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this is bbc news. the headlines. 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 as part of its new $6 billion military aid package. scotland's first minister seeks to save his political career, inviting leaders of other parties to talks, hoping to change their plans to oust him. humza yousaf insists he won't resign despite a week of political turmoil. wildlife in antarctica is being exposed to potentially damaging levels of ultraviolet light because of a hole in the ozone layer caused in part by australian bushfires. scientists say animals and plants are at risk from the rays. you're watching bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week... james is racing across the globe testing the latest ai translation tools. we're in miami to see the data behind basketball. whilst you're there, why not grab yourself a beer... ..and turn it into leather? she sings. and we're on the stage helping musi
this is bbc news. the headlines. 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 as part of its new $6 billion military aid package. scotland's first minister seeks to save his political career, inviting leaders of other parties to talks, hoping to change their plans to oust him. humza yousaf insists he won't resign despite a week of political turmoil. wildlife in...
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james cook, bbc news. we are keeping an eye on capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there were explosions reported in iran and nearan there were explosions reported in iran and near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, which are activated at local air defence systems. we have had confirmation to our broadcast part in a cbs news that this was an attack from israel. so two us officials are confirming that. plenty of reaction coming in and week will be monitoring the news conference at the g7. time for a quick look at the weather. hello there. it is still quite breezy out there, so the sh
james cook, bbc news. we are keeping an eye on capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there...
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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—examine me, the judge completely took over the cross—examination. started aggressively cross—examining me, and if i didn't agree with a
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...
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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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will vernon, bbc news, washington. and a reminder, you can get much more on those israel—iran tensions on the bbc news website, including this analysis from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who says there's an audible sigh of relief in the region. check it out online or on the bbc news app. a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital, baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a "bombing" which hit weapons and vehicles. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces — an umbrella organisation linking several pro—iran militias who've recently attacked us personnel in iraq. the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. the focus in recent days has been on tensions between israel and iran
will vernon, bbc news, washington. and a reminder, you can get much more on those israel—iran tensions on the bbc news website, including this analysis from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who says there's an audible sigh of relief in the region. check it out online or on the bbc news app. a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the...
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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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justin rowlatt, bbc news. that's it from me for the moment, do stay with us here on bbc news, i'm samantha simmonds, thanks for watching. hello. it's been a chilly start to the weekend. temperatures may be higher in scotland because we've seen this cloud moving down from the north and we will continue to see a bit of light rain or drizzle on the week with a front there as it runs into our area of with a front there as it runs into ourarea of high with a front there as it runs into our area of high pressure. in between those two weather fronts, the potential for some slightly warmer air across scotland where we get some sunshine and particularly northern ireland but for england and wales we are still in the cold air so it won't be too hot for the runners in the london marathon. it should stay dry, there will be a cool north—easterly breeze and a top temperature of 11 or 12 degrees. some cloud in east anglia and the south—east could bring the odd light shower here and there but sunny spells for other puzzlin
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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. 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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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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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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mark savage, bbc news. my my producers werejoking my producers were joking with me, wondering how many of the puns i would be able to find and i count three, crawl summer, bad blood and i got shakeit summer, bad blood and i got shake it off, i hope that is right. taylor swift's new album is coming up soon, that's the main message. i'm carl nasman in washington, more coming up at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. some beautiful rainbows spotted again on thursday, particularly across parts of scotland, such as here in aberdeenshire. and there will be more rainbows on friday with sunshine and showers still very much the theme of the day but lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week now with high pressure starting to edge in from the west, killing off some of those showers by the time we get to the end of the afternoon. it's a cloudy, mild start to the day across england and wales. it's a little brighter further n
mark savage, bbc news. my my producers werejoking my producers were joking with me, wondering how many of the puns i would be able to find and i count three, crawl summer, bad blood and i got shakeit summer, bad blood and i got shake it off, i hope that is right. taylor swift's new album is coming up soon, that's the main message. i'm carl nasman in washington, more coming up at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. some beautiful rainbows spotted again on thursday,...
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live from london, this is bbc news. president biden signs a bill into law providing military assistance for ukraine, israel, and taiwan worth $95 billion us. he says it'll make america in the world stronger. the uk and germany announce stronger defence cooperation to counter the threat from russia. they say they'll support ukraine for as long as it takes. a teenage girl is arrested on suspicion of stabbing at a school in wales. british police arrest three people in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the english channel on tuesday. this tragic incident once again demonstrates the threat to life posed by these crossings, and brings into focus why it's so important to target these criminal gangs involved in organising them. four people are injured after horses bulled through central london. and gustav klimt�*s lost masterpiece is sold for an asking price of 30 million euros. hello, i'm lucy grey, welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. president bi
live from london, this is bbc news. president biden signs a bill into law providing military assistance for ukraine, israel, and taiwan worth $95 billion us. he says it'll make america in the world stronger. the uk and germany announce stronger defence cooperation to counter the threat from russia. they say they'll support ukraine for as long as it takes. a teenage girl is arrested on suspicion of stabbing at a school in wales. british police arrest three people in connection with the deaths of...
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you're watching the context on bbc news. ireland's deputy leader warns the threat of deportation to rwanda is causing migrants to head for ireland instead of the uk. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. premier league chief executive richard masters says the football calendar is "getting to a tipping point" with the amount of matches that teams are being asked to play. as of next season, european competitions and the club world cup, could lead to a hefty increase in games some clubs have to play. if you pour more liquid into the carpet is already forward it will overflow. and that is what is happening at the moment, notjust in terms of this but the players ability to be able to perform at their best in the competitions who want to play and it stands to reason that if you overload the players in the cup, something has to give. liverpool's negotiations with arne slot are progressing, but the deal is yet to be concluded — although it is being viewed as a matter of time before an agreement
you're watching the context on bbc news. ireland's deputy leader warns the threat of deportation to rwanda is causing migrants to head for ireland instead of the uk. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. premier league chief executive richard masters says the football calendar is "getting to a tipping point" with the amount of matches that teams are being asked to play. as of next season, european competitions and the club world cup, could lead to a...
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you're live with bbc news. to the italian island of capri, where aid to ukraine dominated discussions on day two of talks between g7 foreign ministers. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba also joined those talks, and said there needs to be a change in strategy if kyiv is going to fight off russia's continued aggression. our correspondent jessica parker is there and sent this report. a majorfocus here is ukraine's calls for more air defence systems. the nato secretary—general, jens stoltenberg is here in capri. he said earlier there is an urgent critical need, that russia is pushing on the whole front line whilst carrying out waves of air strikes. but, look, this is a g7 foreign ministers meeting — ukraine's foreign minister is here but it's not a formal weapons pledging session. that being said, they can discuss, they can coordinate. but speaking to officials today, the mood on this issue overall is somewhat downbeat. causing a bit more optimism, though, is the prospect of a vote in congress on the lon
you're live with bbc news. to the italian island of capri, where aid to ukraine dominated discussions on day two of talks between g7 foreign ministers. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba also joined those talks, and said there needs to be a change in strategy if kyiv is going to fight off russia's continued aggression. our correspondent jessica parker is there and sent this report. a majorfocus here is ukraine's calls for more air defence systems. the nato secretary—general, jens...
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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 live with bbc news. 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 military junta. hundreds of people marched to the city of agadez on april 13th, where they demanded the departure of more than 1,000 us soliders who were sent to niger to fight islamist militants. niger was a key security partner to us counter—terrorism operations in the sahel region until its government was removed in a military coup lastjuly, straining ties between the two countries. last month, niger's suspended a military accord with the us and has since welcomed russian military instructors and equipment. it is one of several west african countries where military leaders cut links with their traditional western allies while strengthening ties with russia. some people in niger say the us didn't do enough for their country. translation: in niger today, everyone is looking _ for a place. we wa nt we want them to leave
you're live with bbc news. 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 military junta. hundreds of people marched to the city of agadez on april 13th, where they demanded the departure of more than 1,000 us soliders who were sent to niger to fight islamist militants. niger was a key security partner to us counter—terrorism operations in the sahel region until its...
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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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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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live from london, this is bbc news. president biden�*s set to sign a $95 billion foreign aid package for ukraine, taiwan and israel today — after us lawmakers gave it final approval. it comes as israeli strikes intensify across gaza — in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks. america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in china — where he's expected to warn against providing military support for russia. after more migrants die in the english channel, we ask how the british government's new plans might affect those trying to reach our shores. former labour minister, then crossbench peer, and renowned campaignerfor welfare reform — frank field, has died at the age of 81. hello, i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with reaction to the news that us lawmakers in the senate have approved a $95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. president biden says he will sign the bill later today and that more arms and equipment will be sent to ukraine wit
live from london, this is bbc news. president biden�*s set to sign a $95 billion foreign aid package for ukraine, taiwan and israel today — after us lawmakers gave it final approval. it comes as israeli strikes intensify across gaza — in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks. america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in china — where he's expected to warn against providing military support for russia. after more migrants die in the english channel, we ask...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine has woken billions of dollars in military aid to help it combat russia's aggression. moscow says it is wading deep into a war that will end in humiliation. at the same time as the ukraine vote, the us house of representatives overwhelmingly approved a military assistance package for israel. it comes as there have been more israeli airstrikes in rafah in the south of the territory overnight. a candlelight vigil has taken place in australia in memory of those who were stabbed to death at a shopping centre in sydney just over a week ago. the victims — most of them women — were killed after the attack at the shopping centre in bondi junction. you can get more on those stories on the bbc newest —— bbc news website or app. a police officer has been taken to hospital with non—life—threatening injuries, following a large—scale incident in the derbyshire town of ilkeston last night. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam has the details. this was the scene in ilkeston
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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
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this is bbc news. ecuador�*s national prison agency say they are trying to establish who is behind the death of a prison director who died on sunday. his death comes as ecuadorians have been voting in a referendum to bolster security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. measures include an expansion of military and police powers, that will allow the military to patrol the streets alongside the police. they'll also signicantly boost gun controls and impose harsher prison sentences for "terrorism" and drug trafficking. president daniel noboha also wants to change the constitution so ecuadoreans wanted abroad for organised crime—related offences can be extradited. our correspondent says the prison directors death is part of the growing problem. unfortunately, this doesn't come as much of a surprise to a lot of people here in ecuador. the history would suggest that whenever somebody has tried to tackle organised crime or introduce topper measures to tackle gun violence often they have bec
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so let's remind you of the news that has come to us here at bbc news, it has come to us here at bbc news, it has been reported via the reuters news agency that at least five rockets were launched, reportedly launched from a town in iraq, and they were aimed towards a us military based in north—eastern syria. these rocket launchers took place as we understand on sunday. if this is a direct attack on us troops, in iran, it will mark the first time, in iraq, rather, the first time, in iraq, rather, the first time, in iraq, rather, the first time since early february that groups who are largely believed to be backed by iran but based in iraq, affected rather targeted us troops. more when we get it. now it's time for a look at today's sport with lizzie greenwood—hughes. we're starting with an extraordinary game of football at wembley stadium today where manchester united survived one of the greatest fa cup comebacks to reach the final. they beat the championship side — coventry city on penalties but only after first throwing away a 3—0 lead and being let off after coventry had a goal
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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
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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. 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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victoria gill, bbc news. taylor swift has matched madonna's record of having 12 number one albums in the uk — the most by a female artist. the tortured poets department had the american singer's best ever first—week sales in the uk, and the highest first—week sales for any artist since 2017. her next target in the history books is elvis presley, who has 13 number one albums. the beatles have the most, with 16. the stats around this album are truly incredible. it was the first ever album to pass a billion streams on spotify inside a week, it sold more vinyl albums and three days than anybody has managed in a week since modern records began. it is the fastest selling album of the year in the uk. we could go on and on and on. �* �* ., ., the uk. we could go on and on andon. �* �* ., ., , and on. and i'm going to carry on in a moment— and on. and i'm going to carry on in a moment with - and on. and i'm going to carry on in a moment with all - and on. and i'm going to carry on in a moment with all
victoria gill, bbc news. taylor swift has matched madonna's record of having 12 number one albums in the uk — the most by a female artist. the tortured poets department had the american singer's best ever first—week sales in the uk, and the highest first—week sales for any artist since 2017. her next target in the history books is elvis presley, who has 13 number one albums. the beatles have the most, with 16. the stats around this album are truly incredible. it was the first ever album...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> "bbc world news america." iran and israel indicate there will be no further retaliation. the u.s. house of representatives prepares to work on billions of dollars of funding for ukraine. and we sit down with the nobel peace prize winner. ♪ welcome to "world news america." u.s. officials are urging de-escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran overnight friday. iran has indicated it has no plans to retaliate after iranian media had unconfirmed reports of explosions in a province home to several nuclear facilities. two u.s. official said the israeli struck iran. israel has not publicly commentary iran has been on high alert after the unprecedented missile and drone raid on israel saturday. the rainy an attack was in retaliation for a presumed is really --israeli airstrike that killed 13 people including seven military officers. the white house press secretary explains the american position and heightened regional tensions. >> we have been very clear from here from the beginning that
announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> "bbc world news america." iran and israel indicate there will be no further retaliation. the u.s. house of representatives prepares to work on billions of dollars of funding for ukraine. and we sit down with the nobel peace prize winner. ♪ welcome to "world news america." u.s. officials are urging de-escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran overnight friday. iran has indicated it has no plans...
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live from washington, this is bbc news. the us senate passes a long—awaited multibillion—dollar aid package for ukraine and other american allies. ., ., ~ allies. tonight we make vladimir _ allies. tonight we make vladimir putin - allies. tonight we make vladimir putin regret i allies. tonight we make | vladimir putin regret the allies. tonight we make - vladimir putin regret the day he questioned american resolve. police arrest more than 100 people at a pro—palestinian demonstration at new york university, as one ivy league university takes another step to ensure student safety. plus, phoning home, nasa's voyager one probe sends back usable data again after a months long outage. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. in the last 30 minutes, the us senate passed a $95 billion aid package for american allies. president biden says he will sign the bill into law on wednesday. the legislation is centred on foreign assistance. it includes nearly $61 billion in aid for ukraine. 0ver it includes nearly $61 billion
live from washington, this is bbc news. the us senate passes a long—awaited multibillion—dollar aid package for ukraine and other american allies. ., ., ~ allies. tonight we make vladimir _ allies. tonight we make vladimir putin - allies. tonight we make vladimir putin regret i allies. tonight we make | vladimir putin regret the allies. tonight we make - vladimir putin regret the day he questioned american resolve. police arrest more than 100 people at a pro—palestinian demonstration at...
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines - 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!
voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines - 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...
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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. commentator: zinchenko. he's been a premier league star for manchester city... zinchenko will claim it. ..and now arsenal. and he's a proud ukrainian. oleksandr zinchenko says he'll swap football for fighting against russia if he's called up. i think it's a clear answer. of course. i would go. as the war continues, the arsenal player says ukraine's break with its russian neighbour is for good. since this invasion, we can't be friends with them anymore. we will never forget what they have done to us, to our people. he's donated over £1 million to ukraine, and now he says he wants to do the best for his country. i can't be more proudly than i am right now to be ukrainian. so what's next for zinchenko and the fighting, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives? every single day, i am watching some videos from ukraine with the kids, where they're hiding themselves in a bunker. and i was ju
this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. commentator: zinchenko. he's been a premier league star for manchester city... zinchenko will claim it. ..and now arsenal. and he's a proud ukrainian. oleksandr zinchenko says he'll swap football for fighting against russia if he's called up. i think it's a clear answer. of course. i would go. as the war continues, the arsenal player says ukraine's break with its russian neighbour...
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now on bbc news...it�*s click. this week, lara looks at the elemental solution to cleaning up carbon emissions from aircraft. we travel to the remote faroe islands to look at the latest ways to harness tidal energy. it's sort of like kitesurfing, but on the water. if it moves, it's a controller — paul's en route towards more accessible games.
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louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we have had an update from emirates airlines, one of the big operators added to by, who have set it has returned to a normal flight schedule from dubai international airport, that came injust from dubai international airport, that came in just as we have been speaking about it from emirates airlines. tens of thousands of runners will take their marks tomorrow for what could be the largest london marathon ever held. the elite race will be hotly contested — but the costumes on display in the mass participation event promise to be just as eye—catching. of course, behind each of those costumes is a story, as jayne mccubbin has been finding out. it's almost here. runners are getting ready. there's just 21i hours left to go. whose idea was this, jackie? my idea. i'm sorry, guys, i'm sorry. all my idea. right now, around 50,000 people are preparing to show london exactly what they've got. and what you have, nathaniel, is...? i've got a trombone. fanfare and i've got a cereal box! oh, and
louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we have had an update from emirates airlines, one of the big operators added to by, who have set it has returned to a normal flight schedule from dubai international airport, that came injust from dubai international airport, that came in just as we have been speaking about it from emirates airlines. tens of thousands of runners will take their marks tomorrow for what could be the largest london marathon ever held. the elite race will be hotly contested — but the...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday, for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on thursday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of taiwan-related content i into the us congressional bill seriously violates the one china principle and the three joint communiques of china and the us, and sends the wrong signal to separatist forces in taiwan. we urge the us to honour its commitment of not supporting taiwan's independence with concrete actions and to stop arming taiwan in any way. stephen mcdonell, aid to taiwan is one
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday, for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on thursday when president...
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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.
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...
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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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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...
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angus crawford, bbc news. ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum on proposals to tighten security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. the measures includejoint military and police patrols, longer sentences, tighter gun controls and the extradition of criminals wanted abroad. 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. but reports emerged of the murder of a prison governor, as the referendum took place. let's go to quito and speak to freelance journalist carolina loza leon, who's been at a polling station today. lovely to have you with us. we have the death of a prison governor, there is an issue with this. what the death of a prison governor, there is an issue with this. what is shockin: there is an issue with this. what is shocking is — there is an issue with this. what is shocking is that
angus crawford, bbc news. ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum on proposals to tighten security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. the measures includejoint military and police patrols, longer sentences, tighter gun controls and the extradition of criminals wanted abroad. 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...
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this is bbc news, the headlines. mp mark menzies quits the conservative party and will stand down at the next general election — after claims he misused party funds. president zelensky says a new 61 billion dollar us aid package, will give ukraine a chance of victory in its war against russia. israel's latest air strikes on rafah in southern gaza have reportedly killed at least 1a children. more than a million displaced people are sheltering in the area. the prime minister says he's �*appalled' by the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian demonstration in london. now on bbc news, it,s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. a breathtaking match at wembley — manchester united are through to the fa cup final by the skin of their teeth — after coventry city pushed them all the way. double dessers for rangers means they'll meet celtic in the scottish cup final after defeating hearts at hampden. and liverpool leave london with three points and their title hopes still al
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you can read that online or on the bbc news app. as well as the money for ukraine, israel and allies in the asia—pacific, the house of representatives also passed a bill which could ban the video—sharing platform, tiktok, unless it cuts ties with china. nomia iqbal has more. several bills being proposed and tiktok was part of a fourth bill, sort of a grab bag of of of policies and kind of snuck in. and i think there was a feeling by certainly members of the republican party that if they put that in, then it would get sort of a top down vote from from congress. president biden has indicated that if that does land on his desk, he will sign it. but it's hugely controversial. there are millions and millions of americans who are on tiktok. and i've met many who have been protesting outside the white house, certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed. who has said, look, this isn'tjust some app that we have fun on. my business is on there. my livelihood is on there. it's how i make money. and so they are very angry tha
you can read that online or on the bbc news app. as well as the money for ukraine, israel and allies in the asia—pacific, the house of representatives also passed a bill which could ban the video—sharing platform, tiktok, unless it cuts ties with china. nomia iqbal has more. several bills being proposed and tiktok was part of a fourth bill, sort of a grab bag of of of policies and kind of snuck in. and i think there was a feeling by certainly members of the republican party that if they put...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: nine people are reported to have been killed in israeli strikes in southern gaza, including four children. it comes as the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, warns that the risk of disease is rising. us lawmakers have moved a step closer to approving a much delayed $60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. the republican house speaker, mikejohnson, still faces some resistance from the right of his party. the head of a uk government watchdog, the climate change committee, warns that rishi sunak has "set us back" on climate change. chris stark says the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. new york city police say a man has died after setting himself on fire outside the courthouse where donald trump is being tried. maxwell azzarello had recently arrived from florida. 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 ger
this is bbc news. the headlines: nine people are reported to have been killed in israeli strikes in southern gaza, including four children. it comes as the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, warns that the risk of disease is rising. us lawmakers have moved a step closer to approving a much delayed $60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. the republican house speaker, mikejohnson, still faces some resistance from the right of his party. the head of a uk government watchdog, the...
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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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voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines - 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! uh, actually, fifth! oh, sorry! i got my facts wrong! wow, ok, so you're really getting used to it. how do you go about setting up an interview? i mean, do people come
voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines - 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...
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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. the headlines: ukraine has welcomed the approval by us lawmakers of billions of dollars of new military aid to help it combat russia's invasion. moscow says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. at least 18 people — 14 of them, children — are reportedly killed in the latest israeli air strikes on rafah, in southern gaza. gaza's health ministry says more than 34,000 palestinians have been killed inside gaza so far. the prime minister says he is "appalled" by the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian demonstration in london. a man was steered away from crossing a protest march because he appeared "openlyjewish". a kenyan runner, peresjepchirchir, breaks the women—only world record at the london marathon in two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds. the men's race was won by a fellow kenyan, alexander mutiso munyao. we will have a full bulletin of music two, later. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. europe by train. fo
this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine has welcomed the approval by us lawmakers of billions of dollars of new military aid to help it combat russia's invasion. moscow says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. at least 18 people — 14 of them, children — are reportedly killed in the latest israeli air strikes on rafah, in southern gaza. gaza's health ministry says more than 34,000 palestinians have been killed inside gaza so far. the prime...