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this is bbc news. ukrainian troops on the frontlines are facing severe ammunition shortages as they try to hold back russian advances. we are less than a day away from a vote in the us house of representatives — with billions of dollars of funding for ukraine hanging in the balance. and — president zelenskyy prepares to mark his fifth year in office as the third year of russia's invasion rages on. hello, i'm carl nasman. welcome to a special programme on the war in ukraine. let's start here in washington. all eyes will be on capitol hill this weekend — a dramatic shot of their life. as a foreign aid package for ukraine will finally make it onto the house floor. lawmakers are expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in t
this is bbc news. ukrainian troops on the frontlines are facing severe ammunition shortages as they try to hold back russian advances. we are less than a day away from a vote in the us house of representatives — with billions of dollars of funding for ukraine hanging in the balance. and — president zelenskyy prepares to mark his fifth year in office as the third year of russia's invasion rages on. hello, i'm carl nasman. welcome to a special programme on the war in ukraine. let's start here...
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this is bbc news. a un report into the palestinian refugee agency concludes it must do more to improve its neutrality. 0pening statements begin in the first criminal trial of former president donald trump. and rescue efforts continue in southern china, after deadly flooding. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. the middle east is waking up to the 200th day of the israel gaza war and an independent review of the un agency for palestinian refugees has found it needs to improve its neutrality staff vetting and transparency. the report was led by the former french foreign minister, catherine colonna. she also concluded that israel had yet to provide evidence to support its allegations that many unrwa staff belonged to the hamas militant group. ms colonna also said unwra played a unique and indispensable role in helping millions of palestinian refugees, and expressed confidence that the agency will accept the findings. what needs to be improved will be improved and i repeat, i am confident that im
this is bbc news. a un report into the palestinian refugee agency concludes it must do more to improve its neutrality. 0pening statements begin in the first criminal trial of former president donald trump. and rescue efforts continue in southern china, after deadly flooding. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. the middle east is waking up to the 200th day of the israel gaza war and an independent review of the un agency for palestinian refugees has found it needs to improve its...
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he was shot down in new guinea and his body was never found because there were a lot of cannibals in that part of new guinea. prime minister of popua. new guinea's james marape has accused joe biden of disparaging the south pacific island nation because the us president said his uncle was eaten by cannibals during the second world war. biden's comments offended a key strategic ally as china is seeking to increase its influence in the region. marape in his statement said that biden implied that his uncle was eaten by cannibals, president biden's remarks may have sounded offhand, but my country does not deserve such a label. the second... war was not the work of my people, but they were unnecessarily drawn into the conflict, marape added. the prime minister's statement came on the same day he met chinese foreign minister wang yi in port moresby to discuss building closer relationships. joe biden's statement offended the people of papoa new guinea, not only because cannibalism has never happened in that country, but rather because biden meant that they would eat any white guy who happen
he was shot down in new guinea and his body was never found because there were a lot of cannibals in that part of new guinea. prime minister of popua. new guinea's james marape has accused joe biden of disparaging the south pacific island nation because the us president said his uncle was eaten by cannibals during the second world war. biden's comments offended a key strategic ally as china is seeking to increase its influence in the region. marape in his statement said that biden implied that...
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rosie iqbal has been a journalist with bbc news for more than 30 years, most as the main anchor for news hour, which has millions of listeners on npr. she recently left the bbc take up full time role at the school, public and international affairs. princeton university, where she is the john l.y. coleman sachs visiting professor and. we are honored to have both them here. so now silence your phones and please join me in welcoming amitav ghosh. it was the jetlag. all right. oh, that's very bright light over there. but. well, it's wonderful to be here. thank you all for coming. the asia society has been a great part of my life. i've done many events here in. fact, you know, the journey to this book began with my my novel sea poppies, which was launched here by the late great jonathan spence. and that was a really memorable moment in my life. but thank you very much, rachel, for this possible and for having me back and thank you for that very generous introduction. and thank you, darcy. she's a very old friend. we go back a long way and yeah, i did my first event for you back in 95, and tha
rosie iqbal has been a journalist with bbc news for more than 30 years, most as the main anchor for news hour, which has millions of listeners on npr. she recently left the bbc take up full time role at the school, public and international affairs. princeton university, where she is the john l.y. coleman sachs visiting professor and. we are honored to have both them here. so now silence your phones and please join me in welcoming amitav ghosh. it was the jetlag. all right. oh, that's very...
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the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. the company behind the truth social platform has told financial regulators that it plans to issue another 21.5 million new shares linked to warrants. these are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price within a certain time frame. but the sale can also devalue a stock if there isn't enough demand to absorb the increase in available shares, which appears to be what happened today. trump media is also looking for approval to potentially resell up to 146 million shares held by current investors, including the former president, who's the majority shareholder. the move paves the way for them to be able to cash in sooner. currently, these insiders are barred from any share sale until september, once the securities and exchange commission signs off on this filing, insiders, including mrtrump, can seek board approval to start selling their stock. it's worth noting so—called lock—ups such as this are fairly common, and filing this kind of paperwork
the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. the company behind the truth social platform has told financial regulators that it plans to issue another 21.5 million new shares linked to warrants. these are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price within a certain time frame. but the sale can also devalue a stock if there isn't enough demand to absorb the increase in available shares, which appears to be what happened today. trump media is also...
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zoe kleinman, bbc news. tesla is cutting thousands ofjobs — around 10% of its global workforce — as demand slows. billionaire owner elon musk said the decision was difficult, but "must be done." the world's largest automobile maker by market value is facing stiff competition from chinese ev makers. china will unveil its growth figures for the january to march quarter in the coming hours. there's been some optimism that the world's second largest economy is back on track. but there are still multiple headwinds — that's according to harry murphy cruise from moody's analytics. china is in this mismatch at the moment. parts doing well around the industrial side of the economy. so manufacturers are gaining confidence, we are seeing a ramp—up in manufacturing output, and also firms starting to invest more, after a long period where they were hesitant to open their wallets. the other side is the areas not doing so well, front and centre is the household sector — households are still very nervous at the mo
zoe kleinman, bbc news. tesla is cutting thousands ofjobs — around 10% of its global workforce — as demand slows. billionaire owner elon musk said the decision was difficult, but "must be done." the world's largest automobile maker by market value is facing stiff competition from chinese ev makers. china will unveil its growth figures for the january to march quarter in the coming hours. there's been some optimism that the world's second largest economy is back on track. but there...
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister christopher luxon has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand, and the philippines. i caught up with the prime minister and asked if he is concerned about brain drain — as latest figures showed a record annual loss of 117,000 new zealand citizens half of whom relocated to neighbouring australia for better prospects. so that we can lower interest rates, grow the economy and keep up in employment. the exciting thing is how we grow our economy and take it forward from here the stop that is the of why we are traveling through the region, we think we can do the region, we think we can do the over exports in the next ten years, i checked foreign investment to new zealand to support some of the investment and infrastructure we want to make. i think we have an exciting future. yes, some short—term problems to work through, i run cost—of—living and inflation, you see that story in other cou
archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister christopher luxon has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand, and the philippines. i caught up with the prime minister and asked if he is concerned about brain drain — as latest figures showed a record annual loss of 117,000 new zealand citizens half of whom relocated to neighbouring australia for better prospects. so that we can lower interest rates, grow the...
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand and the philippines. i caught up with the —— christopher luxon who told me about the outlook of the�*s economy. we who told me about the outlook of the's economy.— who told me about the outlook of the's economy. we have been deafinu of the's economy. we have been dealing with _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some challenging . dealing with some challenging local economic at home where we have had government spending out of control and high level of inflation that's slowed our economic growth down and obviously, it puts at risk level of one lemon but even in the 150 days also set up we are making great progress on getting to the root cause which is lowering inflation so that we can lower interest rates, grow the economy and can lower interest rates, grow the economy and key p
archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand and the philippines. i caught up with the —— christopher luxon who told me about the outlook of the�*s economy. we who told me about the outlook of the's economy.— who told me about the outlook of the's economy. we have been deafinu of the's economy. we have been dealing with _ of the's economy. we have been...
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. now, i want to show someone that you might recognise, take a look and you might be wondering, what is she up to now? in her latest business adventure, she is up to something sticky and sweet. the duchess of sussex has revealed a line of strawberryjam, she appeared to have shed the treat with friends and influences who posted about it on instagram. that said for today's edition of asia business report. i will see you again same time tomorrow. hiya. i'm betty. and this is the catch up. tonight, a complete smoking ban in the uk, the olympic flame, and an all—female ultramarathon. first up, mps have been debating a new law which would effectively ban smoking in the uk. they voted in favour of the ban earlier, but they'll need to vote once more to make it law. the plan is being proposed by the prime minister, rishi sunak, and would mean that each year the legal age for cigarette sales would increase. so if you're born in or after 2009, you'd never be able to legally buy cigarettes. smoki
archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. now, i want to show someone that you might recognise, take a look and you might be wondering, what is she up to now? in her latest business adventure, she is up to something sticky and sweet. the duchess of sussex has revealed a line of strawberryjam, she appeared to have shed the treat with friends and influences who posted about it on instagram. that said for today's edition of asia business report. i will see you again same time tomorrow. hiya. i'm betty....
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you can catch a whole episode of talking business this week and on bbc news and that brings us to open close on the asia business report for this hour. i will see you again soon. bye for now. hey, i'm zof with the catch up. we start in scotland, where the government scrapped one of its big climate change targets. their plan was to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which caused the planet to heat up by 75% by 2030. ministers now say that's out of reach. they're blaming uk government cuts and backtracking on climate measures. campaigners say they're disappointed. we are backtracking, we are removing targets and we are really looking at the fact that we have not been doing enough when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. scotland's goal of reaching net zero by 2045, five years earlier than the uk as a whole will remain though, net zero means not adding more harmful greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than you'll take it out. next, it's a tough time for a lot of students with exams coming up. but this year, it could be even harder for students with adhd, as there's been a shortage of medicati
you can catch a whole episode of talking business this week and on bbc news and that brings us to open close on the asia business report for this hour. i will see you again soon. bye for now. hey, i'm zof with the catch up. we start in scotland, where the government scrapped one of its big climate change targets. their plan was to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which caused the planet to heat up by 75% by 2030. ministers now say that's out of reach. they're blaming uk government cuts and...
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phil mercer, bbc news in the hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now. as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice — known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bit rewards to minors have decreased by half since previously, and there has been some impact on minorsjust in the fact they are getting half as many reports, for a few days will make a huge impact but it's likely to make a much larger impact as time goes on, there wasn't too much movement in the big corn press, which i think was to be expected. the impact from the having was, i think the days of the bitcoin having have maybe gone by as these rewards have dwindled over time, these rewards have dwindled overtime, bitcoin these rewards have dwindled over time, bitcoin markets have begun to follow traditional markets
phil mercer, bbc news in the hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now. as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice — known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bit rewards to minors have decreased by...
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phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half since previously, and they have been some impact on —— miners, where
phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half...
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phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half since previously, and they have been some impact on —— miners, where they get less rewards, for a couple of days doesn't make much impact but will do later. there wasn't too much movement in the bitcoin price, which i think was to be expected. the impacts from the halving are usually somewhat protracted, but i also think that the days of the bitcoin halving being this momentous occasion have may be gone by as these rewards have dwindled over time, and as bitcoin markets have begun to follow traditional markets far more than they o
phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half...
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phil mercer, bbc newsin the huntervalley. in other news, a us regulator is suing the parent company of coach to stop a $8.5 billion deal to buy michael kors owner, capri. the fedral trade commission says it would eliminate head—to—head competition for the brands. earlier this month, the companies had received regulatory approval from the eu and japan for their deal. that is it for this edition of asia business report. i will have more news for you again at the same time as tomorrow. goodbye for now. hiya. i'm betty and this is the catch up. first, deadly lab—made drugs are for sale on social media and being smuggled into the uk. nitazenes are similar to heroin but can be hundreds of times stronger and have been linked to three deaths a week in the uk. the bbc have found adverts for the drugs on platforms including x and soundcloud. the music site said it had been targeted by bad actors and remove the post. x didn't respond to the bbc although some listings were taken down. there is loads more in the full investigation o
phil mercer, bbc newsin the huntervalley. in other news, a us regulator is suing the parent company of coach to stop a $8.5 billion deal to buy michael kors owner, capri. the fedral trade commission says it would eliminate head—to—head competition for the brands. earlier this month, the companies had received regulatory approval from the eu and japan for their deal. that is it for this edition of asia business report. i will have more news for you again at the same time as tomorrow. goodbye...
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news and a lot more on our website as well. tesla has posted a sharp fall in its profits and revenue for the first three months of the year. profits are down 55%, and revenue is also lower by 9%. it's been a tough several months for elon musk�*s firm — it's been struggling with falling sales because of intense competition from its chinese rivals. we'll have some analysis shortly — but first, here's our business correspondent erin delmore. it's been a rocky road for tesla this year. interest rates are taking a bite out of purchasing power and pushing big purchases out of reach, competition with china especially rival vehicle maker byob is heating up, sales are falling and so is tesla's stock. it's fallen more than 40% this year, the company is cutting prices and announced lay—offs, then on tuesday it reported its first quarter earnings. missing expectations on earning and revenue. the company is anticipating lower deliveries this year compared to 2023 but investors have one bright spot to look, telsa announced it is spee
news and a lot more on our website as well. tesla has posted a sharp fall in its profits and revenue for the first three months of the year. profits are down 55%, and revenue is also lower by 9%. it's been a tough several months for elon musk�*s firm — it's been struggling with falling sales because of intense competition from its chinese rivals. we'll have some analysis shortly — but first, here's our business correspondent erin delmore. it's been a rocky road for tesla this year....
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there's more on the bbc news website and app. some other stories now. the mum of one of the victims of the nottingham attacks last summer has criticised messages sent by nottinghamshire police officers. barnaby webber�*s mum called graphic whatsapp posts about the incident "abhorrent". the force said it would be inappropriate to comment. to tiktok now — the app faces a potential ban in the us over national security fears. presidentjoe biden's approved the plans which give owner bytedance nine months to sell its stake or the app will be blocked. and megan thee stallion has been accused of fat—shaming her former cameraman and having sex next to him in a car. emilio garcia says she made the working environment intolerable. her lawyers called the claims "salacious accusations". time now to leave you with 10 seconds of horses on the loose in central london. four people were hurt, but the military—owned horses which escaped near buckingham palace have thankfully now been safely caught. i mean, they arejust going for it, aren't they, with that gallop?
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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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tim muffett, bbc news. we have got some live pictures coming in, in copenhagen, one of denmark's most historic buildings is still on fire, the 17th—century old stock exchange building. firefighters are trying to put it out but they say the fire is very extensive, they say parts of the copper roof which collapsed are meaning that some of the heat is being kept in the building and they are struggling to bring it under control. the people of copenhagen really aghast to see the place. crowds were gasping, no! as they walked by and saw the famous historic spa collapsing. it was built to resemble the twisted tales of lucha dragons, but it toppled this morning, and the firefighters are now trying to bring it under control. —— the twisted tails. there is tarpaulin on the building because it was undergoing renovations at the time so it was covered in scaffolding. we don't know what caused the blaze but of course because it has been undergoing that renovation, that has led to speculation that it might be someth
tim muffett, bbc news. we have got some live pictures coming in, in copenhagen, one of denmark's most historic buildings is still on fire, the 17th—century old stock exchange building. firefighters are trying to put it out but they say the fire is very extensive, they say parts of the copper roof which collapsed are meaning that some of the heat is being kept in the building and they are struggling to bring it under control. the people of copenhagen really aghast to see the place. crowds were...
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stay with us on bbc news. hello. on the hole today's weather will not be quite as violent as yesterday's was. yesterday brought some really intense downpours and thunderstorms and some very slowly and damaging winds. todayis very slowly and damaging winds. today is quite breezy but not as windy. still some showers but those showers should not be quite as violent. the wind is coming down from the north so it's going to remain quite chilly. we have a frontal system grazing the east coast and cloud in showering with that. otherwise it sunshine and showers in the north or north—westerly flow stop high—pressure waiting in the wings and that will become more dominant as the wee quaison. through the rest of the day, sunny spells and scattered showers. some the showers heavy. central and eastern parts of england likely to see thunder. the wintry showers on high ground and yes it will be quite windy and it is going to feel rather chilly for the time of year. these temperatures are degree or two below the norm for the time
stay with us on bbc news. hello. on the hole today's weather will not be quite as violent as yesterday's was. yesterday brought some really intense downpours and thunderstorms and some very slowly and damaging winds. todayis very slowly and damaging winds. today is quite breezy but not as windy. still some showers but those showers should not be quite as violent. the wind is coming down from the north so it's going to remain quite chilly. we have a frontal system grazing the east coast and...
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this is bbc news. israel calls for sanctions to be imposed on iran after its unprecedented drone and missile attack. we'll have the very latest. our other top stories: a muslim student loses a high court challenge against a ban on prayer rituals at a london school. and fire engulfs the old stock exchange in the centre of copenhagen — one of denmark's most historic landmarks. you join me here injerusalem, as israel has launched what it says is a �*diplomatic offensive' against iran — calling on 32 countries around the world to impose sanctions on what it describes as the iranian missile project. the israeli foreign minister israel katz put this statement on the social media site x, saying that iran must be stopped now, before it is too late.
this is bbc news. israel calls for sanctions to be imposed on iran after its unprecedented drone and missile attack. we'll have the very latest. our other top stories: a muslim student loses a high court challenge against a ban on prayer rituals at a london school. and fire engulfs the old stock exchange in the centre of copenhagen — one of denmark's most historic landmarks. you join me here injerusalem, as israel has launched what it says is a �*diplomatic offensive' against iran —...
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and coming up on bbc news... they have the advantage in the premier league title race, but can manchester city overcome real madrid in the champions league tomorrow night? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will debate legislation shortly which would give the uk some of the strictest anti—tobacco laws in the world. the new laws would raise the minimum age for smoking by one year every year. that means it would be illegal for anyone currently 15 or younger born afterjanuary 1st 2009 to ever buy tobacco products. the department for health says smoking kills about 80,000 people a year and costs £17 billion a year in treating smoking—related illnesses and through lost productivity. the tobacco and vapes bill also aims to make vapes less appealing to children. but a number of conservative mps have told the bbc they won't back the bill. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the uk. it kills two thirds of long—term users. the aim
and coming up on bbc news... they have the advantage in the premier league title race, but can manchester city overcome real madrid in the champions league tomorrow night? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will debate legislation shortly which would give the uk some of the strictest anti—tobacco laws in the world. the new laws would raise the minimum age for smoking by one year every year. that means it would be illegal for anyone currently 15 or younger born afterjanuary 1st 2009...
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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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you're live with bbc news. israel says iran "will be met with a response", as retribution for the islamic republic's attack over the weekend. israeli officials had said they reserved the right to respond, but today's remark — by israel's army chief, is the strongest indictation yet that they will go ahead. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet met on monday for the second time in as many days to discuss specifics. an attack would fly in the face of warnings from many of israel's allies, including the united states, which have urged retraint. tehran, meanwhile, asked western leaders to "appreciate iran's restraint" towards israel, given what it calls �*war crimes' being committed by israel in gaza. but he added the overwhelming success of israel's air defenses made the attack �*an embarassment�* 0ur correspondentjames landale has more from jerusalem. it's clear now that israel is going to retaliate against iran for the missile and drone attack that it launched over the weekend. the question onl
you're live with bbc news. israel says iran "will be met with a response", as retribution for the islamic republic's attack over the weekend. israeli officials had said they reserved the right to respond, but today's remark — by israel's army chief, is the strongest indictation yet that they will go ahead. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet met on monday for the second time in as many days to discuss specifics. an attack would fly in the face of warnings from many of...
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this is bbc news. the former british prime minister liz truss has told the bbc she hopes donald trump is re—elected as us president and she would welcome nigel farage becoming a conservative mp. 0ur political editor chris mason sat down with her and asked her what she would say to those who think her time as leader left the uk an international laughing stock. well, i don't... i don't think that's true. but you lasted... all the stuff about lasting less time than a lettuce... this is just pathetic point—scoring. would nigel farage be a welcome addition to the party? i think it would be good if hejoined the conservative party. and became an mp? if you join the conservative party i support him becoming an mp. why? i think he believes in conservative values and it's a shame he's not in the conservative party. ms truss added that she can't see a purpose for the united nations — saying it's had a �*positively damaging' effect on dealing with international situations. israel says iran "will be met wit
this is bbc news. the former british prime minister liz truss has told the bbc she hopes donald trump is re—elected as us president and she would welcome nigel farage becoming a conservative mp. 0ur political editor chris mason sat down with her and asked her what she would say to those who think her time as leader left the uk an international laughing stock. well, i don't... i don't think that's true. but you lasted... all the stuff about lasting less time than a lettuce... this is just...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. now, liz truss has told the bbc she hopes donald trump is re—elected as america's president, claiming claiming the "world was safer" when he was in the white house. the uk's shortest—serving prime minister also told our political editor chris mason she can't see any purpose for the united nations in its current form. he began by asking her how she would respond to those who criticise her time as leader. well, i don't... i don't think that's true. but you lasted... all the stuff about lasting less time than a lettuce... this is just pathetic point—scoring. address directly our viewer or listener who looks back 18 months and remembers that mini budget and blames you for mortgages going sky high, for the country feeling poorer, for the economy getting into a spin, and say that you were the author of that and it was a disaster. well, the mortgages getting higher was a phenomenon that was happening around the world. interest rates were going up. they'd been too low for too long. in f
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. now, liz truss has told the bbc she hopes donald trump is re—elected as america's president, claiming claiming the "world was safer" when he was in the white house. the uk's shortest—serving prime minister also told our political editor chris mason she can't see any purpose for the united nations in its current form. he began by asking her how she would respond to those who criticise her time as...
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branwen jeffreys, bbc news. a smoking ban for future generations is being debated in the uk's parliament today. the proposed ban means that it would be illegalfor anyone turning 15 or younger this year to ever be able to buy tobacco products. new zealand had planned something similar, but the country's new coalition government scrapped the policy. uk prime minister rishi sunak is facing opposition from some of his own mps, while labour is in favour of the proposal. let's speak to labour mp alex cunningham, who is vice chairman of parliament's cross—party group on smoking and health. it would make the debate that is been taking place there is considerable support and been taking place there is considerable support and a fair number of _ considerable support and a fair number of people _ considerable support and a fair number of people on _ considerable support and a fair number of people on the - considerable support and a fair- number of people on the conservative benches of the very clearly going to vote agai
branwen jeffreys, bbc news. a smoking ban for future generations is being debated in the uk's parliament today. the proposed ban means that it would be illegalfor anyone turning 15 or younger this year to ever be able to buy tobacco products. new zealand had planned something similar, but the country's new coalition government scrapped the policy. uk prime minister rishi sunak is facing opposition from some of his own mps, while labour is in favour of the proposal. let's speak to labour mp alex...
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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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thank you to our viewers on bbc news, bbc two, for watching. live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak is expected to urge restraint when he speaks to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today — after israel vows retaliation over iran's attack. a developing story out of denmark — the scene as firefighters battle a blaze engulfing the old stock exchange — one of the oldest buildings in copenhagen. in the uk, members of parliament are to debate a smoking ban for future generations in what would be a world—first. and dozens of prospective jurors in new york are dismissed amid impartiality concerns — as donald trump's hush money criminal trial gets under way. as we come on air, the olympic flame lighting ceremony is taking place in ancient olympia. with100 days to go before the paris 2024 games. hello. i'm nicky schiller. we wa nt we want to go live to olympia with the flame lighting ceremony is happening in olympia. the birthplace of the ancient games.
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you are watching bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the middle east — lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little the real need is to refocus back on hamas, back on the hostages, back on getting the aid in, back on getting a pause in the conflict in gaza. meanwhile the un launches a $2.8 billion appealfor aid for the palestinian population in the gaza strip and occupied west bank. russia's military death toll in ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark — we have more from a bbc investigation coming up. and heavy rain batters the united arab emirates causing flash flooding, some places recording a year's worth of rain in a single day. welcome to the programme. the uk foreign secretary lord cameron has arrived injerusalem a for talks with israel's leaders about their response to iran's drone and missile attack over the weekend. he's also expected to discuss the continuing humanitarian crisis in gaza. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetj
you are watching bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the middle east — lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little the real need is to refocus back on hamas, back on the hostages, back on getting the aid in, back on getting a pause in the conflict in gaza. meanwhile the un launches a $2.8 billion appealfor aid for the palestinian population in the gaza strip and occupied west bank....
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welcome to bbc news. 0ften appeals year—on—year for palestinians in gaza and the occupied west bank. how does this win differ in its scale and in its details in the midst of this grievous work?— details in the midst of this grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. _ grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within - grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within the i grievous work? this appeal is - unprecedented. within the overall un appeal, the ask is $1.8 billion. we had never seen this before because we had never seen a word like this in the gaza strip and in the region. the scale of the humanitarian tragedy in the gaza strip means this kind of funding is required and to feed people, to get health care to people, to get shelter supplies, this is the dire straits of the need. i5 this is the dire straits of the need. , ., ,., this is the dire straits of the need. , ., , . need. is it also unprecedented because it _ need. is it also unprecedented because it is — need. is it also unprecedented because it is being _ need. is it also unprecedented because it is being l
welcome to bbc news. 0ften appeals year—on—year for palestinians in gaza and the occupied west bank. how does this win differ in its scale and in its details in the midst of this grievous work?— details in the midst of this grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. _ grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within - grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within the i grievous work? this appeal is - unprecedented. within the overall un appeal, the ask is $1.8 billion. we had...
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dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the investigator in the case of seema misra who was convicted and jailed in 2010 when she was a mother and also pregnant with their second child. now he made an important adjustment to his witness statement, he originally said he was not aware of any other cases where problems with the horizon system were identified as potential issues in what was going wrong. but he mended that because there was a series of evidence that not only was he aware of reports of other problems with horizon software but he actually worked i
dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the...
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ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who asked him if he was satisfied that israel wasnt going to do any thing that might exacerbate the situation. we have repeated our view that any response should be smart, despite our solidarity with israel, and in a way that is designed to de—escalate and limit this conflict because nobody wants to see it grow and spread so those other things we should be discussing but at the same time, i think it is really important for the eyes the world to switch to looking at the situation in gaza where hamas have now hold these hostages fo
ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who...
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you're live with bbc news. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by a fire on tuesday. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correspondent adrienne murray was there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known landmarks was consumed by an inferno and scores of firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blaze. they fled as flames ripped through the building. there were horrified gasps as the 180 foot spire collapsed. those inside managed to escape and police say no—one was harmed. some even raced towards the fire, desperate to rescue its treasured artworks. every moment mattered and, luckily, many were saved. among them, this precious painting as seen inside the stock exchange itself by the danish artist piet kruger. this is the
you're live with bbc news. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by a fire on tuesday. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correspondent adrienne murray was there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known...
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. we're just days away before the largest election the world has ever seen as people in india head to the polls for its general election. 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'll need to return to india in person to do so. voting takes place ov
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. let's turn to some important news around the world. heavy rain has battered gulf states causing flash flooding — with some places recording a year's worth of rain in a single day. the dubai airport was forced to divert incoming flights for around two hours but operations have since restarted. cars washed away in the streets, as a fierce storm causes destruction across the gulf region. venezuelan presiden
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this is bbc news. higherfor longer, the chair of the fed has dashed hopes that interest rates will be cut anytime soon as he says us inflation is still too high. we will need a greater confidence inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before the appropriate policy. in the uk, inflation is set to keep falling, with new figures out shortly. so has the economy finally turned a corner? also on the program, as indians prepare to head to the polls, we crunch the numbers of what's expected to be the world's most expensive election. and, going bananas, we consume billions every, but for how long? as adverse weather and soaring costs affect producers across the world, we peel back on an industry under threat. hello, if you just hello, if youjustjoining hello, if you justjoining us you own time of the top business stories. we start in the us where doubts are growing aboutjust how soon interest rates may be cut. the chair of the federal reservejerome powell said on tuesday that inflation was taking longer th
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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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, 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, the headlines... the un launches a $2.8 billion appeal for aid for the palestinian population in the gaza strip and occupied west bank, as the uk foreign secretary lands in israel. in the uk, inflation keeps falling, now down to 3.2% in the year to march. we�*ve also seen mortgage rates fall, energy bills fall and data this week showed that wages have been rising faster than inflation for nine weeks in a row. for nine months in a row. russia�*s military death toll in ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark. we have more from a bbc investigation coming up. and heavy rain batters the united arab emirates causing flash flooding. some places recording a year�*s worth of rain in a single day. uk inflation is down to its lowest level in 2.5 years. figures released show the rate of inflation has fallen to 3.2% in the year to march. it�*s down from 3.4% in the month before, thanks to a drop in price for some food items like crumpets, meat and chocolate biscuits. let�*s speak to steve nolan, lecturer
this is bbc news, the headlines... the un launches a $2.8 billion appeal for aid for the palestinian population in the gaza strip and occupied west bank, as the uk foreign secretary lands in israel. in the uk, inflation keeps falling, now down to 3.2% in the year to march. we�*ve also seen mortgage rates fall, energy bills fall and data this week showed that wages have been rising faster than inflation for nine weeks in a row. for nine months in a row. russia�*s military death toll in...
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aruna iyengar, bbc news. since the pandemic, inactivity among uk people of working age due to long—term sickness has soared, pushing up the benefits bill and holding back the wider economy. new official figures this week showed another rise. that has all prompted a major "back to work" push from the government. but new research from the health foundation seen by bbc newsnight suggests the inactivity crisis is set to get considerably worse over the coming years, not better. newsnight�*s ben chu reports. my health caught up with me. it was that and it was nothing else. and it was the worst thing in the world for me to stop working. i hated it. i still hate it. it's mainly my autism and my anxiety that comes around with the autism as well. they're the main reason that i qualify for the benefits that i do. two faces of economic inactivity in 2024, but will there be many more in the decades to come? since the covid pandemic began in early 2020, inactivity among working age people — that's those aged between
aruna iyengar, bbc news. since the pandemic, inactivity among uk people of working age due to long—term sickness has soared, pushing up the benefits bill and holding back the wider economy. new official figures this week showed another rise. that has all prompted a major "back to work" push from the government. but new research from the health foundation seen by bbc newsnight suggests the inactivity crisis is set to get considerably worse over the coming years, not better....
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stay with us here on bbc news. it was a chilly start to the day particularly for central and southern parts of the uk and we had a touch of frost around. rain has been moving in from the north and for the rest of the day it will move down across the northern part of the uk, whereas sunny spells will hold on in the south. there is high—pressure out towards the west, but this weather front is coming around the northern side of that high pressure, bringing the cloud and rain to much of scotland. rain in northern ireland which is drying out a bit. northern england and north wales turning fairly wet in the afternoon. further south it is more likely to stay dry with sunshine lifting temperatures to 15 degrees in london, so a little bit warmer than yesterday but still rather chilly in the north. we have got a cold, north—westerly wind developing overnight bringing a scattering of showers to scotland and a few further south as well. we have got the remnants of that system sitting across the southern part of the british
stay with us here on bbc news. it was a chilly start to the day particularly for central and southern parts of the uk and we had a touch of frost around. rain has been moving in from the north and for the rest of the day it will move down across the northern part of the uk, whereas sunny spells will hold on in the south. there is high—pressure out towards the west, but this weather front is coming around the northern side of that high pressure, bringing the cloud and rain to much of scotland....
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tom brook, bbc news, new york. steve backshall has been campaigning to have pollution levels in rivers discussed in parliament. he is used to facing danger in the wild, but what he found here in his own backyard after a nearby works discharged sewage into the river thames left him horrified. had this been a sample _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when - thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when i - thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when i was - thames left him horrified. had this i been a sample than when i was taking my tests, consuming that would put you in hospital, without any question. and it is not an exaggeration to say that it could have killed you. the levels of e. coli, norovirus, enterovirus, were so high that sometimes the laboratory would not even open the samples that were sent to them. and they described it as being a death potion for the river, something that could kill anything li
tom brook, bbc news, new york. steve backshall has been campaigning to have pollution levels in rivers discussed in parliament. he is used to facing danger in the wild, but what he found here in his own backyard after a nearby works discharged sewage into the river thames left him horrified. had this been a sample _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when - thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when i...
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this is bbc news. foreign ministers from the g7 countries are meeting on the italian island of capri, for talks on ukraine and the middle east crisis. the eu's foreign affairs chief, who's attending, said they'd be taking stock of what he called the dire situation facing ukraine, the people in gaza, and those in israel following iran's recent attack. ministers are due to discuss support for ukraine later today and secretary of state antony blinken has said that it's urgent that "the friends and supporters of ukraine maximise their efforts to provide. ukraine with what it needs to continue to effectively defend itself against the russian aggression." ukraine's prime minister has told the bbc there will be a �*third world war�* if ukraine loses its conflict with russia, as he urges the us congress to pass the long—stalled foreign aid bill. dennis shmil—hal expressed "careful optimism" that us lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has $61 billion earmarked for kyiv. the house of
this is bbc news. foreign ministers from the g7 countries are meeting on the italian island of capri, for talks on ukraine and the middle east crisis. the eu's foreign affairs chief, who's attending, said they'd be taking stock of what he called the dire situation facing ukraine, the people in gaza, and those in israel following iran's recent attack. ministers are due to discuss support for ukraine later today and secretary of state antony blinken has said that it's urgent that "the...
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this is bbc news. a third day of disruption at the world's second busiest airport after the united arab emirates suffers its heaviest rain in more than 70 years. there were a tonne of people sleeping at the airport, there were people crowded around check—in counters. the conservative mp mark menzies is suspended from the party after being accused of misusing campaign funds, claims he disputes. the government says an investigation is under way. g7 foreign ministers are meeting in capri as ukraine's prime minister calls for international support — warning there will be a �*third world war�* if ukraine loses the war with russia. and police take down an international cyber—crime gang based in the uk, accused of industrial—scale fraud. hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the aftermath of heavy rain is being felt in across the united arab emirates and parts of neighbouring gulf countries, a region usually known for its ho
this is bbc news. a third day of disruption at the world's second busiest airport after the united arab emirates suffers its heaviest rain in more than 70 years. there were a tonne of people sleeping at the airport, there were people crowded around check—in counters. the conservative mp mark menzies is suspended from the party after being accused of misusing campaign funds, claims he disputes. the government says an investigation is under way. g7 foreign ministers are meeting in capri as...
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and coming up on bbc news... fa cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards from next season in an agreement between the football association and the premier league. good afternoon. a conservative mp has been suspended by the parliamentary party after claims he misused campaign funds. by the parliamentary party after the times newspaper alleges he used local party funds to pay off what he reportedly called "bad people" who had locked him in a flat. mark menzies "strongly" disputes the allegations. the conservative party was made aware of the allegations three months ago and says it is investigating. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. honesty needs to start now. the lack of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies. _ of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this _ of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was _ of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him - of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him last i of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him last w
and coming up on bbc news... fa cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards from next season in an agreement between the football association and the premier league. good afternoon. a conservative mp has been suspended by the parliamentary party after claims he misused campaign funds. by the parliamentary party after the times newspaper alleges he used local party funds to pay off what he reportedly called "bad people" who had locked him in a flat. mark menzies...
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this is bbc news. scottish government is set to ditch a flagship targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. the conservative mp is suspended from the party after being accused of misusing campaign funds, claims he disputes. the government says an investigation is under way. the verdict in the inquest 48 people who died in a nightclub fire in dublin more than 40 years ago are due shortly. and prince william is given get well soon cards for his wife as he makes his first appearance since catherine announced her cancer diagnosis. welcome to bbc news now, the scottish government is expected to confirm it is a ditching its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. the bbc understands that the government's annual climate targets could also be scrapped, but the final goal of reaching 80 by 2045 will remain. we will be live in holyrood for the emissions target statement, that is going to come from the scottish net zero and energy secretary.
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graham satchell, bbc news. now before we go, we have some wild pictures to bring you from montana — where this elephant stopped traffic on tuesday. viola the elephant escaped a travelling circus — roaming through the streets of butte. the local sheriff said viola was spooked by a car and escaped briefly — but was recaptured without incident. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rai
graham satchell, bbc news. now before we go, we have some wild pictures to bring you from montana — where this elephant stopped traffic on tuesday. viola the elephant escaped a travelling circus — roaming through the streets of butte. the local sheriff said viola was spooked by a car and escaped briefly — but was recaptured without incident. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head...