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justin rowlatt, bbc news. a nigerian chess champion has shattered a world record for the longest chess marathon — after playing the game unbeaten for 58 hours straight to raise money for underprivileged children. tunde onakoya started his epic session on wednesday, at a chessboard in new york's times square. he broke the record on saturday and continued to play for two hours beyond the previous record time. he set out to raise one million dollars for children's education across africa. that was a moment i was ready to give it up and go to bed. nigerians from all over the world and when we met overnight, nobody went home, people went from london, tennessee, we're singing and dancing together. i couldn't just give up. a reminder you can get updates around the clock on our websites. you can follow all of the latest from capitol hill on that aid bill for ukraine. stay with us here in bbc news. hello there. it's been a chilly start to the weekend. we've got some cold weather overnight where we have the clearer sk
justin rowlatt, bbc news. a nigerian chess champion has shattered a world record for the longest chess marathon — after playing the game unbeaten for 58 hours straight to raise money for underprivileged children. tunde onakoya started his epic session on wednesday, at a chessboard in new york's times square. he broke the record on saturday and continued to play for two hours beyond the previous record time. he set out to raise one million dollars for children's education across africa. that...
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wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. more from wyrie, now, on the latest developments in the region. the very real threat seems to diminish after both sides play down or completely ignored the events of recent days. events and tensions in the region remain very high. unless 24 the region remain very high. unless 2a hours and iranian military base in iraq appears to be attacked. nobody is claimed responsibility for the attack in which one person is said to have been killed. images seem to show the aftermath of a big explosion on israel's northern border there's been exchanges of fire across the frontier with iranian allied militants engaging with israeli troops for the palestinian occupied west bank israeli troops have been involved in a two day operation which is left apparently ten people dead, including a senior commander from palestinian islamichhad. it's events in gaza after six months of war which are again coming to the fore of a night where israeli tanks and aeroplane attacks, military jets, bombing places in central gaza and insulting dowser in particular, the city of rafah f
wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. more from wyrie, now, on the latest developments in the region. the very real threat seems to diminish after both sides play down or completely ignored the events of recent days. events and tensions in the region remain very high. unless 24 the region remain very high. unless 2a hours and iranian military base in iraq appears to be attacked. nobody is claimed responsibility for the attack in which one person is said to have been killed. images seem to show the...
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justin rowlatt, bbc news. that's it from me for the moment, do stay with us here on bbc news, i'm samantha simmonds, thanks for watching. hello. it's been a chilly start to the weekend. temperatures may be higher in scotland because we've seen this cloud moving down from the north and we will continue to see a bit of light rain or drizzle on the week with a front there as it runs into our area of with a front there as it runs into ourarea of high with a front there as it runs into our area of high pressure. in between those two weather fronts, the potential for some slightly warmer air across scotland where we get some sunshine and particularly northern ireland but for england and wales we are still in the cold air so it won't be too hot for the runners in the london marathon. it should stay dry, there will be a cool north—easterly breeze and a top temperature of 11 or 12 degrees. some cloud in east anglia and the south—east could bring the odd light shower here and there but sunny spells for other puzzlin
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justin rowlatt, bbc news. members of the scottish green party are to vote on whether to continue their power—sharing agreement with the snp. it follows an outcry about the scottish government's decision to ditch key targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions — a move which is said to have angered green party colleagues. the vote will be held at an extraordinary general meeting, and officials say it will be binding on the party. after a huge public backlash, the welsh government is pulling back from imposing 20mph speed limits in built—up areas. it's expected some roads will now revert to 30mph. almost half a million people signed a petition, saying they didn't want the lower speed restrictions. here's tomos morgan. since this sign changed to being the rule and not the exception in september, a large part of the welsh public have not been happy in the slow lane. the £34 million policy to make 20 the default limit in urban areas was introduced by the welsh labour government in order to reduce collisions
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hello, welcome to bbc news. in the last hour or so — politicians in the united states have approved a multi billion dollar package of military aid to help ukraine in its fight against russia. the move has been warmly welcomed in ukraine and president biden has hailed it as an answer to history's call. in russia, the kremlin have reacted, saying the move will further enrich the us and ruin ukraine even more, by killing even more ukrainians. on this vote, 311 to the maze, 312 to the yes. the bill has passed. this is the moment the house of representatives approved a 60 billion dollar package of military aid for ukraine. it was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the binary world of american politics, with democratsjoining moderate republicans to see off opposition from the hard—right. us officials have indicated that deliveries of munitions and air defence systems are ready to go as soon as there is approval in the senate. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has been telling us the funding has
hello, welcome to bbc news. in the last hour or so — politicians in the united states have approved a multi billion dollar package of military aid to help ukraine in its fight against russia. the move has been warmly welcomed in ukraine and president biden has hailed it as an answer to history's call. in russia, the kremlin have reacted, saying the move will further enrich the us and ruin ukraine even more, by killing even more ukrainians. on this vote, 311 to the maze, 312 to the yes. the...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: lawmakers in the us house of representatives pass a long—delayed bill providing billions of dollars in military aid for ukraine. kyiv has been pressing western allies for more air defence systems in the waragainst allies for more air defence systems in the war against russia. palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in southern gaza — nine people have been killed, including at least four children, after strikes in rafah. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees warned of the risk of disease rising. thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest at what they say are the damaging effects of over—tourism. they say it is damaging the environment and driving up costs for local people. the head of a uk government watchdog has told the bbc that rishi sunak has set us back on climate change. chris starks as the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. —— chris stark says. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. h
this is bbc news. the headlines: lawmakers in the us house of representatives pass a long—delayed bill providing billions of dollars in military aid for ukraine. kyiv has been pressing western allies for more air defence systems in the waragainst allies for more air defence systems in the war against russia. palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in southern gaza — nine people have been killed, including at least four children, after strikes in rafah. meanwhile, the un agency for...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: let's straight to washington. 0ur correspondent in washington helena humphrey is standing by and watching all the action. to see you, and in the past human is the house has voted to ban tiktok if it does not cut ties to china. take us through that? ., �* , . �* ., ., that? that's right. we've had a flur of that? that's right. we've had a flurry of activity _ that? that's right. we've had a flurry of activity on _ that? that's right. we've had a flurry of activity on the - that? that's right. we've had a flurry of activity on the floor i that? that's right. we've had a i flurry of activity on the floor with regards to tiktok of this is all about concerns about the chinese parent company bytedance being a national security concern for the united states, so essentially provision is the parent company has to divest, it has two celtic sock within a certain number of months —— sell tiktok, orface a band. that's got bipartisan support here. this is also with that packa
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this is bbc news. us lawmakers are voting on a long—delayed military aid package for ukraine, as kyiv presses its western allies for more air defence systems in the war against russia. i'm helena humphrey on capitol hill. as us lawmakers prepare to vote on that long awaited aid to ukraine. palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children, after strikes in rafah. and thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest against what they say are the damaging effects of over—tourism. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. there are high hopes that a $61 billion military funding package for ukraine — which stalled in the us house of representatives months ago — will be unlocked in the next hour. president zelensky has said that without the additional weapons it'll bring, ukraine will lose the war with russia. these are live pictures from the house of representatives, where a debate has been under way for the
this is bbc news. us lawmakers are voting on a long—delayed military aid package for ukraine, as kyiv presses its western allies for more air defence systems in the war against russia. i'm helena humphrey on capitol hill. as us lawmakers prepare to vote on that long awaited aid to ukraine. palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children, after strikes in rafah. and thousands of people take to the streets of the...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: nine people are reported to have been killed in israeli strikes on homes in southern gaza, including four children. it comes as the un agency for palestinian refugees warns that the risk of disease there is rising. ukraine hopes for more air defence systems in the war against russia, as us lawmakers prepare to vote on a long—delayed military aid package. kyiv has warned of an urgent need for fresh support from its allies. and the head of a uk government watchdog has told the bbc that rishi sunak has "set us back" on climate change. chris stark says the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the canary islands in protest at what they say are unsustainable levels of mass tourism. they say overtourism is damaging the environment and drives up costs for local people. now on bbc news, it�*s newscast. where in the world is chris mason? hello. i am in the west midlands. i am in birmingham. oh, because
this is bbc news. the headlines: nine people are reported to have been killed in israeli strikes on homes in southern gaza, including four children. it comes as the un agency for palestinian refugees warns that the risk of disease there is rising. ukraine hopes for more air defence systems in the war against russia, as us lawmakers prepare to vote on a long—delayed military aid package. kyiv has warned of an urgent need for fresh support from its allies. and the head of a uk government...
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this is bbc news. nine people killed, at least four of them children, after israel strikes homes in southern gaza — where the un says the threat of disease is growing. we are scared. we are traumatised. we are thinking where we should go, but no one can answer this question. ukraine hopes for more air defence systems in the war against russia — as us lawmakers prepare to vote on a long—delayed military aid package. thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest against what they say are the damaging effects of over—tourism. hello, i'm lauren taylor. we start in the middle east, where nine people, including at least four children, have reportedly been killed after israeli strikes hit homes in rafah in the southern gaza strip. israeli planes and tanks pounded various parts of the territory overnight. the israeli war cabinet has been planning a large offensive against hamas in rafah, which is where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the us and
this is bbc news. nine people killed, at least four of them children, after israel strikes homes in southern gaza — where the un says the threat of disease is growing. we are scared. we are traumatised. we are thinking where we should go, but no one can answer this question. ukraine hopes for more air defence systems in the war against russia — as us lawmakers prepare to vote on a long—delayed military aid package. thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest...
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wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to hanya aljamal who is in rafah working with international ngo global empowerment mission. thank you for being with us. can you tell us what happened overnight. you have any information what happened because yellow it was in the area where i reside right now, which is the west side of rafah. the shelling started to come _ the west side of rafah. the shelling started to come down _ the west side of rafah. the shelling started to come down around - the west side of rafah. the shelling started to come down around night| started to come down around night time so that was unsettling. a lot of people... initially there were two women who were retrieved from the women and then there was more. it was very distressing,... i was very anxious because it was fairly near to where we lived. to gain that is something that happens more often than we would like to admit it. from what we understand, _ than we would like to admit it. from what we understand, this _ than we would like to adm
wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to hanya aljamal who is in rafah working with international ngo global empowerment mission. thank you for being with us. can you tell us what happened overnight. you have any information what happened because yellow it was in the area where i reside right now, which is the west side of rafah. the shelling started to come _ the west side of rafah. the shelling started to come down _ the west side of rafah. the shelling started to come down around -...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: nine people are reported to have been killed in israeli strikes in southern gaza, including four children. it comes as the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, warns that the risk of disease is rising. us lawmakers have moved a step closer to approving a much delayed $60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. the republican house speaker, mikejohnson, still faces some resistance from the right of his party. the head of a uk government watchdog, the climate change committee, warns that rishi sunak has "set us back" on climate change. chris stark says the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. new york city police say a man has died after setting himself on fire outside the courthouse where donald trump is being tried. maxwell azzarello had recently arrived from florida. now on bbc news it's the travel show. europe by train. for generations of backpackers, interrailers — and, well, for me — it's what travel�*s all about. and in ger
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he was in the uk can watch that here on bbc news, as well as on bbc two and also on the bbc iplayer. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello, gavin. yes, hi. a massive day of sport across the bbc today. all the football to come, but we start in the women's six nations. scotland are looking to bounce back from heavy defeat to england. they're in parma to face italy. and the champions, england, are at home to take on ireland, with another grand slam looking ever more likely. let's head to twickenham, where kick—off is approaching, and get the latest from jo currie. good to see you, as always. a huge crowd today. will they be expecting another big win, or can ireland put up some sort of fight today? well, like we have seen in previous years, england at the moment are in menacing form and have admitted they haven't even really hit top gear. they have three bonus point wins from three, they have scored the most amount of tries, made the most metres and conceded the fewest points. they look potentially to be strolling towards a sixth consecutive title. the only blot on their cop
he was in the uk can watch that here on bbc news, as well as on bbc two and also on the bbc iplayer. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello, gavin. yes, hi. a massive day of sport across the bbc today. all the football to come, but we start in the women's six nations. scotland are looking to bounce back from heavy defeat to england. they're in parma to face italy. and the champions, england, are at home to take on ireland, with another grand slam looking ever more likely. let's head...
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jane mccubbin, bbc news. good luck! rowers at oxford university will today name one of their boats �*river action' in honour of a campaign group which aims to hold water companies to account for river pollution. it comes amid concern over high levels of e.coli in the river thames during last month's oxford and cambridge boat races, when one rower fell ill before the race. temperatures below the average for the time of year. it's been colder than what we would have expected to see in april. we've had snow in helsinki today. three degrees, flurries of snow. central parts of europe not making double figures. we are feeling the chill as that cold air arrives from the north. the weather is quiet. a lot of welcome, dry weather. here is the satellite picture. cloud building in through the morning. some areas still quite sunny. some areas overcast. temperatures, best in the west, 15 celsius in northern ireland. 0n the coast, 9—10 c. temperatures are on the down, pollen levels are on the up. high in the south—west. aerial
jane mccubbin, bbc news. good luck! rowers at oxford university will today name one of their boats �*river action' in honour of a campaign group which aims to hold water companies to account for river pollution. it comes amid concern over high levels of e.coli in the river thames during last month's oxford and cambridge boat races, when one rower fell ill before the race. temperatures below the average for the time of year. it's been colder than what we would have expected to see in april....
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will vernon, bbc news, washington. and a reminder, you can get much more on those israel—iran tensions on the bbc news website, including this analysis from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who says there's an audible sigh of relief in the region. check it out online or on the bbc news app. a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital, baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a "bombing" which hit weapons and vehicles. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces — an umbrella organisation linking several pro—iran militias who've recently attacked us personnel in iraq. the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. the focus in recent days has been on tensions between israel and iran
will vernon, bbc news, washington. and a reminder, you can get much more on those israel—iran tensions on the bbc news website, including this analysis from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who says there's an audible sigh of relief in the region. check it out online or on the bbc news app. a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the...
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live from london, this is bbc news. iran downplays friday's presumed attack by israel, with the foreign minister describing the weapons used as "children's toys" that had caused no deaths or damage. a multi—billion—dollar ukraine aid bill moves one step closer to being passed by us lawmakers. a man who set himself on fire outside the court in new york where donald trump's hush—money trial is taking place has died. and it's checkmate for a nigerian chess master, as he sets a new world record — playing for 60 hours non—stop. hello. i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the tensions in the middle east. iran's foreign minister has downplayed israel's involvement in the recent attack on his country, describing the weapons used as "children's toys". hossein amir—abdollahian made the comments in an interview with us media. he said israeli microdrones used in the operation had caused no deaths or damage, and dismissed it as a "desperate attempt" by israel to "make a victory out of the
live from london, this is bbc news. iran downplays friday's presumed attack by israel, with the foreign minister describing the weapons used as "children's toys" that had caused no deaths or damage. a multi—billion—dollar ukraine aid bill moves one step closer to being passed by us lawmakers. a man who set himself on fire outside the court in new york where donald trump's hush—money trial is taking place has died. and it's checkmate for a nigerian chess master, as he sets a new...
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stay with us here on bbc news. it's been a lovely day so far but there is a bit of a chill out in the sunshine, the blue colours and the temperature charts across eastern parts of the uk and europe show temperature is below average this weekend, a big departure for europe when we have seen record heat, in the south and east low pressure dominating. quite stormy at times. to the north and west a rare glimpse of high pressure. that means for most of us we continue with a dry story through today, some isolated showers in eastern counties of england, a cold breeze and thick cloud pushing into northern scotland. but across sheltered western areas it stays semi—unpleasant in the sunshine, temperature 13—15 compare to actually maximum of ten in the east. across the north and east, tree pollen levels are slow tomorrow but creeping up to high this afternoon across the south—west. this evening and overnight you've got showers across the south—east but many places dry, the exception is central and eastern scotland for
stay with us here on bbc news. it's been a lovely day so far but there is a bit of a chill out in the sunshine, the blue colours and the temperature charts across eastern parts of the uk and europe show temperature is below average this weekend, a big departure for europe when we have seen record heat, in the south and east low pressure dominating. quite stormy at times. to the north and west a rare glimpse of high pressure. that means for most of us we continue with a dry story through today,...
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louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we have had an update from emirates airlines, one of the big operators added to by, who have set it has returned to a normal flight schedule from dubai international airport, that came injust from dubai international airport, that came in just as we have been speaking about it from emirates airlines. tens of thousands of runners will take their marks tomorrow for what could be the largest london marathon ever held. the elite race will be hotly contested — but the costumes on display in the mass participation event promise to be just as eye—catching. of course, behind each of those costumes is a story, as jayne mccubbin has been finding out. it's almost here. runners are getting ready. there's just 21i hours left to go. whose idea was this, jackie? my idea. i'm sorry, guys, i'm sorry. all my idea. right now, around 50,000 people are preparing to show london exactly what they've got. and what you have, nathaniel, is...? i've got a trombone. fanfare and i've got a cereal box! oh, and
louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we have had an update from emirates airlines, one of the big operators added to by, who have set it has returned to a normal flight schedule from dubai international airport, that came injust from dubai international airport, that came in just as we have been speaking about it from emirates airlines. tens of thousands of runners will take their marks tomorrow for what could be the largest london marathon ever held. the elite race will be hotly contested — but the...
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this is bbc news. the headlines — iran's foreign minister has warned his country will give, what he called "an immediate and maximum response" if israel acts against its interests, but only if there is a significant attack from israel. he was speaking to us media after a presumed israeli drone attack on isfahan in central iran. a man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside the new york courthouse where donald trump is being tried. he's been named as maxwell azzarello from florida, a new arrival in new york with no criminal record in the city. the us house of representatives has moved a step closer to approving a much delayed $60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. europe by train. for generations of backpackers, interrailers — and, well, for me — it's what travel�*s all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this — it's called the deutschlandticket. it costs me 49 euros a month and it allows me
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. this week, we're finding out why a taylor swift correspondent is actually a thing for some in the media, how swiftonomics is now a real phenomenon. and the actor hugh grant says he's settled his legal case with one of rupert murdoch's newspaper groups for an enormous sum. but we'll start with an important story from the uk that raises big questions for howjournalism works. back in 2020, the health authorities commissioned a report into the care that children and young people who were questioning their gender were getting. the cass review, as it's called, came out last week, and it recommends a new approach for clinicians. this is a polarising subject for some people. so, what mightjournalism do differently in how it covers it? hannah barnes is a former bbc producer who investigated some of the uk's gender identity services for the corporation's newsnight programme. she w
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. gloria steinem is a name that's become almost synonymous with feminism. she was the face of the women's rights movements in the us during the 1970s, focusing her efforts on advancing women's political participation and reproductive rights. her activism followed her career in journalism, which started here in new york. she was the co—founder of ms magazine, one of the first us publications to focus on women's issues beyond the perils of housekeeping. now, at 89 years old, she's in a unique position to reflect on how far feminism has come and where it has gone wrong. gloria steinem sat down with bbc 100 women to discuss how feminism has changed in the past 50 years, cancel culture, and what the future might look like for women's rights movements.
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annocer: and now, "bbc news" >> "bbc world news america." iran and israel indicate there will be no further retaliation. the u.s. house of representatives prepares to work funding for ukraine.rs of and we sit down with the nobel peace prize winner. ♪ welcome to "world news america." u.s. officials are urging de-escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran overnight friday. iran has indicated it has no plans to retaliate after iranian media had unconfirmed reports of explosions in a province home to several nuclear facilities. two u.s. official said the israeli struck iran. israel has not publicly commentary iran has been on high alert after the unprecedented missile and drone raid on israel saturday. the rainy an attack was in retaliation for a presumed is really --israeli airstrike that killed 13 people including seven military officers. the white house press secretary explains the american position and heightened regional tensions. >> we have been very clear from here from the beginning that we do not want to se
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the bbc has been s-ueakin -- mariupol. the bbc has been speaking with _ -- mariupol. the bbc has been speaking with ukraine's - -- mariupol. the bbc has been speaking with ukraine's prime l speaking with ukraine's prime minister, he told us ukraine needed this aid yesterday. can you help us understand what has been the real world impact of this month long delay in passing any kind of supplementary aid for ukraine? i would say the actual effect was twofold. for ukraine the cost was human lives, we have started running out of air defences and the soldiers on the front line had to actually ration the weapons that they use to protect their lives. obviously we have lost some territory and lost a lot of lives because of this delay, because of the bureaucracy. but there is also more to this than just ukraine. i think it will have far reaching global consequences because first of all ukraine was actually disarmed in the framework of the budapest memorandum in 1994, we had security guarantees from the uk, the us and russia. so we gave up one of the largest nuclear arsenals in
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> hello. ♪ i'm lewis vaughan jones. you will watchg "the context" on bbc news. >> relief across israel by the response by the israeli the terry wasn't as overwhelming and intense. >> just how little we know -- the israelis aren't saying anything, the iranians are not blaming the israelis, the international community has been largely muted. it's as if there has been a collective effort to play this whole thing down. >> we have been very clear from the beginning that we do not want to see this conflict escalate. we continue to consult with our allies and partners including in the region. lewis: calls for de-escalation. we'll look at the new reality in the middle east and what happens next. also, we will be in new york outside the donald trump trial courthouse. a man in the last hour or two has set himself on fire. we're expecting an update any moment. we will bring you that. prime minister rishi sunak says he wants to tackle sick culture with the threat of removing benefits. and there is new music from taylor swift, and t
announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> hello. ♪ i'm lewis vaughan jones. you will watchg "the context" on bbc news. >> relief across israel by the response by the israeli the terry wasn't as overwhelming and intense. >> just how little we know -- the israelis aren't saying anything, the iranians are not blaming the israelis, the international community has been largely muted. it's as if there has been a collective effort to play this whole thing down....
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you're live with bbc news. in new york — former president donald trump's latest appeal to halt his �*hush money�* trial was denied friday. the ruling — along with the completion ofjury selection that same day — sets the stage for opening arguments to take place as soon as monday. seven men and five women will consider evidence to determine whether the former president covered up a payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had. mr trump denies any affair. (box tx) outside the courthouse just shortly after the jury was selected, a man set himself on fire. police say the man threw "conspiracy based" pamphlets into the air before dousing himself in liquid, and setting himself alight. authorities say the man is alive in hospital — but is in critical condition. officials do not believe that he was targeting any person or group. a key member of the us federal reserve, which sets american interest rates, says the us is in "no hurry" over cutting intere
you're live with bbc news. in new york — former president donald trump's latest appeal to halt his �*hush money�* trial was denied friday. the ruling — along with the completion ofjury selection that same day — sets the stage for opening arguments to take place as soon as monday. seven men and five women will consider evidence to determine whether the former president covered up a payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had. mr...
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this is bbc news. world leaders call for calm after us officials say an israeli missile hit iran. a 61—billion—dollar aid ukraine aid package moves one step closer to passing in the us congress. and — the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to boost green manufacturing — we'll look at its impact on the economy. hello. we start in the middle east, following last night's strike on iran, which is widely considered to have been carried out by israel in response to last weekend's attack by tehran on saturday. the white house has declined to comment on the strike. and despite further questions from reporters, white house press secretary karinejean—pierre said the biden adminstration didn't have "anything to share". earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated calls for de—escalation in the middle east. the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we are focused on, but the g7 is focused on, and it is reflected in our statement ended our conversation is our work to de—escalate tensions, to de—escalate tensions,
this is bbc news. world leaders call for calm after us officials say an israeli missile hit iran. a 61—billion—dollar aid ukraine aid package moves one step closer to passing in the us congress. and — the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to boost green manufacturing — we'll look at its impact on the economy. hello. we start in the middle east, following last night's strike on iran, which is widely considered to have been carried out by israel in response to last...
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sara girvin, bbc news. the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars transforming its industry to try to compete with china on green manufacturing. it's led to a boom in factories and a stronger economy, but there are fears it's also fuelling inflation and record debt, and the state of the economy will be a crucial issue in the presidential election in the autumn. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports from the state of georgia. here in georgia, the landscape is changing — the southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at outcompeting china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up to thousands ofjobs. the
sara girvin, bbc news. the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars transforming its industry to try to compete with china on green manufacturing. it's led to a boom in factories and a stronger economy, but there are fears it's also fuelling inflation and record debt, and the state of the economy will be a crucial issue in the presidential election in the autumn. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports from the state of georgia. here in georgia, the landscape is changing...
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hugh pym, bbc news. nicola sturgeon, the former first minister of scotland, has said it's an �*incredibly difficult' time, after her husband, the former snp chief executive peter murrell, was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party. it's understood that both nicola sturgeon and colin beattie, the party's former treasurer, remain under investigation, though have not been re—arrested or charged. lorna gordon is in glasgow for us. nicola sturgeon, seen for the first time since her husband was arrested and charged. it is time since her husband was arrested and charged-— and charged. it is incredibly difficult but _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not - and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not the i and charged. it is incredibly . difficult but that's not the main issue here, so i can't say any more. i'm not going to say any more. the home she shares with peter murrell was
hugh pym, bbc news. nicola sturgeon, the former first minister of scotland, has said it's an �*incredibly difficult' time, after her husband, the former snp chief executive peter murrell, was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party. it's understood that both nicola sturgeon and colin beattie, the party's former treasurer, remain under investigation, though have not been re—arrested or charged. lorna gordon is in glasgow for us. nicola sturgeon,...
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the latest from bbc verify. nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has been speaking about the situation in the middle east. translation: of course we are concerned, and i echo— of course we are concerned, and i echo the _ of course we are concerned, and i echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers — echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers and other national leaders who have _ ministers and other national leaders who have called on all parties to de—escalate the tensions. no—one stands _ de—escalate the tensions. no—one stands to— de—escalate the tensions. no—one stands to benefit from it all out war in _ stands to benefit from it all out war in the — stands to benefit from it all out war in the middle east. it is vital that the — war in the middle east. it is vital that the conflict is not spiral out of control, — that the conflict is not spiral out of control, and there therefore we call on _ of control, and there therefore we call on all— of control, and there therefore we call on
the latest from bbc verify. nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has been speaking about the situation in the middle east. translation: of course we are concerned, and i echo— of course we are concerned, and i echo the _ of course we are concerned, and i echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers — echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers and other national leaders who have _ ministers and other national leaders who have called on all parties to de—escalate the tensions. no—one...
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rachel stonehouse, bbc news. to find out about more of the risks associated with kaagman, i spoke earlier to someone from the us that make you an office for drugs and crime. what we see recently is an increase in trafficking of ketamine across the world. and what is special about this increase in supply of ketamine is that it comes from illicit sources. so we are talking about illicitly manufactured ketamine, not the medical not diverted medical ketamine. and this illicit ketamine is produced in large scale industrial labs in south east asia. and what needs to be done? what can be done? what we notice is that there is an uneven landscape with regards to drug control across countries. so ketamine is strictly controlled in some countries, but not in others, and it makes international collaborations just so much more challenging. so this is something to look into. the other aspect is that ketamine is a relatively new phenomenon in many countries. it used to be around as one of the many drugs, but not a big problem l
rachel stonehouse, bbc news. to find out about more of the risks associated with kaagman, i spoke earlier to someone from the us that make you an office for drugs and crime. what we see recently is an increase in trafficking of ketamine across the world. and what is special about this increase in supply of ketamine is that it comes from illicit sources. so we are talking about illicitly manufactured ketamine, not the medical not diverted medical ketamine. and this illicit ketamine is produced...
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welcome to bbc news. i guess one of the main questions a lot of people watching this want to know is what might come next. i am not expecting you to know the answer to that, but we have heard a little bit from iran, a sense that there might not be an immediate retaliation. correct. i think first of all, thank you for having me, i think what we have seen is that iran has seemingly taken stock of de—escalation from israel. if reports are confirmed, israel. if reports are confirmed, israel seems to have chosen to send a message regarding provoking further escalation and responses from iran. this was obviously one of the scenarios that was possible, and we have been developing several scenarios that might happen following this attack. i think what is likely is that... provided limited damage towards the iranian facilities and is not seen as provocatively by iran, we might look into a return to tit—for—tat confrontation between iran and israel in a way that took place between october the 7th and israel's
welcome to bbc news. i guess one of the main questions a lot of people watching this want to know is what might come next. i am not expecting you to know the answer to that, but we have heard a little bit from iran, a sense that there might not be an immediate retaliation. correct. i think first of all, thank you for having me, i think what we have seen is that iran has seemingly taken stock of de—escalation from israel. if reports are confirmed, israel. if reports are confirmed, israel seems...
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this is bbc news. the united states is leading calls for de—escalation following the presumed israeli attack on iran. we are committed to israel's security, we are also committed to de—escalating, to trying to bring this tension to a close. explosions were earlier heard in iran. us officials say it's israel's response to iran's weekend drone and missile attack. an iranian official says there is no plan for immediate retaliation — and state tv says no damage has been reported. welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has reiterated the importance of de—escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran. and the head of the un, antonio guterres, is appealing to the international community to prevent any developments that could lead to "devastating consequences for the entire "region and beyond". speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed was
this is bbc news. the united states is leading calls for de—escalation following the presumed israeli attack on iran. we are committed to israel's security, we are also committed to de—escalating, to trying to bring this tension to a close. explosions were earlier heard in iran. us officials say it's israel's response to iran's weekend drone and missile attack. an iranian official says there is no plan for immediate retaliation — and state tv says no damage has been reported. welcome to...
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penn, bbc news. —— hugh pym, bbc news. the first minister of scotland and snp leader humza yousaf has said many in his party will be shocked after its former chief executive peter murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. let's talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. lorna. yeah, ben, within the last few minutes, nicola sturgeon emerged from the house she shared here in glasgow with her husband peter murrell. she was asked how these latest developments have been for her personally. it’s latest developments have been for her personally-— her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, - her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, thatl her personally. it's incredibly l difficult, but you know, that is her personally. it's incredibly - diffi
penn, bbc news. —— hugh pym, bbc news. the first minister of scotland and snp leader humza yousaf has said many in his party will be shocked after its former chief executive peter murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. let's talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. lorna. yeah, ben, within the last few minutes, nicola sturgeon...
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and coming up on bbc news... aston villa are left flying the flag in europe after a disappointing week for the english clubs. jurgen klopp blames the intensity of the premier league. good afternoon. world leaders are calling for restraint after what is believed
and coming up on bbc news... aston villa are left flying the flag in europe after a disappointing week for the english clubs. jurgen klopp blames the intensity of the premier league. good afternoon. world leaders are calling for restraint after what is believed
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welcome to bbc news now. world leaders are calling for restraint on all sides after an apparent israeli air strike on iran. the g7 foreign ministers meeting in italy have urged all parties to work against any further escalation. where expecting to hear from the us secretary of state antony blinken any moment now. that is the same life as we wait for the secretary of state, antony blinken, to deliver remarks in the italian city of capri. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an israeli attack. state television in iran reported explosions near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, activating local air defence systems. blasts have also been reported in the country's north—west. video online shows iranian defence missiles being fired into the air. commercial flights were initially diverted around iranian airspace, but iranian media say all restrictions have now been lifted. iran's state broadcaster irib downplayed reports of an attack. let's hear how
welcome to bbc news now. world leaders are calling for restraint on all sides after an apparent israeli air strike on iran. the g7 foreign ministers meeting in italy have urged all parties to work against any further escalation. where expecting to hear from the us secretary of state antony blinken any moment now. that is the same life as we wait for the secretary of state, antony blinken, to deliver remarks in the italian city of capri. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner...
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james cook, bbc news. we are keeping an eye on capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there were explosions reported in iran and nearan there were explosions reported in iran and near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, which are activated at local air defence systems. we have had confirmation to our broadcast part in a cbs news that this was an attack from israel. so two us officials are confirming that. plenty of reaction coming in and week will be monitoring the news conference at the g7. time for a quick look at the weather. hello there. it is still quite breezy out there, so the sh
james cook, bbc news. we are keeping an eye on capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there...
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in the meantime let's talk to bbc persian. with me is siavash ardalan from bbc persian. tell us about the reaction within iran and what that tells us. iran is bracin: iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for _ iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this _ iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this attack. _ iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this attack. they - iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this attack. they woke j bracing for this attack. they woke up bracing for this attack. they woke up early in the morning to sounds of explosions and then they all rush to see what domestic news outlets are saying. it turned out to be sounds from iran's defence aerial defence systems. not a particular explosion. everybody was calling each other on social media, contacting to see who heard what, who observed what, other than the sounds of explosion, if anyone saw anything, any signs of devastation or not. i guess it is just now really a sigh of relief, given the fact that iranians state media is really pressing on with this
in the meantime let's talk to bbc persian. with me is siavash ardalan from bbc persian. tell us about the reaction within iran and what that tells us. iran is bracin: iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for _ iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this _ iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this attack. _ iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this attack. they - iran and what that tells us. iran is bracing for this attack. they woke j bracing for this...
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to stay with us on bbc news. hello. some drier weather is on the way for most parts of the uk this weekend, but it doesn't look as if it will be warm and sunny — there will be quite a bit of cloud around. and today's cloud is going to continue to bring a scattering of showers with some sunshine in between. and it's still quite breezy out there. showers will continue to run in across parts of central and eastern england and also in the south, we're clearing away our morning weather front. for western areas the winds start to ease a little later, the winds are still brisk, and given that at this time of year the sea is at its coolest, it will feel quite bracing on the north sea coast. but 14—15 outside of the wind should feel pleasant, and we should get more sunshine this afternoon in northern ireland, west of scotland, western parts of england and wales. but this evening and overnight the chilly breeze continues to feed showers into eastern parts of england. patchy cloud and rain coming into the north on the next wea
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siavash ardalan, from bbc persian, thank you very l from bbc persian, thank you very much for talking to us. iran's semi—official tasnim news agency, which is close to the islamic revolutionary guard corps, posted a video with a caption saying... "isfahan's nuclear site is completely safe". in the video, a man near the isfahan nuclear technology centre is seen showing his watch to the camera to indicate the time and date. we can then see several troops standing around what looks like an air defence battery. reuters newsagency is reporting that an unnamed iranian source has said there is no immediate plan for retaliation. as well as these explosions in iran, they were reported, too, in southern syria, apparently from missiles targeting radar sites. and there were also blasts in iraq — in both the capital baghdad and babil province to the south. israel had promised to respond to saturday night's drone and missile attack by iran. both nbc and cnn have reported unnamed officials saying that israel had warned washington of the attack but that washington had not endorsed the action. ear
siavash ardalan, from bbc persian, thank you very l from bbc persian, thank you very much for talking to us. iran's semi—official tasnim news agency, which is close to the islamic revolutionary guard corps, posted a video with a caption saying... "isfahan's nuclear site is completely safe". in the video, a man near the isfahan nuclear technology centre is seen showing his watch to the camera to indicate the time and date. we can then see several troops standing around what looks...
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this is bbc news. explosions are heard in iran. us officials say it is israel's response to this week's attack. an iranian official says there is no plan for immediate retaliation and state tv says there is no damage reported. the crisis is expected to dominate the agenda for g7 foreign ministers in italy. while the european commission president urges restraint from all parties. hello, i'm lauren taylor. in what seems to be a major ratcheting—up of the conflict in the middle east, explosions have been heard in iran. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an attack from israel. state television in iran reported explosions near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, activating local air defence systems. blasts have also been reported in the country's north—west. video online shows iranian defence missiles being fired into the air. commercial flights were initially diverted around iranian airspace, but iranian media say all restrictions have now been lifted. prime ministe
this is bbc news. explosions are heard in iran. us officials say it is israel's response to this week's attack. an iranian official says there is no plan for immediate retaliation and state tv says there is no damage reported. the crisis is expected to dominate the agenda for g7 foreign ministers in italy. while the european commission president urges restraint from all parties. hello, i'm lauren taylor. in what seems to be a major ratcheting—up of the conflict in the middle east, explosions...
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with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic.2a. from bbc arabic. at the moment every party is practising what is called strategic patience. each party is deescalating what is happening, so, the iranians are saying these attacks are from drones that were flown from inside iran, and there is no missile attack, there is no damages, there is no killings or injured people. and the israelis are silent. and the americans also. theyjust stick to what they said earlier, that it was a missile attack. so, this strategic patience is putting this conflict again in the square of shadow war is again in the square of shadow war is again and not the strategic deterrence that we saw in the last couple of weeks.— deterrence that we saw in the last couple of weeks. going back to the old playbook _ couple of weeks. going back to the old playbook before _ couple of weeks. going back to the old playbook before there - couple of weeks. going back to the old playbook before there was - couple of weeks. going back to the old playbook before there was this | old playbook b
with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic.2a. from bbc arabic. at the moment every party is practising what is called strategic patience. each party is deescalating what is happening, so, the iranians are saying these attacks are from drones that were flown from inside iran, and there is no missile attack, there is no damages, there is no killings or injured people. and the israelis are silent. and the americans also. theyjust stick to what they said earlier, that it was a missile attack. so,...
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if you joining us on bbc news, letting you know what's going on. official iranian media are reporting explosions in several iranian cities, including isfahan. there are also reports of blasts in iraq and syria. us officials say an israeli missile has hit iran, but the iranians are downplaying the scale of what's happened. let's speak to patricia degennaro, who is a global affairs and geopolitical analyst. the iranian and israeli conflict has been going on for a long time but why is this so different?— different? this is so different because it — different? this is so different because it is _ different? this is so different because it is blatantly - different? this is so different because it is blatantly hourly| because it is blatantly hourly open and they are not hiding behind clandestine activities or behind proxies —— out in the open. each has taken it upon themselves to launch attacks but i think it's been a long time coming. we know for years the israelis have been trying to top the us —— talk of the us it is striking iran and in m
if you joining us on bbc news, letting you know what's going on. official iranian media are reporting explosions in several iranian cities, including isfahan. there are also reports of blasts in iraq and syria. us officials say an israeli missile has hit iran, but the iranians are downplaying the scale of what's happened. let's speak to patricia degennaro, who is a global affairs and geopolitical analyst. the iranian and israeli conflict has been going on for a long time but why is this so...
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we have been reaching out to officials at the pentagon at the bbc and we got a response back and it's almost a nonresponse with officials of the pentagon say we don't have anything to offer at this time but i think is interesting to look at the us, israel's biggest ally, joe biden had been awarded against a major retaliation on behalf of israel. to look ahead a little bit, how might you expect the us to respond to a strike by israel on iranian soil? i think the us probably anticipated this. we obviously saw messages from president biden and other people discouraging this action and a belief they understood there was a good chance israel would retaliate anyway, and they will be looking to see what happens now. just like the rest of us will be following reports of what was struck exactly what was damaged, they will be paying close attention to how iran responds and bear in mind that if iran does wish, in fact, to de—escalate or sort of have a less flamboyant response, they may still respond quietly, covertly or in the ways they might have in the past, you know, through proxies for exa
we have been reaching out to officials at the pentagon at the bbc and we got a response back and it's almost a nonresponse with officials of the pentagon say we don't have anything to offer at this time but i think is interesting to look at the us, israel's biggest ally, joe biden had been awarded against a major retaliation on behalf of israel. to look ahead a little bit, how might you expect the us to respond to a strike by israel on iranian soil? i think the us probably anticipated this. we...
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mark savage, bbc news. my my producers werejoking my producers were joking with me, wondering how many of the puns i would be able to find and i count three, crawl summer, bad blood and i got shakeit summer, bad blood and i got shake it off, i hope that is right. taylor swift's new album is coming up soon, that's the main message. i'm carl nasman in washington, more coming up at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. some beautiful rainbows spotted again on thursday, particularly across parts of scotland, such as here in aberdeenshire. and there will be more rainbows on friday with sunshine and showers still very much the theme of the day but lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week now with high pressure starting to edge in from the west, killing off some of those showers by the time we get to the end of the afternoon. it's a cloudy, mild start to the day across england and wales. it's a little brighter further n
mark savage, bbc news. my my producers werejoking my producers were joking with me, wondering how many of the puns i would be able to find and i count three, crawl summer, bad blood and i got shakeit summer, bad blood and i got shake it off, i hope that is right. taylor swift's new album is coming up soon, that's the main message. i'm carl nasman in washington, more coming up at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. some beautiful rainbows spotted again on thursday,...
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you're live with bbc news. a fulljury has been sworn in for former us president donald trump's historic criminal trial in new york. the 12jurors will decide whether mr trump is guilty or innocent in a case stemming from a hush money payment he made to an adult film star. dozens of potential jurors had been dismissed throughout the week. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, explains how the selection process played out. donald trump looked on as they raise their right hands and saw that they would be fair and impartial in hearing this case. it comes after a day of twists and turns after two jurors were abruptly excused. one day a woman who said she felt intimidated after details of her identity were made public. she said friends and family had reached out, guessing she was a likelyjuror, and she felt reached out, guessing she was a likely juror, and she felt that outside opinions might impact her decision—making, she said she couldn't be sure that she could be impartial and fair and she was excused. a
you're live with bbc news. a fulljury has been sworn in for former us president donald trump's historic criminal trial in new york. the 12jurors will decide whether mr trump is guilty or innocent in a case stemming from a hush money payment he made to an adult film star. dozens of potential jurors had been dismissed throughout the week. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, explains how the selection process played out. donald trump looked on as they raise their right hands and saw that...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s with russia's war in ukraine expanding to alleged international espionage, kyiv's allies consider dialing up their support. the u.s. and the u.k. have sanctions in the wake of the unprecedented iranian attack on israel. and afghanistan's in crisis. the young afghan refugees lacking food and housing. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. a united nations security council vote on the full recognition of palestinian statehood is getting underway at the u.n. headquarters in new york. we will bring you pictures of the security council chamber voting on the proposal to grant palestine full u.n. member states. it has had non-observer status since 2012 but cannot vote in proceedings. we are going to come back to the story with updates as soon as we gethem. for now, we are going to move on to our other top story today. publisher authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of preparing to help the russian military and alleged assassination plots against volodymyr zelenskyy. authorities launc
announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s with russia's war in ukraine expanding to alleged international espionage, kyiv's allies consider dialing up their support. the u.s. and the u.k. have sanctions in the wake of the unprecedented iranian attack on israel. and afghanistan's in crisis. the young afghan refugees lacking food and housing. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. a united nations security council vote on the full recognition of palestinian statehood is getting...