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I am soran qurbani. 12 years ago, i smuggled my way into europe from iran. Now, i working for the bbc and i am investigating what is happening to refugees like me on that route today. We met with refugees in turkey who managed to escape, but lost everything in the process. And those trying to tackle it. Call to prayer van city, in turkey, on the border with iran and the gateway to europe for many hundreds of thousands of Afghan Refugees. For decades, people have been smuggled from afghanistan th...

welcome, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. lets start by going to westminster. in the next 30 minutes mps will debate that dramatic report from last week which found boris johnson repeatedly misled parliament about lockdown parties at downing street. he called that conclusions arranged and described the committee which carried out the investigation as a kangaroo court. they recommended a 90 day suspension but mrjohnson had stood down as an mp. 0ne ...

i am soran qurbani. 12 years ago, i smuggled my way into europe from iran. now, i working for the bbc and i am investigating what is happening to refugees like me on that route today. we met with refugees in turkey who managed to escape, but lost everything in the process. and those trying to tackle it. call to prayer van city, in turkey, on the border with iran and the gateway to europe for many hundreds of thousands of afghan refugees. for decades, people have been smuggled from afgh...

good afternoon. three hours of checking out the truth behind stories. starting in the uk, starting mps will debate this afternoon the report that found former prime minister borisjohnson deliberately misled parliament over lockdown parties in downing street. the commons privileges committee said mrjohnson commited repeated offences, but hes denounced the committee as a kangaroo court. they recommended a 90 day suspension but he had already stood down as an mp. the bbc has seen an indiv...

this is bbc news. its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the us coastguard has launched a search and rescue operation, after a sub—mersible used to take tourists to view the wreck of the titanic went missing in the atlantic ocean. the vessel — with five people on board — lost contact about one hour and 45 minutes into a dive to the wreck. the titanic, which sank in 1912, lies nearly 4,000 metres beneath the surface, around 600 kilometres off the coast of newfoundland in...

theirs was a failed attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election. it failed attempt to disrupt a sacred tradition that has been a part of american democracy, making it a model of peaceful democracy for over 200 years. january 2021 marked a new beginning, a new phase in safeguarding the american experiment. im jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. here we are, three years after the insurrection. we are still living with the consequences of that day. the persistent...

questioning and release of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. shes been released without charge pending further investigation. our scotland editor james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectiv...

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the arrest, questioning and release of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock, and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. shes been released, without charge — pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent james cook reports. nicola sturgeon,...

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the arrest, questioning and release, of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. shes been released, without charge — pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent james cook reports. nicola sturgeon,...

hours time. new figures are expected to show net migration to the uk reached a record level last year. what a way to seal europa league football for the first time. ensisos cracker earns brighton a draw, and a place in the group stages of next seasons competition. # waterloo, i was defeated, you won the war. and well hear from abba on those eurovision reunion rumours. plus, the perfect day to take to the river, here in baiano on the banks of the thames, a bit more clout around the uk b...