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saturday the 6th of may. that is such a long time for you to be detained is yes, it was. . i such a long time for you to be detained is yes, it was. . lam such a long time for you to be detained is yes, it was. . i am a bit speechless, actually, having heard that account of what happened to you. and your colleagues. well, thank you both for setting out so clearly what happened. that is very helpful to the committee. we are going to have some questions. so, lee anderson?— going to hav...

for seven and a half days. more than 7000 people are now known to have died and that number is expected to rise and not focuses on getting aid to the thousands who have survived. also in the programme, the new family of the victim was legally stabbed says that her death is of the massive hole in their lives. officials have been explaining more about the series of objects that have been shot down from their airspace. three were shut down this past week and we have just been hearing from...

to make way for coal—mining. i have come here to protect life and fight for survival. as long as people are here, lutzerath stays. and: takeaways, restaurants and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october, as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. hello and welcome to bbc news. irans state media has reported that a british—iranian national, alireza akbari, has been executed. mr akbari, who was a former deputy defence...

domestic flights have resumed across the united states after being grounded because of a safety system failed. counter terrorism police investigate how scrap metal containing traces of uranium arrived at londons heathrow airport last month. and the conservative mp andrew bridgen is suspended from his party after appearing to compare covid—19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warnin...

fighting intensifies around the ukrainian city of kherson, as kyiv steps up the counter offensive, trying to recapture the southern city from russian forces. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika — and political ones known as glasnost or openness — ...

fundamental freedoms. were made to protect fundamentalfreedoms. now, fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is fundamentalfreedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dared to speak out. it isa it is a tragedy made remorseless and revengeful attack — remorseless and revengeful attack on all the freedoms you associate _ attack on all the freedoms you associate with an open society. we spend — associate with an open society. we spend time with those it will not be silenced....

Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. President biden speaking the last hour and a tv address after police in los angeles cleared a protest camp at the university of california. Joe biden said the rule of law had to be respected by those who opposed the war in gaza. Shots being fired. These are the dramatic scenes where officers invite geared to send it on the camp, police fired flares and stun grenades. Dozens of students have been detained. Demonstrations against the war in g...

Persian who have been following this story today. But first, lets hear a little more from mahsas mother. In a bbc persian exclusive, shes shared a moving account of her life for the first time. Baby girland brings baby girl and brings them light and love and beauty. She bloomed like a flower and turned my life into a garden. Due to restrictions in schools and universities i had to register her name as mahsa amini. It means beauty of the moment. But we used to always call her gina. I had high hop...

americas top diplomat antony blinken held talks in ankara with his turkish counterpart, as he continues to push for humanitarian pauses in the fighting. in other news, prince william has been dragon boat racing and meeting with singapores leaders ahead of his annual earthshot prize ceremony. # memories, like the corners of my mind... # the funny girl on the way we were — barbra streisand reflects on the challenges of being a woman at the top of her profession during her six—decade�...

a suspected lone wolf from carrying out a bombing campaign in the city. 27-year-old jose pementol, a u.s. citizen and native of the dominican republic and a convert to islam was taken into custody saturday afternoon as he was allegedly constructing a pipe bomb. police commissioner raymond kelly says he was planning on building three bombs. mayor bloomberg said the suspect was intent on killing. >> the police also constructed a duplicate of an explosive device that the suspect built and...