the bbc one news _ this. thank you very much. the bbc one news bulletins - this. thank you very much. the bbc one news bulletins were i this. thank you very much. the i bbc one news bulletins were not the only broadcast to come from northern ireland on tuesday. at 9p on that evening viewers tuning in to the news channel see the context with christian fraser instead saw this. less than 36 hours before the polls openin than 36 hours before the polls open in northern ireland assembly election, the leaders of the five main parties face questions from a studio audience here in belfast. welcome to the leaders debate. jill hobson was watching that and describes her response in this video. and describes her response in this video-— this video. where was the context with _ this video. where was the context with christian - this video. where was the i context with christian fraser on tuesday evening this week? i always watch this programme on the bbc news channel for the informed discussion between christian and his guests about important world affairs. instead, what i go

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. in local elections in england, the conservatives suffer a series of significant losses in london, but across the country, labour are only making modest gains. results continued to come in during the day and into saturday, and as they did, the overall picture evolved. by the end of friday, it was clear that the conservatives had lost nearly 500 council seats, as was mentioned in an online article, headlined like this, which drew the ire ofjac freeman... we asked bbc news for a response to that point, and they told us... it's fair to say not everyone is so concerned about the outcome of local elections, which often struggle to enthuse large parts of the electorate. those who are politically engaged were well—served by bbc news, which ran through—the—night programmes on both television and radio, as well as extensive coverage through the day on friday. coverage through it was all too much, though, for dawn cannell... one way of trying to attract audiences to a topic like local elec

or you can on bbc news, e—mail news watch. 0ryou canfind on bbc news, e—mail news watch. or you can find us on twitter. you can call us. and do have a look for previous interviews on our website. that's all from us. rebecca jones will be here for more of your thoughts on bbc news coverage next week anai will be backin coverage next week anai will be back in a fortnight. goodbye. hello there. it was a warm and sunny day across the southern half of britain from friday, and we saw temperatures pretty widely across the south and south—east reach around 21 degrees. now, we're not going to see temperatures that high for quite a few days now. certainly into the weekend, things are set to turn cooler as we start to pick up a northerly breeze, we could even see a few showers as well. now, many places will be dry on saturday thanks to high pressure. but as this area of high pressure continues to push towards iceland, it will open the floodgates to this northerly wind, which is coming down from the arctic. so, for saturday, we start dry, on the cool side, there'll be plenty of sun

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour straight after this programme. solar power is the earth's most abundant energy source. and, today, that goes far beyond simply plonking panels on rooftops. we keep seeing scientists develop new ways to make the technology more flexible, more powerful, and more useful. this factory in stockholm is making ultra—thin solar cells that don't even need sunlight to harvest energy. the idea is that they can be used outside or inside your home to power products. i will be showing you later on what that means for various devices but, first, here's dan who's been looking at how solar could help the energy price crisis. although most of us like the idea of clean energy, so far, we've not been persuaded. maybe it's because we don't own our own roof or it's the upfront costs. maybe we're thinking of moving and we can't take solar panels with us, orjust those are glaring, large slabs isn't quite the look we're after. s

there was a huge accusation of the bbc being a stenographer for the bbc beta stenographer for the bbc beta stenographer for dominic cummings and people at the heart of downing street. some of that is unfair, because of your lobby is some of that is to get the information to get it out there. you not to make an editorial decision you are there and then people can make them myself. i do think it was important for the bbc to do this panorama investigation. i think that has redeemed the bbc and a lot of peoples lives. before i bring you in, first of all panorama is available on iplayer of people like to watch it. we did invite laura kuenssberg to come on the media show but she wasn't able to. david, what are your thoughts of how the bbc is taken on the story? i of how the bbc is taken on the sto ? ~ of how the bbc is taken on the sto ? ,, ,.,, . story? i think post-brexit when the bbc was — story? i think post-brexit when the bbc was accused _ story? i think post-brexit when the bbc was accused of being l the bbc was accused of being unfair— the bbc was accused of being unfair because

bbc and how much support there is for the bbc-— for the bbc. there is obviously a risk from people _ for the bbc. there is obviously a risk from people would - for the bbc. there is obviously a risk from people would say i for the bbc. there is obviously a risk from people would say we i for the bbc. there is obviously a i risk from people would say we don't want to pay for this because we aren't getting value for money. i think thejudgment of aren't getting value for money. i think the judgment of the senior leadership at the bbc is you've got to compare with that risk of the young people not paying for the licensee at all. it is a unique british tax and will convince a new generation to pay for that. on the balance of risks, it's more important to address that risk, that's the view of the bbc. one party politics, there was this unique situation where you have a public broadcaster, the bbc is not a state broadcaster, it's a public broadcaster, but it has a curious relationship with the government when it comes under pressure at times although

delved this is bbc news — i'm david eades with the latest this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello. welcome to the media show. we will talk about partygate in this edition because the investigation into what happened in downing street during various lockdowns is now out. the prime minister has been responding. the media of course is covering it and we will explore the role the media has played in the story from its beginnings in early december all the way through to this week of the report coming out. but bvefore we get to that, we are also going speak to anneka rice, because the she is coming back to channel five. she has been off our screens for 30 years but that period is over and she is with us. annika, great to see you. it is very exciting because understand the media show has a small part in the comeback? it does because i love the media show and i was listening amol rajan talking to channel 5 to some journalists talking and i sat there thinking this is a man

here's tris bianconero: well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us: bbc two's politics live on tuesday featured as a guest the leader of the reclaim party, actor laurence fox. one of the subjects under discussion — culture wars. the implementation of all of this — of gender theory, of critical race theory — in our schools and institutions is appalling, and actually... why is it appalling? because you don't — because children are not racists and you don't teach a child, you don't teach a child — and you certainly don't say to the most disadvantaged and underprivileged portion of society, which happened to be young, white, working class people, that they are in some way privileged. and that's what wokery and class wars and culture wars are all about. it's — it's all about division. it has nothing to do with unity. anthea viewer was watching that and contacted us with this question: well, bbc news told us that politics live features politicians representing the various political parties and a wide range of other guests with varying perspectives. they added: for some

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 7pm in new york state where president biden has travelled to buffalo, to meet the families of ten people killed in a racially—motivated mass shooting at the weekend. mr biden called white supremacy a "poison" which is running through the us. the bbc�*s nada tawfik was there as the president spoke and she sent us this report. america has a long and troubled history with racism and guns. the city of buffalo is the latest deadly chapter. joe biden, the latest president to console a community in mourning. in an all too familiar ritual, mr biden and the first lady paid their respects to the victims who were massacred here as they were shopping for groceries. after meeting with family members of the victims, he gave a forceful speech, calling the attack domestic terrorism and urging americans to reject white supremacy. white supremacy is a poison. it's a poison. it's running through... applause. it really is. running through our body politic, and

this is bbc news. we will have the main headlines and all the news stories for you at top of the hours straight this programme. —— straight after this programme. this week, spencer gets to grips with asteroid mining. it'll have the force required to crush your skull. if you are going to make an asteroid—climbing robot, make it a killer asteroid—climbing robot. he survived though. just about, yeah. also paul is building a new home in space.

finally, a documentary on bbc two on monday featured bbc news special correspondent fergal keane and the struggles he's had with post—traumatic stress disorder — or ptsd. for over 30 years, i've covered conflict for the bbc from across the world. archive: murder, mutilation, rape - it all happened here in freetown - as the rebel army swept into the city. saddam hussein and his regime have finally been destroyed. in that time, i've seen the best of humanity and the worst — too often, i'm afraid, the worst. archive: the second suicide bomber detonated his explosives _ in the middle of a crowd. people were blasted and burned. even those familiar with such horror were moved. you can hear the shelling here behind me. there is no cease—fire. it's an illusion. it's taken a heavy toll. i have a condition called post—traumatic stress disorder. there's a set of symptoms, whether it's twitching and having nightmares or flashbacks. it's a place of extreme fear, is how i would ultimately define it. fergal keane featured on a number of bbc news outlets on monday, talking about how he'd b

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this is bbc news. the headlines: a further 50 civilians have been evacuated from the azovstal steelworks, in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol. the figure was confirmed separately by the ukrainian deputy prime minister, and russia's ministry of defence — which said women, the elderly and 11 children were among those rescued. an explosion at a luxury hotel in the cuban capital, havana has killed at least 22 people and left more than 60 injured. the blast ripped through several floors of the hotel saratoga. the police believe the blast was the result of a gas accident. the conservative party has lost almost 500 seats in local elections across the uk. in england the liberal democrats make big gains. the prime minister, borisjohnson, admitted that his party experienced a "tough night" in some areas.

i think quite a lot of— was the bbc. i think quite a lot of the _ was the bbc. i think quite a lot of the animosity goes back to barnard castle, about the story— to barnard castle, about the story nabrc about dominic cummings and laura kuenssberg and the — cummings and laura kuenssberg and the bbc received but a lot of criticism for reporting sources— of criticism for reporting sources close to dominic cummings said xyz. there was a huge _ cummings said xyz. there was a huge accusation of the bbc being — huge accusation of the bbc being a _ huge accusation of the bbc being a stenographer for dominic cummings and for people i’ili'it dominic cummings and for people right at— dominic cummings and for people right at the heart of downing street — right at the heart of downing street. some of that is slightly unfair, because if you are a — slightly unfair, because if you are a lovelyjournalist part of your— are a lovelyjournalist part of youriob _ are a lovelyjournalist part of yourjob is to get information and get — yourjob is to get information

bbc four and (bbc extradition. many thanks. bbc four and cbbc will _ extradition. many thanks. bbc four and cbbc will end _ extradition. many thanks. bbc four and cbbc will end as _ and cbbc will end as traditional television channels and they will be moving online as part of the latest round of cost—cutting measures at the corporation. 1000 jobs will be lost and the bbc news channel will merge with the international network bbc world news today and there will also be cuts to local radio stations and regional news services as part of the bbc�*s strategy. it says the focus is more on digital output. the head of p&o ferries has told the bbc it was a "difficult decision" to sack hundreds of staff earlier this year. peter hebblethwaite said that the dismissal of 800 workers and replacing them with foreign agency workers paid less than the minimum wage was intended to secure the future of the business. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. ten weeks on, most of p&o's ferries are running again, but questions remain, including about the way the company suddenly dismisse

nicholas witchell, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. stay with us for all the latest global news updates. hello there. heavy rain, thunderstorms have been moving northwards and eastwards through the evening and overnight after what was the warmest day of the year so far, 27.5 celsius at heathrow airport — so that's in the warmth ahead of these weather systems, but this low pressure is driving those in, it's dragging that warmth and that moisture northwards and eastward. so, a lot of that heavy rain will have cleared except for the northern isles by the end of the night. warm, as you can see, for most areas, but windier in the northwest. a little bit of fog first thing, particularly for england and wales, but plenty of dry, bright, sunny weather, strong sunshine. it looks like drier weather will be around for northern ireland, the early rain across northern and western parts of scotland, as well, clears for lengthy spells of sunshine. but it is winded — gusts of wind potentially 50 mph in northern and western areas. that rain approac

this is bbc news. the headlines: the russian leader, vladimir putin, has addressed the huge victory day military parade in moscow, saying the invasion of ukraine had been provoked by the west, and that russian troops fighting there were "defending the motherland". but he didn't say how or when the war might end. with more than 80% of the votes counted in the philippines presidential election, ferdinand marcos junior is heading for a landslide win. unofficial results indicate mr marcos, known locally as �*bongbong', has more than twice the votes than his main rival, the outgoing vice president, leni robredo. the queen has pulled out of tuesday's state opening of parliament in london. it will be the first time since 1963 the queen will have missed the annual ceremony which sets out the british government's legislative agenda for the year ahead. prince charles will deliver the speech instead. i'm a big dog. yo, baby, you don't have to put your top back on. lwas w. — he was twice my age. there was this

it's interesting looking at the way the bbc has covered this in the mood towards the bbc. i think a lot of animosity goes to back to barnard castle when the story broke about dominic cummings and laura and the bbc received quite a lot of criticism for reporting sources close to dominic cummings x, y, z. there was a huge accusation of the bbc being a stenographer for dominic cummings and people at the heart of downing street. some of that is unfair, because if you're a lobbyjournalist, some of yourjob is to get the information to get it out there. you don't make an editorial decision, you are there and then i do think it was important for the bbc to do this panorama investigation. before i bring you in, first of all panorama is available on iplayer. we did invite laura kuenssberg to come on the show but she wasn't able to. david, what are your thoughts of how the bbc has taken on the story? i think post—brexit when the bbc was accused of being unfair because it balances truth and untruth and i think there's a lot of truth or not. i think the bbc has been going through a t

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: israeli police beat mourners at the funeral of the aljazeera reporter, shireen abu aqla. we just had to move back very quickly because the mourners were trying to carry the coffin through the gates out the hospital. the border police are directly outside. and now, we're seeing confrontations here. the us defence secretary calls for an immediate ceasefire in ukraine in his first conversation with his russian counterpart since the invasion. the bbc crew runs for cover as russian forces bombard an area near the south—eastern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. the new prime minister of sri lanka tells the bbc the economic crisis that's brought unrest across the country is going to get worse before it gets better. the political crisis intensifies in northern ireland, as the largest unionist party, the dup, blocks the return of power—sharing. # space man.... and something strange is going on at eurovision. bookmakers are predicting a rare good result for the uk but will it

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: france and germany urge president putin to engage in peace talks as russia continues its offensive in the dombas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is in danger. president biden renews his appealfor tighter gun control following the texas elementary school shooting as the parents prepare to bury their children. and protests erupt in rio de janeiro after a video of a black man being asphixiated in the back of a police car causes shock and anger. real madrid win the champions league final, after a 1—nil victory over liverpool in paris. the spanish football side take the title for a record 14th time. the kick—off was delayed by 30 minutes, as police used tear gas on some fans struggling to get into the stadium more than 60 people were arrested. an

mark lobel, bbc news. real madrid has won the uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool i—0 at the stade de france in paris. liverpool dominated the first half, but despite several chances to score, they couldn't put the ball away. just before half time, karim benzema put the ball in the back of the net, but after lengthy discussions, he was declared offside and the goal was disallowed. real madrid came out fighting in the second half putting the liverpool defence under pressure time and again and it paid off when viniciusjunior scored, putting real madrid one up. liverpool were unable to claw back an equaliser, giving real madrid their 14th uefa champions league win. but there was drama before the match got under way as our correspondent danjohnson reports from paris. it is only minutes after the final whistle but already, tens of thousands of liverpool fans have dispersed from the fan park here. there were 30—40,000 liverpool fans crowded here to watch the game on big screens.

danny vincent's, bbc news, hong kong. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: amber heard gives evidence for the first time in the defamation trial brought by her ex—husband johnny depp. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines: a bbc investigation finds some of ukraine's most vulnerable children have been left behind in insitutions, af

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from capitol hill, washington with me, stephen sackur. the united states is supporting ukraine in its war against vladimir putin with weapons, with money and with sweeping sanctions on moscow. in that, president biden has the support of the us congress. but the ukraine war is stirring divisions within us politics,

caroline hawley, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines — real madrid win the champions league final after a 1—0 victory over liverpool in paris. the match was delayed by more than half an hour as fans struggled to get into the stadium. president biden renews his appeal for tighter gun controls following the texas elementary school shooting as the parents prepare to bury their children. the death of a black man forced into the boot of a police car, where a gas grenade was set off, has sparked outrage in brazil. police stopped genivaldo de jesus santos in the street in the north—eastern city of umbauba, sergipe state, on wednesday. this video footage shows two officers holding down the boot with the man inside as thick smoke billowed from the car. an autopsy confirmed mr santos died of asphyxiation. pedro borges, editor in chief of alma preta, a journalism agency specialising in racial issues, talked to us about the reality for black brazilians. we are talking about a really historical and a really a crisis

keep up—to—date with all of those results on the bbc bbc sport website. ~ . ., results on the bbc bbc sport website. ~ ., , ., ., , ., website. we can only apologise to our own supporters _ website. we can only apologise to our own supporters who _ website. we can only apologise to our own supporters who came - website. we can only apologise to our own supporters who came all| website. we can only apologise to i our own supporters who came all the way here to brighton. we were just not good enough from start to finish, allowed them too much space and also too much time in possession. yeah, that's why we were struggling all through the game. chelsea threw away a two—goal lead against wolves — on a day where the sale of the club was agreed. a deal is now in place with an american consortium led by billionnaire todd boly. he was watching at stamford bridge this afternoon as chelsea looked to consolidate third spot in the table. romelu lukaku got two goals in three second—half minutes, but conor coady scored a 97th minute equaliser to keep wolves in europa league contention. thomas

now on bbc news, the media show. a warning, this programme contains content some viewers may find upsetting. hello. today, we're looking at two stories about power and how it can be abused. the first is the tale of an mp caught looking at porn in the house of commons and what it might tell us about the culture of political reporting at westminster. the other is this. i'm a big dog. yo, baby, you don't have to put your top back on. i was 17. he was twice my age. there was this kind of power dynamic. this is predatory behaviour. that's the joint bbc—guardian newspaper investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the dj tim westwood. i've been speaking to the reporter behind it about how you get a story like that over the line. but first, just as europe gets tough on the big tech companies, does the uk look poised to do less, not more? the financial times reported this week that ministers have ditched plans to empower their newest tech regulator with, well, actual power. the snappily—named digital markets unit wa

this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli police have beaten mourners carrying the coffin of the aljazeera reporter, shireen abu aqla, whose killing in the occupied west bank has caused a surge of anger. the russian and us defence secretaries have spoken for the first time since moscow's invasion of ukraine in february. the new prime minister of sri lanka has warned the economic situation there is likely to worsen. sri lanka has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicine. he's been speaking to our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan. can he answer sri lanka's prayers? ranil wickremesinghe is serving as prime minister for the sixth time. this, his biggest challenge yet. such is the struggle, they are queueing for free bread. i met a mother of six yesterday called priyanthe, queueing just to get two pieces of bread and she asked me what difference you, as a new prime minister, can make to her life? what would you say to priyanthe? i believe that people s

mark lobel, bbc news. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to 7:15am in beirut and that means the polls opened about ten minutes ago for the first parliamentary election since an economic crash sparked widespread anger at the political elite. these are live pictires from a polling station in beirut. the iran—backed islamist group, hezbollah, and its allies currently hold a majority in parliament. it says it's confident of maintaining its share of the vote. mistrust of the ruling class has also been fuelled by the response to the explosion at the port in beirut which left more than 200 people dead. not surprising they it is quiet as it isjust not surprising they it is quiet as it is just the start of the day, but voting is under way. demonstrations in support of a woman's right to abortion are taking place in cities across the united states. organisers say there'll be what they call a summer of rage if the supreme court overturns the legal right to abortion. will grant reports. a woman's ri

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sri lanka. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: international condemnation as israeli police beat mourners carrying the coffin of the aljazeera reporter, shireen abu aqla, who was killed in the occupied west bank. the russian and us defence secretaries have spoken for the first time since moscow's invasion of ukraine in february. the political crisis in northern ireland has deepened after the democratic unionist party took steps to prevent the power—sharing assembly from meeting. members of the dup took their seats at stormont along with other political parties for the first time since elections last week. but they blocked the election of a new speaker — in protest at post—brexit trade arrangements. their decision means the assembly is unable to function. other parties have condemned the move as shameful — including sinn fein, which has the most seats for the first time. borisjohnson is planning to visit northern ireland on monday to try to find a way forward. one of the main factors in the deadlock is

jean mackenzie, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. colombia has extradited the leader of the country's biggest crime gang and drug baron to the us. president ivan duque confirmed the extradition of dairo antonio usuga, better known as 0toniel. he described him as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker and the murderer of many people, including children and police officers. meta platforms is set to open its first physical store. shoppers can try out and buy vr headsets. it's as the company plans to take its virtual reality space, the metaverse, mainstream. emily brown reports. living in a birchall space where people interact is now possible in a real meta store, the 1st of its kind opening in california. it is the latest push from meta platforms, the company that owns facebook, to promote mainstream interest in what it calls the metaverse. the company is investing heavily in the metaverse by investing in hardware devices that might access to the virtual world. that might access to the virtualworld. here, consumers virtual world. he

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: hacked data and pictures showing the indoctrination of uyghurs muslims by china. a warning from the un — russia's blockade of ukraine could push tens of millions into severe hunger. borisjohnson will face more pressure today to explain photographs that show him drinking at a gathering in downing street at a time when parties were not allowed because of the covid pandemic. the pictures were obtained by itv news, which says they were taken in november 2020. he's already been fined for breaking the lockdown rules his government imposed at a different event. an official report on the parties is expected to be published soon. the opposition labour party said the images showed the prime minister lied to parliament when he repeatedly insisted all covid rules had been followed. this is not a work meeting, this was a social gathering clearly against the rules. borisjohnson clearly against the rules. boris johnson knew this clearly against the rules. borisjohnson knew th

this is bbc news. the headlines the french government says fake tickets were sold to liverpool fans the french government says fake tickets were sold to liverpool fans on an �*industrial scale�* for saturday's champions league final, but also accepts some responsibility for how fans were treated. further pressure on the prime minister as two more of his own mps call for him to resign. russia insists — what it calls — the "liberation" of eastern ukraine's donbas region is its "unconditional priority", as eu leaders try to agree a ban on russian oil. the french government has blamed what it called "industrial scale ticket fraud" for the chaos at this weekend's champions league final. at this weekend's it comes after french ministers held emergency talks this morning with police and european football officials. there's been widespread condemnation of the tactics of french police, who used tear gas and pepper spray on thousands of liverpool fans as they queued for hours to get into the stadium in p

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 1am in ukraine — where it's being reported more than 200 wounded ukrainian soldiers from the besieged steelworks in mariupol are reported to have been evacuated. these are the latest pictures from a reuters journalist who watched as the buses reached novoazovsk, a russian—controlled town in eastern ukraine. ukraine says 260 people have been moved — more than 50 are reported to have been taken to a local hospital. more on that story as the information comes in. it is a developing story so we will be sure to bring you the latest right here on bbc news. meanwhile, ukraine says it has regained control of territory on the russian border near kharkiv. it's the country's second—largest city which has been under constant fire since moscow's invasion began. but that doesn't mean the fighting is over — far from it. russian forces have been focusing on the donbas region further south of the country. the bbc�*s quentin sommerville and cameraman darren conway

jim reed, bbc news. it has been recommended that the uk's covid inquiry examine the impact on mental health in children and young people. the inquiry was set up to assess the country's preparedness. our health correspondent is with us. it is scope has widened. it correspondent is with us. it is scope has widened.— correspondent is with us. it is scope has widened. it has. the draft terms of reference _ scope has widened. it has. the draft terms of reference were _ scope has widened. it has. the draft terms of reference were published l scope has widened. it has. the draft| terms of reference were published in march and they included a long list of themes that would be examined comedy preparedness, the economy, how well hospitals and care homes were protected, the procurement of ppe, social distancing and masks but there is no mention of the impact of there is no mention of the impact of the pandemic on children and young people. they had been at very low risk of the virus but schools had been closed, t

this is bbc news. our top stories: a 21—year—old russian soldier pleads guilty to shooting dead an unarmed ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial of the conflict. on patrol with the afghan vice & virtue inspectors, as they enforce the taliban's strict rules on how women should appear in public. as india and pakistan face blistering temperatures of 50 degrees celsius, experts warn such heatwaves are now a hundred times more likely because of climate change. climate change is a hot topic here in australia too, as voters go to the polls in just two days, i'll have the latest live from sydney. and, words of advice from singer—songwriter taylor swift as she receives an honorary doctorate from new york university, learn to live alongside cringe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in ukraine, since the russian invasion began. appearing in court in kyiv, the 21—yearâ

this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday, broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. just in front of the sydney harbour bridge. a bit of an overcase day but an iconic image. australia has been in the global headlines. we have a special guest coming up. but first, we'll look at some of the main issues injust a moment — the liberal—national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three—year term. going up against them are the opposition labor party, minor parties and independent candidates. all 151 seats in the lower house of the house of representatives will be up for grabs. the party or coalition holding a majority in the lower house will form a government. voting is compulsory for all australians who must register when they turn 18. if you don't do that, then you face a fine of about us$15, or a$20. and while you don't vote directly for a prime minister in australia, voting for the party instead, based on which party wins, the leader becomes

nicholas witchell, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: game over. why one of the most profitable computer franchise deals in history is about to come to an end. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, "terrorism had come to the vatican." the man they called the butcher of lille, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out - effort to help the victims i of the powerful earthquake. the worst to hit the | country in 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. it's the first time the machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. amer

this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ukraine's abandoned children, displaced by the war — a bbc investigation finds some of the most vulnerable have been left behind. because of their disabilities they are not treated as human beings. they are only kept alive here. and it's not a problem of the institution, it's a problem of the system. contact lost with the defeners of mariupol, as russia launches a major assault on the remaining ukrainian forces there. amber heard takes the stand in the multi—million dollar defamation trial brought by former husband johnny depp — she alleges domestic abuse. he slapped me again. like, it was clear it wasn't a joke anymore. and record—breaking rain in the spanish city of valencia triggers floods and causes chaos to the city's transport system. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the plight of thousands of disabled children in ukraine, victims of the russian invasion, who've been ab

all the reaction coming on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer. there was another twist in the premier league title race as leaders manchester city went 2—0 down at west ham but salvaged a point to draw 2—2. in a thrilling match at the london stadium, jarrod bowen scored twice for the home side in the first half. but the defending champions responded after the break with goals from jack grealish and this own goal from vladimir coufal. city had the chance to win it late on, but riyad mahrez had his penalty saved. it means pep guardiola side can retain the league title if they beat aston villa on the final day of the season. second—placed liverpool are four points behind, but have a game in hand. tottenham have moved into the top fourfor the moment, with a narrow 1—0 win over burnley. it was a penalty that settled it, given for a handball from ashley barnes on the stroke of halftime. referee kevin friend awarded the spot kick after consulting with var and having a second look. up stepped harry kane to slot the ball home, his 21st penalty in

sarah rainsford, bbc news butcher. —— sarah rainsford, bbc news bucha. millions of women across the us could lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked document from the supreme court. a final decision is due by the summer. abortion has been a legal right across the united states for almost 50 years. but if that ruling is overturned — individual states would be free to set their own rules — meaning abortion could become illegal in more than 20 states. president biden says he wants to protect the law guaranteeing abortion rights. campaigners have already been protesting outside the court building in washington dc from where our north america editor sarah smith reports. an almost instant reaction with campaigners quickly gathering outside the supreme court, demonstrating a miracle's deeply —— outside the supreme court, demonstrating america's deeply held views on abortion. from those who say the death of fundamental women's rights chanting: roe v wade has got to go! and those who believe lives will be saved if the supreme court rever

lucy williamson, bbc news, lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor is outside liverpool's anfield stadium. what have people been saying to you there today? what is the reaction to what the french authorities are saying here?— saying here? well, liverpool football club _ saying here? well, liverpool football club has _ saying here? well, liverpool football club has strongly - saying here? well, liverpool- football club has strongly condemned the behaviour of french police toward some fans who travelled to paris on saturday. liverpool have asked uefa for a full and thorough investigation into what caused the trouble and how it was dealt with. in the last hour they have also released a statement on social media, urging fans to fill in a feedback form of their experiences inside and outside the stadium. it is thought this might help create a full picture of exactly what happened. as you have been hearing, the french sports minister, amongst others, are blaming the scale and what they describe as fraud on a scale

chris page, bbc news, belfast. the annual extravaganza that is the eurovision grand final is upon us once again, and, while ukraine's entry is this year's firm favourite — unusually, the uk entry is also among those tipped to win — as david sillito reports. one, two, three... yay! sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. his song, "space man", is being hotly tipped. eurovision has helped transform his life. two—and—a—half years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. i thought nothing of it. i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and two million people had seen it. you had two million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. it was lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy's mahmood. this is mahmood's sec

from the bbc sports centre. good evening. at the state opening of parliament, carried out for the first time by the prince of wales, the government at westminster has promised to take further action to tackle the sharp rise in the cost of living. but the prime minister warned that the uk could not simply spend its way out of problems, and that it was impossible to �*shield everyone�*, from the effect of global inflation. among the plans are developing the so—called �*levelling—up�* strategy, boosting growth in the regions of england by giving local leaders more powers. there will be bills to tackle housing problems in england, including giving tenants more rights in the social housing sector. there are plans to remove more eu regulations , which ministers claim will save businesses a billion pounds — as well as measures to improve energy security and to reduce carbon emissions. in response, labour said the need for an emergency budget was obvious, given the cost of living crisis and they again dema

this is bbc news. the headlines... israeli police have beaten those carrying the coffin of the reporter... who is killing in the occupied west bank has caused a surge of anger. there's been widespread condemnation of police officers for their use of force. officers say stones and bottles were thrown at them. us defence secretary is calling for an immediate cease—fire in ukraine and his first conversation with his russian counterpart since the invasion. 79 days into the war and russian troops are intensifying their attacks and parts of the southeast which are now seeing some of the heaviest fighting. sri lanka's and prime ministers told the bbc that an economic crisis is going to get worse before it gets better. the country has been rocked by demonstrations of our soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicine. he was appointed in an attempt to diffuse the protests. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. welcome to the media show. welcome too to the headquarters of channel 4 in central london. and we're here becau

this is bbc news. i'm ben thompson with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: the uk's prime minister boris johnson prepares to visit northern ireland, as tensions escalate over the post—brexit trade deal. president biden is to visit the supermarket where a gunman killed 10 people, in a suspected racially motivated terror attack. the bbc sees more evidence of apparent war crimes by russian forces in bucha. ukrainian civilians are found to have been deliberately shot. and a standing ovation for the queen, as her platinum jubilee celebrations get underway. hello and welcome. in just a few hours, the british prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast to hold talks with northern ireland's main parties. he says the uk will need to act and go it alone if the european union doesn't agree to change post—brexit trade rules in northern ireland. britain has been drawing up legislation that would allow it to override parts of the brexit deal it agreed. but the eu has cautioned ag

this is bbc news. the headlines — the governing conservative party has lost almost 500 seats in local elections across britain. in england, the liberal democrats make big gains. the prime minister, borisjohnson, admitted that his party experienced a "tough night" in some areas. the labour party made advances in london. a further 50 civilians have been evacuated from the azovstal steelworks in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol. the figure was confirmed separately by the ukrainian deputy prime minister and russia's ministry of defence, which said women, the elderly and 11 children were among those rescued. an explosion at a luxury hotel in the cuban capital, havana, has killed at least 18 people and left more than 30 injured. the blast tore through several floors of the hotel saratoga. the police believe the blast was the result of a gas accident. now on bbc news, the media show. a warning — this programme contains content some viewers may find distressing. hello. today, we're looking at two st

rhia chohan, bbc habit forthem. rhia chohan, bbc news habit for them. rhia chohan, bbc news at wembley. there was another twist in the premier league title race as leaders manchester city went 2—0 down at west ham, but salvaged a point to draw 2—2. joe lynskey was watching. one more point takes them closer. manchester city now know what they need, with one more win on the last day they will be champions, but at west ham they were pushed all the way. this ground was highly charged ljy way. this ground was highly charged by an emotional tribute to mark noble, their captain in his last home match. he made his debut in 2004. home match. he made his debut in 200a. now his club are at a high point, playing for a place in europe next season, they took this game to city. gerard has been their break—out star, 25 and going for a place at england at the world cup, he is a finisher. and disrupting city's march to the title, before half—time it was 2—0. city knew that with defeated could all change at liverpool would have a chance, but then came the fightb

that is the strength of the bbc. the fact that we have got viewers all over the world and colleagues working in different environments reports back to the domestic audience. we need to work harder to make the stories applicable to audiences that are i separate and we have got lessons to learn and how we do that. over all the principle of being proud of our foreign coverage coming into the uk and proud of our uk coverage overseas audiences is what we want to build on. overseas audiences is what we want to build on-— to build on. you talk about digital first as part _ to build on. you talk about digital first as part of— to build on. you talk about digital first as part of the _ to build on. you talk about digital first as part of the changes - first as part of the changes prioritising online output but many older viewers and listeners are not digital and they are not the ones who tend to watch tv bulletins and the ones who tend to pay the licence fee. ., , ., the ones who tend to pay the licence fee. ., , .,, ., t