living a to discover huw edwards was living a double life... he betrayed the trust of staff and our audiences in the most egregious way possible. as you are saying the bbc board have written to huw edwards asking him to return money what was paid to him after he was arrested fourth three counts of making indecent images of children. counts he pleaded guilty to a few weeks ago. the bbc board says it met a few times to discuss information related to huw edwards. these discussions have been related to firstly what was

...the the statement from the board makes it clear that they are backing tim davie and the executive and they say it is clear that, they say, huw edwards is the villain of this piece. they are also announcing an independent review into workplace practices at the bbc as they say this affair has thrown up issues... including practices in the workplace. and they will be announcing more in september. please “ust cive announcing more in september. please 'ust cive us announcing more in september. please just give us a — announcing more in september. please just give us a bit— announcing more in september. please just give us a bit of— announcing more in september. please just give us a bit of background - announcing more in september. please just give us a bit of background on - just give us a bit of background on this story surrounding huw edwards. huw edwards was one of the most highly paid and recognisable faces on the bbc. there were allegations

made against him by a newspaper last summer. separately from that he was being investigated by the police overindecent being investigated by the police over indecent images of children. he was arrested last november. injune this year he was charged with those offences. he pleaded guilty and is waiting to be sentenced for those offences. of course, it has thrown up offences. of course, it has thrown up a wealth of issues that have been thrown up —— issues around did the director—general know... did they do the right thing knowing that hugh edwards had been arrested. there is

an independent review going on into surrounding issues. we will hear more from... the bbc has written to huw edwards asking him to repay thousands of pounds of licence payers money which they say he has been paid in... that he took in bad faith. ~ ., been paid in... that he took in bad faith. ~ . ., ., been paid in... that he took in bad faith. . ., ., , ., ., faith. we have had a statement from the culture secretary, _ faith. we have had a statement from the culture secretary, lisa _ faith. we have had a statement from the culture secretary, lisa nandy. i the culture secretary, lisa nandy. who says she welcomes the bbc launching an independent review into the culture of the organisation. she goes on to say the bbc is a hugely valued and important player in the public service broadcasting landscape and that staff must be able to feel safe at work. the son

of the bangladesh former prime minister has told that... his mother plans to return when elections are called. a caretaker government led by the nobel peace prize winner our south asia correspondent it's certainly a new day and a new government. they have really divvied up these

different departments. i want to take a mention of this advisory committee that was a part of it. you have a lot of people from civil society. you have people from business community and you also have the student leaders that were part of the protests, also part of this advisory committee. i want to talk a little bit more about the students you can probably say oh of course you can probably say oh of course you can't because a bus has just passed by, iam you can't because a bus has just passed by, i am standing there a monument that commemorates the people that were doing an uprising against a military government back in the 1990s. this isjust near against a military government back in the 1990s. this is just near the university campus and i am joined by two students who participated in

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months to ensure... to make this a i months to ensure... to make this a secular_ months to ensure... to make this a secular democratic— months to ensure... to make this a secular democratic election. - months to ensure... to make this a secular democratic election.- secular democratic election. israel has agreed — secular democratic election. israel has agreed to _ secular democratic election. israel has agreed to send _ secular democratic election. israel has agreed to send a _ secular democratic election. has agreed to send a delegation secular democratic electionm has agreed to send a delegation to a new round of negotiations to arrange a ceasefire with hamas. the united states issued a call for talks... hamas has yet to respond. international diplomats have been stressing the urgent need for a ceasefire to end the gaza war. our middle eastern correspondent has been looking at how much of a difference a new leader could make. certainly, ismail haniyeh he was

assassinated, was seen as someone more moderate and pragmatic. he had been overseeing the hamas negotiations. but it has been pointed out that the senior had mass of an as and off official how had been leading the tea had including a course that temporary truce the negotiating team in these indirect talks with israel through mediators, he remains in place, he remains responsible for this, and previously, yahya sinwar, the hardline leader of hamas overall, he had agreed to all of the former positions that hamas had signed up to,

including of course that temporary truce that we saw leading to the release of dozens of israeli hostages late last year, and it had seemed that yahya sinwar was really calling the shots. he was presumed to be in an underground bunker in gaza, having been seen to have masterminded the october 7th deadly attacks on israel. we just want to bring you these pictures that are coming into us of the former model katie price arriving at the royal courts of justice. she arrived at the main entrance wearing a beige outfit and a black head covering. she was arrested on her return to the uk. the arrest came after a warrant was issued by a judge on the 30th over herfailure to attend issued by a judge on the 30th over her failure to attend a previous hearing related to her bankruptcies.

a pairof a pair of pandas has arrived. the pandas actually arrived back injune, but they've spent a bit of time acclimatising, getting used to their new surroundings, but now they are on display to the public and they're going to attract a lot of visitors because people are just so fascinated by these animals. they are called yun chuan and xin bao. they're five and four—years—old, and the habitat they're going to be living in at san diego zoo is called panda ridge. i'm told it's some four times larger than the last enclosure they had for the pandas, back when pandas used to be at the zoo previously. it's got lots of trees for them to climb and to get some shade, and some hillsides for them to be rolling around in, and i think certainly they look like they've been enjoying it from what i've seen so far.

but of course, this is about a lot more than just people getting to see some cute and cuddly animals. china's panda diplomacy program has got a lot of political significance, too, and china has been lending out its pandas since the 1970s as a way to build relationships and conduct diplomacy. when president, the us president richard nixon, first visited china and his wife patricia remarked that she really loved these animals, that was when the country first offered to lend the us some pandas. but of course it is a source of diplomacy that could be turned off as well. and in recent years, we haven't seen pandas coming to the us because there's been an era of greater tensions and disagreements. so the pandas being back at san diego zoo now does represent some, a kind of resetting of that relationship of sorts. and also the money that's paid to china for the lend of these pandas also goes towards a lot of research and conservation work too. now for the governor of california, gavin newsom, he certainly sees it

as a cause for celebration that the pandas are coming back to california and he has renamed today california panda day. you're watching bbc news you can find more headlines, and more stories on our website.

live from london. this is bbc news. ukraine carries out a major drone attack about 300 kilometres inside russia. meanwhile, ukraine's interior minister says at least 11 people have died in a russian strike on a supermarket. british prime minister sir keir starmer says police should

remain on "high alert" — after a week of rioting across england and in northern ireland. israel says it will send a delegation to a new round of gaza ceasefire negotiations. hamas is yet to confirm if it will take part. the bbc asks former newsreader huw edwards to return more than £200,000 in salary, saying he undermined trust in the corporation. another person is arrested in connection with the planned attacks on the taylor swift concerts in vienna. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin this hour with the war in ukraine, where four days of surprise border incursions have seen ukraine strike a military airfield and make territorial gains within russia. while inside ukraine,

a busy supermarket has been struck.