $61 billion military assistance package for ukraine after months of delays in washington. mr zelensky said thousands of lives would be saved and both ukraine and the united states would emerge stronger. at the same time as the ukraine vote, the us house of representatives overwhelmingly approved packages of military assistance for israel and for taiwan, as well as...
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this is bbc news. top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.
this is bbc news. top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.
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victoria gill, bbc news. amazing. now let's turn our attention to the world of movies, and netflix will soon be showing the british south asian drama kaur. it is the first film in history to be based on a story about a british sikh woman who decides to wear a turban for the first time, against her father's wishes. so, safe to say this movie is pretty ground—breaking. let's watch a bit of the trailer now. i always knew from a very young age that this was the path you were meant to take. i'm sorry. i can't support you if you go through with this, so you need to make a decision. singing earlier, iwasjoined by writer, producer and lead actor parvinder shergill, who plays avani, and nina wadia, who plays her mother, on the netflix film kaur. we just wejust don't get we just don't get the representation. people have heard of mr singh, but what about miss kaur? we really wanted to voice the incredible women in our community and our stories in the household and give them the honour and respect they deserve on a mainstream p
victoria gill, bbc news. amazing. now let's turn our attention to the world of movies, and netflix will soon be showing the british south asian drama kaur. it is the first film in history to be based on a story about a british sikh woman who decides to wear a turban for the first time, against her father's wishes. so, safe to say this movie is pretty ground—breaking. let's watch a bit of the trailer now. i always knew from a very young age that this was the path you were meant to take. i'm...
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live from washington, this is bbc news. an appeals court overturns the rape description of disgraced former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, ordering a new trial. humanitarian groups warn of worsening conditions inside gaza as the us military begins construction of a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries. the us supreme court considers whether donald trump is immune from prosecution from actions he took while in office. and in venice, the city takes a new step towards reining in tourism. hello. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in a was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement known as #metoo that exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of hollywood and beyond. th
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyageri probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. quite incredible. a reminder of our latest updates following the passing of the uk government pubs �*s rwanda bill last night, the plan designed to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats announced in 2022. no flights have set off yet. the government now says they hope they will set off in the next ten to 12 weeks. in the past few hours we have seen boats with migrants leaving calais, heading towards the uk. at the same time as we saw those pictures, french police say that at around 5am a different small boat to this one set sail from a german beach, wimereux, after
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyageri probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. quite incredible. a reminder of our latest updates...
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this is bbc news. the headlines... america's top diplomat tells the bbc he's prepared to take steps against china if it continues to support russia's war effort. for china, if it wants to have better relations, not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli air strike in gaza has died. we've been looking at the us plan to deliver a to gaza. and two of the most valuable items ever to be salvaged from the titanic — which go under the hammer this weekend a united nations official has said the huge amount of rubble, including unexploded ammunition, created in israel's war on gaza could take 1a years to remove. the un mine action service says 37 million tonnes of debris would need to be cleared away. a spokesman said it wasn't possible to determine how much unexploded ordnance was in the rubble,
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navteonhal, bbc news. and as promised back to westminster now for a final thought from chris mason on the safety in rwanda bill as the parliamentary ping pong continues. so it does. mps in the house of commons are voting now to overturn the amendment attached by the house of lords earlier this evening. we expect the result in the next five minutes. they will reject that lords amendment. then it will be back to the house of lords and they have to decide whether or not they are willing to pursue it any further. as the night gets late, and they feel they've made their point, the expectation is that the rwanda bill will become law in the coming hours. the bigger challenge than for the government, actually making it happen and getting migrants to rwanda.
navteonhal, bbc news. and as promised back to westminster now for a final thought from chris mason on the safety in rwanda bill as the parliamentary ping pong continues. so it does. mps in the house of commons are voting now to overturn the amendment attached by the house of lords earlier this evening. we expect the result in the next five minutes. they will reject that lords amendment. then it will be back to the house of lords and they have to decide whether or not they are willing to pursue...
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around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. you are alive with bbc news. let's head to new york. it's the end of the first week of donald trump's trial — and the former president is in court. all 12 jurors have now been sworn in — it's thought opening statements could start as soon as monday. donald trump is facing 3a counts of fraud — linked to alleged hush money payments made to the adult film star, stromy daniels. he's pleaded not guilty. ..has to come off, i should be allowed to speak. every time i come out to speak to you i want to be open, because we have done absolutely nothing wrong. i showed to you yesterday 30 stories, 32 stories, of experts, legal experts, and not one the other way. 32 stories of legal experts saying very strongly there is no case, trump did nothing wrong, and they say it strongly, trump did nothing wrong. so they ought to get rid of the conflict with the judge because that is something that he cannot do anything about, it is wrong. it is wrong. donald trump as he was entering court complaining about the gag order that of
around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. you are alive with bbc news. let's head to new york. it's the end of the first week of donald trump's trial — and the former president is in court. all 12 jurors have now been sworn in — it's thought opening statements could start as soon as monday. donald trump is facing 3a counts of fraud — linked to alleged hush money payments made to the adult film star, stromy daniels. he's pleaded not guilty. ..has to come off, i should...
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dan whitworth, bbc news. a hole in the ozone layer over antarctica — fuelled by smoke from bushfires in australia — is exposing wildlife to protentially damaging levels of uv light. scientists from the university of wollongong say animals and plants are having to put more energy into avoiding the rays. here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. the ozone layer that protects us from the sun's most harmful rays is healing, gradually, but in antarctica, in cold, high—atmospheric clouds, a hole in that layer still appears every year. that ozone thinning, or loss, used to peak in september or october, when animals and plants are tucked under winter snow and marine animals are protected by sea ice. but it's now lingering until december, well into the antarctic summer, when wildlife is much more vulnerable. researchers say that has been driven in part by smoke from the australian wildfires in 2019 and 2020, which were fuelled by climate change. the researchers found evidence that antarctic plants might h
dan whitworth, bbc news. a hole in the ozone layer over antarctica — fuelled by smoke from bushfires in australia — is exposing wildlife to protentially damaging levels of uv light. scientists from the university of wollongong say animals and plants are having to put more energy into avoiding the rays. here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. the ozone layer that protects us from the sun's most harmful rays is healing, gradually, but in antarctica, in cold, high—atmospheric...
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this is bbc news. three people have been arrested to the deaths of five migrants in the english channel on tuesday. president biden confirms that more military assistance will be sent to ukraine within days after the us senate approves a long awaited aid bill. the former leader of the dup sirjeffrey donaldson appears in court charged with sexual offences including rape. four people are injured after it escaped horses both through central london. welcome to the programme.
this is bbc news. three people have been arrested to the deaths of five migrants in the english channel on tuesday. president biden confirms that more military assistance will be sent to ukraine within days after the us senate approves a long awaited aid bill. the former leader of the dup sirjeffrey donaldson appears in court charged with sexual offences including rape. four people are injured after it escaped horses both through central london. welcome to the programme.
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fergal keane, bbc news. meanwhile, new satellite images of southern gaza suggest that israel's military is preparing for an offensive in the city of rafah. rafah, by the border with egypt, is the only city in gaza that israel has not yet entered. over a million people have been sheltering there for months. these before and after pictures show rows of tents have popped up at a site to the west of khan younis in just the last few weeks. and it's a similar situation just outside rafah. again, you can see the change in just a few weeks. it would imply people are being moved by the israelis ahead of a military operation. reports in us media suggest that the idf will enter rafah in stages, with egyptian officials quoted as saying that the offensive could to take about six weeks. our correspondent injerusalem, wyre davies, has more. an israeli spokesperson told me today that the israeli government is indeed moving ahead with plans to launch this operation in gaza, being described as a full—scale military operatio
fergal keane, bbc news. meanwhile, new satellite images of southern gaza suggest that israel's military is preparing for an offensive in the city of rafah. rafah, by the border with egypt, is the only city in gaza that israel has not yet entered. over a million people have been sheltering there for months. these before and after pictures show rows of tents have popped up at a site to the west of khan younis in just the last few weeks. and it's a similar situation just outside rafah. again, you...
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noor nanji, bbc news. nasa says its voyageri probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but it can still send data back. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. we have ignition, and we have liftoff. a spacecraft bound for a journey that no one imagined. when voyageri launched in 1977, its mission was to explore our own solar system. it captured detailed images of saturn's rings and discovered thatjupiter has a ring of its own. then itjust kept going. and in 2012, it became the first human made object to leave our solar system. but last year, after nearly 50 years in space, something finally went wrong. the data voyageri was sending back to earth stopped making sense. nasa engineers worked out that a single chip on its decades—old on board computer had stopped working. to fix it, they transmitted an e
noor nanji, bbc news. nasa says its voyageri probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but it can still send data back. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. we have ignition, and we have liftoff. a spacecraft bound for a journey that no one imagined. when voyageri launched in 1977, its...
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this is bbc news. america's top diplomat tells the bbc he's prepared to take steps against china if it continues to support russia's war effort. for china, if it wants to have better relations but only with us, but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer is being tested on british patients — it's been hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment. a former senior post office executive faces questions about the suicide of a sub postmaster who was being pursued for apparent losses at his branch. scotland's first minister humza yousaf weighs up his future — as he faces a vote of no confidence after his power—sharing deal with the greens collapsed and two of the most valuable items ever to be salvaged from the titanic — which go under the hammer this weekend hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to verified live, three
this is bbc news. america's top diplomat tells the bbc he's prepared to take steps against china if it continues to support russia's war effort. for china, if it wants to have better relations but only with us, but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer is being tested on british patients — it's been hailed as a...
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thank you forjoining us on bbc news. take us through what we are likely to hearin us through what we are likely to hear in court today, and the first thing is going to be this gagging order. good morning from here outside the courthouse in lower manhattan. in just a few hours, former president trump will face a high—stakes hearing about the scope of a gag order, which will talk about the scope of what he can say about this a case in terms of the jurors, scope of what he can say about this a case in terms of thejurors, the witnesses, and for now he is not allowed to talk about them at all. whether he can talk about the prosecution. the prosecution in this case once donald trump potentially to be held in contempt of court, and to be held in contempt of court, and to be held in contempt of court, and to be fined because he has issued a blizzard of social media posts critical of this case. for donald trump, this is an important moment because he is a federal candidates running for the white house once again, and if thejudg
thank you forjoining us on bbc news. take us through what we are likely to hearin us through what we are likely to hear in court today, and the first thing is going to be this gagging order. good morning from here outside the courthouse in lower manhattan. in just a few hours, former president trump will face a high—stakes hearing about the scope of a gag order, which will talk about the scope of what he can say about this a case in terms of the jurors, scope of what he can say about this a...
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simon jones, bbc news. today of course is the london marathon and many people will be running along and here is a glimpse at the beautiful sunrise over london which is just stunning there at the moment. let's find out about what the weather has in store for those runners today. good morning, matt. good morning to you both. it is a lovely day. do not befall it is chilly there first thing for those still to head off to the starting line or to line the streets spectating. the forecast is decent for runners. not too warm out there. it should stay dry with only a small chance of a shower and the big thing is perhaps the breeze, the breeze could be strong and gusty around canary wharf later. so in the big picture high—pressure is with us and that is why most are dry but what we see today compared with yesterday's weather front that starts to reinvigorate a little bit and that is set to bring chillier to the south and east and getting warmer in the north and west. contrast of temperature expected later and here
simon jones, bbc news. today of course is the london marathon and many people will be running along and here is a glimpse at the beautiful sunrise over london which is just stunning there at the moment. let's find out about what the weather has in store for those runners today. good morning, matt. good morning to you both. it is a lovely day. do not befall it is chilly there first thing for those still to head off to the starting line or to line the streets spectating. the forecast is decent...