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this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week the uk foreign secretary lord cameron gave an update on arms sales to israel. opposition is in line with our international partners. so far no like—minded countries have taken — no like—minded countries have taken the _ no like—minded countries have taken the decision to suspend existing — taken the decision to suspend existing arms export licenses to israel~ _ existing arms export licenses to israel. ., �* , to israel. the government's osition to israel. the government's position is _ to israel. the government's position is based _ to israel. the government's position is based on - to israel. the government's position is based on legal. position is based on legal advice which as stan
this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week the uk foreign secretary lord cameron gave an update on arms sales to israel. opposition is in line...
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talks between the uk and us also covered the war in ukraine. the two governments are providing kyiv with billions of dollars in military aid. but the pentagon has spent almost all the money budgeted for the war effort, and further funding is stalled in the us congress. us central command says it's sending guns and ammunition it seized from an iranian ship. the weaponry includes ak—47s, ammunition, and rocket—propelled grenades was allegedly on its way to the iran—backed houthis in yemen. diverting seized weapons like these are one way the us can help ukraine without funding from congress. for more on the uk—us talks on gaza and ukraine, here's our state department correspondent, tom bateman. it was on march eight, that lord cameron had said he expected to get advice within days on whether or not israel had breached international humanitarian law in gaza. here we are a month later and there has still been no word on that. i asked lord cameron at the news conference whether or not there had been a decision by there had been a decision by
talks between the uk and us also covered the war in ukraine. the two governments are providing kyiv with billions of dollars in military aid. but the pentagon has spent almost all the money budgeted for the war effort, and further funding is stalled in the us congress. us central command says it's sending guns and ammunition it seized from an iranian ship. the weaponry includes ak—47s, ammunition, and rocket—propelled grenades was allegedly on its way to the iran—backed houthis in yemen....
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- risk. 0k, congressman quigley, coming back to you, uk foreign | coming back to you, uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, is here, he made this plea also to the congress and to lawmakers to get aid past. do you think that has an impact on the conversation here?- that has an impact on the conversation here? look, i think it helps, _ conversation here? look, i think it helps, recognise i conversation here? look, i. think it helps, recognise and spell— think it helps, recognise and spell at_ think it helps, recognise and spell at the fact that putin's games— spell at the fact that putin's games are well beyond ukraine, i think_ games are well beyond ukraine, i think nxt i will be dover, georgia. _ i think nxt i will be dover, georgia, the baltics, and when we met— georgia, the baltics, and when we met our polish friends they said if— we met our polish friends they said if you _ we met our polish friends they said if you want to do it for ukraine. _ said if you want to do it for ukraine, do it for poland. we recognise _ ukraine, do it for poland. we recognise that putin is after his ul
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but still around eight celsius in stornoway and typically 11—13 elsewhere across the uk. towards the end of the week, another weak front moving across uk, bringing cloud more than rain and also this high pressure nosing in, an indication the weather should dry out. the main message for now is a very blustery day on the way tomorrow with big shower clouds but also sunny spells. bye— bye. live from london, 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. g7 countries unanimously condemn the iranian attack and call on both sides to exercise restraint. 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, some supporters of the iranian government celebrated the attack. iran says it has no intention of further strikes but threatens a heavier assault if israel launches reprisals. welcome back to bbc news. let's just recap where we are after
but still around eight celsius in stornoway and typically 11—13 elsewhere across the uk. towards the end of the week, another weak front moving across uk, bringing cloud more than rain and also this high pressure nosing in, an indication the weather should dry out. the main message for now is a very blustery day on the way tomorrow with big shower clouds but also sunny spells. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel, with an unprecedented attack involving more...
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sorry i mixed up uk and iran. region. sorry i mixed up uk and ham the _ region. sorry i mixed up uk and iran. the saudia _ region. sorry i mixed up uk and iran. the saudia arabia - region. sorry i mixed up uk and iran. the saudia arabia foreign | iran. the saudia arabia foreign ministry expressed _ iran. the saudia arabia foreign ministry expressed deep i iran. the saudia arabia foreign i ministry expressed deep concern about— ministry expressed deep concern about what is happening and called — about what is happening and called for restraint because the region cannot afford another war and damage and dangers— another war and damage and dangers on people and the region _ dangers on people and the region. the egyptian foreign minister— region. the egyptian foreign minister also issued a statement, saying it is important for the parties to be restrained to be intentions because _ restrained to be intentions because it is not good for anyone _ because it is not good for anyone. so, both countries are doing _ anyone. so, both countries are doing that _ anyone
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press conference in london by the prime minister of the uk, rishi| the prime minister of the uk, rishi sunak, emphasising that this was a reckless attack by iran, that had it been successful it would have caused a incalculable damage to israel and the wider region, emphasising the time is now for de—escalation. he wouldn't be drawn on exactly what form that would take. and whether he'd like the us is sending an exquisite message to israel not to retaliate. let'sjoin our exquisite message to israel not to retaliate. let's join our defence correspondent, we heard from the prime minister the first confirmation that british jets were involved in intercepting some of those drones, missiles heading toward israel.— those drones, missiles heading toward israel. �* ., ., toward israel. behind me, i am on downin: toward israel. behind me, i am on downing street _ toward israel. behind me, i am on downing street where _ toward israel. behind me, i am on downing street where that - toward israel. behind me, i am on l downing street where that interview has taken place with the prime minister
press conference in london by the prime minister of the uk, rishi| the prime minister of the uk, rishi sunak, emphasising that this was a reckless attack by iran, that had it been successful it would have caused a incalculable damage to israel and the wider region, emphasising the time is now for de—escalation. he wouldn't be drawn on exactly what form that would take. and whether he'd like the us is sending an exquisite message to israel not to retaliate. let'sjoin our exquisite message to...
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.— debate in the uk. thank you for 'oinin: us debate in the uk. thank you for joining us from _ debate in the uk. thank you for joining us from whitehall - debate in the uk. thank you for joining us from whitehall and i debate in the uk. thank you for| joining us from whitehall and we will continue to get updates throughout the day of course with these breaking news, this unprecedented development. it was always known that when the gaza war erupted after october the 7th, that this would be a war with wide—ranging repercussions and does the gaza war goes on, fires have been burning across this region and now the biggest conflagration of all with iran's first direct attack on israeli territory. the israeli war cabinet met through the night and this morning idf spokesperson daniel hagarigave this morning idf spokesperson daniel hagari gave us this update. good morning. last night iran opened up good morning. last night iran opened up an attack against israel and sent over 300 various threats. they met our
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yes, we know the uk fiuhter overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets _ overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were _ overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were involved - overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were involved so - overnight. yes, we know the uk| fighterjets were involved so raf planes deployed the take—down the iranians drones stop this marks a clear escalation in terms of relations between london and tehran, the statement from rishi sunak overnight stressing the importance of deescalation, really condemning the strongest terms those attacks on iran, we know if rishi sunak, just like ajoe iran, we know if rishi sunak, just like a joe biden will be having conversations with benjamin netanyahu in the coming days, we know this has been discussed, potential of the attack anyway in government circles for some days, there was a meeting of the governments emergency committee, cobra, on friday, and we had reaction from across the political spectrum here in the uk as well, leader of the labour party for example sir keir starmer whose words very
yes, we know the uk fiuhter overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets _ overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were _ overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were involved - overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were involved so - overnight. yes, we know the uk| fighterjets were involved so raf planes deployed the take—down the iranians drones stop this marks a clear escalation in terms of relations between london and tehran, the statement from rishi sunak overnight stressing the...
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backed by the us, uk, france and jordan. this morning israeli officials are saying the confrontation isn't over and are assessing their options. iran's military chief told state tv that as far as iran was concerned, a line had been drawn under the confrontation after its retaliatory strike. a strike conducted by iran after the date for the first attack on its embassy in the syrian capital damascus which destroyed the consulate and also killed senior members of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps. it's warning israel this morning that if israel now strikes back that iran would respond with even greater force. this is a moment fraught with risk. let's look at the major developments of the past 12 hours. sirens. what you can see is israel's air defence system, the iron dome, in operation — flashes in thejerusalem sky as drones and missiles are shot down. a coalition of israel's allies, including the us and uk has helped shoot down some iranian drones and misiles before they reached israeli territory. this is footage of t
backed by the us, uk, france and jordan. this morning israeli officials are saying the confrontation isn't over and are assessing their options. iran's military chief told state tv that as far as iran was concerned, a line had been drawn under the confrontation after its retaliatory strike. a strike conducted by iran after the date for the first attack on its embassy in the syrian capital damascus which destroyed the consulate and also killed senior members of iran's islamic revolutionary guard...
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this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week the uk foreign secretary lord cameron gave an update on arms sales to israel. opposition is in line with our international partners. so far no like—minded countries have taken the decision to suspend existing arms export licenses to israel. the government's position is based on legal advice which as is standard has not been published. the shadow foreign secretary says that in this case, it should be. that the government is avoiding scrutiny. arms sales are a focus because of israel's actions in gaza. it denies targeting civilians, but has killed thousands of them. and it has done so in part with weapons from the west. the us accounts for 65% of arms sales to israel in the past decade. germany,
this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week the uk foreign secretary lord cameron gave an update on arms sales to israel. opposition is in line...
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thank you for that update from the uk. crossing to jerusalem, you for that update from the uk. crossing tojerusalem, my colleague is there. can we quickly reflect on the interview you did with the idf, following the first time, our opportunity to question them about events overnight and what happens next. a couple of lines with relation to iran. quote, iran is behind everything bad, and also iran has been there since the course of this war. referring notjust to the events overnight. what did you take from that interview? it events overnight. what did you take from that interview?— from that interview? it very much reiterates what _ from that interview? it very much reiterates what israel's _ from that interview? it very much reiterates what israel's concerns l reiterates what israel's concerns about the islamic republic have been for the last decades, since the 1979 islamic revolution. israel describes iran as the worlds biggest state sponsor of terrorism, it sees iran's hands behind the actions of its proxies and armed non—state actors whether it is hezbollah in lebanon, t
thank you for that update from the uk. crossing to jerusalem, you for that update from the uk. crossing tojerusalem, my colleague is there. can we quickly reflect on the interview you did with the idf, following the first time, our opportunity to question them about events overnight and what happens next. a couple of lines with relation to iran. quote, iran is behind everything bad, and also iran has been there since the course of this war. referring notjust to the events overnight. what did...
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right now, a lot of cloud shrouding the uk. weatherfront is crossing us, bearing rain and dribs and drabs possible anywhere through the night and in some areas even quite heavy for a time. but this weather front is caught in a current of very mild air streaming in from the southern climes, quite a breezy end to the night is expected as well. but i think by the time we get to around 6:00 in the morning, you can see the skies are clearing across many eastern and some western areas of the uk as well. temperatures will be in double figures in most major towns and cities. so here's the morning, then, the forecast. you can see still a fair amount of cloud across some southern and western areas, dribs and drabs of rain, but already sunshine across, say, many northern and northeastern parts of the uk. the temperatures very pleasant indeed — widely, i think, into the high teens or 20 degrees across england, eastern scotland, around 18 and out towards the west, around 1a to 17 degrees celsius. but the west will always be more cloudy. n
right now, a lot of cloud shrouding the uk. weatherfront is crossing us, bearing rain and dribs and drabs possible anywhere through the night and in some areas even quite heavy for a time. but this weather front is caught in a current of very mild air streaming in from the southern climes, quite a breezy end to the night is expected as well. but i think by the time we get to around 6:00 in the morning, you can see the skies are clearing across many eastern and some western areas of the uk as...
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but was helped by the united states and the uk _ was helped by the united states and the uk and jordan. jordan said it intercepted a number of flying objects— intercepted a number of flying objects that entered is territory, iranian— objects that entered is territory, iranian missiles and drones. the raf. _ iranian missiles and drones. the raf. which _ iranian missiles and drones. the raf, which was already operating along _ raf, which was already operating along the — raf, which was already operating along the borders of syria and iraq to counter— along the borders of syria and iraq to counter any kinds of advance or resurgence — to counter any kinds of advance or resurgence of so—called islamic states. — resurgence of so—called islamic states, isis, they also shot down a number— states, isis, they also shot down a number of— states, isis, they also shot down a number of drones, so they would have .one number of drones, so they would have gone guite _ number of drones, so they would have gone quite a _ number of drones, so they would have gone quite a circuitous ro
but was helped by the united states and the uk _ was helped by the united states and the uk and jordan. jordan said it intercepted a number of flying objects— intercepted a number of flying objects that entered is territory, iranian— objects that entered is territory, iranian missiles and drones. the raf. _ iranian missiles and drones. the raf. which _ iranian missiles and drones. the raf, which was already operating along _ raf, which was already operating along the — raf, which was...
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but still around eight celsius in stornoway and typically 11—13 elsewhere across the uk. towards the end of the week, another weak front moving across uk, bringing cloud more than rain and also this high pressure nosing in, an indication the weather should dry out. the main message for now is a very blustery day on the way tomorrow with big shower clouds but also sunny spells. bye— bye.
but still around eight celsius in stornoway and typically 11—13 elsewhere across the uk. towards the end of the week, another weak front moving across uk, bringing cloud more than rain and also this high pressure nosing in, an indication the weather should dry out. the main message for now is a very blustery day on the way tomorrow with big shower clouds but also sunny spells. bye— bye.
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finally, obviously if the us and uk _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and as _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and as you _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and as you said - further. finally, obviously if the| us and uk and as you said other nations have militarily supported the defence of israel here, that very, very clearly and tangibly puts all those countries in the frame here clearly, practically involved and that politically changes things for the us, doesn't it? yes and that politically changes things for the us, doesn't it?— and that politically changes things for the us, doesn't it? yes and no. what can one _ for the us, doesn't it? yes and no. what can one expect _ for the us, doesn't it? yes and no. what can one expect would - for the us, doesn't it? yes and no. j what can one expect would happen that if you have united states, united kingdom and other regional allies participating in basically what is not so much the defence of israel by preventing iran from escalating father, i
finally, obviously if the us and uk _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and as _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and as you _ further. finally, obviously if the us and uk and as you said - further. finally, obviously if the| us and uk and as you said other nations have militarily supported the defence of israel here, that very, very clearly and tangibly puts all those countries in the frame here clearly, practically...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc - across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look another story making use. researchers have found that people living with long covid have information in their blood which could provide clues for treatment. a study looking at hundreds of people who have been seriously ill with covid found that their immune system remains overactive long after catching the virus. fergus walsh explains more. the study followed more than 650 patients in the uk who have been treated in hospital with severe covid. six months on, two in three were still experiencing symptoms including heart and lung problems such as shortness of breath, fatigue, gut issues, anxiety, depression and brain fog. the researchers analysed their blood and found these proteins which are markers for inflammation of the immune system which are useful while the body is fighting an infection, but not once a virus is gone. scientists say there are strong evidence that long covid is caused by different types of post viral inflammation. you alive with bbc news. russia says it
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so i don�*t think that israel is asking for friends or uk —— france or uk service meant to be in harms way, not at all, but what israel needs is a coalition and i think there is an opportunity here for a better and more peaceful middle east, because much of the destabilising actions that iran has been doing can be folded back and undone if israel is clever enough to build a regional coalition with the saudi�*s, withjordan, with the emirates, of course under american leadership, and that changing the balance. but leadership, and that changing the balance. �* ., , leadership, and that changing the balance. ., , , leadership, and that changing the balance. �* ., , leadership, and that changing the balance. ., , ., ., balance. but any focus on iran would in the short — balance. but any focus on iran would in the short term _ balance. but any focus on iran would in the short term at _ balance. but any focus on iran would in the short term at least, _ balance. but any focus on iran would in the short term at least, lead - balance. but any focus on iran would in the short term at leas
so i don�*t think that israel is asking for friends or uk —— france or uk service meant to be in harms way, not at all, but what israel needs is a coalition and i think there is an opportunity here for a better and more peaceful middle east, because much of the destabilising actions that iran has been doing can be folded back and undone if israel is clever enough to build a regional coalition with the saudi�*s, withjordan, with the emirates, of course under american leadership, and that...
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israel's allies like the us, uk and france helped shoot down the missiles and drones. also over syria, over damascus. the damage donein syria, over damascus. the damage done in israel, israel says they were no deaths, there was a small damage to a military base and a young girl was hit by falling debris and is receiving hospital treatment. this picture shows the iron dome, interceptor missiles launched from the ground across israel, to accept missiles and drones. these pictures were formed in iran over night, some government supporters, supporting the strike action. it is seen in iran as retaliation of the attack, widely believed to be by israel, on a iranians consulate two weeks ago in syria. take a look at the geography and scale of why this is significant, iran and the distance to israel. this is the first time ever that iran has launched an attack from its soil, directly at israel. just want to bring you these breaking lines that we have had in the last few minutes. france recommends its nationals temporarily leave iran, yemen's armed houthis movement says that the
israel's allies like the us, uk and france helped shoot down the missiles and drones. also over syria, over damascus. the damage donein syria, over damascus. the damage done in israel, israel says they were no deaths, there was a small damage to a military base and a young girl was hit by falling debris and is receiving hospital treatment. this picture shows the iron dome, interceptor missiles launched from the ground across israel, to accept missiles and drones. these pictures were formed in...
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it is in the uk. and coming up we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient city of pompeii. hello, welcome to this hour. in the past two minutes are in vietnam has sentenced a wealthy property developer to death for defrauding a bank of billions of dollars. the 67—year—old was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating and granting regulations after she used her hidden ownership of the saigon commercial bank to channel a0 $4 commercial bank to channel a0 $a billion of loans to her own companies, it has been described as one of the greatest bank frauds in history. for more on this we can go straight to bangkok and join our south—east asia corresponding jonathan head. first of all, if you could tell is a bit more about what the court said today and the background to this case. the court has been giving — background to this case. the court has been giving enormous - background to this case. the courtl has been giving enormous amounts background to
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the uk as well. a bit by bit, that is exactly what we have seen, isn't it? yes, it has had a huge impact on british politics and i suppose rishi sunak, along with the americans, has wanted to calm things down somewhat. it is interesting because the main conversation in westminster has been one of criticism of israel's actions in gaza increasingly. so there may be some unease in some quarters of political thinking today about the idea that we are standing shoulder to shoulder with israel, considering the catastrophe humanitarian why thatis the catastrophe humanitarian why that is unfolding in gaza as we speak. the labour party, for now, largely on board with what the government has done, in terms of this action last night. they though say that the prime minister must explain front of the house of commons tomorrow. i think in all likelihood he he will do that. i think he may well face in question from his own side. some conservative mps have called for that. something that may well feature in the debate in the coming days but now the message coming out of gove
the uk as well. a bit by bit, that is exactly what we have seen, isn't it? yes, it has had a huge impact on british politics and i suppose rishi sunak, along with the americans, has wanted to calm things down somewhat. it is interesting because the main conversation in westminster has been one of criticism of israel's actions in gaza increasingly. so there may be some unease in some quarters of political thinking today about the idea that we are standing shoulder to shoulder with israel,...
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there will be questions in the uk parliament when it returns tomorrow about that decision. but i get the sense so far that the major parties, or at least most of the major parties in westminster, are behind the government. the labour party has said that it thinks the raf was right to get involved in shooting down those drones. the liberal democrats have backed the strategy too. there are some mps i've spoken to who have some questions about exactly how that decision was reached, and i suspect when the prime minister likely makes a statement tomorrow, they will feature prominently. but the main concern in downing street and more broadly in uk politics is about the fear of escalation, the fear that any reprisals for what happened last night could lead to things spiralling out of control in the middle east. and i suspect that is what will dominate the debate here over the next few days. stay with us here on bbc news. we will be live in the bbc sport centre for all the top sports stories. hello. the warm spell of weather has come to an end, much fresher day for all of us today,
there will be questions in the uk parliament when it returns tomorrow about that decision. but i get the sense so far that the major parties, or at least most of the major parties in westminster, are behind the government. the labour party has said that it thinks the raf was right to get involved in shooting down those drones. the liberal democrats have backed the strategy too. there are some mps i've spoken to who have some questions about exactly how that decision was reached, and i suspect...
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it'll feel colder on monday, with this low pressure barrelling across the uk. look at the isobars and the winds coming in from the north. a cold, cutting wind, really a very chilly wind for some of us, bringing showers, also hail and thunder possible, but also, some sunny spells in—between. and the temperatures, well, below par for the time of the year, with this air originating from the northern climes. possibly around about 12 degrees in london and single figures across northern ireland, scotland and parts of northern england as well. is it going to stay chilly for most of the week? it is, to an extent, with further showers on the way. but i think as we head towards thursday and friday, there is an indication that there will be another change in the wind direction, and we'll see those values rising once again — just a bit. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: israel has put its armed forces on alert and ordered schools to remain closed, amid fears that an iranian attack may be imminent. police in australia say a stabbing at a shopping mall in whic
it'll feel colder on monday, with this low pressure barrelling across the uk. look at the isobars and the winds coming in from the north. a cold, cutting wind, really a very chilly wind for some of us, bringing showers, also hail and thunder possible, but also, some sunny spells in—between. and the temperatures, well, below par for the time of the year, with this air originating from the northern climes. possibly around about 12 degrees in london and single figures across northern ireland,...
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now for monday, low pressure is going to be moving southwards and eastwards across the uk. it's going to be a day where we'll see a band of heavy rain move south and eastwards, followed by showers. it's a windy day with gusts of wind reaching around 40—50 miles an hour, quite widely, but 60 in places. and those strong, gusty winds will blow in frequent showers. again, some of them will have hail mixed in. if anything, temperatures a little bit below average, but factor in the strength of the wind. while i think it will start to feel a little on the chilly side. tuesday and wednesday still see some showers or maybe a few longer spells of rain diving in from the north—west. temperatures probably quite close to average, really. so tuesday, a showery day against some of the showers with hail. the heaviest downpours and most frequent downpours for parts of scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england. temperatures around 11—13 degrees celsius or so. and really, we keep those rather showery weather conditions. i think through wednesday and thursday, there's a tre
now for monday, low pressure is going to be moving southwards and eastwards across the uk. it's going to be a day where we'll see a band of heavy rain move south and eastwards, followed by showers. it's a windy day with gusts of wind reaching around 40—50 miles an hour, quite widely, but 60 in places. and those strong, gusty winds will blow in frequent showers. again, some of them will have hail mixed in. if anything, temperatures a little bit below average, but factor in the strength of the...
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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 nominated across 17 categories, reflecting a ga
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...
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around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. the torch for the paris 2024 olympic games has been lit the torch for the paris 2024 olympic games has been [it in a traditional ceremony in greece. the ceremony itself has been taking place amongst the ruins of the temple her rara in ancient olympia where the games were born. it marks the final stretch of the seven year preparations for the start of the event in paris injuly. the torch will now begin its 5000 kilometre trip around greece to start with so there is an 11 day really on greek soil where some 600 torchbearers will carry that flame over the 5000 kilometres through 41 different areas of greece. there is then another ceremony that takes place on april the 26th where the olympic flame is officially handed over to paris. it will then travel through 400 towns and dozens of tourist attractions both in france itself and also in french territories before the actual olympics begin injuly this year. so the olympic torch flame on it's really starting off in greece before heading to f
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low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improvejust a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. recovering from recession. gdp figures could confirm the uk economy continued growing in february, but only just. also coming up, the tepid twenties. the world risks a decade of weak economic growth, says the head of the imf. but she warns central bankers not to be pressured into cutting the cost of borrowing too early. where necessary, policymakers must resist coles for premature rate cuts. plus, monster success. baldur�*s gate 3 sweeps the board at the industry baftas, with five wins including best game. but the industry faces its toughest level yet. and, backing the right horse. as the runners and riders gear up for the uk's most famous race meeting, we take a look at the muti—million pound finances of the grand national.
low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improvejust a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. recovering from recession. gdp figures could confirm the uk economy continued growing in february, but only just. also coming up, the tepid twenties. the world risks a decade of weak economic growth, says the head of the imf. but she warns central bankers not to be...
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low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improve just a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. 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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uk coalition forces were also involved in defensive operations. mr biden says he will host a meeting of g7 leaders later to co—ordinate a "united diplomatic response" to the attack. israel's defence forces say one girl has been injured so far and that light damage was caused to a military base, we do not have details of which base. the idf�*s spokesman says the ten—year—old girl who was injured by shrapnel from falling debris. iran has warned israel and the us that any idf response would be met with further retaliation. hezbollah in lebanon, and houthi fighters in yemen — both iranian proxy groups — have also fired rockets at israel. let's take a look now at some of the major international reaction. president biden rushed to the situation room in washington to keep across the developments. the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. surrounded by some of his top defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others.
uk coalition forces were also involved in defensive operations. mr biden says he will host a meeting of g7 leaders later to co—ordinate a "united diplomatic response" to the attack. israel's defence forces say one girl has been injured so far and that light damage was caused to a military base, we do not have details of which base. the idf�*s spokesman says the ten—year—old girl who was injured by shrapnel from falling debris. iran has warned israel and the us that any idf...
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but still around 8 celsius in stornoway and typically up to 13 elsewhere across the uk. towards the end of the week, another weak front moving across uk bringing cloud more than rain and also this high nosing in, an indication the weather should dry out. the main message for now is a very blustery day on the way tomorrow with big shower clouds but also sunny spells. bye— bye. live from london. 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 fr
but still around 8 celsius in stornoway and typically up to 13 elsewhere across the uk. towards the end of the week, another weak front moving across uk bringing cloud more than rain and also this high nosing in, an indication the weather should dry out. the main message for now is a very blustery day on the way tomorrow with big shower clouds but also sunny spells. bye— bye. live from london. this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones...
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that was the statement from the uk prime minister. will vernon is monitoring developments for us in washington, dc. and what have been the key developments from your side? well, president biden has returned urgently to the white house. he is having a
that was the statement from the uk prime minister. will vernon is monitoring developments for us in washington, dc. and what have been the key developments from your side? well, president biden has returned urgently to the white house. he is having a
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low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger north—westerly wind and make it feel chilly on monday, but after that the weather should improve just a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. this is bbc news, the headlines the us restricts travel for diplomats in israel amid fears by an attack by iran after an israeli strike on a consulate in syria. the post office it scandal will hear from adam crozier today, the chief executive of royal mail in 2003. a warning that the catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is worse than feared according to doctors.
low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger north—westerly wind and make it feel chilly on monday, but after that the weather should improve just a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. this is bbc news, the headlines the us restricts travel for diplomats in israel amid fears by an attack by iran after an israeli strike on a consulate in syria. the post office it scandal will hear from adam crozier today, the chief executive of royal mail in...
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thank you for your analysis. _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. now to vietnam, where a court has sentenced a wealthy property developer to death for defrauding a bank of billions of dollars — in one of the biggest corruption cases ever. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations, after she used her hidden ownership of the saigon commercial bank to channel $41; billion of loans to her own companies. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has more from bangkok. it is extraordinary. the amounts of money are absolutely staggering. we're talking about a significant chunk of vietnam's gdp that this woman was able to siphon off. it isa it is a very unusual trial. the authorities released a lot of details about the case against her and they have encourage the media to report it, which is not typical in vietnam where the media is tightly controlled. they have made an example of her and she is getting tremendous coverage and she has now been given the death pen
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here in the uk, the post office inquiry continues. two former managers will give evidence on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub—postmasters. and coming up, we have an exclusive look at a stunning new discovery in the ancient city of pompeii. the polish parliament is today starting a debate on liberalising the country 5 abortion laws, which are some of the strictest in the european union. abortion is only allowed when the pregnancy endangers the mothers health, or when it is a result of rape or incest. let's speak to our correspondent adam easton, who's in warsaw.
here in the uk, the post office inquiry continues. two former managers will give evidence on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub—postmasters. and coming up, we have an exclusive look at a stunning new discovery in the ancient city of pompeii. the polish parliament is today starting a debate on liberalising the country 5 abortion laws, which are some of the strictest in the european union. abortion is only allowed when the pregnancy endangers the mothers...
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the biggest names in theatre gathered for the 0livier awards at the royal albert hall in london. the 0liviers celebrate the best of british theatre and is the industry's most prestigious awards ceremony. mark gatiss won the best actor award for his role in �*the motive and the cue' and sarah snook won the best actress prize for her one—woman show, �*the picture of dorian gray'. she spoke about what it's like to act 26 different roles in the play. it's been a huge challenge and i've loved every moment of it. i think it's a very fulfilling challenge at the time to switch off on in no time to think about anything and if i do, i have to drag myself onto the centre line because the show will slip and it's all over. and the prerecord keeps on rocking and i cannot step out of line. for a second year in a row, actress hannah waddingham hosted the awards. she is best known for her role in apple tv�*s comedy ted lasso. you're live with bbc news. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the biggest names in theatre gathered for the 0livier awards at the royal albert hall in london. the 0liviers celebrate the best of british theatre and is the industry's most prestigious awards ceremony. mark gatiss won the best actor award for his role in �*the motive and the cue' and sarah snook won the best actress prize for her one—woman show, �*the picture of dorian gray'. she spoke about...
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around the world and across the uk. 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
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you can scan that if you are in the uk. we will have live updates from their inquiry here on bbc news. around the world and acro here on bbc news. after one of the biggest corruption trials in history, a court in vietnam has sentenced a property developer to death, for defrauding the saigon commercial bank of more than $40 billion over a ten—year period. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations. 85 other people were also prosecuted, as part of a widespread clampdown on corruption by vietnam's communist authorities. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, is in bangkok. it is extraordinary. the amounts of money are absolutely staggering. we're talking about a significant chunk of vietnam's gdp that this woman was able to siphon off over 11 years through these secretly channeled loans that went through a whole bunch of front companies and proxies to her own companies. the prosecutors believe that of that 44 billion, perhaps $27 b
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from the us, the uk —— i think we're seeing from the us in the uk, that image of iran is the main danger within the region. with israel, benjamin netanyahu in particular, has been saying for years and years and some of the time, crying in the wilderness about this where many other countries have felt that israel has been overplaying the danger that iran represents and i think you're going to see from tonight we are going to see countries in the western alliance really making a very big point about whatever danger they represent. and i think we'll be seeing this rather than a balance that is sure to some extent obviously has played a part in what he did almost two weeks ago in damascus was clearly an escalation and clearly was demanding a new response from iran i think the aim was to push iran out of its comfort zone and around the string above the proxies in this is where it is weaker and i think were going to see a much stronger rhetorical attitude and response towards the west whether that becomes anything more practical, we will have to see. . ~' more practical, we will have to see. .
from the us, the uk —— i think we're seeing from the us in the uk, that image of iran is the main danger within the region. with israel, benjamin netanyahu in particular, has been saying for years and years and some of the time, crying in the wilderness about this where many other countries have felt that israel has been overplaying the danger that iran represents and i think you're going to see from tonight we are going to see countries in the western alliance really making a very big...
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outside of the us, with races at iconic motorsports venues such as monza in italy and goodwood in the uk. autonomous driving technology continues to develop at speed, both on the road and on the racetrack. hello there. friday was a very warm day for april. temperatures widely reached the high teens and the warmest spots had temperatures a bit higher than that. 21.5 degrees celsius was recorded at both stjames�*s park and northolt, both in greater london, making it the warmest day of the year so far. we have something of a change in the weather forecast, though, for saturday. cooler air is going to be arriving across both scotland and northern ireland behind this cold front. and that's significant because scotland also recorded its warmest day of 2024 as well on friday — 20.2 degrees celsius in fyvie castle. but across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures widely will be dropping by around five or six degrees celsius into saturday. so you will notice that significant change. right now the weather is quite quiet, though. we've got a few patches of high cloud around, one or two ar
outside of the us, with races at iconic motorsports venues such as monza in italy and goodwood in the uk. autonomous driving technology continues to develop at speed, both on the road and on the racetrack. hello there. friday was a very warm day for april. temperatures widely reached the high teens and the warmest spots had temperatures a bit higher than that. 21.5 degrees celsius was recorded at both stjames�*s park and northolt, both in greater london, making it the warmest day of the year...
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the uk was among the participating nations. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, said thousands of people in desperate need would benefit. israel has been under international pressure to allow more aid trucks access by land and work is continuing on a maritime aid corridor. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, joined the royal air force flight delivering aid to gaza on tuesday. at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid — stacked into individual pallets adorned with their own parachute, all of it bound for gaza. on the tarmac, 14 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 nine nations being briefed on the operation, safety a key concern in the small airspace over gaza. outside, the raf plane is loaded, each palette containing flour, rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water — the basics for a meal — this, the raf�*s sixth airdrop so far. it is not that much, but i t
the uk was among the participating nations. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, said thousands of people in desperate need would benefit. israel has been under international pressure to allow more aid trucks access by land and work is continuing on a maritime aid corridor. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, joined the royal air force flight delivering aid to gaza on tuesday. at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid — stacked into individual pallets adorned with...
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the vast majority of the projectiles were shot down by israel — with help from the us, the uk and other countries. iran said it was responding to an israeli strike earlier this month on its consulate in syria's capital damascus, that killed several iranian military commanders. us officials say presidentjoe biden told israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to think �*very carefully�* about his response — after israel vowed to exact a price from iran, at a time of its choosing. the un security council convened an emergency session on sunday to discuss the crisis. opening the meeting, the un's secretary—general, antonio guterres, told diplomats, "it's vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the middle east." adding, "civilians are already bearing the brunt and paying the highest price". but israel's ambassador rejected the call for the violence to stop saying, "this attack crossed every red line and israel reserves the legal right to retaliate." he said it was vital to israel's future to respond to the attack. "we are n
the vast majority of the projectiles were shot down by israel — with help from the us, the uk and other countries. iran said it was responding to an israeli strike earlier this month on its consulate in syria's capital damascus, that killed several iranian military commanders. us officials say presidentjoe biden told israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to think �*very carefully�* about his response — after israel vowed to exact a price from iran, at a time of its choosing. the...
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it's been revealed that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid was spent here in the uk on asylum costs. critics say the government has "lost its grip" by allowing the home office to use the foreign aid budget. caroline hawley is here with me. this will shock a lot of people? these are the figures released today, the total aid budget last year was £151; today, the total aid budget last year was £15.4 billion. £4.3 billion, about 28%, was spent not on alleviating poverty around the world but here in the uk, a rise of around £600 million on the year before, it was spent on refugees and asylum seekers, most of the money used by the home office hotels, accommodation and housing. it has provoked a lot of criticism. the independent commission for aid mpeg says it is worried about value for money, it has seen no sign of the home office moving out of crisis mode and it said spending so much of the aid budget here in the uk had wrought havoc on the development work overseas. the ngos network says funding for emergency support programmes in countries like yemen and somalia has been cut
it's been revealed that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid was spent here in the uk on asylum costs. critics say the government has "lost its grip" by allowing the home office to use the foreign aid budget. caroline hawley is here with me. this will shock a lot of people? these are the figures released today, the total aid budget last year was £151; today, the total aid budget last year was £15.4 billion. £4.3 billion, about 28%, was spent not on alleviating poverty around...