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Hello and welcome to bbc news. 800 households are being evacuated from five tower blocks in camden in north london, so that urgent Fire Safety Work can be carried out. The buildings have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at Grenfell Tower, in the west of the capital. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. Tom symonds reports. There was no warning, just a request. We need you to move out because we cant be sure you are safe. I just dont want to go now. I f...

Two environmental groups said Thursday they were suing the Norwegian state for violating the country's human rights commitments and constitution by planning new oil and gas projects worth nearly $19 billion.They also claim the state is violating its obligation to take children's best interests into account, which they say is a violation of both Norway's constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Taliban to live up to human rights commitments and to make the situation in afghanistan fundamentally one in which afghans want to stay and feel safe in rebuilding their country. so those conditions, those human rights conditions, very much guide our official dealings with people in afghanistan at the moment as well as trying to help those who need help. >> ambassador, thanks for joining the program this morning. you're always welcome to come back. >> thank you so much. >> really important conversation there. still to come, a very difficult week for former president trump and his escalating ...

But he spoke about partisan redistricting in a virtual fundraiser last night along with hillary clinton and the former obama attorney general eric holder. he called out republicans and said they, quote, want to dodge the consequences for their actions by redrawing congressional districts in their favor. mike pence visiting new hampshire today. this is his second visit to the first in the nation presidential primary state since leaving office in january. we learned yesterday that his vice presidential chief of staff, mark short, is now cooperating with the january 6th select committee, and in...

Are a blatant attempt to use human beings as bargaining leverage, a practice condemned by the global community and inconsistent with china's international human rights commitments. we stand shoulder to shoulder with canada in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of both michael kovrig and michael spavor. as for the fate of michael cough veh kovrig, no word yet on when his sentencing might be. but in china, courts have a sq conviction rate of over 99%. >> what is the likelihood that either of these two men will return home? >> reporter: at this moment, we don't tknow. legal exper...