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nick beake in cala matter. there is plenty to talk about on that court case, so we will try and get the line stabilised and go back and get some more detailfrom nick in greece. forthe some more detailfrom nick in greece. for the moment let's move on to donald trump is my trial in the us. the prosecution in donald trump's hush money trial in new york rested its case on monday. it came after a final day of testimony from his former fixer michael cohen. the defence is now presenting its evidence, but the first witness called by mr trump's team was involved in a row with thejudge. from new york here's our correspondent nada tawfik. this historic trial is winding down. prosecutors today rested their case but before that, the defence took another crack at trying to undermine michael cohen's credibility. the biggest blow they scored today was having michael cohen admit on the stand that he stole from his former boss, donald trump. michael cohen admitted he invoiced the trump organisation $50,000 for tech services from
nick beake in cala matter. there is plenty to talk about on that court case, so we will try and get the line stabilised and go back and get some more detailfrom nick in greece. forthe some more detailfrom nick in greece. for the moment let's move on to donald trump is my trial in the us. the prosecution in donald trump's hush money trial in new york rested its case on monday. it came after a final day of testimony from his former fixer michael cohen. the defence is now presenting its evidence,...
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nick beake sent this report. an unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. cctv footage shows the moment a dark car veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground as the bullets ring out. one assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. then, here, you can make out the prisoner himself — wearing white trainers — as he emerges from the prison van. the gang sets fire to their own vehicle, the smoke only adding to the chaos. some of them run towards another car — a white one — to begin their escape. the aftermath — carnage. two prison officers dead, others gravely injured as their police colleagues begin a painstaking search for evidence in an attack that's been described as an assault on france itself. translation: they will be arrested, l they will be judged and they will be | punished commensurate to the crime that they have co
nick beake sent this report. an unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. cctv footage shows the moment a dark car veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground as the bullets ring out. one assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. then, here, you can make out the prisoner himself — wearing white trainers — as...
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nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. before we go, as we've been reporting, the us secretary of state antony blinken has been visiting kyiv. after he'd finished his diplomatic mission, he went out to relax and ended up on stage, playing guitar with a band in an underground bar. his choice of music — the neil young classic rocking in the free world. take a listen. # rocking in the free world... the song was written in 1989, just before the fall of the berlin wall, which heralded the end of soviet domination of eastern europe. it was the only song mr blinken played with the band who are called 19.99. a spokesman for the band said he was impressed by the secretary of state, saying he played well. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. we've some damp weather out there at the moment, and there's also some rain in the forecast for wednesday — not an awful lot. here's the outlook for the rest of the week — a bit of a mixed bag, a little bit of sunshine, some scattered showers, but at least it'll be relatively
nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. before we go, as we've been reporting, the us secretary of state antony blinken has been visiting kyiv. after he'd finished his diplomatic mission, he went out to relax and ended up on stage, playing guitar with a band in an underground bar. his choice of music — the neil young classic rocking in the free world. take a listen. # rocking in the free world... the song was written in 1989, just before the fall of the berlin wall, which heralded the end of...
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nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. ukraine's energy operator has rolled out emergency blackouts around the country after weeks of russian strikes on power plants left the country unable to deal with a sharp drop in temperatures. it comes as ukraine is struggling to hold back a major russian incursion near its second biggest city of kharkiv, one of the most significant russian ground attacks since the start of the war. jonathan beale is near the front line — he sent this report. there was some ukrainian resistance when russian troops first crossed the border. this video shows ukrainian border guards trying to stop that advance. but others simply walked in and russia's taken more than 50 square miles of ukrainian territory in a matter of days. russian troops have now entered vovansk. this recent drone feed shows a fierce fight for the town. even ukraine's most senior commanders admit the situation is critical and tense. one reason why they're now restricting access to the front. people living close to the fighting taki
nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. ukraine's energy operator has rolled out emergency blackouts around the country after weeks of russian strikes on power plants left the country unable to deal with a sharp drop in temperatures. it comes as ukraine is struggling to hold back a major russian incursion near its second biggest city of kharkiv, one of the most significant russian ground attacks since the start of the war. jonathan beale is near the front line — he sent this report. there was...
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nick beake. thank you. ukraine says its troops have had to retreat from several villages in the north—eastern kharkiv region because of continued pressure from russian forces. a military spokesman said servicemen had been pulled back in order to save their lives and president zelensky has cancelled all his upcoming overseas trips. and the us has said it is up to ukraine as to how it uses missiles supplied by the us, rather than insisting they should only be used insisting they should only be used in occupied ukrainian territory. we will have more from ukraine, i hope, just a little later in the programme. millions of litres of untreated sewage were illegally pumped into the centre of england�*s largest lake, windermere, in february, according to documents obtained by the bbc. it was ten hours before an engineer could arrive to stop the flow, which may have partly caused algae blooms like these in recent summers. united utilities, which manages water supplies in the north west of england, said the incide
nick beake. thank you. ukraine says its troops have had to retreat from several villages in the north—eastern kharkiv region because of continued pressure from russian forces. a military spokesman said servicemen had been pulled back in order to save their lives and president zelensky has cancelled all his upcoming overseas trips. and the us has said it is up to ukraine as to how it uses missiles supplied by the us, rather than insisting they should only be used insisting they should only be...
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nick beake, thank ou. let's head to new york. donald trump's defence have rested their case in the hush money trail in new york. both sides will present their closing organs in a week's time. he was accused of paying hush money to the adult from start stormy daniels in the run up to the 2016 election. donald trump denies the charges. let's speak to our north america correspondent nada tawfik in new york. the defence rests and no donald trump in the witness box. that's exactly right. — trump in the witness box. that's exactly right, and _ trump in the witness box. that's exactly right, and this _ trump in the witness box. that's exactly right, and this trial- trump in the witness box. that's exactly right, and this trial is - trump in the witness box. that's| exactly right, and this trial is now winding down for some the defence resting their case after calling two witnesses. he ultimately decided donald trump would not take the stand to testify in his own defence. his lawyers believing that prosecutors have failed to prove thei
nick beake, thank ou. let's head to new york. donald trump's defence have rested their case in the hush money trail in new york. both sides will present their closing organs in a week's time. he was accused of paying hush money to the adult from start stormy daniels in the run up to the 2016 election. donald trump denies the charges. let's speak to our north america correspondent nada tawfik in new york. the defence rests and no donald trump in the witness box. that's exactly right. — trump...
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nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. schools in england will be banned from teaching sex education to children younger than nine, under new government plans. the guidance, due to be published on thursday, is said to include plans to ban any children being taught about gender identity. current guidance says it's down to primary schools to decide whether they need to cover any aspect of sex education to meet the needs of their pupils. i've been speaking to our political correspondent helen catt about the new guidance. it came about after rishi sunak ordered a review about this time last year into the teaching of relationships, sex and health education in schools in england. at the time it was after a number of conservative mps had raised concerns about what they said was inappropriate content that they claimed was being taught to some children. what is going to be in these guidelines which we haven't seen yet because they have not yet been published but it is understood what will be in them is a ban as you said on teaching
nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. schools in england will be banned from teaching sex education to children younger than nine, under new government plans. the guidance, due to be published on thursday, is said to include plans to ban any children being taught about gender identity. current guidance says it's down to primary schools to decide whether they need to cover any aspect of sex education to meet the needs of their pupils. i've been speaking to our political correspondent helen catt...
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nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. we will be keeping up—to—date with developments in that case throughout the programme. what else do we need to know this morning? schools in england will be banned from teaching sex education to children younger than nine, under new government plans. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. what do we know about these plans and how have we heard about them? morning. they have leaked, as often seems to happen, but they will be announced by the government very shortly. these plans affect schools in england specifically, where the current rules are that the sex education is compulsory in secondary school but optional in primary schools, where skills deem it might be appropriate. the government wants to set a clear it age delineation so they will say no sex education at all before the age of nine, year five, towards the end of primary school. we also expect other age delineation, the limits of a different material, higher age limits, so we expect for example schoo
nick beake, bbc news, rouen, france. we will be keeping up—to—date with developments in that case throughout the programme. what else do we need to know this morning? schools in england will be banned from teaching sex education to children younger than nine, under new government plans. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. what do we know about these plans and how have we heard about them? morning. they have leaked, as often seems to happen, but they will be...
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straight now to our europe correspondent, nick beake in kalamata in greece. dramatic news from the court this morning. yes, absolutely. there were loud cheers when the protesters who were outside the court heard this news, when the verdict of the three judges filtered through to people outside. basically what has happened here is that the judges have looked at this case and they have thrown it out, and that means that these nine egyptian men, who have been in custody for the best part of a year, we anticipate that they will be freed. they have just been taken back to the prison where they have been detained for 11 months, but the expectation is that they will be free men. how did we get to this point? this trial started early this morning, and the defence lawyers were saying that because this boat sank in international waters, the court he had nojurisdiction, so basically no legal basis to try these nine men. the threejudges considered this and the prosecutor, who for the past 11 months has been building a case against these nine individuals, agreed that there was not any legal basis for
straight now to our europe correspondent, nick beake in kalamata in greece. dramatic news from the court this morning. yes, absolutely. there were loud cheers when the protesters who were outside the court heard this news, when the verdict of the three judges filtered through to people outside. basically what has happened here is that the judges have looked at this case and they have thrown it out, and that means that these nine egyptian men, who have been in custody for the best part of a...
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from the city of rouen, europe correspondent nick beake sent this report. after the initial shock — an anger is now burning in this part of france. prison officers mourning their colleagues murdered in yesterday's ambush today walking out, fearful they could be the next target. the victims have been named. the man on the left, his twins turn 21 tomorrow. the man on the right leaves behind his wife, who is five months pregnant. this of the first killing of french prison staff in more than 30 years. lucy says it reflects a growing danger they all face. translation: many of us knew them personally, and it could have been us. it could have been me. we have children. we realise that one day, we might not come home. everyone is in shock. the whole of france is in sock. , , , ,., in sock. this is the prisoner who was — in sock. this is the prisoner who was freed _ in sock. this is the prisoner who was freed during i in sock. this is the prisoner who was freed during the l in sock. this is the prisoner i who was freed during the dead liam mohammed amra, now the
from the city of rouen, europe correspondent nick beake sent this report. after the initial shock — an anger is now burning in this part of france. prison officers mourning their colleagues murdered in yesterday's ambush today walking out, fearful they could be the next target. the victims have been named. the man on the left, his twins turn 21 tomorrow. the man on the right leaves behind his wife, who is five months pregnant. this of the first killing of french prison staff in more than 30...
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straight now to our europe correspondent, nick beake in kalamata in greece.
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our europe correspondent nick beake reports. an unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. cctv footage shows the moment a dark car veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. and at least two masked terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground, as the bullets ring out. one assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. then here you can make out the prisoner himself, wearing white trainers, as he emerges from the prison van. the gang sets fire to their own vehicle — the smoke only adding to the chaos. some of them run towards another car, a white one, to begin their escape. the aftermath, carnage. two prison officers dead, others gravely injured, as their police colleagues began a painstaking search for evidence in an attack that's been described as an assault on france itself. translation: they will be arrested. the will be translation: they will be arrested. they will be judged _ translation
our europe correspondent nick beake reports. an unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. cctv footage shows the moment a dark car veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. and at least two masked terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground, as the bullets ring out. one assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. then here you can make out the prisoner...
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nick beake is in rouen. if the police are making progress there are no outward signs of that. we have not had any reports of houses being raided, of any new footage coming to light, suggesting that officers are closing in on the suspect. it actually does move from the city of rouen, just down the motorway. that is because this is the prison where muhamed amra had been kept for the past month or so and the french authorities had confirmed this morning that earlier this week he attempted to break out of here. we don't know how it sort of here. we don't know how it sort of came to pass but basically, he was trying to saw through the bars of his cell. clearly, that was an unsuccessful attempt but what happened yesterday was successful, from his point of view on the point of view of those who sprang him from that prison a vehicle that have of course, with the two prison officers being killed in that ambush. find being killed in that ambush. and what has been the reaction of the french public who saw those traumatic scenes as they played out on their screens yesterday? that ambush
nick beake is in rouen. if the police are making progress there are no outward signs of that. we have not had any reports of houses being raided, of any new footage coming to light, suggesting that officers are closing in on the suspect. it actually does move from the city of rouen, just down the motorway. that is because this is the prison where muhamed amra had been kept for the past month or so and the french authorities had confirmed this morning that earlier this week he attempted to break...
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nick beake, thank you. microsoft has unveiled a new generation of windows pcs, which are the first to have built—in artificial intelligence tools. the co—pilot plus range includes a! features, which can translate audio from more than a0 languages in real time and generate an image from a text prompt. the princess of wales's early years foundation has urged businesses to do more to help parents of young children, by offering more flexible working hours or help with childcare. the princess remains away from public events as she continues her recovery after her cancer diagnosis. one of the most popular views of mount fuji injapan is to be obscured by a barrier, after complaints about badly—behaved tourists. people living nearby have accused holiday—makers of dropping rubbish and parking illegally while they try to take pictures. good product placement for the supermarket. they say better late than never — well, a 90—year—old man has become the oldest person to go into space — more than 60 years
nick beake, thank you. microsoft has unveiled a new generation of windows pcs, which are the first to have built—in artificial intelligence tools. the co—pilot plus range includes a! features, which can translate audio from more than a0 languages in real time and generate an image from a text prompt. the princess of wales's early years foundation has urged businesses to do more to help parents of young children, by offering more flexible working hours or help with childcare. the princess...