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Who treated colleagues disrespectfully, especially since he pledged to do so on the day of his inauguration. griff jenkins is live in washington with details. this is the first time a lot of people are hearing eric landers name and it is not in a positive light. >> griff: that is right. it is raising eyebrows. good morning. this is highest level exit from the administration to date, the presidents top science advisor, dr. eric lander who talked about masks and mandates. he is out after it was sh...

Needs to be sorted out. and so, officials from mauritius now prepare their flagpole, boldly staking claim to the chagos archipelago. we are asking britain to wake up i to the reality of the situation, i that their position is untenable. it is extraordinary to think that these exquisite islands have been cut off from the outside world for half a century. and this visit by the mauritian government has challenged and maybe changed that. it is very difficult now to imagine britain clinging onto its ...

And no medal ceremony will take | place during the olympic winter| games, beijing 2022. a week since making history, valieva is hoping to wow the world again with her skills, but she does so in the most controversial circumstances. laura scott, bbc news. clea n clean as a whistle. last night, we reported on how islanders expelled from the remote chagos islands by britain 50 years ago had returned in an effort to reclaim them. well today, theyve raised the flag of mauritius. britain has been told...

Theres not a better place than where you were born, where you lived. and now, the group heads inland — the empty decades have turned their thriving village into a lost world. in the ruins of the old church, the mood turns to anger. im very angry at the uk government. who didnt respect the fundamental rights of my people. do you feel youve been denied your life here? yes, of course! britain still claims sovereignty over all these ruins, citing security concerns about a nearby american military ...

Than where you were born, where you lived. and now, the group heads inland — the empty decades have turned their thriving village into a lost world. in the ruins of the old church, the mood turns to anger. im very angry at the behaviour of the uk government, who didnt respect the fundamental rights of my people. do you feel youve been denied your life here? yes, of course! britain still claims sovereignty over all these ruins, citing security concerns about a nearby american military base. but...

Actually, i think not allowing people to return to their homes is recognised as a crime against humanity, and it needs to be sorted out. and so, officials from mauritius now prepare their flagpole, boldly staking claim to the chagos archipelago. we are asking britain to wake up to the reality of the situation, that their position is untenable. it is extraordinary to think that these exquisite islands have been cut off from the outside world for half a century. and this visit by the mauritian gov...

In the ruins of the old church, the mood turns to anger. im very angry at the uk government. who didnt respect the fundamental rights of my people. do you feel youve been denied your life here? yes, of course! britain still claims sovereignty over all these ruins, citing security concerns about a nearby american military base. but international law now says britain must let the islanders return permanently, and must not cling onto a piece of its old empire. the international court ofjustice has ...

At the chagos archipelago in the indian ocean. those on board include a number of islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. our correspondent andrew harding was with them. they have just arrived here on the home islands. it has been 50 years since the british kicked them off and removed them forcibly from the place of their birth. today they are back, courtesy of the mauritian government. in the past, it has been impossible for anybody to come here without british p...

Their position is untenable. it is extraordinary to think that these exquisite islands have been cut off from the outside world for half a century. and this visit by the mauritian government has challenged and maybe changed that. it is very difficult now to imagine britain clinging onto its hidden archipelago for that much longer. as for the islanders, they plan to come back here soon — and perhaps for good. andrew harding, bbc news. demonstrators protesting against covid—19 vaccine rules in...

Turned their thriving village into a lost world. in the ruins of the old church, the mood turns to anger. im very angry at the behaviour of the uk government. who didnt respect the fundamental rights of the people. do you feel youve been denied your life here? yes, of course! britain still claims sovereignty over all these ruins, citing security concerns about a nearby american military base. but international law now says britain must let the islanders return permanently, and must not cling ont...