kind of trolling or abuse is what kind of trolling or abuse is she getting as a result? it what kind of trolling or abuse is she getting as a result? it really started on _ she getting as a result? it really started on social _ she getting as a result? it really started on social media. - she getting as a result? it really started on social media. we - she getting as a result? it really l started on social media. we have, for example, a former presidential candidate who dropped out of the gop primary last month called taylor swift and travis kelce and artificially culturally propped up couple, and he actually suggested that the chiefs would win the super bowl and swift and kelce would come out and endorse joe bowl and swift and kelce would come out and endorsejoe biden potentially this fall. and fox news also promoted this theory as well. jesse waters accused swift of being a front for a covert political agenda. i would say that is interesting because the pentagon actually responded to it and

dismissed that as a conspiracy theory as well. a lot of this is just spreading online but also at the same time, just because these theories are spreading online, it does not mean they are massively being believed by the majority of republicans. being believed by the ma'ority of remnant being believed by the ma'ority of reublicans. ., ~ . ., republicans. thank you so much for talkin: to republicans. thank you so much for talking to our _ republicans. thank you so much for talking to our british _ republicans. thank you so much for talking to our british audience, - republicans. thank you so much for talking to our british audience, we | talking to our british audience, we appreciated. so let's take a look at some of the front pages. we start with daily mail. guardian says labour cuts ties with the rochdale candidate over israel comment and also pressure on netanyahu over at rafah offensive. and the ft, privately —— private equity boss as shares rise by $40 billion as assets search, nice work if you can get it. that's all from us tonight. i know, i know, it's late and you want to go to bed, but spare a thought for the saggy old cloth cat who's just turned 50. that's over 200 in human years. think how tired he must be. goodnight.

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i think the white house is very worried about that and their public he said that this is not something israel should do unless there is a place for these million plus people to go, and there aren't that many places in gaza right now, so you have to wonder whether israel would want them to flee to egypt, which is not something the biden administration supports, the biden national security calms advisers said today there are legitimate military targets in rafah, but obviously it's a heavily populated area, so they're trying to get israel to exercise restraint, but they do conceive that israel, the reason that hamas is more likely to sign a deal is the military pressure on them in khan younis, for example, so there is a balancing act the white house is trying to do, almost like a tight rope. tote

white house is trying to do, almost like a tight rope.— like a tight rope. we will leave it there, daniel, _ like a tight rope. we will leave it there, daniel, thank— like a tight rope. we will leave it there, daniel, thank you - like a tight rope. we will leave it there, daniel, thank you for - like a tight rope. we will leave it i there, daniel, thank you forjoining us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. double child rapist and murderer — colin pitchfork — will face a fresh hearing after challenging a decision to keep him behind bars. he was jailed for life for raping and strangling two 15—year—old girls in the 1980s. he was granted parole , which was challenged by ministers and the parole board denied his release in december. schools are spending tens of thousands of pounds more a year, to meet rising costs of contracts with private firms. these private finance initiative schools, are locked into 25—to 30—year contracts, in which charges rise more than at other schools. pfi investors say the contracts give, long—term value for taxpayers' money. the retailer, the body shop, is expected to appoint administrators in the coming days, in a move likely to result in store

closures and job losses. it's understood that trading over the christmas period and injanuary was not as strong as hoped. you're live with bbc news. labour has now withdrawn its support for its candidate in the rochdale by—election later this month, in the light of new information about comments he made about israel. the bbc understands azhar ali has been suspended from the party, pending an investigation. mr ali has apologised after he was recorded suggesting that israel had allowed the seventh october attacks to go ahead, so that it could do whatever it wanted in response. earlier, labour had defended standing by their candidate. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. this was the man labour had hoped would be its next mp for rochdale, launching his campaign less than a week ago.

but tonight labour has withdrawn its support from azhar ali, and it is understood he has been suspended from the party. what keir starmer has done this evening is shown that when he said he would root anti—semitism out of the labour party and make sure it had no place in the labour party, tonight the decision he has taken is evidence that he is sticking by that no matter what the circumstances. azhar ali had apologised after reportedly saying israel had allowed the october the 7th attacks to happen. initially senior labour figures condemned his comments but stood by him, saying they believed he understood the gravity of what he had said. but tonight the party changed position, saying they had had new information about further comments he had made. they have given themselves very much the worst of all worlds, haven't they? now it looks like they have done this because they were shamed into doing this rather than having done it out of principle. they have seriously damage their own credibility on this issue

and the credibility that the jewish community needs to have in them. in rochdale, though, it is too late for labour to change its candidate, so azhar ali will still appear on the ballot paper for the party even though if he wins he will not sit as labour mp. voters who want to back labour essentially have the choice between a candidate who in the end might notjoin the ranks of labour mps or otherwise staying at home. there is no doubt that this row about that candidate in a constituency where already sir keir starmer�*s stance on gaza was going to be controversial with at least a considerable section of the potential labour electorate, it does make labour's life more difficult. george galloway is standing in rochdale and putting labour's stance on gazza front and centre. the contest here has taken a new turn, and it is one certainly labour wouldn't have wanted.

and we mentioned that by—election, here's a full list of candidates standing in the rochdale by—election. if you'd like more information , you can head to our website. police in delhi have banned all public gatherings ahead of a protest march on india's capital on tuesday, by thousands of farmers. security forces have put up concrete barricades, metal blocks and iron nails to close key highways leading into the city. the farmers are demanding minimum pricing on crops, improved pensions and better working conditions. the protests come ahead of national elections, in which prime minister narendra modi is expected to win a third term in office. india's farmers form an influential voting bloc. live now to our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan.

memories of the farmer process from 2020 and 2021 still fresh when we are seeing a method agitation underground in delhi and around delhi, give us a sense of the scale of these protest we are talking about? ~ ., ., ., ~ ., ., about? we are not talking about more than 200 farmers _ about? we are not talking about more than 200 farmers union _ about? we are not talking about more than 200 farmers union taking - about? we are not talking about more than 200 farmers union taking part i than 200 farmers union taking part in this process, starting from tuesday, mainly from the states of haryana, punjab and uttar pradesh, states bordering the capital of delhi, and the police have made elaborate security arrangements as mentioned, putting barricades near the border of delhi, concrete structures, and band major rallies inside delhi, so the farmers are asking to the minimum support price, guaranteed minimum price for produce should be announced for all food

crops they are producing, which should be made into law. they also want pension forfarmers should be made into law. they also want pension for farmers about the age of 60, pointing out that despite all the years and government support, many farmers are struggling to make ends meet and it is time for government to intervene and help them out. the government says that at this point they are talking with the farmers, and they held late—night talks that proved inconclusive, and they want another round of talks on tuesday.— round of talks on tuesday. given that elections _ round of talks on tuesday. given that elections are _ round of talks on tuesday. given that elections are nearing, - round of talks on tuesday. given that elections are nearing, and l round of talks on tuesday. given l that elections are nearing, and the farmers vote is significant, how important would it be for the president —— present astonishment to try and send out the right kind of message and when it comes to the farmers? ., , ., ., farmers? the farmers form a huge block of voters, _ farmers? the farmers form a huge block of voters, you're _ farmers? the farmers form a huge block of voters, you're talking - block of voters, you're talking about tens of millions of voters in northern india, where the streets states are formed which are coming to the protest in delhi, statistically possibly thinking the

elections are two months away, this would put pressure on the government and priming a certain narendra modi, so that he can accept the request. they point out what happened in 2021, when the end of the process after a year though the government repealed those contentious farm laws, many of the promises were not fulfilled and that is why they think it is the right time to put forward that proposal to the government. on the other hand, the government thinks that in case they are seem to be given into the demands again, they will appear weak in front of they will appear weak in front of the electorate, which is why the government is desperate to find a solution by holding talks, even though all —— not all of the farming unions are taken part in the process, if the other unions join, we would see the huge crowds that we saw in 2021, which is a concern for the government. we saw in 2021, which is a concern for the government.— the government. we will leave it there, the government. we will leave it there. thanks — the government. we will leave it there, thanks for _ the government. we will leave it there, thanks for getting - the government. we will leave it there, thanks for getting us - there, thanks for getting us up—to—date. let's take a look at some other

stories in the headlines.... two prisoners held at the us detention centre at guantanamo bay have returned to afghanistan more than 20 years after they were arrested. they landed in kabulfrom oman — where they've spent the last seven years under house arrest. abdul zahir was seized in bagram — while abdul karim was captured in pakistan. around 30 people are still held in guantanamo bay. ukraine has demanded action against protesting polish farmers — who stopped several ukrainian trucks at the border and emptied some of their grain cargo onto the road. social media images showed piles of grain next to the ukrainian lorries — which had already cleared customs. prosecutors in poland say they're investigating. the west african regional bloc — ecowas — has sent a diplomatic mission to senegal to discuss the postponement of its presidential elections. the delegation will meet local officials and politicians. senegal�*s president — macky sail — decided to push back the polls earlier this month. the opposition described the move

as a constitutional coup. millions of people in the brazilian city of rio dejaneiro are getting into the carnival spirit. the world—famous carnival got under way on sunday night. up to 50 million people across brazil will take part in the festivities, with millions more watching on tv. sofia bettiza has been looking at what has been happening so far at �*rio 2024.�* it's the biggest carnival in the world. every february, all over brazil, the streets filled with music, street parties and people dancing samba, which is one of the great symbols of brazilian culture. and it's recognised by unesco as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. and it's during parades like these that samba schools compete for the title of carnival champion. so, over two nights, they try to outdance

and outshine each other. as you can see, the parades feature incredible costumes, floats and choreography. have a look. samba music plays. each parade tells a story. and it's often about social issues or politics. for example, this parade in rio de janeiro made a plea to stop illegal mining in the amazon, which is causing a lot of suffering for the indigenous communities who live in the forest. now, there is no doubt that carnival in rio is the most famous. but carnival is celebrated in more than 50 countries around the world.

for example, this is france. and this is venice, which started celebrating in the 11th century, making it one of the oldest carnivals in the world. so each country puts its own spin to it and uses the festivity to celebrate its culture, history and traditions. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. we had a sunny start to the week, but tuesday is going to be very different for many of us. extensive cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle, but it is going to be relatively mild, and indeed this is the outlook for the next few days. now, let's have a look at the big picture across our neck of the woods. weather systems gently streaming in from the southwest and the jet

stream is generallyjust to the south of us. so the air hasn't been all that mild over the uk. but in the next few days we will see these warmer air masses streaming in almost from the subtropics. so temperatures are expected to rise, of course, not to subtropical values, but it will be milder. anyway, here's the early morning forecast, then. some wintry showers in scotland, pretty chilly as well, with a touch of frost in the highlands. and then the further south you are, the less cold it'll be in the morning. so around, say five or six degrees celsius in the south of england. tuesday's weather map shows this weather front approaching. it's a warm front. so behind it, we've got that warmer air streaming in pretty much from the azores. and that means extensive cloud across many parts of south western britain initially, yhen that weather front will basically move sort of north and eastwards through the course of the day. outbreaks of rain will come and go. almost impossible to say at what time. it's just going to be a pretty overcast and dreary day across the bulk of the uk apart

from scotland here. in fact, some sunshine and a little bit colder. and then into wednesday it looks as though that weather front will move a little bit further north into scotland. so yes, clouds will increase eventually later in the day on wednesday in southern scotland, eventually the lowlands, too. but to the south, itjust stays cloudy, rainy. you can see the winds are coming in out of the southwest, not particularly strong, but noticeable on coasts. and look at these temperatures, up to 14 degrees in yorkshire, still a little bit colder the other side of the weather front in scotland and the northern isles. you can see that slightly colder air there just in the north of the uk. and then the outlook, so this is really for the rest of the week into the weekend, and even into next week. it's a general trend here for these milder air masses to sweep in off the atlantic. so pretty stable temperatures, maybe as high as 16, but generally around 13 or 14 in the south of the country. closer to single figures, around average, in the north of the uk. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from new york city, i'm stephen sackur. americans are bracing themselves for a rerun of trump versus biden

in the coming presidential election. now, that is a matchup that many americans have little enthusiasm for. but what is the alternative? well, my guest today wants to be that alternative. cornel west is a writer, an academic, a civil rights and an anti—war activist. he's launched his own bid for the presidency, and while he's unlikely to win, could it be that his presence will tip the balance in a tight race? cornel west, welcome to hardtalk. well, thank you so very much, and it's always a blessing to be in conversation with you, my brother. well, it is great to talk to you.

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