our correspondent in sydney, katy watson, thank| in sydney, katy watson, thank you.r the church's role in mistreatment and trauma inflicted on native american communities. from 1819 to 1969, a us government programme of forced assimilation saw hundreds of thousands of indigenous american children taken from their families and sent to boarding schools, dozens of which were run by the catholic church. survivors have reported mental, physical and sexual abuse. in a document released on friday, the us conference of catholic bishops acknowledged the harm the church caused to native americans, writing "the family systems of many indigenous people never fully recovered from these tragedies, which often led to broken homes harmed by addiction, domestic abuse, abandonment and neglect". for more, i spoke to christine diindiisi mccleave, former ceo of the national native american boarding school healing coalition. christine, thank you for taking the time to be with us here in bbc news. you are the descendent of boarding school survivors. what does this apology from the us confe

katy watson - next steps. we will watch very closely. katy watson in - next steps.y watson in sydney, thank you so much. the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, was here in washington on monday for talks on the war in gaza and the escalating tensions with the lebanese armed group hezbollah. mr gallant vowed to bring back the remaining hostages from gaza, urging a continued close cooperation with the us despite recent public disagreements. the defense minister first met with cia chief bill burns, who has been a key voice in ceasefire negotations between israel and hamas. mr gallant then met with us secretary of state antony blinken. speaking on that meeting, state department spokesperson matthew miller said that mr blinken emphasized the need for israel to avoid further escalation in gaza and to develop �*robust�* and �*realistic plans' for the next phase of the war. number one, our ongoing commitment to israel's security. number two, the importance of israel developing robust, realistic plans for the day after the conflict, plans that include path towards govern

katy watson, bbc, canberra. >> for more i have been speaking to the brother of julian assange and theon of the assigned campaign, gabriel shipton. he has been campaigning for his brother's release for years including when he visited washington dc last year as part of a bipartisan delegation of australian parliamentarians. he told me what was next for his brother. >> the plea he has to sign essentially says he is guilty of journalism. it is one charge under the espionage act. the plea actually describes journalism. it's a criminalization of investigative journalism, of the journalist source relationship. it will have an incredible chilling effect on national security journalism. i think only -- the only way to wipe that off the books now is to pursue a pardon for julian and at that is what we will be doing. the biden administration has said many times they cannot interfere in the department of justice and the department of justice proceedings. now those are over. now, the biden administration has a chance to really correct the record and do the right thing. the new york times has calle

our correspondt katy watson was in canberra when julian assange arrived and filed this report. >> the win for australia. a political victory for julian assange and his family. this is a homecoming they have long been waiting for. so too his supporters. >> there are no words to do it justice to be honest. i have had the shakes. i can't eat the last few days. i can't sleep. >> do you think opinion will be divided that he gave one guilty plea? how does it make you feel? >> dads sufficiently for america. they don't even have the decency to except they have already been told t appeal was likely to be successful. >> shortly after landing he was whisked away for his first night of freedom. supporters have come here to the hotel where julian assange is saying with the hope of getting a glimpse of him. people have been campaigning for years. there was a concerted effort of politicians and diplomats here in australia talking to the u.s.. that made a difference bringing him home. for those anxious to hear his story, they will have to wait longer -- a while longer. >> julian wanted me to sincerel

katy watson, bbc news, canberra.hejulian assange old baily case — for the unified european legislature at the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe. she gave me her thoughts now the case is over. this is a historic case. it's historic because it's set a number of precedents in relation to how we treat whistle—blowers, how we treat journalists, especially those engaging in national security journalism, how how we understand how the most powerful states operate, and also how people can mobilise to make change even in the most desperate situations. so to me, the assange case represents a lot of what we all care about, us understanding what governments or corporations do in our name, journalists trying to expose and reveal some of the corruptions and of the the malpractices, war crimes, etc, that take place with the help of people inside the system who have a conscience and who let us know. because quite often, you know, if you have a child in a nursery or an old or an elderly relative in a care home, you don't

katy watson. the church's role in mistreatment and trauma inflicted on native american communities. from 1819 to 1969, a us government programme of forced assimilation saw hundreds of thousands of indigenous american children taken from their families and sent to boarding schools, dozens of which were run by the catholic church. survivors have reported mental, physical and sexual abuse. in a document released on friday, the us conference of catholic bishops acknowledged the harm the church caused to native americans, writing, "the family systems of many indigenous people never fully recovered from these tragedies which often led to broken homes harmed by addiction, domestic abuse, abandonment and neglect". for more, i spoke to christine diindiisi mccleave, former ceo of the national native american boarding school healing coalition. christine, thank you very much for taking the time and being with us on bbc news. you are the descendent of boarding school survivors. what does this apology from the

katy watson, bbc news, canberra., my colleague caitriona perry spoke tojulian assange�*s brother who is also the chairperson of the assange campaign, gabriel shipton. mr shipton has been campaigning for assange�*s release for years including when he visited washington dc last year as part of a bipartisan delegation of austrialian parliamentarians. he told her what was next for his brother. the plea he had to sign, his essentially signed a plea that says he is guilty ofjournalism and the whole thing has been hijacked and the plea describes journalism so it is a criminalisation of investigative journalism and of the journalist source relationship, so it will have an incredible chilling effect on national securityjournalism in one of the only way is to wipe it off the books is to pursue a pardon forjulian and thatis pursue a pardon forjulian and that is what we will be doing. the biden administration has said many times they can't interfere in the department of justice and their proceedings, so those are now over and so

katy watson, bbc news.ister rishi sunak and labour's sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head on the bbc in the final leaders debate of the election campaign, with just over a week to go until polling day. it comes as members of both parties continue to face difficult questions about betting on the date and outcomes of the election. our political correspondent sean curran reports. the stage is set for the final head—to—head debate of this campaign. tonight rishi sunak and keir starmer will face each other and questions from the audience. it's a sure thing the prime minister it will be asked about the gambling row. he has been criticised for taking too long to drop two candidates who are being looked into by the gambling commission. the prime by the gambling commission. tue: prime minister by the gambling commission. tte: prime minister is very by the gambling commission. t'te: prime minister is very angry by the gambling commission. tte: prime minister is very angry about what has happened here alt

that is katy watson.ay he _ him. i cannot describe the feeling. i heard my dad say he is _ him. i cannot describe the feeling. i heard my dad say he is doing i i heard my dad say he is doing cartwheels. i think that sort of describes it, we are over the moon. he is home now after being in saipan and he is able to be back with his family. on australian soil. it is incredible. i haven't really spoken to julian incredible. i haven't really spoken tojulian about incredible. i haven't really spoken to julian about wikileaks incredible. i haven't really spoken tojulian about wikileaks and what's going to happen there. obviously it is an incredible, historical archive now of this information that was published. it is still online, it hasn't published anything for very long time, hasn't published anything for very longtime, though. i think if you look back in history, it has a very important place. some of those publications led to the end of the iraq war, exposed war crimes, torture in guantanamo bay. actually,

in a moment we'll speak to our sydney correspondent katy watson.dent nomia iqbaljoins us now. nomia, how significant is this move from the us and president biden? hugely so. there is no doubt about that. three years ago, the us justice department said it wanted to pursue extradition. the americans, as caroline said, they have long considered julian assange as someone who endangered the lives of american operatives when his wikileaks website released those documents on the iraq and afghanistan wars. but earlier this year back in april, president biden said he was considering a request by the australian government to resolve julian assange's legal limbo. the australians are a key security ally for mr biden, there is no doubt there was pressure on him in that respect. also pressure from progressive members of his own democratic party, who view mr assange as somebody who is simply exercising his free—speech right as a journalist exposing those wards. but it is not a view held by everyone in the democratic party ignore the republican party, there are th

katy watson, bbc news, canberra.pionage—related charges. and of course a concern we have, and i was on the government at the time, the potential identity and compromised assets of iraqis and afghans who were helping us. i imagine there are some people, because they were identified as having helped us, and they were doing that on a clandestine basis when they were outed, i imagine some of them lost their lives. i don't know that, given the situation in afghanistan. what do you say to people who think he is a hero? i don't agree with that at all, i think he did serious damage. but i also have to acknowledge he spent five years in a hard time ukjail in london. and before that, seven years confined in the ecuadorian embassy. let's speak to former british army officer and nato commander — hamish de bretton gordon. welcome to the programme, your reaction to what we have seen over the last 36 hours? i reaction to what we have seen over the last 36 hours?— reaction to what we have seen over the last 36 hours? i think, as jam

our sydney correspondent katy watson joins us now.lian public when he gets back, do you think? ~ , , . . ~ think? well, he is expected back here in about _ think? well, he is expected back here in about four _ think? well, he is expected back here in about four and _ think? well, he is expected back here in about four and a - think? well, he is expected back here in about four and a half- think? well, he is expected back. here in about four and a half hours. his wife, who flew to australia ahead of his departure from the uk, has travelled here. she has been posting updates. his father, as well, has been thanking australians because so many people here have said it is because of the australians, because of the australians, because of the australian government that we have seen him finally return to australian soil. the prime minister, anthony albanese, who has fought for him to return, said himself that this is not aboutjulian assigned, his activities or what you feel about them, it is about this case going on forfar too long and about

our sydney correspondent katy watson joins us now. he is on his way.has to i reaction where you are? there is a cautious optimism. he has to stopj reaction where you are? there is a i cautious optimism. he has to stop in northern mariana islands, where he has to go to a us court and he will enter the guilty plea. from then on, coming to australia. across the political spectrum there is a feeling of this has been a long time coming and it is good he will be returning to australian soil, but for now, the government is remaining tight—lipped, saying it is not appropriate to talk about ongoing proceedings. anthony albanese e, the prime minister, has made this long—running campaign, brought of this topic time and time again and has said repeatedly that enough is enough and julian assange needs to be back here in australia.— be back here in australia. thanks, ka a former fujitsu engineer will be questioned today about his role in designing the faulty software at the centre of the horizon it scandal. garethjenkins is a key figure in the inquiry into how hundr

and heather watson have all gone out in the first round.ix britons also failing in the opening stage of the singles at roland—garros in paris. but happier news at a zoo in chester. they're celebrating after seeing the highest number of endangered baby penguins to hatch in a decade . if you're hatch in a decade. if you're watching on tv, take a look at these cuties. they're ii humboldt penguin chicks hatched at chester zoo in mid—april. experts are saying that the species was the most at risk of the 17 penguin species we know about. they say due to climate change and overfishing. and guess what? they're naming this year's chicks after plants. so you're looking at little nettle, thistle, dandelion , tulip and thistle, dandelion, tulip and daffodil, all among the confirmed names so far. that's the news for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common herts . to gb news. common herts. >> well, the election countdown has begun , but is it just me or has begun, but is it just me or doesit

heather watson has been knocked out by the czech 8th seed marie bouzkova.o there, good evening. a few heavy, thundery downpours around for some today, but some brighter spells in between. cloudier towards the south than we saw yesterday, so the temperatures not quite as high. but still some long, sunny spells around for many spots, including in lancashire — and that really sets the scene for the rest of the week, when it will feel a lot more like summer than it has been of late. drier, a little warmerfor most, but not completely dry. still the chance of some showers, and indeed, some longer spells of rain. but on wednesday, it does look mostly dry — and that's because high pressure continues to build in from the azores — chance of an isolated shower or two, a front moves into the far northwest of scotland. but overnight tonight, well, the showers from today will just continue to fade away. long, clear spells, some areas of cloud at times. locally, across parts of scotland, we could see lows of around 3—4 celsius — so a little chilly here, but further south,

katie, thanks. we've come a ways since watson.en more. >> that's the point that we're making. how far have we really come? >> since the beginning. may not ever get to simpatico. >> i know. no. i can't -- like -- >> i mean, i am -- look, a lot of things i want out of a.i. a lot of great medical advances we can guess, i think, but bad things come with it, too. anyway, when we come back we're going to ask former boston president eric rosengren about the latest challenges and questions fating the u.s. central bank. stay ted "squawk box" will be right back. (vo) what does it mean to be rich? maybe rich is less about reaching a magic number... and more about discovering magic. rich is being able to keep your loved ones close. and also send them away. rich is living life your way. and having someone who can help you get there. the key to being rich is knowing what counts. >>> sa rrepta receiving approva in the u.s. including more children with muscular dystrophy a deadly muscle disease and expanding the market for their somewhat controve

taking on katie boulter later. to their former international alan hansen. it's been announced that the former liverpool defender and match of the day pundit is seriously ill in hospital. our correspondent is in germany, have the coaching staff had anything to say about alan hansen. yes have the coaching staff had anything to say about alan hansen.— to say about alan hansen. yes the s: uad to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed _ to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed here _ to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed here yesterday - to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed here yesterday and i to say about alan hansen. yes the i squad landed here yesterday and had their first training session today and a short time ago the assistant scotland managerjohn carver gave a conference and i asked him about alan hansen. he said they were told about his condition as they landed in munich before they drove down to bavaria. he said everybody, the players, coaching staff and the sfa as a whole, are th