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this is bbc news. the headlines: russia and kazakhstan have faced some of their worst flooding, forcing people from their homes. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — in the midst of destruction caused by six months of war and fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu — he's making a "mistake." new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around treatment. new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £45 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics, the river seine water could be unsafe for athletes. let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news that has come in in the last few seconds, imported news being reported by reuters. they report that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. that has come from
this is bbc news. the headlines: russia and kazakhstan have faced some of their worst flooding, forcing people from their homes. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — in the midst of destruction caused by six months of war and fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu — he's making a "mistake." new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around...
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this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this update. i think what we're seeing here now is clearly a sustained and a deliberate assault by russia on ukraine's energy system. and it started actually back in march — there were two massive attacks on this country with drones and missiles that, here in kharkiv, destroyed all the power stations, essentially. so it left this city without power for some time. they've worked to restore it, but there are rolling blackouts here, a real limit on the amount of electricity available, customers urged to avoid using too much.
this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this...
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this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a nationwide ban on abortion. that is significant because donald trump has sold himself as the architect of the supreme court decision a couple of years ago to overturn roe v wade. that was the landmark ruling from 1973 that enshrined protections, constitutional protections for women across america, to abortion. what donald trump is doing here is being strategic when it comes to the presidential election. he has seen that some of the harder positions on the issue of abortion haven't played well for many republicans, most
this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a...
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sophie long, bbc news. the aa has issued a new call for the introduction of graduated driving licences for young people. these would restrict their use of cars after passing their test — in terms of what time they can drive, and who they can carry as passengers. it follows a campaign by families who've lost loved ones to crashes involving young drivers. a six—year—old girl is being hailed as a hero after she ran into her smoke—filled home to rescue her mother and two younger siblings who were all asleep on the sofa. 0livia patterson was playing outside with a friend when she spotted flames rising from the roof of her home in north yorkshire. danny savage reports a semi detached home near selby. well alight with four fire engines on the way. it's not clear if there's anyone inside a six—year—old girl, playing next door, she knows that there is. i didn't know what to do but i wanted to tell mummy. 0livia ran into the burning house to get her mum and siblings out. they were having an afternoon nap
sophie long, bbc news. the aa has issued a new call for the introduction of graduated driving licences for young people. these would restrict their use of cars after passing their test — in terms of what time they can drive, and who they can carry as passengers. it follows a campaign by families who've lost loved ones to crashes involving young drivers. a six—year—old girl is being hailed as a hero after she ran into her smoke—filled home to rescue her mother and two younger siblings...
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leila nathoo, bbc news. to the us — where the vice president has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. kamala harris' comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. ms harris says the former president wants to take america back to the 19th century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe was just the opening act, just the opening act of a larger strategy to take women's rights and freedoms. part of a full on attack, state by state, on reproductive freedom. and we all must understand to blame. and we all must understand who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. alan cook, who was managing director from 2006 to 2010, admitted he should ha
leila nathoo, bbc news. to the us — where the vice president has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. kamala harris' comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. ms harris says the former president wants to take america back to the 19th century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe was...
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hugh pym, bbc news. ecuador was once known as an island of peace in a troubled region, but it's been sliding into chaos as violent drug gangs battle each other and the authorities. gang murderfigures went from 1,000 in 2018 to more than 8,000 last year. the storming of a tv studio during a live news bulletin three months ago was the final straw for the government who declared war on the gangs. the bbc�*s ana maria roura returned to her home country to speak to people on both sides of the crisis. ecuador�*s government has, in effect, declared war on its gangs. for three months, soldiers have been carrying out daily patrols. it's incredible to see quito, a city that used to be very quiet and very touristic, like this, with this amount of military forces on the street. the takeover of a live tv news programme in january showed the world how gang violence has gripped ecuador. since then, the army has been deployed to keep the peace. even the officer here is wary of the gangs and hides his identity. trans
hugh pym, bbc news. ecuador was once known as an island of peace in a troubled region, but it's been sliding into chaos as violent drug gangs battle each other and the authorities. gang murderfigures went from 1,000 in 2018 to more than 8,000 last year. the storming of a tv studio during a live news bulletin three months ago was the final straw for the government who declared war on the gangs. the bbc�*s ana maria roura returned to her home country to speak to people on both sides of the...
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james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. now one of the main stories we've been following this week is the jury selection for the the trial of donald trump in new york — the first president — former or current — to face a criminal trial. so far seven jurors have been selected — deemed suitable for the job. as ever — mr trump's been surrounded by papparazzi every day as he makes his way into the courtroom — but once he's inside, the cameras have to stop. instead, it's down to the reporters in the room sending updates — and the courtroom sketch artists — painting a picture of what's going on inside. for a unique perspective into the trump trial. i spoke to courtroom artist jane rosenberg. in this courtroom, i'm not very close like i was in thejean carroll trial, when i sit in the jury box for the pre trial and when... in all its cases, i've been very close to trump's civil fraud, but this during jury selection, they fill up the whole courtroom with potentialjurors and they allow six pool reporters to sit in the
james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. now one of the main stories we've been following this week is the jury selection for the the trial of donald trump in new york — the first president — former or current — to face a criminal trial. so far seven jurors have been selected — deemed suitable for the job. as ever — mr trump's been surrounded by papparazzi every day as he makes his way into the courtroom — but once he's inside, the cameras have to stop. instead, it's down to the reporters...
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graham satchell, bbc news. live now to our corrrespondent, duncan kennedy, who's in littlehampton in west sussex. people have been suffering the brunt of this there. people have been suffering the brunt of this there-— of this there. yeah, both here and riaht of this there. yeah, both here and right across _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south coast. - of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south coast. here| right across the south coast. here it self is where the river arun has burst its banks. a lot of this is sea water coming in to flood acres of land. a farmer told us this morning most of his crops are now destroyed. this isjust one morning most of his crops are now destroyed. this is just one of those areas that has been affected. the dramatic pictures you saw from that holiday camp, about ten miles down the road from here, we havejust come from there and sp
graham satchell, bbc news. live now to our corrrespondent, duncan kennedy, who's in littlehampton in west sussex. people have been suffering the brunt of this there. people have been suffering the brunt of this there-— of this there. yeah, both here and riaht of this there. yeah, both here and right across _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south coast. - of...
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dharshini david, bbc news. easyjet has announced that it won't operate flights to israel before the end of october. easyjet had already suspended its flights because of the israel—gaza conflict, but says the "continued evolving situation" in the region means its services won't resume until at least the autumn. customers booked to fly on the route up to october 27th are being offered a full refund. un agencies have warned of spiralling violence in the west bank, and raised concerns over an escalation of the conflict following iran's attack on israel on saturday night. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from jerusalem. in gaza, the threat of all—out war in the middle east has little power to frighten. war there has already left many with little to lose. in the southern border town of rafah — now a vast refugee camp — the hamdan and shawa families buried five people today, killed in israeli air strikes overnight, gaza's health ministry said. translation: i lost my feelings. i do
dharshini david, bbc news. easyjet has announced that it won't operate flights to israel before the end of october. easyjet had already suspended its flights because of the israel—gaza conflict, but says the "continued evolving situation" in the region means its services won't resume until at least the autumn. customers booked to fly on the route up to october 27th are being offered a full refund. un agencies have warned of spiralling violence in the west bank, and raised concerns...
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you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the country's general election to retain control of the parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of the parliament, not the president. but the vote was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years. south korea media is reporting that the prime minister and most of the senior staff of the presidential office offered to resign after the results came out. for more, let's bring in our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie who's been following the elections from south korea. sam —— sounds like a landslide victory for the opposition party? what does this mean that the ballot box?— the ballot box? although these were parliamentary _ the ballot box? although these were parliamentary elections . were parliamentary elections they were then seen as a referendum on the current president, president yoon suk yeol who has been in office for t
you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the country's general election to retain control of the parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of the parliament, not the president. but the vote was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years. south korea media is reporting that the prime minister and most of the senior staff of the presidential office...
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this is bbc news. now to what's been described the one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office horizon inquiry will today hear from lord arbuthnot. the former mp is a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft orfraud. it's after former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates on tuesday accused the post office of lying about their faulty accounting systems, on the first day of the latest stage of the horizon it scandal. the inquiry heard how mr bates wrote that the organisation was being run by �*thugs in suits' in a letter in 2010. let's cross to our correspondent at the hearings — azadeh moshiri — now. what can we expect today? in a few moments lord _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot - what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot will walk through these doors, a former con
this is bbc news. now to what's been described the one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office horizon inquiry will today hear from lord arbuthnot. the former mp is a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft orfraud. it's after former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates on tuesday accused the post office of lying about their faulty accounting systems, on the first day of...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: police in australia say they don't believe a stabbing attack that left six people dead at a shopping mall in sydney is terror—related. they have yet to formally identify the suspect, but they say the ao—year—old was known to officials. eight people are being treated in hospital, including a nine—month—old baby. police say the lone attacker moved around the westfield mall indiscriminately stabbing people. and our other main story: iran says it's seized an israeli—linked vessel in the strait of hormuz and is transferring it to its territorial waters. four foui’ passengers four passengers stranded on a cable car in turkey have been rescued. the cable car was immobilised when it crashed into a pole, killing —— and many were involved in the rescue. now on bbc news, sportsday.
this is bbc news. the headlines: police in australia say they don't believe a stabbing attack that left six people dead at a shopping mall in sydney is terror—related. they have yet to formally identify the suspect, but they say the ao—year—old was known to officials. eight people are being treated in hospital, including a nine—month—old baby. police say the lone attacker moved around the westfield mall indiscriminately stabbing people. and our other main story: iran says it's seized...
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hugo bachega, bbc news. in russia, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes after severe flooding. around the region of orenburg, which borders kazakhstan, over 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. the region has been affected by worse—than—usual seasonal flooding because of melting snow from the surrounding mountains, which has swelled rivers beyond bursting point. officials estimate that more than 10,000 homes are underwater. tesco has posted pre—tax profits of £2.3 billion for the year to february. that's nearly a three—fold increase on pre—tax profits the previous year. the chief executive of the supermarket chain said the rise was because inflationary pressures had "lessened substantially" — but said he was conscious "things were still difficult for many customers." let's speak to our business correspondent ben king — what's the reason behind this? as you say tesco have seen profits up as you say tesco have seen profits up and sails up and then increased market sh
hugo bachega, bbc news. in russia, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes after severe flooding. around the region of orenburg, which borders kazakhstan, over 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. the region has been affected by worse—than—usual seasonal flooding because of melting snow from the surrounding mountains, which has swelled rivers beyond bursting point. officials estimate that more than 10,000 homes are underwater. tesco has posted pre—tax profits of...
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zoe conway, bbc news. let's speak to david enright, a partner at howe & co solicitors who represented some of the post office vicitim. the smile on the face of mr bates today, he was the star witness today but the final act, certainly we're not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say? i not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say?— what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was h what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was give — what he had to say? ijust returned and alan was give evidence - what he had to say? ijust returned and alan was give evidence and - what he had to say? ijust returned| and alan was give evidence and was about to be in livery, the ceo behind me. allen isjust a man, he shines out. it was astonishing, they took him back to letters he wrote to the post office on the 19th and 2000 when he set out all of the problems then almost 25 years ago. the other letters he sent, just a couple of years up to 2003. everything he said was true. if they had engaged wi
zoe conway, bbc news. let's speak to david enright, a partner at howe & co solicitors who represented some of the post office vicitim. the smile on the face of mr bates today, he was the star witness today but the final act, certainly we're not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say? i not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say?— what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was h what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was give — what he had to say? ijust...
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this is bbc news. the us secretary of state has called on his counterparts in countries from europe to china to help dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory strike against israel. antony blinken has asked them to make it clear to tehran that an escalation of the conflict in gaza is in no—one's interest. fears are growing that iran could strike following the killing of senior iranians in syria last week. from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully calibrated strike. but the fallout from this attack may be much harder to control. iran's supreme leader has said israel must be punished for the strike on its damascus consulate that killed a top military general and six other people. israel has promised direct retaliation for any attack on its soil. it's worried enough to cancel leave for all combat units and call up its air—force reserves. translation: we have - established a simple principle. whoever harms us, we will harm them. we are prepared to meet all the secu
this is bbc news. the us secretary of state has called on his counterparts in countries from europe to china to help dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory strike against israel. antony blinken has asked them to make it clear to tehran that an escalation of the conflict in gaza is in no—one's interest. fears are growing that iran could strike following the killing of senior iranians in syria last week. from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully...
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welcome to bbc news. thank you for invitin: welcome to bbc news. thank you for inviting me- — welcome to bbc news. thank you for inviting me- in _ welcome to bbc news. thank you for inviting me. in israel— welcome to bbc news. thank you for inviting me. in israel they are - inviting me. in israelthey are describing. — inviting me. in israelthey are describing, condemning - inviting me. in israelthey are describing, condemning this i inviting me. in israel they are - describing, condemning this attack by iran, pointing out that more than 100 ballistic missiles were fired. iran, from what we understand, after two weeks saw this as a limited, calibrated attack. how do you understand the thinking in iran behind this decision to launch this strike? i behind this decision to launch this strike? ~ , ., behind this decision to launch this strike? ~' , ., ~' behind this decision to launch this strike? ~ , ., ~ ., strike? i think we should think of it a bit further— strike? i think we should think of it a bit further than _ strike? i think we should
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this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles. almost all them were intercepted before they landed. the us, britain and jordan were among the countries involved in israel's defence. a member of israel's war cabinet, benny gantz, warns israel will retaliate. translation: faced with the threat of iran, we translation: faced with the threat of iran. we will— translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build _ translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build a _ translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build a regional- of iran, we will build a regional coalition and collect the prize from iran in a way and at a time that suits us. the us warns it doesn't want the crisis to escalate into a wider war, but says it's up to israel, how to respond. it says it won't take part in any attack on iran. in tehran, supporters of the iranian government celebrate the attack. iran warns israel not to retaliate and says it ha
this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles. almost all them were intercepted before they landed. the us, britain and jordan were among the countries involved in israel's defence. a member of israel's war cabinet, benny gantz, warns israel will retaliate. translation: faced with the threat of iran, we translation: faced with the threat of iran. we will— translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build _...
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zoe conway, bbc news. a court in australia has ruled that men can enter a women's—only exhibition in tasmania. the ladies lounge exhibit at the museum of old and new art wanted to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors. the venue had insisted that rejecting men was part of the art, arguing australian law allowed for discrimination "designed to promote equal opportunity" for a group of people who had been historically disadvantaged. the judge rejected that argument. it contains some of the museum's most—acclaimed works inside a space designed after an old australian pub. the king has been presented with a new set of banknotes by the bank of england. in a ceremony at buckingham palace, andrew bailey, the bank's governor, and sarahjohn — the chief cashier — explained the new security features, and said this was first time there has been a change of monarch on the notes, as the late queen was the first to feature. they will go on general distribution injune. here's the moment the king was
zoe conway, bbc news. a court in australia has ruled that men can enter a women's—only exhibition in tasmania. the ladies lounge exhibit at the museum of old and new art wanted to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors. the venue had insisted that rejecting men was part of the art, arguing australian law allowed for discrimination "designed to promote equal opportunity" for a group of people who had been historically disadvantaged. the judge rejected that argument. it...
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nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. barbara plett usher is in nairobi — she explained how things have changed since the conflict began. things have worsened exponentially over the past few years, collapse of state services including health care and water and sanitation especially in conflict zones, the economy taking a hard hit, the fighting affected production and supply lines and farming which means sudan cannot produce its own food anymore and all those people displaced, around 2 million outside the country and 6 million inside the country and they cannot get aid, they are dependent on humanitarian aid which is not able to get through because the access is difficult. the army has blocked access
nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. barbara plett usher is in nairobi — she explained how things have changed since...
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hugo bachega, bbc news. we will be keeping an eye on the pictures from the white house and in the next while we will get some of the next while we will get some of the pictures put out and early comments afterjoe biden met with the prime minister ofjapan. we anticipate some early comments in the next few minutes, if there is something significant we will take that on bbc news. let's continue with what we are watching. joining me now from rafah is tess ingram, who's a spokesperson for unicef. thank you so much forjoining us. how concerned are you that the us and the uk are now openly talking about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza? it about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza?— about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza? it is really concerning- — offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i— offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. ithink— offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i think in - offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i think in recent | offensive on
hugo bachega, bbc news. we will be keeping an eye on the pictures from the white house and in the next while we will get some of the next while we will get some of the pictures put out and early comments afterjoe biden met with the prime minister ofjapan. we anticipate some early comments in the next few minutes, if there is something significant we will take that on bbc news. let's continue with what we are watching. joining me now from rafah is tess ingram, who's a spokesperson for unicef....
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this is bbc news, the headlines. a potential world first smoking ban for future generations is to be debated by mps in the uk. the inquiry into the post office scandal continues today with evidence expected from two former executives. and unemployment rises to its highest level in six months as the uk jobs market stalls. first, let's return to olympia, where the olympic flame has just been lit, you can see it being carried, this is all of course of the head of the 2024 paris olympics, which start injuly. that flame is going to be handed over as part of the ceremony, and as part of the torch relay, which will officially begin today. it will start in greece itself. so, the torch will go around 3000 miles around greece to a number of different locations
this is bbc news, the headlines. a potential world first smoking ban for future generations is to be debated by mps in the uk. the inquiry into the post office scandal continues today with evidence expected from two former executives. and unemployment rises to its highest level in six months as the uk jobs market stalls. first, let's return to olympia, where the olympic flame has just been lit, you can see it being carried, this is all of course of the head of the 2024 paris olympics, which...
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my pleasure. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is bbc news. let's take a look at the situation in gaza. nine countries, including the uk, have taken part in the largest international aid airdrop in a single day into gaza, to help provide supplies for the end of the islamic holy month of ramadan. ia aircraft delivered food, water and baby formula. james landalejoined an raf flight taking off from jordan. at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid — stacked into individual pallets, adorned with their own parachute, all of it bound for gaza. 0n the tarmac, ia military aircraft getting ready for the largest coalition air drop since they began last month, a special delivery to mark the end of ramadan. inside, pilots and crews from different nations being briefed on the operation, safety a key concern in the small airspace over gaza. —— from nine nations. outside, the raf plane is loaded, each palette containing rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water, flour — the basics for a meal — this, the raf�*s sixth airdrop so far. it
my pleasure. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is bbc news. let's take a look at the situation in gaza. nine countries, including the uk, have taken part in the largest international aid airdrop in a single day into gaza, to help provide supplies for the end of the islamic holy month of ramadan. ia aircraft delivered food, water and baby formula. james landalejoined an raf flight taking off from jordan. at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid — stacked...
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this is bbc news. the headlines... a vietnamese property tycoon has been sentenced to death after one of the biggest fraud trials in history. two former post office managers will give evidence to an inquiry, on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of people who run post offices in the uk. fake stamps circulating in the uk originate from china, a senior minister of parliament has told the bbc. and coming up, we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient city of pompeii. (pres) now to what's been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office scandal. today, we'll hear from two former senior managers of the post office about decisions
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. i wanted to expose the criminality that runs through the heart of this corporation. they very nearly ruined my life. i have certainly seen how they have ruined the lives of others. it's really difficult for me to sit here and talk about this because the whole point of fighting these newspapers is because i was so keen to have my privacy. i feel a sense of duty to expose them, as they've exposed us. prince harry and sir eltonjohn have launched legal action against the publishers of the daily mail. action is being taken- against the sun newspaper.
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zoe conway — bbc news. in the war in ukraine, over recent weeks russia has been targeting critical civilian infrastructure such as the countries —— targeting critical civilian infrastructure such as the country's main power plants, which is leaving millions without electricity and water. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has travelled to the east of the country to kharkiv — where 10 attacks took place today and more than 200,000 people are without power, to see how ukrainians are coping with life with no electricity. russia's war on ukraine has entered a new phase. this power plant in kharkiv was hit with five missiles — part of a massive attack on the energy system across the country. farfrom saving ukrainians, as it still claims, russia is trying to plunge their country into darkness. leading me through the ruins, igor has worked at this plant since soviet times. you don't usually hear engineers talk like this. translation: it's like my home has been destroyed. _ it brings pain and
zoe conway — bbc news. in the war in ukraine, over recent weeks russia has been targeting critical civilian infrastructure such as the countries —— targeting critical civilian infrastructure such as the country's main power plants, which is leaving millions without electricity and water. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has travelled to the east of the country to kharkiv — where 10 attacks took place today and more than 200,000 people are without power, to see how...
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and coming up on bbc news... who will make the cut heading into the weekend — we'll bring you the latest on day two of the masters golf at augusta national. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law over information she gave about where she was living 10 years ago. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party over whether or not she paid the correct level of tax on the sale of her council house in 2015. she strongly denies she's done anything wrong. in the last few minutes a criminal offence she would do the right thing and step down. —— she has said that if she has committed a criminal offence. a standout campaigner, with a striking personal history. angela rayner, one of labour's boost well—known figures, now under police investigation as to whether she broke electoral law by giving false information about where she used to live. the inquiry centres here, vicarage road in
and coming up on bbc news... who will make the cut heading into the weekend — we'll bring you the latest on day two of the masters golf at augusta national. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law over information she gave about where she was living 10 years ago. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party over whether or not she paid the correct level of tax...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— face this is bbc news. the former sub—postmaster alan bates, has accused the post office of causing "harm and injustice" as he appeared at the public inquiry into the horizon computer scandal. mr bates — whose story was made famous in an itv drama — spoke of his tireless campaign for justice for the many hundreds of people affected by what is one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk legal history. zoe conway reports. is it any wonder that alan bates is smiling? after 23 years of campaigning, he can now tell the inquiry everything he knows about the post office scandal. he explained why he had kept fighting for so long. as you got to meet people, and realised it wasn'tjust yourself and you saw the harm and injustice that had been descended upon them, it was something that you felt you had to deal with. over the year, alan bates has written to a series over the years, alan bates has written to a series of government minister, in charge of the post office. you in fact sent a reply to mr davie. the
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— face this is bbc news. the former sub—postmaster alan bates, has accused the post office of causing "harm and injustice" as he appeared at the public inquiry into the horizon computer scandal. mr bates — whose story was made famous in an itv drama — spoke of his tireless campaign for justice for the many hundreds of people affected by what is one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk legal history. zoe conway...
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay the money back. a former uk sub—postmistress who was wrongly jailed while she was pregnant has rejected an apology by a former post office boss who congratulated the team behind her conviction. david smith apologised to seema misra at the inquiry into the post office scandal. she was eight weeks pregnant and sentenced to 15 months in prison. baldur�*s gate iii has won big at this year's bafta games awards in london. the game, by larian studios, picked up five awards, including best game, best narrative, and players' choice. alan wake 2 and viewfinder won two awards each. 40 games were nomi
john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay...
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joe lynskey, bbc news. uefa is considering increasing squad sizes for this summer's european championship in germany from 23 to 26 players. it follows talks with coaches in dusseldorf yesterday. england boss gareth southgate was previously in favour of 23—man squads but recently spoke of a preference for three extra players to cope with a demanding end to a domestic season "complicated" by personnel returning from long—term injuries. england and scotland have two friendlies at the start ofjune before the deadline to submit their final euros squads to uefa on 7june. from the men's euros to the women's where it's match day two of qualifiers with 25 games taking place today. two are already under way, including wales who are away to kosovo. it kicked off 35 minutes ago. wales have just taken the lead 1—0. the goal was set up byjess for schlock. jess fishlock is captain and has became the first welsh player to earn 150 caps. tricky conditions, 27 degrees but they are making the most of it. the remaining h
joe lynskey, bbc news. uefa is considering increasing squad sizes for this summer's european championship in germany from 23 to 26 players. it follows talks with coaches in dusseldorf yesterday. england boss gareth southgate was previously in favour of 23—man squads but recently spoke of a preference for three extra players to cope with a demanding end to a domestic season "complicated" by personnel returning from long—term injuries. england and scotland have two friendlies at the...
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and that's bbc news at one. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are — goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday this wednesday lunchtime with me chetan pathak, coming up on the programme... in a break with tradition — world athletics says it'll become the first international federation to award prize money at the olympic games. calling time on her england career — euro 2022 winner rachel daly retires from international football. and the champions league continues after a thrilling start to the quarterfinals... with nothing to separate manchester city and real madid after their first leg in spain. thank you forjoining us. as you've been hearing on bbc news, athletics will become the first sport to introduce prize money at the olympics in paris this summer. the governing body, world athletics, is breaking 128 years of olympic tradition, becoming the first international sport to give athletes money for winning gold at the games. around 40,000 pounds, will be the prize for those that win
and that's bbc news at one. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are — goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday this wednesday lunchtime with me chetan pathak, coming up on the programme... in a break with tradition — world athletics says it'll become the first international federation to award prize money at the olympic games. calling time on her england career — euro 2022 winner rachel daly...
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this is bbc news, the headlines... the former nfl star oj simpson has died aged 76, after a battle with cancer. israel warns it's prepared after iran vows punishment for the killing of its commanders in syria. russian missiles and drones hit power facilities in russian missiles and drones hit powerfacilities in ukraine. also coming up: it's time to roll out the red carpet — the bafta gaming awards take place tonight in london. the family of the american football 0j the family of the american football oj simpson say that he has died, he succumbed to cancer, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. he was once one of america's top football players but was later accused of the murder of his wife nicole brown simpson. his televised trial was followed around the world. he was acquitted but later found liable for her killing in a civil case. the family posted... that is a statement on x, formerly twitter, from oj simpson's family. ed gordon was the firstjournalist to interview him after that huge, i prefer trial that
this is bbc news, the headlines... the former nfl star oj simpson has died aged 76, after a battle with cancer. israel warns it's prepared after iran vows punishment for the killing of its commanders in syria. russian missiles and drones hit power facilities in russian missiles and drones hit powerfacilities in ukraine. also coming up: it's time to roll out the red carpet — the bafta gaming awards take place tonight in london. the family of the american football 0j the family of the american...
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this is bbc news. in the past hour, the first prime minister's questions since mps returned from their easter break was dominated by the issue of tax and spending. the labour leader sir keir starmer raised conervative plans to further cut national insurance. he said the conservatives were refusing to say where the money would come from. we've been trying for months to get to the bottom of this, so now is his chance. no more spin, no more waffle, no more diversion — i know that will be difficult. he can either... mr speaker, this is the choice — he can either cut state pension or the nhs that national insurance funds — that's route one — or he can put up income tax. which one is it? prime minister. mr speaker, mr speaker, we've just cut taxes by £900 for a typical worker. we've delivered the biggest tax cut for businesses since the 1980s. but while we're cutting taxes, labour is already putting them up in wales, putting up taxes right now for small businesses. in birmingham, putting up council
this is bbc news. in the past hour, the first prime minister's questions since mps returned from their easter break was dominated by the issue of tax and spending. the labour leader sir keir starmer raised conervative plans to further cut national insurance. he said the conservatives were refusing to say where the money would come from. we've been trying for months to get to the bottom of this, so now is his chance. no more spin, no more waffle, no more diversion — i know that will be...
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voice—over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. open ai and matter are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. there are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. they're about to unveil bots that reason, we've got the journalist who broke the story to help us understand what it all means. we will focus on donald trump social media platform truth social, who will speak to an academic was assessing its impact on news coverage in the us and we will speak to the programmer who was there right at the start. but our first guest today is the executive chairman of sky news, david rhodes has thejob executive chairman of sky news, david rhodes has the job of keeping the rolling news channel relevant in the age of social media, a tough gig but is well—qualified, his sell jobs at cbs and blomberg and his career began back in the 90s at rupert murdoch's fox news.
voice—over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. open ai and matter are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. there are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. they're about to unveil bots that reason, we've got the journalist who broke the story to help us understand what it all means. we will focus on donald trump social media platform truth social, who will speak to an...
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welcome to bbc news. of course, you are following every twist and turn of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. of this escalating crisis between israeland iran. how of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. how would you describe this particular moment? the israelis describe this particular moment? tue: israelis crossed describe this particular moment? tte: israelis crossed a red line by attacking iran's diplomatic compound in damascus and then the iranians crossed another red line by attacking israeli soil. so we are at attacking israeli soil. so we are at a very precarious and dangerous moment where we are likely to see an israeli retaliatory strike. for iran is retaliatory strike. so the vicious cycle is likely to continue unfortunately.— vicious cycle is likely to continue unfortunately. vicious cycle is likely to continue unfortunatel . , ., , , ., unfortunately. this moment seems to underline the — unfortunately. this moment seems to underline the dangerous _ unfortunately. t
welcome to bbc news. of course, you are following every twist and turn of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. of this escalating crisis between israeland iran. how of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. how would you describe this particular moment? the israelis describe this particular moment? tue: israelis crossed describe this particular moment? tte: israelis crossed a red line by attacking iran's diplomatic compound in damascus and then the iranians crossed another...
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lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are multiple options that israel is potentially considering and one of them despite the rhetoric might be to not do anything although i don't think that is very likely. if you take the do nothing option off the table, what are the other ones? one might be to put the response back into the shadow war arena and i've been writing and talking about that frequently in the past couple of weeks and israel has already demonstrated that they can inflict pressure on the interests of iran in the region through those operations in the damas
lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are...
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this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local media there about what went wrong. take a listen. translation: when i saw the boat was at risk, - i asked the crew chief to increase the speed in order to avoid the worst. we dragged it to shore, but it was too late. the water filled up in the boat. the victims�* families say they were fleeing the mainland over concerns about cholera when they piled into the boat. translation: they were running away from the cholera outbreak. l they got into the boat. the sea was rough. the boat capsized and it killed a lot of people. officials say there was no outbr
this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local media there about what went wrong. take...
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this is bbc news. the world health organization says regions of sudan could be tipped into famine if the conflict between the nation�*s army and paramilitary forces does not come to an end. doctors without borders has screened tens of thousands of women and children from a displaced people�*s camp in north darfur and found a third were malnourished, twice the threshold required for a nutritional emergency to be declared. a year of war has had a devastating humanitarian impact across the country. especially in the darfur region, it�*s been almost impossible to transfer aid across conflict lines. the paramilitary rapid support forces now control much of darfur. warehouses have been looted and most aid workers have withdrawn. the army has blocked land routes from outside the country to stop weapons, it says. that has eased slightly for food supplies, but not nearly enough. the bbc has managed to get rare video from darfur. our correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. some viewers may find images
this is bbc news. the world health organization says regions of sudan could be tipped into famine if the conflict between the nation�*s army and paramilitary forces does not come to an end. doctors without borders has screened tens of thousands of women and children from a displaced people�*s camp in north darfur and found a third were malnourished, twice the threshold required for a nutritional emergency to be declared. a year of war has had a devastating humanitarian impact across the...
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nesta mcgregor, bbc news, east london. another london side with recent european success is west ham — they have a tough trip to the bundesliga leaders leverkusen tonight in the first leg of their europa league quarterfinal. meanwhile liverpool are hoping to send jurgen klopp off with european glory at the end of his final season in charge. the europa league is the one major trophy he's yet to win there, with atalanta the visitors to anfield tonight. it didn't look like that it would be involved in international football at all. from the moment on where we saw the chance to get into the european league, we were really desperate to do so and you only do that when you are liverpool because you want to win the competition. only great teams are left in the competition, it's really outstanding. and we know what atalanta is all about, and it's difficult to play against italian teams, it always was. they are tactically super disciplined, and super dangerous in a lot of areas so we have to be at our best. just one british side le
nesta mcgregor, bbc news, east london. another london side with recent european success is west ham — they have a tough trip to the bundesliga leaders leverkusen tonight in the first leg of their europa league quarterfinal. meanwhile liverpool are hoping to send jurgen klopp off with european glory at the end of his final season in charge. the europa league is the one major trophy he's yet to win there, with atalanta the visitors to anfield tonight. it didn't look like that it would be...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. borisjohnson is once again causing trouble for rishi sunak�*s government, criticising a proposed smoking ban as "mad". the uk government's tobacco and vapes bill would stop anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes. butjohnson told attendees at a conservative event in canada, last week, the former pm took aim at another ex—prime minister and now foreign secretary, lord cameron. after calls for the uk to suspend arms sales to israel following the deadly strike which killed seven aid workers in gaza, mrjohnson wrote in his daily mail column that it would be "shameful" and "insane" for the uk to stop military support, then continued to say the idea... lord cameron has since confirmed arms sales will not be suspended. let's bring our panel back in. susie, your thoughts on the various comments there of borisjohnson? i can remembera time comments there of borisjohnson? i can remember a time not long ago where _ can remember a time not long ago where it— can remember a time not lon
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. borisjohnson is once again causing trouble for rishi sunak�*s government, criticising a proposed smoking ban as "mad". the uk government's tobacco and vapes bill would stop anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes. butjohnson told attendees at a conservative event in canada, last week, the former pm took aim at another ex—prime minister and now foreign secretary, lord cameron. after calls for the...
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this is bbc news. in the uk, mp william wragg will no longer sit in the house of commons for the conservatives, after he shared colleagues' phone numbers on a dating app. a party spokesman said he'd voluntarily given up the whip. on monday evening mr wragg stepped down as vice chairman of the 1922 committee of conservative mps. he also told the speaker he is resigning as chairman of another commons committee he sits on. a court in australia has ruled that men can enter a women's—only exhibition in tasmania. the ladies lounge exhibit at the museum of old and new art wanted to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors. the venue had insisted that rejecting men was part of the art, arguing australian law allowed for discrimination "designed to promote equal opportunity" for a group of people who had been historically disadvantaged. the judge rejected that argument. you may have heard of the langauge, esperanto, aimed at making international communication easier, with everyone able to speak it
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hugh pym, bbc news. before it because with all the fears growing about an iranian attack, the white house saying the threat is real and viable. we will be live in washington and also live in the programme injerusalem. so all of the latest on that story. we will also have more on the whatsapp story with the age limit for whatsapp users being reduced, both in the uk and europe. also, there has been that really disturbing bbc investigation, the sort of images and content that children as young as nine being able to access. so we will talk to one of the leading teaching unions who also have huge concerns about that story and also live here on the programme we will have the latest on the post office inquiry. that incredible revelation today that the post office boss, saying that he didn't realise that actually the post office was prosecuting their own employees. so we will have the latest from our correspondent at the inquiry to stop all of that coming up in the next 60 minutes but first, a chance to catch up
hugh pym, bbc news. before it because with all the fears growing about an iranian attack, the white house saying the threat is real and viable. we will be live in washington and also live in the programme injerusalem. so all of the latest on that story. we will also have more on the whatsapp story with the age limit for whatsapp users being reduced, both in the uk and europe. also, there has been that really disturbing bbc investigation, the sort of images and content that children as young as...
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nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the bbc about the knife attack which almost ended his life. the acclaimed author was stabbed 12 times on stage in new york two years ago. he said he thought he was dying, and the loss of sight in one of his eyes "upsets him every day". he was speaking to the bbc 5 alan yentob in new york, ahead of the publication of his new memoir about the aftermath of the attack. oh, my god! screaming. today at six, author salman rushdie has been stabbed... more breaking news tonight after author salman rushdie was attacked... august 2022. one of the world's most famous authors is left fighting for his life. it has shocked the entire world. author salman rushdie attacked. he was dressed in dark clothing and he had, like, a black covid mask, and hejust came sprinting up the stairs. in a major tv interview, he tells me what he remembers. i actually thought he'd punched me very hard. i didn't realise there was a knife in his hand. and then... then i s
nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the bbc about the knife attack which almost ended his life. the acclaimed author was stabbed 12 times on stage in new york two years ago. he said he thought he was dying, and the loss of sight in one of his eyes "upsets him every day". he was speaking to the bbc 5 alan yentob in new york, ahead of the publication of his new memoir about the aftermath of the attack. oh, my god! screaming. today at...
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ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who asked him if he was satisfied that israel wasnt going to do any thing that might exacerbate the situation. we have repeated our view that any response should be smart, despite our solidarity with israel, and in a way that is designed to de—escalate and limit this conflict because nobody wants to see it grow and spread so those other things we should be discussing but at the same time, i think it is really important for the eyes the world to switch to looking at the situation in gaza where hamas have now hold these hostages fo
ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i am sumi somaskanda in washington and this is "bbc world news america." donald trump becomes the first former president stand criminal trial as the case for his alleged hush money payment begins. >> i am limp outside the courthouse where the first day has just concluded and jury selection resumes tomorrow. >> and israel warns it is preparing a response to this we can's barrage of iranian attacks as the u.s. urges de-escalation. -- this weekend's barrage of iranian attacks as a u.s. urges de-escalation. donald trump's historic criminal trial begins and israel mulls its possible response to erin's attack -- iran's attack. we will talk about the form the retaliation could take and the pressure on president biden to take further action. first, former president donald trump was back in court as the first-ever criminal trial of a u.s. president got underway in new york city. monday marked the start of jury selection in the hush money trial where mr. trump is accused of trying to cover up a payment made to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 elect
announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i am sumi somaskanda in washington and this is "bbc world news america." donald trump becomes the first former president stand criminal trial as the case for his alleged hush money payment begins. >> i am limp outside the courthouse where the first day has just concluded and jury selection resumes tomorrow. >> and israel warns it is preparing a response to this we can's barrage of iranian attacks as the u.s. urges...
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this is bbc news. the white house has described iran s attack on israel over the weekend as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. nearly all of the more than three hundred missiles and drones were shot down. israels military chief has again said the attack will be met with a response — despite the fact that many of israel's allies including, as you heard, the uk — have warned against escalation. here's our middle east corrrespondent lucy williamson. israel is deciding how to respond to this — hundreds of drones and missiles fired over the weekend from iran. damage on the ground was limited. damage to regional stability, much more severe. at an airbase hit by missiles in the negev desert today, israel's chief of staff promised a response. iran will face the consequences for its actions. we will choose our response accordingly. the idf remains ready to counter any threat from iran and its terror proxies. israel says only a handful of missiles made it through air defences, but this direct confront
this is bbc news. the white house has described iran s attack on israel over the weekend as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. nearly all of the more than three hundred missiles and drones were shot down. israels military chief has again said the attack will be met with a response — despite the fact that many of israel's allies including, as you heard, the uk — have warned against escalation. here's our middle east corrrespondent lucy williamson. israel is deciding how to respond to...