Its the first deadly clash on the disputed himalayan border area in at least 45 years, between 2 Nuclear Armed neighbours. The indian army is saying 20 of its soldiers have been killed by chinese troops, in ladakh, in the kashmir region. China has not confirmed any casualties. This report from the bbcs freya cole. In the region of ladakh, Indian Military vehicles make their presence known. The territory has long tensions with neighbouring china and in recent weeks, the fragile plastic ties have broken down, resulting in bloodshed. We have reached a situation where we we re reached a situation where we were standing eyeball to eye ball were standing eyeball to eyeball and it has resulted in a breakdown. The clash between indian and chinese soldiers occurred in the galwan valley, a treacherous location in the disputed border between kashmir and china. Three soldiers killed on impact according to the army but a further 17 indian troops confirmed injured in the line of duty at the stand off location and exposed to sub zero temperatures. China has not confirmed fatalities and both countries have blamed each other for the confrontation. Translation we solemnly request that india follows the attitude and does not cross the border and do not provide trouble and take any unilateral language that would come complicate the situation. It is reported no bullets were fired but the soldiers used rocks and clubs. The last war was in 1962. Indian suffered a significant defeat. The painful memory runs deep. The latest clash has triggered another round of anti chinese protests in india in a dispute which has the potential to escalate with grave consequences. Freya cole, bbc news. Schumit gangooly is a professor of Political Science at indiana university. The us hasjust said it hopes for peaceful resolution after the india china clash. How significant do you think it is . I think this clash is extremely significant because this is the first time that indian and Chinese Forces have seriously come to laws since 1967, following the 1962 while they were clashes along the border in 1967 which were fairly muddy and where the Indian Forces acquitted themselves fairly well unlike anything 1962 while which was anything 1962 while which was an utter military debacle for india soi an utter military debacle for india so i do see this flareup asa india so i do see this flareup as a significant Adverse Development and relations. Looking from the outside, you would think both countries have so would think both countries have so many important things to deal with. Why has it come to this because i dont even think the border is officially agreed . That is precisely why this clashes are taking place, because the border is a poorly demarcated and 22 rounds of high level talks have not yet resulted in an exchange of maps and the two disputed sectors in the east and west. In this case, the trouble of taking place in the western sector and it has much to do with chinas unhappiness with indias decision last year to abrogate this special status of a disputed territory that abuts china. The dispute is with pakistan, one of chinas principal ally. In india abrogated this special status which i think infuriated the chinese and, with the first available opportunity, when the snow is melted, they decided to demonstrate their metal along the border, to convey their unhappiness to the indians. The border, to convey their unhappiness to the indianslj guess unhappiness to the indians. guess much depends, given how the two countries have behaved in the past, on how the two governments and the two countrys media choose to betray this . I think that is exactly right. We have to watch very closely over the next few days and weeks how this is laid out in the chinese controlled press and in a mostly open press and in a mostly open press and in india, which can, on occasion, be quite jingoistic. In the case of china, it really will depend upon whether the Political Leadership chooses to damp down on the rhetoric or if they give free rein to say the chinese newspapers, particularly global times, which is a highly nationalistic propaganda mouthpiece of the ccp. Forgive me, were having to live it there because we are tight for time. Thank you so much for talking to us. Looking forward to it again. The Trump Administration is suing the president s former National Security advisor john bolton to block the release of a book about his time in office. The Justice Department says the memoir of the veteran republican contains classified information that would compromise National Security. Its believed the book contains allegations that President Trump committed a number of impeachable offenses. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes has more on this for us. Mr bolton refused to appear before congress to make these allegations and to discuss any of this at all and i think the book was already being vetted by the Justice Department. Book was already being vetted by theJustice Department. What is going on . The book is gold the room where it happened and he was in the room at the time and what is going on is hes writing about 17 months working alongside donald trump and a lot of detail that book. A p pa re ntly lot of detail that book. Apparently he took a lot of notes during his time at the white house and it has, as you say, been in the process of vetting for a period of time, which was necessary because of his privilege position, indeed a contractual requirement with hisjob. But that a contractual requirement with his job. But that vetting was taking a long time and john bolton decided to take matters into his hand leading to the book being a week away from publication and we understand, from some of the early reports about the content of the book, he essentially says he believes mrtrump he essentially says he believes mr trump should have been impeached on several charges, not just the allegations to impeached on several charges, notjust the allegations to do with ukraine and, as you correctly say, the democrats wa nted correctly say, the democrats wanted john bolton to appear as a witness during the senate trial. Republicans had a majority there, that did not happen and donald trump was eventually acquitted of all charges. Now the book is in limbo, pending this lawsuit. It certainly has that a lot more publicity in the last few hours because of what has happened. Thank you very much for that. President trump has signed an executive order on police reform, three weeks after the death of george floyd, an African American who was being detained by police, caused international outrage. The changes will seek to tackle misconduct and improve the training of officers. Our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. Gunshots. Right, here we go. In this summer of racial turbulence, demonstrations aimed at ending Police Brutality have often ended up exposing the problem. This was a Police Charge on the doorstep of the white house, this was buffalo in upstate new york where a 75 year old protester suffered a fractured skull after being pushed by police. Another viral video that suggested this is a systemic disease. Throughout this crisis donald trump has cast himself as a law and order president and, as he signed an executive order creating a National Database for officers accused of misconduct, he delivered a staunch defence of the police. Americans know the truth. Without police, there is chaos. Without law there is anarchy. Without safety there is catastrophe. He has a signature that looks like its recorded some seismic event and thats precisely what we felt here during the past three weeks. The president acknowledged he had to take action. We shall overcome. In the struggle for black equality Police Brutality caught on camera has long been the catalyst for racial change, pricking the conscience of white america. The aggression of officers in birmingham, alabama, helped bring about legislation ending southern segregation. The Police Beatings in selma produced a landmark act guaranteeing black americans to vote. But the modest reforms from donald trump wont satisfy a protest movement where some are calling to defund the police. Youre trying to put a band aid on a gaping wound. So, yeah, it might help stop the bleeding a little bit but theres a lot more that needs to be done. Its a start but there needs to be much, much more because its been so long coming. In postwar American History these kind of racial convulsions have often produced tra nsformative legislative reform, but critics of donald trump will complain, his words and his actions do not meet the needs of this dramatic national moment. Nick bryant, bbc news, new york. Civil rights attorney and activist fania davis is in oakland california. Thank you very much for your time. I know you have seen racism in the raw, you have seen racism in the raw, you have seen Police Tactics in the sharp end. You lost friends anything 1963 bombing of the United Church in birmingham, alabama and i think the police first into your home with guns drawn. That is correct. That is correct. Can you tell us more on that history. It was in 1969, i was very active, especially with the black panther movement. I have been active my whole life. Because of that activism, they broke into our homes and pulled their guns and almost killed my husband. Fortunately, he survived. A bullet went into his shoulder. A millimetre from his shoulder. A millimetre from his spine. I was not harmed by the police. We were charge, however, of the attempted murder of a Police Officer because my husband went to get his gun in the self defence while the officers drew their gun and almost killed him. We we re gun and almost killed him. We were charged with murder but a judgejudge of that were charged with murder but a judge judge of that to be unlawful. It was a violation of oui unlawful. It was a violation of our first unlawful. It was a violation of ourFirst Amendment unlawful. It was a violation of our First Amendment rights and of our rights to privacy for them to enter her home. The charges were dropped but it was a very frightening time. Became a very frightening time. Became a civil rights or 20 because of happened to you and your sister, angela davis. So many bombers that felt like a turning point. Does this one feel like a real moment or do you think it will pass and nothing will change . You know, this moment will pass at some point but i have so much hope. I have never seen point but i have so much hope. I have never seen a point but i have so much hope. I have never seen a moment like this in all of my years. All in all of the history of the United States of america. Or. But i am very hopeful, especially when you hear what people say that we have a systemic racism problem when out 75 of white people think much more needs to be done and when people are saying no, we need to do more, more than having diversity and training, and all the things listed in the executive order. We need more than that because the Police Department in our country are historically forces of white supremacy. They have utilised black people throughout history. We have not reckoned with that history and thatis reckoned with that history and that is why it keeps repeating itself so it is time now not to just prove and refile but to upend the system and create an imagined, a new system, a new approach to ensuring Public Safety that does not endanger black lives, web black lives matter. What is that approach . This is a broad generalisation but a black friend has said this recently, what you did not get as a white person, you see police have protectors but most people see police as oppressors at worse as people who are more likely to kill you than protective. There is a chasm of experience and understanding. How do you breach of that and convince people what youre saying is convince people what youre sa i convince people what youre saying is right . George floyd, the george floyd moment is bridging that chasm. As i said earlier, white people it is almost as if they have had an intensive course overnight and a systemic racism, in anti blackness and they have graduated and they understand and out like never before that there is such a thing as systemic racism and that they understand that Police Officers historically have been forces of white supremacy, whether catching slaves, the convict leasing area arrests, they have delivered black bodies to white mobs and today of course they are killing black man in large numbers so it has been consistent throughout history andi consistent throughout history and i think what people are finally getting to understand this history. There has been a lot of truth telling like never before especially since ferguson in 2014, about this history. Surely you understand the nervousness, fear among people who are scared of violence on the street and actually are prepared to fund the police and turn a blind eye to some of the things the police do . What do you say to those people . First of all, the best way that we ensure Public Safety is to make sure that peoples needs are met, make sure they have housing, clothing, food. Make sure they have employment, healthca re. Clothing, food. Make sure they have employment, healthcare. If peoples needs are met, if basic human needs are met, then there would be no crime. The crime is we see it is the crime of genocide, the crime of slavery, the slave trade. The crime of the concentration camps, the crime of the loss of my friends in the Birmingham Sunday School bombing. We are looking into the wrong places when we talk about where the crime is. These are big topics and we shall talk about them again. Thank you for talking about them today. Thank you for inviting me. Thanks to you for being with us. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come returning to wuhan. How the chinese city is trying to shake off its reputation as the starting point for the pandemic. There was a bomb in the city centre. A code word known to be one used by the ira was given. Army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. The South African Parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. Just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. Early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. Germanys parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. Berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. The real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the worlds first woman cosmonaut. What do you think of the russian woman in space . I think its a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. Welcome back. Good to have you with us on bbc news. Our main headline at least 20 indian soldiers have been killed in a clash with Chinese Forces in a disputed himalayan border area. The incident follows rising tensions and is the first deadly clash in the border area in at least 45 years. Theres been a Significant Development on coronavirus. For the first time, a drug has been shown to reduce the risk of dying from covid 19. A cheap and widely available steroid called dexamethasone has been found to help some of the most seriously ill patients. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. For those laid low by covid 19, for the very sickest hospital patients, at last a drug that can tip the odds in their favour. 6,000 nhs Covid Patients were part of the trial and the results were so overwhelmingly positive, they were rushed out days after the study was completed. It found that dexamethasone saves one life for every eight patients on a ventilator and one life saved for every 25 patients on oxygen. If it had been used from the outset of the pandemic its thought it could have saved 4,000 5,000 lives in the uk. Catherine milbank from buckinghamshire spent 12 days on a ventilator with covid 19. She received dexamethasone after her husband paul gave consent over the phone for her to take part in the trial. When someone tells you that your wifes hanging on the edge of something that could go either way, and you know that there is current, proven drugs that are already in the medical industry already that are prescribed to people, when you know that they are around and theres a chance it might help, you grab it. Without trying these things. The researchers, us, no ones going to get anywhere in finding out the right drugs to help the pandemic thats happening and still going on. As were coming through it, im eternally grateful and will be for the rest of my life. Dexamethasone has been around for decades. A steroid, its widely used for arthritis, asthma, and other conditions. This is a genuine breakthrough in the treatment of covid 19. Dexamethasone, either in tablet or injectable form, is available in every hospital pharmacy. The treatment costs around £5 on the nhs and will be even cheaper in developing countries. So this drug has the potential to save lives across the world. Weve been on a huge search for treatments that actually will improve survival for patients with covid. This is the first drug. Not only is this the first drug that improves survival but it is available worldwide immediately and is affordable. Thats fantastic news for patients. The drug helps stop the immune system from overreacting to covid. Its not a cure, but it will help more of the sickest patients to overcome this disease. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Some good news there on coronavirus. Rather more worrying figures coming out of brazil. They have sent a set a record for the cases coming out ina a record for the cases coming out in a single day. It has risen by more than 35,000 to 923,000 total infections. The most in the world outside the United States. Beijing is re imposing restrictions in many parts of the city in response to a new cluster of covid cases. As other countries emerge from months of lockdown, the new outbreak is a reminder of how difficult the road to recovery could be. Questions are still being asked about chinas early handling of the outbreak. The first case of covid 19 was in the city of wuhan probably at the beginning of december last year. In total, there were nearly 4,000 deaths and over 50,000 infections there. Our china correspondent John Sudworth has just returned from a visit to wuhan and sent this report. For two months, time stood still in this city, as it endured one of the worlds harshest lockdowns. Now it seems a distant memory. Interrupted lives have resumed again. But beneath the appearance of normality, the authorities are on edge. People we arranged to meet are followed by plain clothes police. Who block our car. Why are they doing this . Were stopped from filming. We cant leave . And at this apartment block a group of officials keeps a careful eye on us. Are we being detained . During the lockdown, anger erupted here over how it was managed, with a National Vice minister heckled on an official visit. Its all fake, they shout. It was a sign of how the crisis shook the foundations of a system, one now firmly back in control. No interviews, shes told. People may Say Something they dont mean, this official says, explaining his concern about our filming. Injanuary, wuhans Health Service was the first to experience the onslaught. But despite evidence the disease was spreading, the public was given little warning. Doctors were silenced by the police, and one of them, li wenliang, later died. At a small shrine, an offering is made to a dead brother. Ms wong, who doesnt want to use her full name, has been told by the police not to talk to the foreign media, but has chosen to ignore that warning. 44 year old wong died in early february in the same hospital as dr li wenliang. They should have warned the public in time, his sister tells me. If they hadnt covered it up, my brother might be alive now. Anyone asking similar questions too publicly is quickly silenced. For china there is now only one narrative that matters in wuhan the undoubted success in eventually bringing the virus under control. John sudworth in wuhan. In his next report hell explore how the virus may have originated. Thats it for now. There is much more for you on the bbc website and all the national and international news. You can reach me and most of the team on twitter. Thank you for watching. Hello there. Expect a stormy spell of weather over the next few days. Not just for the uk, across much of central and eastern europe. Weve seen some sharp, thundering downpours. We start off quite promising but then showers are likely to develop in the uk as we go through the day. After a sunny start, afternoon thunderstorms could be an issue and because we have light winds, it could be slow moving. So, localised flooding not out of the question. We could start off with low cloud, mist, and fog. That burns its way back to the east coast where it may well linger, but elsewhere, lovely spells of sunshine but as the heat builds, the showers will arrive. They should be few and far between across scotland and Northern Ireland. The most frequent ones through wednesday will be across england and wales. So through the afternoon this is a snapshot you can see just a brighter colour denoting the intensity of those showers. Slow moving, a lot of heavy rain and some hail and thunder and lightning. It will be quite warm and humid out there. Temperatures likely 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. The showers will continue for a while through the early evening, hopefully starting to ease away before during the night, we could see more persistent rain pushing in through east anglia and moving through northern england. As we go through the day on thursday, rain to the north of england, then thats going to be replaced by some pretty intense thundery downpours across england and wales. In the space of two or three hours, we could see a couple of inches of rain. So, weather warnings have been issued by the met office, certainly worth bearing in mind if youre going out and about. A slightly quieter day in scotland 17 22 degrees the high. As we go into friday, england and wales will see the quietest of the weather. Fewer showers around, but more frequent showers are likely through Northern Ireland and scotland. Again, some of these will be heavy and thundery. 17 23 degrees as the high. We could do with some slightly quieter weather. We may well get it between england and wales for the start of the weekend as High Pressure builds, but this area of low pressure could spoil the story a little bit further north and west. So theres a chance this weekend of more rain, but its drier elsewhere with the heat set to build across england and wales as we go into next week. Take care. This is bbc news, the headlines chinese and indian troops have clashed along the disputed himalayan border between their countries , the most serious in several decades. The Indian Army Said 20 of its soldiers were killed in the confrontation. Beijing acknowledged that it had also suffered casualties, but did not say how many. The Trump Administration is suing the former National Security advisor john bolton to block the release of a book about his time in office. The Justice Department said the memoir contained classified information. Mr bolton argues the president committed impeachable offences, which mr trump denies. For the first time a drug has been found that reduces the risks, of severely ill patients from dying coronavirus. Trials show that dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid, reduced deaths by a third among patients on a ventilator
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