xyour relevant people in the uk. your timin: in relevant people in the uk. your timing in launching _ relevant people in the uk. your timing in launching grease - relevant people in the uk. your timing in launching grease and you are choosing the date made the 14th, and you are saying we are open for business and please come and visit like you have in previous years — at greece, your timing is unfortunate and look at the us state department. they have put greece on the list of countries designated as level four with the simple message do not travel, that is what the americans are saying about greece right now.— americans are saying about greece right now. and they are sa in: greece right now. and they are saying that _ greece right now. and they are saying that about _ greece right now. and they are saying that about the _ greece right now. and they are saying that about the uk - greece right now. and they are saying that about the uk as - saying that about the uk as well, they are saying at that about 80% of the globe. every country has its own decision

it's the us, it's the uk. the prime minister here, prime ministerjohnson issued a letter to the israeli lobbies here, to the friends of israel, saying that we should not take israel to the icc. you know what, stephen, we are sick and tired of the international complacency. you see, the problem is, that right now, it is not your position within the palestinian political firmament that seems to count, it is hamas�*s. you tell me that you believe hamas�*s rockets are empowering the palestinian state... i didn't say that, i did not say that. i said the palestinian people's readiness to put up the struggle against the injustices... please address the point i began this interview with, which you've still failed to address. right now, it looks to many people — including to palestinian people — the dynamic response to everything that they've seen and that you've catalogued in this interview that israel is doing tojerusalem, to the occupied territories, in terms of settlement activity — everything that is dyn

there is the biggest deployment of uk troops outside uk in estonia, so 800 soldiers here. so, we feel strong, as we have strong friends in... if you feel strong, i can only suggest you're not reading your own intelligence service reports because your own intelligence service's 2020 annual report said this — "compared to nato forces, the balance of power on the baltic states axis is clearly tilted in favour of russia. russia has absolute supremacy in terms of offensive equipment, tanks, fighter aircraft and rocket artillery. nato has no comparable missile systems anywhere close in europe." that's your own intelligence service. yes, but deterrence works like this, that if russia makes a move on us, then our nato allies make a move on russia. so, deterrence works like this, that this move is made so expensive that russia doesn't want to make that move. but, prime minister, you know as well as i do that nato has not delivered on promises to improve the interoperability and mobility of its forces. i was only talking yesterday to the former us commander, army commander in euro

my guest is israel's ambassador in the uk, and former minister, tzipi hotovely. can the spiral of violence be stopped? ambassador tzipi hotovely, welcome to hardtalk. hi, it's great to be here. what is israel's strategic objective right now? is it to restore quiet on that southern front with the gaza strip or does it go much deeper? is it to destroy the military capability of the islamic militant groups? well, the first thing is definitely true. we want to restore quiet. just yesterday, we had another night that most israelis spent in shelters. from my personal experience, my family, they all live in the centre of israel and they all spent it in shelters. my mother is over 60. she had to go to a shelter for the first, time, you know, for many years that she had to go through this experience. and my eldest daughter, maayan, she's seven and she's zooming with herfriends in israel. all her class was in shelters because children are... you know, hamas is targeting our children and we need to protect ourselves. and i have a sense that every government that would have

and you will also notice the blue colours across the north of the uk. this colder air tries to get into the north—east of the country but doesn't get too far, but it will bring enough chill to the north and east of scotland, and in northeast england it will be quite noticeable there. but a rather grey, cloudy day for most, away from northern ireland, wales, the west midlands and the south—west where we will see some sunny spells. and that will set off a few showers again here, again, some of them will be on the heavy side. temperatures in the sunny spells 111—15 celsius, but noticeably cooler, like i mentioned, across the north—east. then as we move into the weekend, we see this weather front sweep across the country to bring a band of rain, and then our new area of low pressure starts to push across the uk for the rest of saturday and into sunday. so it's back to square one with sunshine and showers once again. now, some of the showers again over the weekend will be heavy, there will be the risk of hail and thunder, and there will be some sunsh

that's not always easy for everybody, even in the uk, to get to. and particularly, it's not easy for perhaps people from more disadvantaged or less affluent communities. so it's one of the most important things we're going to be doing, is taking this museum out. you know, we've got an incredible project called the urban nature project, which is going to be able to connect with people across the uk and all four nations of the uk, particularly reaching out to less advantaged communities to engage them with nature and the science in their own communities. and that, for me, is a great example of where you actually, you know, that's not about a debate about culture wars. it's about getting people inspired by nature. and that's one thing i think the pandemic has taught us. we need to get people inspired and we need to do it where they are. and that's really where i see our direction. and a final thought. i'm mindful that it is 140 years since the first visitors came to this wonderful place. do you think it's going to look very different, never mind 140 y

and you will also notice the blue colours across the north of the uk. this colder air tries to get into the northeast of the country but doesn't get too far, but it will bring enough chill to the north and east of scotland, and in northeast england it will be quite noticeable there. but a rather grey, cloudy day for most, away from northern ireland, wales, the west midlands and the southwest where we will see some sunny spells. and that will set off a few showers again here, again, some of them will be on the heavy side. temperatures in the sunny spells 111—15 celsius, but noticeably cooler, like i mentioned, across the northeast. then as we move into the weekend, we see this weather front sweep across the country to bring a band of rain, and then our new area of low pressure starts to push across the uk for the rest of saturday and into sunday. so it's back to square one with sunshine and showers once again. now, some of the showers again over the weekend will be heavy, there will be the risk of hail and thunder, and there will be some sunshine in be

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here in the uk, the infection rate is largely contained. the roll—out of the vaccine is having its effect. but in many other parts of the world, the situation is still critical. and with this patchwork pandemic, how dangerous would it be to resume international travel and tourism? well, my guest today is greece's minister of tourism, haris theoharis. could tourism prolong the pandemic? haris theoharis, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for inviting me. it's a pleasure to have you here in london. you are here to tell the world that greece is now open for tourism and for business. but the truth is, greece still has a very serious covid problem. well, i wouldn't call it serious, but it's as serious as many countries in europe. the third wave has been hitting europe hard, but we are over the apex. the numbers are getting better day by day. and i think greece is ready with a complete, mature and professional system to allow people again during the summer season. right. but one of the gauges of how countries are doing is notjust the inf

it's the us, it's the uk. the prime minister here, prime ministerjohnson, issued a letter to the israeli lobbies here, to the friends of israel, saying that we should not take israel to the icc. you know what, stephen, we're sick and tired of the international complacency. you see, the problem is, that right now, it is not your position within the palestinian political firmament that seems to count, it is hamas�*s. you tell me that you believe hamas�*s rockets are empowering the palestinian state... i didn't say that, i did not say that. i said the palestinian people's readiness to put up the struggle against the injustices... please address the point i began this interview with, which you've still failed to address. right now, it looks to many people — including to palestinian people — the dynamic response to everything that they've seen and that you've catalogued in this interview that israel is doing tojerusalem, to the occupied territories, in terms of settlement activity — everything that is dyn

there is the biggest deployment of uk troops outside uk in estonia, so 800 soldiers here. so we feel strong, as we have strong friends in... if you feel strong, i can only suggest you're not reading your own intelligence service reports because your own intelligence service's 2020 annual report said this — "compared to nato forces, "the balance of power on the baltic states axis "is clearly tilted in favour of russia. "russia has absolute supremacy "in terms of offensive equipment, "tanks, fighter aircraft and rocket artillery. "nato has no comparable missile systems "anywhere close in europe." that's your own intelligence service. yes, but deterrence works like this, that if russia makes a move on us, then our nato allies make a move on russia. so deterrence works like this, that this move is made so expensive that russia doesn't want to make that move. but, prime minister, you know as well as i do that nato has not delivered on promises to improve the interoperability and mobility of its forces. i was only talking yesterday to the former us commander, army commander in

weather across the uk is on the change. yes, it's turning increasingly wet and windy this bank holiday monday, and then that's going to be replaced by a case of sunny spells and blustery showers. and all the time, the temperatures disappointing — cold for early may. so the culprit arrives through the night. it's going to bring wet and windy weather in from the west, and that rain is going to continue to track its way steadily eastwards. now, ahead of it, quite a lot of cloud around so it will be a frost—free start to monday — something we've not seen for quite some time — but the cloud, the wind and the rain's on its way, moving out of northern ireland into southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales during the morning, probably not arriving into london and east anglia until the end of the afternoon and maybe not arriving at all in the far north of scotland. it's going to be windy for all — gusts widely in excess of aomph, maybe in excess of 60mph on exposed south—west coasts, and that's going to make

so this is wednesday and you can see showers there approaching south—western parts of the uk. could be thunderstorms around as well. difficult to say exactly where because there could be hit and miss but look at that. the vast majority of the country again enjoying clear, warm, sunny weather. on wednesday we will see temperatures easily reach the 20s, possibly the mid 20s and in scotland around 22 celsius for glasgow and edinburgh. that was wednesday. beyond that? it looks like it will cool off a little bit but temperatures in some parts of the country will still hover around the 20s, for example in the south. 0n the whole it does not look bad at all. this is bbc news, i'm reged ahmad with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. could it be bye—bye bibi? israel's prime minister remains defiant despite opposition claims they have the numbers to kick him out of office. it's been described as "a crime against humanity" — the conmen offering fake oxygen and fake drugs to the desperate in india who are battling covid. south africa is increasing its coro

you are a direct travel in most important museums in the uk, whether you sit on this? first i'm generally thrilled that museums are at the forefront. you want to be — museums are at the forefront. you want to be a _ museums are at the forefront. you want to be a battleground? no, i museums are at the forefront. you | want to be a battleground? no, we think those — want to be a battleground? no, we think those are _ want to be a battleground? no, we think those are important - think those are important discussions have and we think it is important museums in a sense are reflective of just important museums in a sense are reflective ofjust how important museums are in these collections, that you can naturally use them to tell the story is a museum throughout their history have been places where these kind of debates can take place. i think the important thing is that museums find a way to engage and inspire the works for the audience and actually a good example of this is and it is back to this point about physical space, this wonderful museum is fabulous, but it is

now the uk is not in the eu. if the meat is going to be cheaper, should we be allowing these products into the united kingdom? because you've just said people need access to affordable food. they do, yeah, but that affordable food does not need to be hormone—produced cattle. if you want affordable food, isn't this a genuine dilemma, how you square getting the cheapest food you can with the safest and best food you can? well, it is a very difficult question. however, there does have to be the line of ethics here. there does have to be the point where you look at where can you find that crossover between sustainability, ethically raised and well—looked—after foods? i mean, chicken that's been washed in chlorine, straight away, is that something that you would want to eat? and it's all well and good that we say that that makes it affordable because it's been that mass—produced. well, maybe that's where the education of different foods or different types of diets... you know, we're similar sorts of ages. when

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do you like the london, the england, the uk of today, better than that place that you began making art? oh, we've always loved london. and of course... it's all the same evolution, we call it. one big walk that we are doing. and everybody, when we first started out, they all called us queers in all the art world. even the art critic — "oh, the silly queers' art." it was most extraordinary, because there was the morality of that day was totally different, and we want to change the morality, that you can look at a naked person. in the renaissance, they were able to look at naked people who were doing whatever they want. why not today? and it is changing in an extraordinary way. and we were able to confront, even, like, the dirty worth, no? that word, �*dirty�*, is at the heart of a lot of what you've done, because dirty, you know, doesn'tjust mean the literal sense of being soiled with dirt. unacceptable. in the english language, it carries this much deeper meaning, tied to sexuality, to bodily functions, where there are certain things we don't want to think about or be confronted

weather across the uk is on the change. yes, it's turning increasingly wet and windy this bank holiday monday. that's going to be replaced by a case of sunny spells and blustery showers. and all the time temperatures disappointing cold for early may. so the culprit arrives through the night. it's going to bring wet and windy weather in from the west. and that rain is going to continue to track its way steadily eastward. ahead of it quite a lot of cloud around so it will be a frost free start to monday something we've not seen for some time. the cloud the wind and the rain is on its way moving out of northern ireland into southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales during the morning. probably not arriving into london and east anglia until the end of the afternoon. and maybe not arriving at all in the far north of scotland. it will be windy for all, gust widely in excess of a0 mph maybe in excess of 60 mph unexposed southwest coast. that can make it feel pretty cool. it may well be one of the coldest, early may ba

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: one of the world's richest couples — bill and melinda gates — announce they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage. the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel — as the debate begins on whether it's safe go on holiday. it's battle royale as epic games gets its day in court with apple in a trial that could have major implications for the future of the tech giant. a group of endangered giraffes get a new home after being rescued from rising floodwaters in kenya.

the uk is sending two royal navy patrol vessels to the island ofjersey — to monitor the situation in the english channel — after the french government threatened to cut off power supplies to the channel island, over disputed post—brexit fishing rights in the lucrative fishing area. donald trump's ban from facebook and instagram has been upheld by facebook�*s oversight board. the social media giant ruled the outgoing president had broken its standards and rules by appearing to sympathise with the capitol building attackers, while continuing now on bbc news... hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. month by month, us president joe biden is shifting away from trump era foreign policy positions. but how dramatic will the pivot be? in the middle east, there are signs of a changed approach to the region's two oil—rich adversaries, saudi arabia and iran. more pressure on the saudis, more engagement with tehran. my guest is the influential boss of saudi arabia's al arabiya english news channel, mohammed alyahya. have the saudis forfeited america's unstinting support? moha

on sunday, the uk recorded its highest temperatures since the end of march, 22.5 celsius in suffolk. now, nothing that high in the week ahead. temperatures will be close to average for the time of year, and for monday, it is a mix of sunshine and showers. in fact, that pretty much covers it for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, low pressure will be close by the uk, the source of these showers, and at least for monday, some brisk winds as well, especially in england and wales. and after a cloudy, breezy, showery night, well, this is where temperatures are to start the day. no frost out there. in fact, some spots just around 10—12 degrees celsius. we�*re not expecting any frost in the week ahead. there mayjust be a bit of rain skirting parts of eastern england to begin with. that moves off and may well head towards the northern isles of scotland later in the day. some of that could be heavy and thundery. whereas elsewhere, it�*s sunshine, these showers moving west to east, some heavy and thundery, a risk of hail. and it will be quite blustery, particular

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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. iam i am sally bundock. 22 people have been killed, including nine children, after israeli air strikes on gaza. countries around the world call for an end to the escalating violence between israel and the palestinians. us regulators have authorised the pfizer vaccine for use in children as young as 12 years old. china's population census shows slowest growth since the introduction of the one—child policy in the 1970s. and the queen is preparing to present the government's programme of legislation

this is bbc news, i'm david eades with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 20 people have been killed in israeli air strikes on gaza say local health authorities, after rockets were fired from the territory towards jerusalem. this follows clashes at one of the most sensitive sites injerusalem, israeli security forces fired stun grenades and rubber bullets during clashes with palestinians in which hundreds were injured. us regulators have authorized the pfizer vaccine for use in children as young as 12 years old. are the movie awards losing their lustre? the us tv network nbc says it won't broadcast the golden globe awards next year, because of worries over ethics and diversity.

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the wettest weather is across this central swathe of the uk. 36mm for north wales. but in sharp contrast to that, it was mainly dry across north west scotland and there was barely a drop of rain across the south east. the rain will continue to be variable on into friday, thanks to ourfamiliar slow—moving friend, our area of low pressure here. so we've got rain at the moment. the rain's getting heavier, the winds a bit stronger across eastern scotland but for many of us, it will stay pretty blustery over the next few hours with those strong gale force gusts of wind pummelling the coasts and the hills. more rain to come as well. but it's not too cold as we head into friday morning. now, the wettest weather through the day will be across wales, northern england, eastern scotland. the rain not amounting to much for north west scotland. it will ease off in northern ireland and there probably won't be that much in the south east, but the winds will be very strong, gusting to 50—60 mph around those english channel coasts, perhaps 70 mph gusts somewhere like the needles

there is the biggest deployment of uk troops outside uk in estonia, so 800 soldiers here. so we feel strong, as we have strong friends in... crosstalk. if you feel strong, i can only suggest you're not reading your own intelligence service reports, because your own intelligence service's 2020 annual report said this — "compared to nato forces, the balance of power on the baltic states axis is clearly tilted in favour of russia. russia has absolute supremacy in terms of offensive equipment, tanks, fighter aircraft and rocket artillery. nato has no comparable missile systems anywhere close in europe." that's your own intelligence service. yes, but deterrence works like this. that if russia makes a move on us, then our nato allies make a move on russia. so deterrence works like this, that this move is made so expensive that russia doesn't want to make that move. but, prime minister — prime minister, you know as well as i do that nato has not delivered on promises to improve the interoperability and mobility of its forces. i was only talking yesterday to the former us comm

the wettest weather is across this central swathe of the uk. 36 mm for north wales. but in sharp contrast to that, it was mainly dry across north west scotland, and there was barely a drop of rain across the south east. the rain will continue to be variable on into friday thanks to our familiar slow—moving friend, our area of low pressure here. so, we've got rain at the moment. the rain's getting heavier, the winds a bit stronger across eastern scotland. but for many of us, it will stay pretty blustery over the next few hours with those strong gale—force gusts of wind pummeling the coasts and the hills. more rain to come as well. but it's not too cold as we head into friday morning. now, the wettest weather through the day will be across wales, northern england, eastern scotland. the rain not amounting to much for north west scotland. it will ease off in northern ireland, and there probably won't be that much in the south east. but the winds will be very strong, gusting to 50—60 mph around those english channel coasts, perhaps 70 mph gusts somewhere like the ne

the irony is that no western country accepts, including the uk, to receive me, for medical assistance. you use that word we became familiarwith, �*rendition�*, to describe the way you picked up and you were sent through third countries, eventually to jordan and then on to guantanamo bay where of course you were incarcerated. that happened to you for a reason, mohamedou, it happened because the united states and its allies had intelligence that you were a member of al-qaeda and that you were an important figure in al-qaeda's international network, having contacts with other al-qaeda operatives, first in canada and also in germany, in berlin. there was evidence. can you confirm to me that going back to your late teenage years and early 20s, you were a sworn member of al-qaeda. so, this all started in late �*98 or early �*99 when i received a very harmless phone call from my cousin. and it was just a family call. he wanted me to send some money to his father who was sick in nouakchott and they needed the money, and then he lived in sudan. and this was very mundane, the phone call

in the uk it is getting on to well over 60% have had a first dose, why is pakistan one of the world's laggards when it comes to vaccination? well, again, please allow me to read this quote from a un journalist. he said pakistan has been a good example for the world with its pandemic—related policies. pakistan has done better than other countries... 1% of your people are vaccinated, minister. you don't need to read that off a card. you know it and i know it. no, i'm quoting the quote of a journalist, i don't want to be wrong, you know? as far as the vaccines are concerned, right now i think we have vaccinated 5.5 million people and we are among the 3a top countries in the world as far as vaccinations are concerned. we have to end, but here are some very salutary words from a former director of the who about pakistan and the challenges ahead, particularly the dangers, given your vaccination rate, of a future covid crisis. he says, "our systems will not be able to deliver, god forbid, if we reach even a bit of what is happening in neighbouring india. does that give you sleepless nights

no western country accepts, including the uk, to receive me, for medical assistance. you use that word we became familiarwith, �*rendition�*, to describe the way you picked up and you were sent through third countries, eventually to jordan and then on to guantanamo bay where of course you were incarcerated. that happened to you for a reason, mohamedou, it happened because the united states and its allies had intelligence that you were a member of al-qaeda and that you were an important figure in al-qaeda's international network, having contacts with other al-qaeda operatives, first in canada and also in germany, in berlin. there was evidence. can you confirm to me that going back to your late teenage years and early 20s, you were a sworn member of al-qaeda. so, this all started in late �*98 or early �*99 when i received a very harmless phone call from my cousin. and it was just a family call. he wanted me to send some money to his father who was sick in nouakchott and they needed the money, and then he lived in sudan. and this was very mundane, the phone call

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. its been called a monumental moment in the fight against covid — the united states backs a move that would let developing countries manufacture their own vaccines. one of hong kong's most prominent pro—democracy acivists is sentenced to ten months prison for marking the the anniversary of tiananman squeare last year. french fishermen head forjersey to protest new rules the uk is sending two royal navy patrol vessels to monitor the island's main port. super thursday — millions of people across britain will cast a ballot today in a mammoth set of elections for local councillors, mayors, scottish parliament, and welsh senned.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm victoria fritz. the belarusian journalist arrested after his flight was forced to divert to minsk — appears in a video, apparently under duress. the us president accuses belarus of a shameful assault on press freedom. in gaza — we meet one palestinian community grieving the loss of their children in the recent clashes with israel. george floyd's family will be welcomed to the white house — as the us marks the first anniversary of his murder. many african—americans say police reform has not come fast enough. and interest in digital skills among the elderly doubles — as modern technology reconnects friends and family during the pandemic. it's been a godsend to be able to

with the latest headlines or viewers in the uk and around the world. mexico city public mayor promises a full investigation into the rail bridge collapse which is killed at least 2a people. translation: at least 24 people. translation: , ., translation: there will be an investigation _ translation: there will be an investigation by _ translation: there will be an investigation by the _ translation: there will be an investigation by the attorney i investigation by the attorney general�*s office as well as it up general�*s office as well as it up and express what we can find out the whole truth and know what happened. the out the whole truth and know what happened.— what happened. the police officer convicted _ what happened. the police officer convicted of - what happened. the police i officer convicted of murdering george floyd, requests a retrial alleging misconduct by both prosecutors and jurors.

this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm tim willcox. another day of record infections and deaths in india. a special report on just how badly this crisis is affecting rural health facilities. a brazilian police operation against drug traffickers in rio ends with the deaths of 25 people. polls close across england, scotland and wales in �*super thursday', the biggest test of opinion since the uk general election of 2019. and us secretary of state, antony blinken, on a visit to kiev, urges russia to end what he calls its reckless and aggressive actions towards ukraine.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the labour leader sir keir starmer is preparing to reshuffle his team after the party's disappointing performance in the elections — he's already sacked his deputy angela rayner. when the leader of the party on friday— when the leader of the party on friday says he takes full responsibility for the election result— responsibility for the election result in_ responsibility for the election result in hartlepool in particular and then— result in hartlepool in particular and then scapegoats angela rayner, i think many— and then scapegoats angela rayner, i think many of us feel that was unfain — nicola sturgeon warns the westminster government against using legal arguments to prevent a second independence referendum after a fourth consecutive victory for the snp. the people of scotland have voted for the snp on the strength of offering when the time is right an independence referendum. the priority at the moment is not court cases, it's not independence legislation, it is recov

i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more airstrikes and rocket fire between israel and palestinian militants. attacks continue despite reports that the two sides are close to agreeing a ceasefire. serious differences, but talks are constructive — foreign ministers from the us amd russia meet on the sidelines of the arctic council in iceland. politicians and the ioc insist the tokyo 0lympics are safe, but public opposition intensifys. and american actor billy porter says no to stigma — he shares with the world he's been hiv positive for the past 14—years.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm tim willcox. ramping up the pressure on israel. joe biden tells benjamin netanyahu to ease back on the airstrikes on gaza, serious differences — but talking — the us and russia foreign ministers meet on the sidelines of the arctic council in iceland. a year on from the george floyd killing, a special report from france about racism in its police force and its effects on wider society. and we report from japan where politicians and the ioc insist the tokyo olympics are safe — but public opposition is intensifying.

and on wednesday, there will be a few sunny spells around, but much of the east of the uk will be cloudy, and you could well see some outbreaks of rain turning increasingly light and patchy as the day goes on. but through parts of scotland and again northern england, through the afternoon, there could be heavy and thundery showers getting going. where you get the sunshine, though, it is going to be a little warmer. still quite chilly as thursday begins under largely clear skies. now, there will be a weather system trying to approach from the west. some uncertainty about how far it's going to get in during daylight hours, but it could well bring some cloud and rain into at least parts of northern ireland. but where you stay dry, with sunny spells, it'll be a touch warmer still. that weather front to the west willjust die a death and we're left with building high pressure going into the weekend, and that is going to bring rather more settled weather than we've had of late. not completely dry. there may be a weather system approaching from the west later on bank holiday monday. but for most

the irony is that no western country accepts, including the uk, to receive me for medical assistance. you used that word we became familiar with — "rendition" — to describe the way you were picked up, and you were sent through third countries, eventually to jordan and then on to guantanamo bay, where, of course, you were incarcerated. you would... that happened to you for a reason, mohamedou. it happened because the united states and its allies had intelligence that you were a member of al-qaeda and that you were an important figure in al-qaeda's international network, having contacts with other al-qaeda operatives, first in canada and also in germany, in berlin. there was evidence. can you confirm to me that going back to your late teenage years and early 20s, you were a sworn member of al-qaeda? so, this all started in... ..late �*98 or early �*99 when i received a very harmless phone call from my cousin, and it was just a family call. he wanted me to send some money to his father, who was sick in nouakchott, and they needed the money. and then he lived in sudan. and this wa

in the uk, it's getting on to well over 60% of the population have had a first dose. why is pakistan one of the world laggards when it comes to vaccination? well, again, please allow me to read this quote from the un general assembly president volkan bozkir. he said, "pakistan has been a good example for the world "with its pandemic—related policies. "pakistan has done better than other countries..." 1% of your people are vaccinated, minister, you don't need to read that off a card. you know it and i know it. no, no, no, no, no. i'm quoting you the president of the general assembly and i don't want to be wrong, you know. as far as, you know, the vaccines are concerned, right now, i think we have vaccinated about 5.5 million people. we are among the 3a top countries in the world as far as vaccinations are concerned. we have to end, but here's some very salutary words from sameen siddiqi, a former director of the who about pakistan and the challenges ahead, particularly the dangers given your vaccination rate of future covid crisis. he says, "our systems will not be a

this is bbc news — i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. braced for an onslaught — borisjohnson�*s former chief aide, dominic cummings, is expected to be scathing about downing street's handling of the pandemic — as he gives evidence to parliament. prosecutors in the us convene a grand jury, to decide whether to bring criminal charges against donald trump. president biden urges congress to approve a policing reform bill, in memory of george floyd — after meeting his relatives on the first anniversary of his murder. peace after the conflict in gaza, but we have a special report on a palestinian family threatened with eviction after the ceasefire.

this is bbc news, i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden urges congress to approve a policing reform bill, in memory of george floyd, after meeting his relatives on the first anniversary of his murder. all in all, he just wants the bill to be right and meaningful and that it holds george's legacy intact. the us secretary of state pledges aid to rebuild gaza during his visit to the region, but says israelis and palestinians must address the root cause of their conflict. world leaders call for hard—hitting sanctions against belarus after a flight was forced to divert to minsk and a dissident journalist arrested. and interest in digital skills among the elderly doubles, as modern technology reconnects friends and family during the pandemic.