From the heart of sri lankas capital, colombo. Im outside the president ial office, and today, its Pristine Exterior is well guarded. But six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the president ial palace, forcing the president to flee the country. They were angry at just how desperate their Economic Situation had become, and they blamed Government Corruption and mismanagement for it. Sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. And its become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. World leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. Applause. Welcome to the magnificent National Museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and weve got a top panel here from sri lanka who
morning and cloud conditions for glasgow, and the remnants of that frost still across the south. here is a cold front moving through northern england, into the midlands by the time you get to the afternoon, wales catching some spots of rain. the best sunshine tomorrow is across northern ireland, sunshine scotland, and the lake district enjoying fine weather and further south it will be cloudier and notice the rain reaches east anglia and the south east in the evening and clear the kent coast by the time we get to around ten or iipm. the kent coast by the time we get to around ten or pm. in this large area of high pressure, sort of mango shaped, it noses into the uk for thursday, which should be a nice day for many of us. a bit more a breeze on the north sea coast, maybe one or two showers, but on the whole a fine day for many of us. let s have a look at the outlook. those temperatures starting to rise into double figures across western areas of the uk, variable amounts of
coldest winter in a decade. we will have extensive coverage. and we find out out how this 170 year old indigenous canadian jacket ended up at a vintage store in northern england. we start with the issue dominating discussions among ukraine s allies sending leopard ii tanks to kyiv. the german chancellor 0laf scholz has decided to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. we should know we haven t had any direct comment from the german governmentjust yet, when we hearfrom them the german governmentjust yet, when we hear from them we will pass on immediately. 0ne we hear from them we will pass on immediately. one of the countries at the heart of this has been poland. poland has said it will send the german made battle tanks to ukraine within two weeks, whether or not germany gives its approval. the polish prime minister, speaking to the bbc, had this message for germany. i hope this reply can come as quickly as possible. well, germany played a key role in building up the huge russian
what happens in lutzerath doesn t stay in lutzerath. cheering and applause . germany is one of the biggest olluters . germany is one of the biggest polluters in . germany is one of the biggest polluters in the . germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world . germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world and - . germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world and it - . germany is one of the biggesti polluters in the world and it has . germany is one of the biggest. polluters in the world and it has an enormous responsibility. brazil s supreme court will investigate the role of the former president, jair bolsonaro, in the storming of government buildings by his supporters last weekend. 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. iran has executed a british iranian man on charges of spying for the uk.
iam i am lu kwesa i am lukwesa burak. the us and the uk have condemned iran after it executed a british iranian citizen accused of spying. washington says it s horrified by the execution, while british prime minister rishi sunak said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general because according to the government he s at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was ap