that is what is happening in nigeria now. the press has been saying, fulani men are criminals, killers, the nation is charged against fulani. innocent people. while we were filming, there is news of victory and rejoice, the missing sisters from the forestry school. they finally made it home. theirjoyful prayers this time, as the girls are reunited with their family. rejoice and victory, you're home. welcome home. ijoined them on a video call from lagos. what is it like to have your daughters home with you, how do you feel? now that the this thing has happened to you, this terrible thing, are you going to apply to university? do you want to continue with your education? what about you, rejoice, are you scared? especially if you have to sleep there? the students�* release was negotiated by sheikh gumi. the return is not an uncommon experience. the majority of children who have been kidnapped in the last eight months have gone home. but there is no doubt that education here has been deeply disturbed. the subject is what, plura

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our nigeria correspondent, mayenijones has more. nigeria's kidnapping crisis is spiralling fast. we have just heard of a kidnapping that took place at a hospital on sunday in the town of zaria. now it seems another kidnapping has happened at a school in the northern state of kaduna. we spoke to a parent who told us that in the early hours of monday morning, around 2am, a number of armed gunmen stormed a baptist school in kaduna, they came into the back, they knocked down a fence. a mother we spoke to said there was as many as 60 gunmen, and they abducted the students with them. this is happening at a time when kidnapping is at an increasing right across nigeria. there is an economic crisis here brought on by the fall and the price of oil and lockdown during the covid—19 pandemic, unemployment has risen, the price of food is rising, and many criminals are turning to kidnapping as well, which we have seen in seen in northwestern nigeria, in particular, the mass kidnapping of student. since december, there has been more than 1000 students abducted. nine of and were unfortunately k

is it a major story in nigeria? is it dominating the news there?— in nigeria? is it dominating the newsthere? , . , , ., news there? insecurity is front page of most nigerian _ news there? insecurity is front page of most nigerian papers _ news there? insecurity is front page of most nigerian papers on - news there? insecurity is front page of most nigerian papers on most. of most nigerian papers on most days, and i think the sheer scale and volume of insecurity in nigeria can often make people here feel quite immune to it — not immune but maybe a little bit isaiah about it, simply because there is just such a volume of incidents that in other countries would immediately make headlines —— a little blase about it. perhaps here it is not at the forefront of people's mines, but kidnapping is something that affects absolutely everybody. even if it is not a mass kidnapping of a school, you could be taken driving a car to another town, you could be taken at any point, even from your home, and so many nigerians are secured concerned about it —— are concerned

nigeria's kidnapping crisis is spiralling fast. we've just heard of a kidnapping that took place at a hospital on sunday in the town of zaria. now it seems another kidnapping has happened at a school in the northern state of kaduna. we spoke to a parent who told us that in the early hours of monday morning, around 2am, a number of armed gunmen stormed a baptist school in kaduna, they came into the back, they knocked down a fence. a mother we spoke to said there was as many as 60 gunmen, and they abducted the students with them. this is happening at a time when kidnapping is at an increasing right across nigeria. there is an economic crisis here brought on by the fall and the price of oil and lockdown during the covid—19 pandemic, unemployment has risen, the price of food is rising, and many criminals are turning to kidnapping as a way of making money, which we have seen in north—western nigeria, in particular, the mass kidnapping of students. since december, there have been more than 1,000 students abducted. nine of them were u

professor christian happi in ibadan, southern nigeria. thank you very much indeed for coming on hardtalk. thank you very much, zeinab. it's always been a pleasure. thank you. hello there. thursday wasn't a bad day for many of us. it stayed dry across much of the country, apart from a few showers which developed later in the afternoon across southern england. for friday, though, it looks like we could see a few more showers around generally. but that said, there should still be quite a bit of sunshine around. it'll feel quite warm too. so we're in between weather systems for friday. this area of low pressure, though, will be moving injust in time for the weekend. it could bring quite a bit of rain at times and even some thunderstorms. so we start this morning off rather cloudy for many, bit of mist and fog around. that should tend to melt away quite quickly, and then there will be plenty of sunshine as we head on into the afternoon, but a scattering of showers will develop. some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery. i think the

professor christian happi in ibadan, southern nigeria, welcome to hardtalk. how worried are you about the third wave of covid in africa? we've seen some countries are quite badly affected, such as south africa. thank you. i'm very concerned about a tidal wave of covid in africa. we've seen countries like south africa, uganda, kenya, liberia, sierra leone — as i'm speaking now, the number of cases are up over 1,000—fold in each of these countries. and i'm very concerned because, at this moment, africa has nothing else but non—pharmaceutical measures. africa has no vaccine, africa has no therapies, and we are left to ourselves simply because we really did not do our homework, or also we have not been given the opportunity to contribute. all right, i'll come to that in a moment, but you're tracking covid variants in africa. what are the chances of new mutations in africa? the chances of new mutations in africa are very high. as long as there's transmission occurring anywhere in the world, there is a possibility of recombination — that is that possibility

nigeria is in the midst of twin economic insecurity crises. the unemployment rate has more than quadrupled over the last five years, and the state is already stretched thin fighting boko haram in the northeast. nojob prospects have... if these issues are not tackled, then there may be no end in sight to this vicious cycle. mayenijones, bbc news, lagos. the line up for the women's semi—finals at the wimbledon tennis championships has been completed. angelique kerber, champion in 2018, is the only former winner though to the last four. rounding up all of tuesday's action from the all england club, here's chetan pathak. centre court and court number one were at full capacity for the first time on women's quarterfinals day as ash barty, the world number one and number one seed, made it through to the semifinals, beating fellow australian ajla tomljanovic in straight sets. barty�*s grown in confidence and belief throughout these championships, and now sets up a last four tie with angelique kerber, the only former wimbledon champion still in the

our nigeria correspondent mayenijones reports. unspea kable grief. it's a scene that's become all too common in nigeria. —— these are scenes. these parents are victims of a kidnapping crisis that is rocking the country. gunmen attacked the bethel baptist high school in southern kaduna just before 2am on monday. they gained access to the campus by breaching a back wall. as the news broke, parents headed to the school. this is been going on! the government has failed us! we stand in one voice, we condemn whatever happened and we will protest, but continue to protest until our our children are brought back! judhh judith loves reading, she loves people — judith loves reading, she loves pe0ple. she's— judith loves reading, she loves people. she's this _ judith loves reading, she loves people. she's this kind - judith loves reading, she loves people. she's this kind of- judith loves reading, she loves . people. she's this kind of person that loves— people. she's this kind of person that loves putting _ people. she's this kind of person that loves

our nigeria correspondent mayenijones reports. intense sobbing unspeakable grief, it's a scene that's become all too common in nigeria. these parents are the latest victims of a kidnapping crisis that continues to escalate. gunmen attacked this baptist high school in southern kaduna just before 2am on monday. they gained access to the campus by breaching a back wall. as the news broke, parents headed to the school. we have the nigerian air force that's supposed to carry warplanes! this has been going on! this has been going on, the government has failed us! we stand in one voice, we condemn whatever happened, and we will continue to protest until our children are brought back! just hours earlier, another kidnapping took place in the same state — this time in a hospital, where a one—year—old baby was amongst those abducted. they entered some of the houses in the corridors and beat some people. like my sister here, they beat her with her two children, and her daughter. five of them. 13 million children are already out of schoo

it�*s the 10th school kidnapping in northwest nigeria since december. let�*s hear from one of the parents. my my daughter told me that i don�*t like this school. i said we are studying exam on monday and i am friday we will be vacated. just this morning at about six i received a phone call that they had entered the school, kidnappers, and including my daughter. the bbc�*s mayenijones is in nairobi. is this a case of aids in its militants carrying out these attacks? ., militants carrying out these attacks? 2, 2, militants carrying out these attacks? ., ., «1 ., ., . attacks? not that we know of. we believe that _ attacks? not that we know of. we believe that because _ attacks? not that we know of. we believe that because of _ attacks? not that we know of. we believe that because of the - attacks? not that we know of. we believe that because of the region where this is happening in northwestern nigeria where kidnapping for ransom is common to to be one of the local criminal gangs that have been targeting schools at the outset in introduction since

he mentioned his parents there from nigeria, changing their last name to a more greek name that he has. but tell us a little bit about their story, because he was born in greece, and understand, but has this rich history from nigeria to greece to now the united states. it’s rich history from nigeria to greece to now the united states.— to now the united states. it's an incredible story. _ to now the united states. it's an incredible story. they _ incredible story. they were essentially refugees, he did not receive a great passport until he emerged as a really talented basketball player who can help the greek national team. you know, that's one of the reasons he was such a secret for so long was because he couldn't play for the greek national team as a junior, you know, so he was able to lift his family up out of the situation that they are in because of his basketballability, but they are in because of his basketball ability, but it really makes you wonder about all the people that are scattered around europe and the entire planet right now who are in a similar situation who aren't

at least 140 students have been kidnapped in northwest nigeria after the latest attack on a school. the military says 26 children were rescued. more than a thousand students have been seized by ransom since december. nine have been killed and more than 200 are still missing. england's covid lockdown will end in two weeks, despite scientists are urging caution as the number of cases are still rising. the prime minister says it's possible because 86% of adults have been vaccinated. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in our culture of 24/7 news and trending social media reactions, it sometimes takes a novelist�*s eye to chart the deeper currents swirling beneath society's surface. my guest today relishes entering choppy waters and swimming against the cultural tide. lionel shriver is a british—based american writer whose fiction has addressed school shootings, obesity, economic crisis and, in her latest book, voluntary euthanasia. she is a contrarian, but is she also a combatant in the western world's culture wars? lionel shriver in new yor

oui’ at least 140 students have been kidnapped in north—west nigeria, following the latest attack on a school. the military says 26 children were rescued. more than 1,000 students have been seized for ransom since december. nine have been killed and more than 200 are still missing. england's covid lockdown will end in two weeks' time despite scientists urging caution as the number of cases is still rising. the british prime minister says it's possible because 86 per cent of adults have been vaccinated. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. have we got a scoop for you! bbc bags top newspaper execs to discuss all things tabloid and mass—market. the headline — "have our red tops got their mojo back?" the sun's front page last week that ended matt hancock's cabinet career, at least for now, was a classic splash — not seen too often since the phone hacking scandal. it had it all — an illicit relationship, hypocrisy, and alleged cronyism. a dynamite combination that ultimately cost mr hancock his job. maybe the ingredients weren't quite right when it came to other recent scoops l

so a couple of bad days for nigeria in the athletics. we have a busy night on the track to come. who is looking good ahead of the women's 100m final later? the �*s 100 metres has been built to be one of the events of the games. there is so much talent in it. we had to heat yesterday, the track was really fast. they are also wearing these super spikes which we may be talking about in recent days. shelly—ann fraser—pryce is 3a years old, she has set a personal best this year. she is running super fast. she looked really comfortable in the heats. she is a two—time alaba champion, she could be the first to win three medals —— three gold medals. dina asher—smith is the home hope for team gb. she looked very comfortable in her heat. the defending champion is from jamaica, elaine thompson. i don't think anybody is really able to call how this might go. we will have the three semifinals and the next hour or so, and then they will have the final a couple of hours later. it will be the top two and two semifinals at the two fastest losers. it is very hard to call that yes, pam

more abductions in nigeria, gunmen kidnapping at least140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the country. it was meant to be a pride march in georgia — instead, far—right protesters took to the streets forcing

his parents were from nigeria. they changed the family's surname from the nigerian sounding ade—to—kunbo to the distinctly greek ante—to—kounmpo — to help their children integrate. even as a youngster his prowess on the court brought scouts from the united states to watch — and interview him. watch this clip, from 2013. i started playing basketball in 2008. five years. fiee i started playing basketball in 2008. five years.— i started playing basketball in 2008. five years. five and a half ears. 2008. five years. five and a half years what _ 2008. five years. five and a half years what is — 2008. five years. five and a half years. what is your _ 2008. five years. five and a half years. what is your goal - 2008. five years. five and a half years. what is your goal for - 2008. five years. five and a half years. what is your goal for your| years. what is your goal for your career? i years. what is your goal for your career? ., ., , ., years. what is your goal for your career? ., ., career? i want to be

gunmen in nigeria have kidnapped at least 140 schoolchildren in the north west of the country. nurses and babies have also been abducted from a hospital in kaduna state. in tennis, the wimbledon journey of british teenager emma raducanu is over. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejenny kleeman, the journalist and times radio presenter, and michael booker, who is the deputy editor at the daily express. very good evening to you both once again and thank you very much for being with us this evening. kicking off with the metro. "boris rolls the dice" — that's the headline on the front page of the metro. the prime minister has confirmed that all covid restrictions, including mask wearing and social distancing, should come to an end in two weeks�* time. the main headline on the telegraph — "it's now or never". with restrictions set to go onjuly 19th, borisjohnson says there is growing confidence in government that vaccines stop serious illness and death. similarly, on the front page of the times, it shows how the prim

gunmen in nigeria have kidnapped at least 140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the country. nurses and babies have also been abducted from a hospital in kaduna state. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has confirmed that virtually all coronavirus restrictions, including mask—wearing and social distancing, will end in two weeks�* time. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejenny kleeman, the times radio presenter, and michael booker, who is the deputy editor at the daily express. very good evening to you both. much to show you what's on the front pages. the guardian leads on how covid restrictions are set to go very soon as borisjohnson said it will be left up to the individual. boris rolls the dice is the headline on the front page of the metro. he has confirmed that all covid restrictions, including mask wearing a social distancing, should end in two weeks. the financial times leads on the news that covid restrictions will soon be gone in england, but the labour leader has said it's reckless because cases are c

let's get some of the day's other news: the authorities in northwest nigeria say they've secured the release of 100 women and infants who were kidnapped for ransom by bandits six weeks ago. the zamfara state government said they were released without any ransom being paid. the latest reports on the use of spy software sold by an israeli company, nso, suggest current and former world leaders were among those whose phones may have been hacked. nso group has said the reports are based on false assumptions and incorrect data. haiti's new prime minister, ariel henry, has formally taken office, nearly two weeks after the country's president, jovenel moise, was shot dead in an attack on his residence in the capital, port—au—prince. the late president had named mr henry as prime minister shortly before his assassination. the uk has accused the european commission of seeking to undermine its sovereignty over gibraltar, which spain disputes. britain and spain had agreed that external border checks could be carried out by eu border guards but the commission says this is now something spanis

at least 140 students have been kidnapped in north west nigeria, following the latest attack on a school. the military says 26 children were rescued. more than 1,000 students have been seized for ransom since december. nine have been killed and more than 200 are still missing. well, stay with us on bbc news, if you can. still to come: wimbledon woes for the british teen tennis sensation, emma raducanu. we will explain. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace i through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom, _ then he asked her for a cigarette - and, underthe pretext- of arranging for some to be bought, summoned a footman. on duty who took the man away. cheering and applause one chi

health agency unitaid says 100,000 packs of the anti—retroviral drug are to be given to children in nigeria, malawi, uganda, kenya, zimbabwe and benin. by manufacturing a strawberry flavour pill health experts hope they will overcome the problem of children failing to take the correct dose due to the bitter taste of the drugs. around 2.8 million children worldwide live with hiv, but only half receive any treatment. of the estimated 690,000 who died from aids—related illnesses in 2019, an estimated 110,000 were under the age of 20. well, here to discuss all this is robert matiru, director of programmes at global health agency unitaid. thank you so much forjoining us. we have had these sorts of medicines to try to reach children in particular, why the push now?— why the push now? what is really im ortant why the push now? what is really important about _ why the push now? what is really important about this _ why the push now? what is really important about this milestone i why the push now? what is really important about this milestone is j important about this milestone is that this is

unitaid says one hundred thousand packs of the anti retro viral drug are to be given to children in nigeria, malawi, uganda, kenya, zimbabwe and benin. by manufacturing a strawberry flavour pill health experts hope they will overcome the problem of children failing to take the correct dose due to the bitter taste of the drugs. he explained why this is such a significant moment.— he explained why this is such a significant moment. what it's really im ortant significant moment. what it's really important about _ significant moment. what it's really important about this _ significant moment. what it's really important about this milestone - significant moment. what it's really important about this milestone is l important about this milestone is that this is the first time that a generic version appropriately formulated of the best treatment has been made available for the youngest infants and toddlers. for now, this age group with children as young as four weeks orderfour age group with children as young as four weeks order four kilograms of had to endure having adult tablets crushed. not g

gunmen in nigeria have kidnapped at least 140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the country. nurses and babies have also been abducted from a hospital in kaduna state. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has confirmed that virtually all coronavirus restrictions, including mask—wearing and social distancing, will end in two weeks' time.

unitaid says one hundred thousand packs of the anti retro viral drug are to be given to children in nigeria, malawi, uganda, kenya, zimbabwe and benin. by manufacturing a strawberry flavour pill health experts hope they will overcome the problem of children failing to take the correct dose due to the bitter taste of the drugs. robert matiru is the director of programmes at global health agency unitaid. he told me why this is such a significant moment. what it's really important about this milestone is that this is the first time that a generic version appropriately formulated of the best treatment has been made available for the youngest infants and toddlers. for now, this age group with children as young as four weeks order four kilograms of had to endure having adult tablets crushed. not getting the right amount of active ingredient for the treatment for hiv. and if that received the most attractive treatment. for of this most effective treatment for hiv and it's really great that after three years of the adult version being available, we managed to have a generic formulation made availab

more abductions in nigeria as gunmen kidnap at least 140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the country. 26 children were rescued. more than a thousand students have been seized for ransom. nine have been killed and more than 200 is still missing. england? covid lockdown will and in two weeks despite scientists urging caution as a number of cases are still rising. the premise that it are still rising. the premise thatitis are still rising. the premise that it is possible because 86% of adults have been vaccinated. now it's time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello again and welcome to monday in parliament. ministers are to scrap most covid rules in england, but they warn we'll have to learn to live with the virus. the situation can change and it can change quickly. but we cannot put our lives on hold forever. mps from all parties line up to condemn a new law to limit demonstrations. the struggles and protests being demonised by this bill today are actually seen as the milestones of progress in our society. like the suffragette movement, which faced considerable state repressi

it talks about the history of how i ended up in england, how my parents were in nigeria, how british missionaries came to nigeria, how they ended up in england, why they ended up in england, why was born in england and then it why i was born in england and then it sort of follows my journey through childhood right through my life as an engineer up until i started doing comedy, and then finally leaving for america. so basically, it's the entire life story up until he get on a plane to america. —— i get ona —— i get on a plane. so, it covers everything from, you know, growing up in england in the �*70s being chased and spat on by skinheads, becoming an engineer, the educational aspirations of immigrant families and with a bit of humour thrown in obviously. i want to come back to the career in a second but since you've just referred there to the racism, i've got to talk to you about the big story here of course through the day. it's been the racist abuse aimed at the footballers and for me, the most depressing bit about it is the inevitability of it, really. exactly, i'm not s

his parents are from nigeria and times are really - nigeria and times are really tough there and economically, politically, they were looking for a place to go and one of the things i revealed is that they did not intend to come to greece, they went to germany first. it was a soccer player and he had an injury that caused him to stop playing and they decided to go to greece. and they went to a pretty heavy migrant neighbourhood of many different cultures and life is tough, giannis antetokounmpo did not have a lot of money growing up. they sold trinkets to survive, but life is even more challenging because he was undocumented and he was a black person and a majority white country and so he did face a lot of challenges in that regard. hour challenges in that regard. how did he come to _ challenges in that regard. how did he come to be _ challenges in that regard. how did he come to be this huge star? i i he come to be this huge star? 1 know, it's crazy, right? you he come to be this huge star? i know, it's crazy, right? you don't know, it's crazy, right? you don't know your next meal is coming

but then there are low income countries like nigeria and kenya who have really been brave, given the pressure they are under, to say that this deal is not good enough. we are giving most of the revenues, in fact, to the high income countries that are the headquarters of these multinationals. they will be very little left for lower income countries, despite the fact they are the ones who lose the most from corporate tax abuse. so i think there is still an issue of whether this can be made significantly fairer. �* ., can be made significantly fairer. ., , , fairer. and of course this has been talked _ fairer. and of course this has been talked about _ fairer. and of course this has been talked about for- fairer. and of course this has l been talked about for decades. if this goes ahead, how quickly will changes be implemented? so, with the united states pushing this really hard, we are looking at legislation in some cases, certainly in the us congress, this year. that means we would see this in place by 2023 at the latest. that might sound quite far away but that is pretty dramatical

my parents came from nigeria, my parents never came from england, i was just born here, so it makes me feel proud. it's given us something to relate to as well. it's a very diverse country, - so we're seeing that there's a lot of diverse players on the team, it's given us something - to be proud of. but with that pride also comes frustration. i think it's not right that people are booing the players for taking the knee, because after, if sterling or saka score, they will all be screaming their names. but when the down taking the knee for something that really matters, they're screaming boo, boo, boo. some people think it's bringing a political issue into football. what's political about it if they're standing for something that really matters? the issue of racism in football is not new. england 1980 striker luther blissett, like raheem sterling, moved to london from jamaica as a child and admires how sterling and other players have navigated this age—old problem. i think all you can ever do is tell people honestly about how it affected you and the way that you see it, and he's done t

nigeria, vietnam and cameroon have fully vaccinated less than 1% of their populations fully. compare that with the uk, israel and canada who have vaccinated over 56% of their populations. and now this warning is stark, that it could impact economic recovery. michelle fleury is in new york. at first we were thinking about infections and what countries might suffer more in a health care sense. but this goes wider, talk more about what the imf is warning. it is what the imf is warning. it is focusin: what the imf is warning. it is focusing on _ what the imf is warning. it is focusing on the _ what the imf is warning. it 3 focusing on the economic consequences that we are seeing as a result of the pandemic and the vaccine roll—out is the fault line if you like in terms of which economies are rebounding faster and which ones are lagging behind. if you look at the countries with the leading growth forecast for this year, it is the united states and it is the uk, two countries where they have had pretty successful vaccination roll—outs. you look at those countries where they hav

and then taking humanitarian aid and working against famine and hunger, yemen, south sudan, nigeria at which have been topping the uk government's watch list forfamine topping the uk government's watch list for famine have all add their aid budgets slashed by over 50%. that is a very comprehensive list. what would you say to people who say we have just been through a terrible pandemic, government spending has been unprecedented in this country to shore up the economy and we need the money for our own domestic purposes, for the nhs, schools and policing? purposes, for the nhs, schools and olicinu? ~ , �* policing? absolutely. but the thing is the aid budget _ policing? absolutely. but the thing is the aid budget had _ policing? absolutely. but the thing is the aid budget had always - policing? absolutely. but the thing l is the aid budget had always tracked national income. it's a percentage. that's the point of it, it was designed to do so, had already gone down last year in response to our lower national income. these additional cuts have taken it down further. but there are two rea

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my parents came from nigeria, my parents never came from england, i was just born here, so it makes me feel proud. it's given us something to relate to as well. it's a very diverse country, - so we're seeing that there's a lot of diverse players on the team, it's given us something - to be proud of. but with that pride also comes frustration. i think it's not right that people are booing the players for taking the knee, because after, if sterling or saka score, they will all be screaming their names. but when the down taking the knee for something that really matters, they're screaming boo, boo, boo. some people think it's bringing a political issue into football. what's political about it if they're standing for something that really matters? the issue of racism in football is not new. england 1980 striker luther blissett, like raheem sterling, moved to london from jamaica as a child and admires how sterling and other players have navigated this age—old problem. i think all you can ever do is tell people honestly about how it affected you and the way that you see it, and he's done t

gunmen in nigeria have kidnapped at least 140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the country. the military says 26 children were rescued. more than a thousand students have been seized for ransom since december. nine have been killed and more than two hundred are still missing. georgia's president has condemned the violence that forced gay rights activists to cancel a march in the capital tbilisi. some 20 foreign embassies have also denounced the homophobic attacks by nationalists who ransacked the office of the march organisers. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, has urged parents, teachers and religious leaders to monitor teenagers and report any suspected crimes they commit to authorities.the controversial leader told a weekly news conference that government departments shouldn't allow what she called "illegal ideas" to spread through the education system. she also praised the national security law imposed on the territory by beijing last year. the legislation has been used to crush dissent. huge pro—democracy protests that took place in hong kong in 2019 were large

police say gunmen in nigeria have raided a hospital in the northern city of zaria, abducting babies, nurses and security guards. at the moment officials say it's unclear how many people have been taken. the bbc�*s ishaq khalid is in the capital abuja and has the latest. well, basically, what we know so far is that the gunman stormed the staff quarters of the tuberculosis and leprosy centre in zaria. they opened fire and then abducted a number of people, including nurses and their security guard there, as well as little kids. we don't know exactly where they have been taken to. but, usually, when abductions like this happen, the gunman move into forest and later demand ransom from either the government or the relatives of the victims. and the authorities are now saying that they are still trying to locate these abductors with possible rescue of these victims. this is the latest in a series of attacks and abductions not only in kaduna state but across the country with gunman, criminal gangs, abducting people for ransom. and the attack on the hospital came just after some series of at