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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
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joe lynsky, bbc news. athletics will become the first sport to introduce prize money at the olympics in paris this summer. the governing body, world athletics, is breaking 128 years of olympic tradition, becoming the first international sport to give athletes money for winning a gold medal at the games. 50 thousand dollars will be the prize for those that win on the track or field. this in contrast to the international olympic committee — which does not award prize money. this isjust a recognition that the athletes are the stars of the show. we increased the prize money in our own championships a few years ago, and ijust wanted the athletes to recognise that we don't sit here hermetically sealed, assuming their performance as an olympic games doesn't have a, you know, a beneficiary knock on, for the growth of our own sport. at monte carlo masters — the defending champion andrey rublev is out — beaten in straight sets by alexei popyrin the 46th ranked popyrin beat rublev 6—4 6—4 to reach the third
joe lynsky, bbc news. athletics will become the first sport to introduce prize money at the olympics in paris this summer. the governing body, world athletics, is breaking 128 years of olympic tradition, becoming the first international sport to give athletes money for winning a gold medal at the games. 50 thousand dollars will be the prize for those that win on the track or field. this in contrast to the international olympic committee — which does not award prize money. this isjust a...
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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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welcome to bbc news. thank you. iran file. welcome to bbc news. thank vom— iran file. welcome to bbc news. thank yon-— iran file. welcome to bbc news. thank ou. ., ., ,, thank you. how would you assess the nature of the — thank you. how would you assess the nature of the iranians _ thank you. how would you assess the nature of the iranians attack? - thank you. how would you assess the nature of the iranians attack? we - nature of the iranians attack? we say it is unprecedented and iran insists it was a calibrated attack they telegraphed, informing regional leaders and beyond it was about to take place, but israel and its allies regarded as a reckless attack and a huge breach of israeli security. how would you describe it? well, it is a great question because the islamic republic politically telegraphed it, if you remember even after 72 hours before the strike occurred, almost international media was on razors edge waiting to see what the islamic republic would do and that is precisely what the redeemer wanted but make no mistake, the attack was notjust redeemer wan
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nesta mcgregor, bbc news, east london. another london side with recent european success is west ham — they have a tough trip to the bundesliga leaders leverkusen tonight in the first leg of their europa league quarterfinal. meanwhile liverpool are hoping to send jurgen klopp off with european glory at the end of his final season in charge. the europa league is the one major trophy he's yet to win there, with atalanta the visitors to anfield tonight. it didn't look like that it would be involved in international football at all. from the moment on where we saw the chance to get into the european league, we were really desperate to do so and you only do that when you are liverpool because you want to win the competition. only great teams are left in the competition, it's really outstanding. and we know what atalanta is all about, and it's difficult to play against italian teams, it always was. they are tactically super disciplined, and super dangerous in a lot of areas so we have to be at our best. just one british side le
nesta mcgregor, bbc news, east london. another london side with recent european success is west ham — they have a tough trip to the bundesliga leaders leverkusen tonight in the first leg of their europa league quarterfinal. meanwhile liverpool are hoping to send jurgen klopp off with european glory at the end of his final season in charge. the europa league is the one major trophy he's yet to win there, with atalanta the visitors to anfield tonight. it didn't look like that it would be...
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this is bbc news. now to what's been described the one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office horizon inquiry will today hear from lord arbuthnot. the former mp is a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft orfraud. it's after former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates on tuesday accused the post office of lying about their faulty accounting systems, on the first day of the latest stage of the horizon it scandal. the inquiry heard how mr bates wrote that the organisation was being run by �*thugs in suits' in a letter in 2010. let's cross to our correspondent at the hearings — azadeh moshiri — now. what can we expect today? in a few moments lord _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot - what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot will walk through these doors, a former con
this is bbc news. now to what's been described the one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office horizon inquiry will today hear from lord arbuthnot. the former mp is a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft orfraud. it's after former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates on tuesday accused the post office of lying about their faulty accounting systems, on the first day of...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: russia and kazakhstan have faced some of their worst flooding, forcing people from their homes. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — in the midst of destruction caused by six months of war and fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu — he�*s making a "mistake." new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around treatment. new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £4.3 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris 0lympics,
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sophie long, bbc news. now, potholes are the bane of every driver's life, but are they getting better or worse? well, the bbc has learned that nearly 21,000 potholes or other surface defects were repaired on motorways or major a—roads in england alone last year. that's slightly up from the year before. national highways says 96% of the major routes it manages are in a good condition. but the rac say there's no excuse for motoroists ever facing a pothole on a motorway. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. they're the nemesis of drivers up and down the country. on the mao motorway in buckinghamshire, we saw quite a few. so we actuallyjust have gone over a pothole, which i couldn't really avoid because there's traffic on both sides. and i'm not even going that fast — i'm going about 50, because of the conditions. the driver of this car was in the middle lane of the m6 in late february, when he says a pothole burst two of his tyres. it was quite scary. i think if we were in a vehicle that didn't
sophie long, bbc news. now, potholes are the bane of every driver's life, but are they getting better or worse? well, the bbc has learned that nearly 21,000 potholes or other surface defects were repaired on motorways or major a—roads in england alone last year. that's slightly up from the year before. national highways says 96% of the major routes it manages are in a good condition. but the rac say there's no excuse for motoroists ever facing a pothole on a motorway. here's our transport...
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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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you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the country's general election to retain control of the parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of the parliament, not the president. but the vote was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years. south korea media is reporting that the prime minister and most of the senior staff of the presidential office offered to resign after the results came out. for more, let's bring in our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie who's been following the elections from south korea. sam —— sounds like a landslide victory for the opposition party? what does this mean that the ballot box?— the ballot box? although these were parliamentary _ the ballot box? although these were parliamentary elections . were parliamentary elections they were then seen as a referendum on the current president, president yoon suk yeol who has been in office for t
you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the country's general election to retain control of the parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of the parliament, not the president. but the vote was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years. south korea media is reporting that the prime minister and most of the senior staff of the presidential office...
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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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hugh pym, bbc news. ecuador was once known as an island of peace in a troubled region, but it's been sliding into chaos as violent drug gangs battle each other and the authorities. gang murderfigures went from 1,000 in 2018 to more than 8,000 last year. the storming of a tv studio during a live news bulletin three months ago was the final straw for the government who declared war on the gangs. the bbc�*s ana maria roura returned to her home country to speak to people on both sides of the crisis. ecuador�*s government has, in effect, declared war on its gangs. for three months, soldiers have been carrying out daily patrols. it's incredible to see quito, a city that used to be very quiet and very touristic, like this, with this amount of military forces on the street. the takeover of a live tv news programme in january showed the world how gang violence has gripped ecuador. since then, the army has been deployed to keep the peace. even the officer here is wary of the gangs and hides his identity. trans
hugh pym, bbc news. ecuador was once known as an island of peace in a troubled region, but it's been sliding into chaos as violent drug gangs battle each other and the authorities. gang murderfigures went from 1,000 in 2018 to more than 8,000 last year. the storming of a tv studio during a live news bulletin three months ago was the final straw for the government who declared war on the gangs. the bbc�*s ana maria roura returned to her home country to speak to people on both sides of the...
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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. 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. 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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nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. 0ur africa correspondent barbara plett usher joins me from nairobi. give us an idea of the scale of the impact of the fighting that's been going on for more than a year. saddam was already fragile before the world with people needing humanitarian assistance in parts because a previous conflict but things have worsened exponentially over the past few years, collapse of state services including health care and water and sanitation especially in conflict zones, the economy taking a hard hit, the fighting affected production and supply lines and farming which means sudan cannot produce its own food anymore and all those people displaced, around 2 million outside the co
nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. 0ur africa correspondent barbara plett usher joins me from nairobi. give us an idea...
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james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us does not have a date for a potential israeli military operation in rafah but added the state department is working closely with qatar and egypt to establish a ceasefire. no, we do not have a date for any rafah operational at least not one indicated to us by the israelis. on the contrary, what we do have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the president has been very clear about our concerns, our deep concerns, about israel's ability to move civilians out of harm's way, to care for t
james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony...
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and coming up on bbc news... who will make the cut heading into the weekend — we'll bring you the latest on day two of the masters golf at augusta national. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law over information she gave about where she was living 10 years ago. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party over whether or not she paid the correct level of tax on the sale of her council house in 2015. she strongly denies she's done anything wrong. in the last few minutes a criminal offence she would do the right thing and step down. —— she has said that if she has committed a criminal offence. a standout campaigner, with a striking personal history. angela rayner, one of labour's boost well—known figures, now under police investigation as to whether she broke electoral law by giving false information about where she used to live. the inquiry centres here, vicarage road in
and coming up on bbc news... who will make the cut heading into the weekend — we'll bring you the latest on day two of the masters golf at augusta national. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law over information she gave about where she was living 10 years ago. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party over whether or not she paid the correct level of tax...
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this is bbc news. the headlines... a vietnamese property tycoon has been sentenced to death after one of the biggest fraud trials in history. two former post office managers will give evidence to an inquiry, on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of people who run post offices in the uk. fake stamps circulating in the uk originate from china, a senior minister of parliament has told the bbc. and coming up, we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient city of pompeii. (pres) now to what's been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office scandal. today, we'll hear from two former senior managers of the post office about decisions
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— face this is bbc news. the former sub—postmaster alan bates, has accused the post office of causing "harm and injustice" as he appeared at the public inquiry into the horizon computer scandal. mr bates — whose story was made famous in an itv drama — spoke of his tireless campaign for justice for the many hundreds of people affected by what is one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk legal history. zoe conway reports. is it any wonder that alan bates is smiling? after 23 years of campaigning, he can now tell the inquiry everything he knows about the post office scandal. he explained why he had kept fighting for so long. as you got to meet people, and realised it wasn'tjust yourself and you saw the harm and injustice that had been descended upon them, it was something that you felt you had to deal with. over the year, alan bates has written to a series over the years, alan bates has written to a series of government minister, in charge of the post office. you in fact sent a reply to mr davie. the
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— face this is bbc news. the former sub—postmaster alan bates, has accused the post office of causing "harm and injustice" as he appeared at the public inquiry into the horizon computer scandal. mr bates — whose story was made famous in an itv drama — spoke of his tireless campaign for justice for the many hundreds of people affected by what is one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk legal history. zoe conway...
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this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on bbc news. tens of millions of people across north america have been watching a total solar eclipse — where the moon briefly blocked the light from the sun. cheering crowds who gathered at the resort town of mazatlan on mexico's pacific coast were the first to cheer as the sky turned completely dark in the middle of the day. the total solar eclipse swept up from there and across several us states and then into canada. it took about 2.5 hours in total — and thrilled the enormous crowds who'd gathered in its path along the way — including our very own nada tawfik. have a listen to this. it's picking through the clouds, mother nature is teasing us, there it is! that's spectacular! wow, that is fabulous! here we go, it is fully, you can see it fully now! you can see it now. mother nature is truly teasing us today, earlier it peaked through and it has peaked through and it has peaked through again. it through and it has peaked through again.— through and it has peaked through again. it was cl
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zoe conway, bbc news. let's speak to david enright, a partner at howe & co solicitors who represented some of the post office vicitim. the smile on the face of mr bates today, he was the star witness today but the final act, certainly we're not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say? i not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say?— what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was h what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was give — what he had to say? ijust returned and alan was give evidence - what he had to say? ijust returned and alan was give evidence and - what he had to say? ijust returned| and alan was give evidence and was about to be in livery, the ceo behind me. allen isjust a man, he shines out. it was astonishing, they took him back to letters he wrote to the post office on the 19th and 2000 when he set out all of the problems then almost 25 years ago. the other letters he sent, just a couple of years up to 2003. everything he said was true. if they had engaged wi
zoe conway, bbc news. let's speak to david enright, a partner at howe & co solicitors who represented some of the post office vicitim. the smile on the face of mr bates today, he was the star witness today but the final act, certainly we're not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say? i not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say?— what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was h what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was give — what he had to say? ijust...
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this is bbc news. the 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 the world today on bbc news. this is bbc news. the uk parliament is voting on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. mps are likely to reject amendments made by the house of lords, as the government attempts to declare the central african country "safe" under international law. the bill could be given final approval by the end of the week, with ministers hoping the first asylum seekers can be sent there within weeks. live now to westminster and our political correspondent, iain watson. what's happening? there is a debate on the safety of rwanda bill, just under way the labour opposition spokes management has denounced the governments of rwanda scheme and the scheme to send refugees to rwanda as a failing fiasco and is suggested" "un—british." without the latest standoff between the conservative control house of commons and the house of lords. the two parts of the parliamentary system. what will be happening later tonight, the debate itself is not desperately well attended but they'll be lots of members of p
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you're watching bbc news. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. a potentially world—first smoking ban for future generations is now being debated in the house of commons. this is the scene in the house of commons. the proposed ban means that it would be illegalfor anyone turning 15 or younger this year to ever be able to buy tobacco products. the measure is being pushed by the prime minister rishi sunak. but it's a free vote meaning conservative mps have freedom to choose whether the back it. and though support from labour mps means it's likely to pass, there is vocal opposition from some tories. let's listen. difference to the anti—drugs legislation. i5 let's listen. difference to the anti-drugs legislation.- anti-drugs legislation. is my honourable _ anti-drugs legislation. is my honourable friend _ anti-drugs legislation. is my| honourable friend suggesting anti-drugs legislation. is my - honourable friend suggesting we repeal— honourable friend suggesting we repeal the misuse of drugs act made in 73 under— repeal the misuse of drugs ac
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lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are multiple options that israel is potentially considering and one of them despite the rhetoric might be to not do anything although i don't think that is very likely. if you take the do nothing option off the table, what are the other ones? one might be to put the response back into the shadow war arena and i've been writing and talking about that frequently in the past couple of weeks and israel has already demonstrated that they can inflict pressure on the interests of iran in the region through those operations in the damas
lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are...
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my pleasure. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is bbc news. let's take a look at the situation in gaza. nine countries, including the uk, have taken part in the largest international aid airdrop in a single day into gaza, to help provide supplies for the end of the islamic holy month of ramadan. ia aircraft delivered food, water and baby formula. james landalejoined an raf flight taking off from jordan. at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid — stacked into individual pallets, adorned with their own parachute, all of it bound for gaza. 0n the tarmac, ia military aircraft getting ready for the largest coalition air drop since they began last month, a special delivery to mark the end of ramadan. inside, pilots and crews from different nations being briefed on the operation, safety a key concern in the small airspace over gaza. —— from nine nations. outside, the raf plane is loaded, each palette containing rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water, flour — the basics for a meal — this, the raf�*s sixth airdrop so far. it
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this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local media there about what went wrong. take a listen. translation: when i saw the boat was at risk, - i asked the crew chief to increase the speed in order to avoid the worst. we dragged it to shore, but it was too late. the water filled up in the boat. the victims�* families say they were fleeing the mainland over concerns about cholera when they piled into the boat. translation: they were running away from the cholera outbreak. l they got into the boat. the sea was rough. the boat capsized and it killed a lot of people. officials say there was no outbr
this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local media there about what went wrong. take...
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this is bbc news. the uk a man has appeared in court. he is charged with possession of a bladed article. wearing a grey searcher he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow. alison freeman is in brad bird for us. his appearance at bradford magistrates' court this morning was extremely brief. he was cleanly shaven and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his address. he is charged with murdering the 27—year—old who was pushing her baby in a pram in bradford on saturday afternoon. she suffered multiple stab wounds, she was taken to hospital but sadly died later that day. her baby was however unharmed. the defendant who was arrested after a three—day manhunt is also charged with possession of a bladed article. he was remanded in custody and will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. the prime minister says the latest nhs waiting list figures are down for their fifth nhs waiting list figures are down for theirfifth month
this is bbc news. the uk a man has appeared in court. he is charged with possession of a bladed article. wearing a grey searcher he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow. alison freeman is in brad bird for us. his appearance at bradford magistrates' court this morning was extremely brief. he was cleanly shaven and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his address. he is charged with murdering the 27—year—old who was...
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sophie long, bbc news. the aa has issued a new call for the introduction of graduated driving licences for young people. these would restrict their use of cars after passing their test — in terms of what time they can drive, and who they can carry as passengers. it follows a campaign by families who've lost loved ones to crashes involving young drivers. a six—year—old girl is being hailed as a hero after she ran into her smoke—filled home to rescue her mother and two younger siblings who were all asleep on the sofa. 0livia patterson was playing outside with a friend when she spotted flames rising from the roof of her home in north yorkshire. danny savage reports a semi detached home near selby. well alight with four fire engines on the way. it's not clear if there's anyone inside a six—year—old girl, playing next door, she knows that there is. i didn't know what to do but i wanted to tell mummy. 0livia ran into the burning house to get her mum and siblings out. they were having an afternoon nap
sophie long, bbc news. the aa has issued a new call for the introduction of graduated driving licences for young people. these would restrict their use of cars after passing their test — in terms of what time they can drive, and who they can carry as passengers. it follows a campaign by families who've lost loved ones to crashes involving young drivers. a six—year—old girl is being hailed as a hero after she ran into her smoke—filled home to rescue her mother and two younger siblings...
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hugo bachega, bbc news. we will be keeping an eye on the pictures from the white house and in the next while we will get some of the next while we will get some of the pictures put out and early comments afterjoe biden met with the prime minister ofjapan. we anticipate some early comments in the next few minutes, if there is something significant we will take that on bbc news. let's continue with what we are watching. joining me now from rafah is tess ingram, who's a spokesperson for unicef. thank you so much forjoining us. how concerned are you that the us and the uk are now openly talking about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza? it about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza?— about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza? it is really concerning- — offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i— offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. ithink— offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i think in - offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i think in recent | offensive on
hugo bachega, bbc news. we will be keeping an eye on the pictures from the white house and in the next while we will get some of the next while we will get some of the pictures put out and early comments afterjoe biden met with the prime minister ofjapan. we anticipate some early comments in the next few minutes, if there is something significant we will take that on bbc news. let's continue with what we are watching. joining me now from rafah is tess ingram, who's a spokesperson for unicef....
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you are live with bbc news. russia says it has shot down a ukrainian drone attempting to attack a power plant on monday, a day after the plant was damaged by three direct hits. zaporizhzhia is the largest power plant and has been occupied by russian troops since the invasion in 2023. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2022 it has been directly hit. kyiv and the kremlin have denied being behind the attack. the director—general of the international atomic energy agency told the bbc that the attack on sunday was unacceptable.- attack on sunday was unacceptable. attack on sunday was unaccetable. ., ., ., unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power— unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power plant _ unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power plant in - a nuclear power plant in whatever way, a nuclear power plant in whateverway, in a nuclear power plant in whatever way, in whichever way because the consequences are indiscriminate. no—one can
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this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a nationwide ban on abortion. that is significant because donald trump has sold himself as the architect of the supreme court decision a couple of years ago to overturn roe v wade. that was the landmark ruling from 1973 that enshrined protections, constitutional protections for women across america, to abortion. what donald trump is doing here is being strategic when it comes to the presidential election. he has seen that some of the harder positions on the issue of abortion haven't played well for many republicans, most
this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a...
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yolande knell, bbc news. earlier international correspondent spoke to a former adviser to benjamin netanyahu. i spoke to a former adviser to benjamin netanyahu. spoke to a former adviser to ben'amin netan ahu. ~ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american _ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american pressure _ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american pressure on - increase american pressure on british pressure on french pressure but particularly american pressure to exercise restraint and not to react, not to retaliate, to take the win as president biden reportedly said to him. and just go back to the days of the covert war that existed between israel and iran until the last two weeks. the second is his own i think motivation to escalate. i've been thinking since november that mr netanyahu was trying to turn garzo into a regional conflict, it is consistent with his narrative that october the 7th was part of a larger pattern and the third thing is the balance in this calcul
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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
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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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you're watching the context on bbc news. a major review finds children in england and wales have been let down by weak evidence about england and wales have been let down by weak evidence abou— sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. hello from the bbc sport centre. a big night of european action ahead in the champions league, which is under way — the remaining quarterfinalfirst legs including a huge tie between heavyweights and familiar foes of this competition p56 and barcelona. atletico madrid are hosting borussia dortmund in the other tie — 1—0 to atletico there. atletico are seeking to reach the semi finals for the first time since 2017. and it's 0—0 in paris, as p56 and barca renew their rivalry. former barca boss luis enrique now with psg, returning to face his former club. the rearranged scottish premiership game between rangers and dundee was called off earlier at dens park, due to a waterlogged pitch — with second—placed rangers accusing the home side of negligence an
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you're live with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday — a day after the plant was damaged by three direct hits. zaporizhzhia is europe's largest nuclear power plant. it's been occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks earlier in the war, but sunday was the first time since november 2022 that it has been hit. kyiv and the kremlin have both denied being behind sunday's attack. let's get more from edwin lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the union of concerned scientists. given we're talking about one of the reactors we understand was attacked, how much damage could an attack by a drone like this have caused?— this have caused? well, unfortunately, - this have caused? well, unfortunately, the - this have caused? well, - unfortunately, the capabilities of the drones that have been employed in the war is increasing and the payloads the sides of the expose it —— explosive
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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.
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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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simon jones, bbc news. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is monitoring developments from jerusalem. president biden has said that he expects an attack against israel from iran sooner rather than later and unnamed us officials are saying that attack could involve hundreds of drones and missiles against military targets here in israel. now, that may be the prediction of the future based on hard intelligence, but it may also be the united states trying to deter iran, to try and minimise any kind of response by talking up the threat right now. it also could be an attempt to try to shape expectations so that if and when iran does respond it's seen as less escalator. from iran's point of view, it has promised it will punish israel for the attack on its consulate in damascus, the capitol of syria 12 days ago, but equally the minister say they do not want to widen the scope of this war. and a mass attack using drones and missiles from iran to israel would indeed do that. there has been an attack on israel
simon jones, bbc news. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is monitoring developments from jerusalem. president biden has said that he expects an attack against israel from iran sooner rather than later and unnamed us officials are saying that attack could involve hundreds of drones and missiles against military targets here in israel. now, that may be the prediction of the future based on hard intelligence, but it may also be the united states trying to deter iran, to try and minimise...
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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 headlines: police in australia say they don't believe a stabbing attack that left six people dead at a shopping mall in sydney is terror—related. they have yet to formally identify the suspect, but they say the ao—year—old was known to officials. eight people are being treated in hospital, including a nine—month—old baby. police say the lone attacker moved around the westfield mall indiscriminately stabbing people. and our other main story: iran says it's seized an israeli—linked vessel in the strait of hormuz and is transferring it to its territorial waters. four foui’ passengers four passengers stranded on a cable car in turkey have been rescued. the cable car was immobilised when it crashed into a pole, killing —— and many were involved in the rescue. now on bbc news, sportsday.
this is bbc news. the headlines: police in australia say they don't believe a stabbing attack that left six people dead at a shopping mall in sydney is terror—related. they have yet to formally identify the suspect, but they say the ao—year—old was known to officials. eight people are being treated in hospital, including a nine—month—old baby. police say the lone attacker moved around the westfield mall indiscriminately stabbing people. and our other main story: iran says it's seized...
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good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a fall in the price of some meats, crumpets and chocolate biscuits has helped push down inflation to its lowest level for 2.5 years. the rate at which consumer prices rose was 3.2% last month. that�*s down from 3.4% in february. food prices were the main reason for the fall —
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a fall in the price of some meats, crumpets and chocolate biscuits has helped push down inflation to its lowest level for 2.5 years. the rate at which consumer prices rose was 3.2% last month. that�*s down from 3.4% in february. food prices were the main reason for the fall —
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you're live with bbc news. on the campaign trail, presidentjoe biden and former president donald trump are neck and neck in most of the seven swing states that could decide the november election. the candidates are continuing to make campaign stops with mr biden in wisconsin this week touting his economic policies. and mr trump in pennsylvania and michigan, that's where our chief presenter caitriona perry is on the ground speaking to voters. what are you seeing and hearing?— what are you seeing and hearinu? ., ~ . what are you seeing and hearinu? . ~ . i. hearing? thanks, michelle, you are very welcome _ hearing? thanks, michelle, you are very welcome to _ hearing? thanks, michelle, you are very welcome to detroit, i are very welcome to detroit, michigan here. michigan one of the seven battleground states that will most likely decide the election, decide who is the next president of america, the others being wisconsin, north carolina, arizona and nevada. the races really syed kamall of the policy last month h
you're live with bbc news. on the campaign trail, presidentjoe biden and former president donald trump are neck and neck in most of the seven swing states that could decide the november election. the candidates are continuing to make campaign stops with mr biden in wisconsin this week touting his economic policies. and mr trump in pennsylvania and michigan, that's where our chief presenter caitriona perry is on the ground speaking to voters. what are you seeing and hearing?— what are you...
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bbc- patients. you are setting mei off. my goodness. bbc news patients. you are setting me - off. my goodness. bbc news put her claims to tesla but the firm has not responded. on the website they said... i firm has not responded. on the website they said. . ._ website they said... i would have done _ website they said... i would have done the _ website they said... i would have done the right - website they said... i would have done the right thing i website they said... i would l have done the...
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hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of kulsuma akter, the 27—year—old woman who was stabbed in bradford city centre at the weekend as she pushed her baby in a pram. habibur masum, who's 25 and from burnley, was charged last night, after a three—day manhunt ended in his arrest on tuesday morning. alison freeman reports. habibur masum was arrested on tuesday, three days after a 27—year—old woman was stabbed to death as she pushed her baby in a pram in bradford. kulsuma akter was found with serious injuries at around 3:20pm in the westgate area, and died later in hospital. her baby was not hurt in the attack. this morning the 25—year—old defendant appeared in bradford magistrates�* court charged with her murder. he is also accused of possessing a bladed article. his appearance was brief, lasting only around five minutes. clean—shaven and wearing a grey tracksuit, he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address. the suspect was detained by po
hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of kulsuma akter, the 27—year—old woman who was stabbed in bradford city centre at the weekend as she pushed her baby in a pram. habibur masum, who's 25 and from burnley, was charged last night, after a three—day manhunt ended in his arrest on tuesday morning. alison freeman reports. habibur masum was arrested on tuesday, three days after a 27—year—old woman was stabbed to death as she pushed...