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This is bbc news. im philippa thomas with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. international outrage as belarus forces a passenger plane to land, and then detains an opposition activist on board. roman protasevich is now in custody. the plane was allowed to fly on to lithuania, where passengers described their ordeal. we all were being checked and they were standing in front of us with guns. a mountain cable car plunges to the ground in northern italy, killing 14 peop...

Of the situation. this appears to be an act of air piracy conducted by ia state —— a state, a european union aircraft, flying between two european union capitals, to nato capitals. frankly, this is an extremely aggressive move by an extremely aggressive move by a dictator who lost all legitimacy when he lost the election last year in brutal needs to hang onto power, and this is an extremely worrying time now for all of us. we need to be absolutely clear that this will not stand.- to be absol...

I have to say, there are lots of questions, and, also, i would want to know, what precisely did he do in hisjob? he wasn�*t on air a great deal during his time as correspondent or religious editor, and, you know, one would have to ask why was it that he was even promoted while back at the bbc? princess diana�*s brother, earl spencer, has revealed that he�*s written to the commissioner of the metropolitan police, asking the force to look again at the circumstances surrounding her bbc panora...

Yeah, it�*s true. people talk about a typical eurovision song, and that�*s where we have often gone wrong over the years, we have looked too hard for what a typical eurovision song is, and there is no such thing. the countries that have done well have been countries that have done something different to before, whether it�*s a big ballad, an up—tempo song, and this year a rock song. since you brought it up, the uk�*s performance, no points. disappointing result forjames newman, no poin...

It was quite tense at the end, wasn�*t it? we are just seeing the moment again, italy did perform pretty well, and what do you make of the act itself? yeah, a very good song, it had been leading the betting in the last few days, it had really come up the rails in the last week or so. very visually strong performance, very distinctive, unlike anything else on show tonight, a great place in the running order, quite near the end, and these days you need a song that cuts through, and that�*s wha...

It�*s the sort of song that nobody disliked, he didn�*t sing badly at all, he did a very good performance of a good contemporary song, but itjust needed something different, and if you look at the songs that came in the top five, they all had that. interesting. finally, not huge crowds inside, do you think it made a difference? it made less of a difference than i expected. i expected it might lose some atmosphere but it was one of the most exciting eurovisions i have watched for many years. ...

But not every minister appeared to have got the same memo. at prime ministers questions, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, highlighted the confusion. yesterday morning, the environment secretary said people could fly to amber list countries if they wanted to visit family or friends. by the afternoon, a government health minister said "nobody should travel outside britain this year, and travelling is dangerous." the prime minister said that travel to amber countries should only be where its es...

For older people. you can fall down the stairs tomorrow and have a serious brain injury at 30 and need lots of care. all that to come, and more. but first, the battle against covid. the health secretary portrays it as a race between the virus and the vaccine. and, with the spread of whats known as the indian variant, its not always been clear whos winning. the lifting of some covid restrictions in england, wales, and most of scotland prompted celebrations. but the introduction of a traffic light...

Should my constituents or all of our constituents go on holiday to countries on that amber list, even when it is no longer illegal? mr speaker, the answer is no. the official government advice is very clear, that people should not travel to amber or red list countries or territories. people should not travel to amber list countries for a holiday. a day later, in the lords, another health minister appeared to widen that advice. travelling is dangerous. and that is why we tell people, "dont travel...

Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament. going anywhere nice for your holidays this year? a health minister has some travel tips. travelling is dangerous, and that is why we tell people, "dont travel." also in this programme: angry exchanges as labour accuse borisjohnson of breaking the rules. time and again, ministers act like the rules are for other people — none more so than the prime minister himself. a charge rejected by ministers. it is...