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live from london, this is bbc news. israel has put its armed forces on alert and ordered schools to remain closed, amid fears that an iranian attack may be imminent. in the last half hour, president biden cut shorter weekend trip, returning to washington to hold urgent discussions at the white house on the growing crisis. police in australia say a stabbing at a shopping mall in which six people were killed appears not to be terror—related. and the head of ukraine's military warns the situation in the east has "significa ntly worsened". hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we start with events in the middle east. israel has put its armed forces on alert — and ordered all schools to remain closed on sunday — as concerns mount that an iranian attack may be imminent.
live from london, this is bbc news. israel has put its armed forces on alert and ordered schools to remain closed, amid fears that an iranian attack may be imminent. in the last half hour, president biden cut shorter weekend trip, returning to washington to hold urgent discussions at the white house on the growing crisis. police in australia say a stabbing at a shopping mall in which six people were killed appears not to be terror—related. and the head of ukraine's military warns the...
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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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welcome to bbc news now. treating to a is arrived at a courthouse in manhattan, he is the first us president, current or
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this is bbc news. the us says, the threat of an iranian attack on israel is real and viable — as president biden issues a clear warning to iran. un agencies say parts of sudan may tip into famine if the civil war continues. we'll have rare pictures from the ground. and, joe biden seeks to boost his re—election campaign with a focus on abortion rights as trump hosts house speaker mike johnson to talk election integrity. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. us presidentjoe biden is warning iran not to take military action against israel — as the us government says such an attack could happen �*imminently�*. iran vowed to retaliate after an apparent israeli air strike on its consulate in syria killed at least 13 people — including a senior military commander. that attack was condemned by the un's secretary—general, who said diplomatic and consular premises are off limits under international law. now, nearly two weeks later, american officials are telling cbs news an iranian strike on israel could com
this is bbc news. the us says, the threat of an iranian attack on israel is real and viable — as president biden issues a clear warning to iran. un agencies say parts of sudan may tip into famine if the civil war continues. we'll have rare pictures from the ground. and, joe biden seeks to boost his re—election campaign with a focus on abortion rights as trump hosts house speaker mike johnson to talk election integrity. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. us presidentjoe biden is warning iran not to...
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this is bbc news. breaking news to bring you from sydney. i can tell you that police have declared that to those that had been stabbed at a church in sydney have been declared as terrorist attack. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed during the sermon. the incident happened monday evening in sydney at the christ the good shepherd church in a suburb, at least four people were stabbed but police said none of their injuries were life—threatening. the incident did trigger unrest as police say they are investigating. impending intentionally targeted woman. australia's most famous landmark reflecting the pain of a nation. all the victims have now been named. pikria darchia, originally from georgia, dawn singleton, who was planning her wedding. jade young was an architect and mother. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. yixuan cheng, a chinese student whose picture is yet to be released. and this was security guard faraz ta
this is bbc news. breaking news to bring you from sydney. i can tell you that police have declared that to those that had been stabbed at a church in sydney have been declared as terrorist attack. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed during the sermon. the incident happened monday evening in sydney at the christ the good shepherd church in a suburb, at least four people were stabbed but police said none of their injuries were...
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this is bbc news. fight to get the judge to remove people that they believe are partial for cause. . ~ people that they believe are partial for cause. ., ~ ,, people that they believe are partial for cause. . ~' ,, people that they believe are partial for cause. ., ~ i. . ., for cause. thank you so much for our for cause. thank you so much for your time — for cause. thank you so much for your time and — for cause. thank you so much for your time and expertise - for cause. thank you so much for your time and expertise this - your time and expertise this morning. we do appreciate talking to you. the leading expert on the usjury system. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack
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this is bbc news. let's return now to our top story — former president donald trump, standing trial in a criminal case. these are the pictures of donald trump leaving to go to that manhattan court and then arriving, he is now inside the courthouse itself. nada tawfik is there. just work from the course in your last few minutes that donald trump has lost a second bid to actually remove thejudge in this lost a second bid to actually remove the judge in this case, so tells more about that.— the judge in this case, so tells more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial _ more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial gets _ more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial gets warmly - more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial gets warmly underl before the trial gets warmly under way, thejudge said before the trial gets warmly under way, the judge said there were a few loose ends, as he called it, to address and one of those was again last—ditch attempt by donald trump
this is bbc news. let's return now to our top story — former president donald trump, standing trial in a criminal case. these are the pictures of donald trump leaving to go to that manhattan court and then arriving, he is now inside the courthouse itself. nada tawfik is there. just work from the course in your last few minutes that donald trump has lost a second bid to actually remove thejudge in this lost a second bid to actually remove the judge in this case, so tells more about that.—...
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this is bbc news. at least six people are dead in sydney after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre. there were four females deceased in the shopping centre, one male, and subsequently another female passed away in hospital. hello. welcome to programme. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. this is the scene in the last few moments. it is still a critical incident, police are still at the shopping centre, in lockdown, however, the attacker is believed to have been shot dead by police and there is no longer an ongoing threat. unfortunately, six people are now known to have been killed inside that shopping centre, around 3:30pm this afternoon. several others are injured, including very young child.
this is bbc news. at least six people are dead in sydney after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre. there were four females deceased in the shopping centre, one male, and subsequently another female passed away in hospital. hello. welcome to programme. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. this is the scene in the last few moments. it is still a critical incident, police are still at the shopping centre, in lockdown, however, the attacker is believed to have...
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. there's a story behind every egg freezing. egg number two. i didn't really think that i would necessarily be going through a fertility journey but, like, here i am at 37 now freezing my eggs. this is for your future babies in there. come on! egg freezing — one of the fastest—growing fertility treatments in the uk. think we should do it?
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this is bbc news. russian missiles and drones hit ukraine's energy supply — we have a report from one of the affected cities. as iran vows to punish israel for an air strike killing its commanders — president biden says us support for israel is "iron—clad". a vietnamese property tycoon has been sentenced to death, after one of the biggest corruption trials in history. and we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient italian city of pompeii. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. russia has launched a series of raids on ukraine's energy system, firing more than 80 missiles and drones across the country. almost a third made it through ukraine's air defences.
this is bbc news. russian missiles and drones hit ukraine's energy supply — we have a report from one of the affected cities. as iran vows to punish israel for an air strike killing its commanders — president biden says us support for israel is "iron—clad". a vietnamese property tycoon has been sentenced to death, after one of the biggest corruption trials in history. and we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient italian city of pompeii. hello, i'm...
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this is bbc news, the headlines. at least six people are dead in sydney — after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre. there were four female women deceased in the shopping centre and one male. and subsequently another female passed away in hospital. and iran says it's seized and israeli—linked vessel in the straight of hormuz and is transferring it to its territorial waters. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. it is heading into night time there. that police presence still in place around the shopping centre, six people killed as a man with a knife entered the shopping centre at half past three, many others are in hospital injor, including a very
this is bbc news, the headlines. at least six people are dead in sydney — after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre. there were four female women deceased in the shopping centre and one male. and subsequently another female passed away in hospital. and iran says it's seized and israeli—linked vessel in the straight of hormuz and is transferring it to its territorial waters. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. it is heading into...
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this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on personal freedoms. here's our political editor, chris mason. smoke hanging everywhere. in bars, beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the sixth form, regulations have been relaxed, to the extent that they wear what they want. and never mind what these �*70s sixth formers are wearing, they're smoking at school! and remember, lighting up on a plane was fine, too. but smoking has been slowly wafting from the mainstream to the marginal. take the ban on cigarettes on london's underground in 1984. are you going to be tempted i to light up when you shouldn't? i know i shouldn't do that but, yes, lam. and the ban on smoking in enclosed public places in 2007 led to s
this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on personal freedoms. here's our political editor, chris mason. smoke hanging everywhere. in bars, beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the sixth form,...
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. and you can read more on that story via the bbc news website. i will be back with you in a moment with all the top business news. you are listening — or rather watching - bbc listening — or rather watching — bbc news. hello there. we still had the same southwesterly breeze on thursday but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well, temperatures here reached 18 celsius — the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour�*s showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then, over the weekend, it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern
john sudworth, bbc news, new york. and you can read more on that story via the bbc news website. i will be back with you in a moment with all the top business news. you are listening — or rather watching - bbc listening — or rather watching — bbc news. hello there. we still had the same southwesterly breeze on thursday but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. in northern ireland whilst it...
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live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak is to speak with benjamin netanyahu to urge restraint — after israeli officials again vow we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today to urge restraint after iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. let's go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. two days after the skies of israel was killed by iranian cruise and ballistic missiles as well as suicide drones, israel is making it clear that it will hit back. the question still is, how and when will it retaliate? what seems clear now is it will, at least it hopes, take many forms. this morning, israel's foreign minister has said he is leading a political war against iran. he has written to dozens of countries urging them to sanction iran's irg sea to isolate iran. we have heard from the military officials as well. yesterd
live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak is to speak with benjamin netanyahu to urge restraint — after israeli officials again vow we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today to urge restraint after iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. let's go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief international correspondent lyse...
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hugh pym, bbc news. so there's been a sharp rise in the number of children and young people accessing gender services in recent years. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been looking at the data. one of the striking factors about the former nhs gender identity service is the exponential growth in the number of referrals over the past 15 years. have a look at this graph. back in 2009, just 51 children and adolescents were referred for treatment. but by 2016, thatjumped to more than 1,700. and when the old service closed last month, there were thousands of young patients on the waiting list. one of the factors that has perplexed experts is the change in the case mix. previously it was mostly boys being referred for gender related problems, but by 2016 that changed and close to 70% of those referred were girls. the review�*s chair said there's no clear explanation for the rise in girls, but it's clear they've faced particular modern—day pressures. this is the first generation that's grown up
hugh pym, bbc news. so there's been a sharp rise in the number of children and young people accessing gender services in recent years. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been looking at the data. one of the striking factors about the former nhs gender identity service is the exponential growth in the number of referrals over the past 15 years. have a look at this graph. back in 2009, just 51 children and adolescents were referred for treatment. but by 2016, thatjumped to more than...
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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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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. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much to shape the world of today?
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. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result expected, at the beginning ofjune. the polls suggest the prime minister, narendra modi, will win a third successive term. but he is a controversial figure, as yogita limaye reports. "thank you, modi," a woman shouts, waiting for the prime minister to arrive. modi, modi! narendra modi is the reigning superstar of indian politics. rallies like these are an integral part of an indian election, but only a few leaders have evoked such a response in the country's history. what we are seeing here is the confidence of a party that very much believes it's going to win another resoundi
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result...
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you alive with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drain attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday a day after the plan was damaged by three direct hit. zaporizhzhia is europe was like largest nuclear power plant occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2020 that it has been directly hit. kyiv and caple have both denied being behind sunday puzzle attack. rafael grossi director general of the international atomic energy agency told the bbc sunday's attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack _ attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack a _ attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear - attack was unacceptable. you. cannot attack a nuclear power plant in whatever way, in whichever way, plant in whatever way, in whicheverway, because plant in whatever way, in whichever way, because the consequences are a discriminant, so no—one could conceivably derive any m
you alive with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drain attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday a day after the plan was damaged by three direct hit. zaporizhzhia is europe was like largest nuclear power plant occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2020 that it has been directly hit. kyiv and caple have both denied being behind sunday puzzle...
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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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marc cieslak, bbc news. good luck to all the contenders, stay with us, right now we have the weather with chris. hello there. the weather today has been very mild indeed. for april, temperatures reached 20 degrees celsius in parts of norfolk. meanwhile, in northern ireland, the 17 degrees were recorded here made it northern ireland's warmest day of the year so far. we did have south—westerly winds dragging in the mild air, but they also brought a lot of cloud to wales and southwest england. whereas the best of the sunshine, really, was across the midlands, northern england and into parts of scotland. we've got a similar set of weather wise really into friday. the jet stream continues to drag up some very mild air from near the azores, moves it along into parts of the uk, and that's going to again boost the temperatures on friday into the high teens to low 20s. aberdeen seeing temperatures seven degrees celsius above average. now, before we get there, overnight tonight, we're looking at a few patches of rai
marc cieslak, bbc news. good luck to all the contenders, stay with us, right now we have the weather with chris. hello there. the weather today has been very mild indeed. for april, temperatures reached 20 degrees celsius in parts of norfolk. meanwhile, in northern ireland, the 17 degrees were recorded here made it northern ireland's warmest day of the year so far. we did have south—westerly winds dragging in the mild air, but they also brought a lot of cloud to wales and southwest england....
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imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised. zoe conway has more. alan bates may have reached national treasure status following the itv drama, yet, he is still fighting for compensation. he says he has been offered a sixth of what he asked for. i'm trying to fight for everyone that needs financial redress on this. but i've also got to fight for my own as well and i have no doubt that there is a bit of vindictiveness coming in from the department. and the post office. the inquiry is now in its final stages. at the end of may, it will hear from former chief executive paula vennells for the first time. you're live with bbc news.
imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised....
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this is bbc news. at the public inquiry into the post office horizon it scandal, a leading supporter of the campaigning sub—postmaster is has said he had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. he said he was also frustrated and
this is bbc news. at the public inquiry into the post office horizon it scandal, a leading supporter of the campaigning sub—postmaster is has said he had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. he said he was also frustrated and
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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
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this is bbc news, the headlines: air raid sirens. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack, but the hundreds of drones and missiles are taken out of the sky. this is the scene live in tel aviv. it was the first time iran had ever launched a direct military assault on israel. some supporters of the iranian government in tehran celebrate the attack. the iranian retaliatory action comes after israel's strike on its consulate in syria two weeks ago. prime minister netanyahu convenes his war cabinet as the us reaffirms its ironclad commitment to israel's security. jordanjoins israel, us, uk and france, saying it intercepted
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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 billion may never be recovered. that is a staggering loss and will be very, very tough for the state bank to
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...
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, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there is a footnote saying hugh grant settled his case against news group. the actor later put a statement on x and prepare for irony. he said, as is common with entirely innocent people, they are offering me an enormous sum of money to keep this matter out of and as you were saying, that is estimated he thinks to be around £10 million. clearly an awful lot of money, but he is also clearly regretting not having his day in court. i mean, he had claimed the sun had commissioned someone to burgle his car, to burgle his home
, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there...
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this is bbc news. israel launches a diplomatic offensive, calling for mass sanctions on iran after its unprecedented drone and missile attack. fire engulfs the old stock exchange in the centre of copenhagen — one of denmark's most historic landmarks. donald trump returns to court in new york — as jury selection for his hush money trial continues. a muslim student loses a high court challenge against a ban on prayer rituals at a school in london. a potential world—first smoking ban for future generations will be debated by mps in the uk. hello, i'm sarah campbell. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin with events in the middle east, where israel appears to be trying to gather international support following the iranian air strikes, but has not — so far, at least — carried out any direct military action in response. instead, israel is calling for more sanctions on iran, which itself has warned israel against attempting any retaliation foll
this is bbc news. israel launches a diplomatic offensive, calling for mass sanctions on iran after its unprecedented drone and missile attack. fire engulfs the old stock exchange in the centre of copenhagen — one of denmark's most historic landmarks. donald trump returns to court in new york — as jury selection for his hush money trial continues. a muslim student loses a high court challenge against a ban on prayer rituals at a school in london. a potential world—first smoking ban for...
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this is bbc news. japan's prime minister has urged the united states to continue to play its leading role in international affairs. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — mr speaker, the prime minister of japan. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — the first by a japanese leader in nine years. he called on america to overcome what he called its self—doubt and warned that without american leadership, ukraine could collapse under the current russian invasion. the world needs the united states to continue playing this pivotal role in the affairs of nations. today, i detect an undercurrent of self—doubt amongst some americans about what your role in the world should be. this self—doubt is arising at a time when our world is at history's turning point. after his address before congress, the japanese pm attended a lunch hosted by vice—president kamala harris and the us secretary of state — antony blinken. the ev
this is bbc news. japan's prime minister has urged the united states to continue to play its leading role in international affairs. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — mr speaker, the prime minister of japan. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — the first by a japanese leader in nine years. he called on america to overcome what he called its self—doubt and warned that without american leadership,...
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hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to the united states next. a day after former president donald trump said abortion should be left for individual states to decide, the arizona supreme court has revived a near—total ban on abortion that dates back 160 years. the law bans abortion in all cases except when the mother's life is at risk. it also makes providing a termination or helping a woman to obtain an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison. democrats, and some republicans, have publicly condemned the court's ruling, which comes into effect in 1a days. arizona's governor urged people to use the democratic process to reverse the decision. this november, arizonans may have an opportunity to make their voices heard on this important issue to the people across arizona who are concerned about the future of abortion rights in our state, who are worried about their bodily autonomy, who don't want to see the freedom of their wives, sisters and daughters restricted. you can make your concerns known at the ballot
hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to the united states next. a day after former president donald trump said abortion should be left for individual states to decide, the arizona supreme court has revived a near—total ban on abortion that dates back 160 years. the law bans abortion in all cases except when the mother's life is at risk. it also makes providing a termination or helping a woman to obtain an abortion punishable by two to five...
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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.
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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 biggest names in theatre gathered for the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london. the oliviers 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
this is bbc news. the biggest names in theatre gathered for the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london. the oliviers 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...
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this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack — but the hundreds of drones and missiles are taken out of the sky. supporters of the iranian government take to the streets to celebrate the attack. this is the scene live in tel aviv — it was the first time iran had ever launched a direct military assault on israel. iranians retaliatory action comes after israel�*s strike on its consulate in syria two weeks ago. prime minister netanyahu convenes a war council as the us reaffirms its commitment to israel�*s security. jordan joins commitment to israel�*s security. jordanjoins israel, uk and france in that it saying intercepted flying objects over its airspace. hello i�*m lewis vaughanjones. we will have the latest
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this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether she paid the correct amount of tax on the sale of her council house, in 2015. ms rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had originally said there would be no inquiry. our political correspondent peter saull has more. where the allegation potentially is concerning for her is whether or not she provided inaccurate information on where exactly she was living at that time to do with the registery of her children's birth, for example. the conservatives went banging on that with this, nothing has changed as concerned with greater manchester, and new concerns put to them by a mp, saying to the police why you not looking at some of their neighbours had been saying who had contradicted her her accounts on where she had been living. ms
this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether she paid the correct amount of tax on the sale of her council house, in 2015. ms rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had originally said there would be no inquiry. our political correspondent peter saull has more....
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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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katy watson, bbc news in sydney. hospices providing end—of—life care say they're facing a devastating financial crisis which is putting services at risk. the charity hospices uk said last year had been the worst financially in around 20 years and they've urged the government to provide more funding. the department of health said it recognised the valuable role of hospices and has provided an extra £60 million. mps will debate the topic in parliament later today. sophie long reports. he was just a normal child, just running round like his sister, flying at the school, doing really, really well, and things started to change. we noticed his handwriting was starting to go off, he seemed to be struggling a little bit hearing. his walking changed. it was almost like he'd had like a mini stroke type of thing. ethan was diagnosed with a rare condition — adrenoleukodystrophy. the condition that ethan, who is nine—years—old, was diagnosed with results in symptoms similar to motor neurone disease and dementia. he's a
katy watson, bbc news in sydney. hospices providing end—of—life care say they're facing a devastating financial crisis which is putting services at risk. the charity hospices uk said last year had been the worst financially in around 20 years and they've urged the government to provide more funding. the department of health said it recognised the valuable role of hospices and has provided an extra £60 million. mps will debate the topic in parliament later today. sophie long reports. he was...
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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
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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
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...
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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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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
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...
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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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you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the general election in the country to retain control of parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of parliament, not the president, but it was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president was been in powerfor two years. current president was been in power for two years. south korean media reports the prime minister and most senior staff at the presidential office offered to resign after those results came out. here now is our correspondent. this is a landslide, as we said, for the liberal opposition party. yes, they did when this many seats in the last general election back in 2020 but the circumstances were very different than. there was a very popular liberal president in office. so this defeat for the ruling party is being seen as a vote of no confidence in the current president and it weakens his authority, even though it may look as if not much has changed on paper, when you l
you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the general election in the country to retain control of parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of parliament, not the president, but it was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president was been in powerfor two years. current president was been in power for two years. south korean media reports the prime minister and most senior staff at the presidential office...
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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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hello, welcome to bbc news. israel has come under attack from more than 300 missiles and drones in the first direct strikes on its territory by iran. the israeli military says 99% of them were intercepted. iran said the attack was in relatiation for an air strike two weeks ago on one of its consulates in damascus, widely thought to have been carried out by israel. speaking on iranian state tv, the armed forces chief of staff warned israel of a larger attack on its territory should it retaliate against the overnight drone and missile attack. let's bring you up—to—date with the latest. let's take a look at how events unfolded. sirens. what you can hear is the air raid sirens injerusalem. 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 missiles before they reached israeli territory. this is footage of that happeni
hello, welcome to bbc news. israel has come under attack from more than 300 missiles and drones in the first direct strikes on its territory by iran. the israeli military says 99% of them were intercepted. iran said the attack was in relatiation for an air strike two weeks ago on one of its consulates in damascus, widely thought to have been carried out by israel. speaking on iranian state tv, the armed forces chief of staff warned israel of a larger attack on its territory should it retaliate...
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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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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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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...