simon jack, thank you. back now to the _ marshall. simon jack, thank you.ry about the i back now to the story about the conservative donor frank hester and his alleged comments about diane abbott, the mp. she didn't get to have her say in parliament today during prime minister's questions. let's talk to our political editor chris mason, she has had her say now? . . chris mason, she has had her say now? , , ., , ., chris mason, she has had her say now? , , . , ., ., . now? yes, she has written an article that has been _ now? yes, she has written an article that has been published _ now? yes, she has written an article that has been published in _ now? yes, she has written an article that has been published in the - now? yes, she has written an article that has been published in the last l that has been published in the last few minutes in the independent in which she describes frank hester�*s alleged remarks as a textbook definition of racism and sexism. she accuses the conservative party of long having been" a source of whipping up racism in the country". t

, simon jack, thank you very — for that position. 0k, simon jack, thank you very much. _ lithuania has the late russian opposition figure alexei navalny, calling it a pre—planned assault. this is leonid volkov, a long—time ally of mr navalny. he was assaulted while in his car in the lithuanian capital vilnius on tuesday night. he was left with a broken arm and covered in blood. in a tweet, navalny�*s team said he'd been attacked outside his house. someone broke a car window and sprayed tear gas in his eyes, after which the attacker began hitting him with a hammer. mr volkov has released a video message urging russians to continue the struggle against president putin. translation: thank you very much for your words of support. _ it's a bit tough, but never mind. we'll get over it. i was pleased to read what you had written to me. even more so because while i was reading, i knew i was still alive. they wanted to make me into a schnitzel with a meat hammer right outside my house, in the yard. the attacker hit me 15 times in my leg. surprisingly, the leg is still in one piece. it is diffic

simon jack, bbc news.ank there has raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, making an historic shift away from decades of massive monetary stimulus. the widely expected move comes as workers at some of japan's largest companies secured their biggest pay rise since 1991, giving the central bank the confidence to make its move, one that puts decades of deflation in the rear view mirror. we spoke to janet mui from stockbrokers rbc brewin dolphin and asked her whether the rate rise will have the desired effect onjapan�*s economy. the hope is that it will. because japan has been trapped in decades of deflation and low interest rate environment. and finally, there is confidence coming from the bank ofjapan that we are actually seeing normalisation back to, you know, rising interest rate, rising wages and inflationary environment. so i think this could give businesses the confidence to invest if we're in a more normal kind of environment. and hopefully the higher wages, which is now outpacing inflatio

simon jack, bbc news.ster narendra modi is widely expected to win. but his second term in power has been marked by deepening religious polarisation and increasing islamophobia. there are more than 200 million muslims in india, making up the country's largest religious minority. members of the muslim community have told the bbc that they feel they are being marginalised and suppressed, claims consistently denied by india's hindu nationalist government. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports from northern india, and you may find the images in her report distressing. the sense out on the streets of the capital, delhi, a policeman assaulted muslims offering prayers. just outside goa, a muslim man was beaten by a mob, forced to chant the name of a hindu deity. and injaipur in the north—west, a family devastated by perhaps the most chilling incident of violence against muslims in india. umesa begum's husband, the father of their five children, muhammad asgar ali, was among three muslim passengers sho

simon jack, bbc news. now a reminder of some news we broke moments ago. may. his planned testimony had to be cancelled last year because of ill health. mr case is expected to face questioning about whatsapp messages he sent during the covid pandemic which were critical of the government's response. of course, we will bring you that coverage when it happens. naturalist chris packham has revealed how "broken" he felt growing up undiagnosed as autistic. the tv presenter, who british viewers will know best as the face of nature programme springwatch, has spoken to the bbc�*s nick ransom about how he believes people who are neurodivergent — those who are autistic, dyslexic or living with adhd — are being let down by a society that was not built with them in mind. for most of my teenage and 20s, i thought that i was broken. i'm not a great fan of chris packham. that's a legacy of loathing myself because i was different. there seemed to be more people who were different than me and i didn't know anyone who was like me. so it was clearly me that was wrong. and so

simon jack, bbc news.ouncils in england, scotland and wales. fewer than a third say there's enough childcare for under—twos in all areas. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke explains. see you later! come on, guys, let's go. it's drop off time at granby nursery on the border of nottinghamshire, and the children here are ready to start the day. but the cost of a nursery space like this is rising fast. an increase in the minimum wage and other costs mean nurseries are finding it hard to balance the books. we do want to pay the staff more because they are very valuable to us, but we're simply unable to do that because of the amount of money that we're getting in, in order to provide the care for the child, just simply doesn't meet the costs that we're facing. so does that mean that unfortunately, you have to put costs up for parents? yes, and this year is a primary example where we've had to put the costs up by a significant margin just to remain sustainable. today's report highlights notjust the rising cost

simon jack, bbc news.onnection with the death of the gogglebox star george gilbey. the ao—year—old channel 4 reality tv star who was a self—employed electrician died at work after falling from a height. essex police said a man in his 40s had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. joining me now is news correspondent sophie long. sophie, what more can you tell us? well, sophie, many people will know george gilbey from gogglebox, the tv show where every day people are filmed watching and commenting on tv. other whale know him from celebrity big brother, which really boosted his fame. as you say he was also a self employed electrician. essex police were called to an incident in shoebury in southend—on—sea yesterday following reports that a man working at height had fallen. we now know that man was george gilbey, who reportedly died at the scene. a little earlier today the force confirmed that they had arrested a man in his 40s in the witham area on suspicion of gross negligence manslaugh

simon jack, bbc news.reschool care is falling in england, scotland and wales at the same time that costs are rising. that's according to research by a childcare charity. government—funded places for two—year—olds in england are due to be expanded from april, but the charity coram family and childcare suggests fewer than one in three councils in britain believes there is enough childcare provision for under—twos in all areas. here's vanessa clarke. see you later. it's drop off time at granby nursery on the border of nottinghamshire and the children here are ready to start the day. but the cost of a nursery space like this is rising fast. an increase in the minimum wage and other costs mean nurseries are finding it hard to balance the books. we do want to pay the staff more because they are very valuable to us, but we're simply unable to do that because of the amount of money that we're getting in in order to provide the care for the child. itjust simply doesn't meet the costs that we're facing. today's repo

simon jack, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. lived with bbc news.erms with with super bowl champions kansas city chiefs. the 23—year—old drew interest from several nfl teams and must have impressed enough to guarantee himself a place with the squad. formal announcement of a deal between the chiefs and rees—zammit is expected on friday. rees—zammit quit welsh rugby on the eve of this year's six nations tournament to pursue a career in the nfl in america. joining me now is mike carlson. he's a former bbc nfl commentator who was the main analyst for bbc�*s coverage of the super bowl between 2008-2013 and 201672017. thank you for coming on the programme. from the same part of wales is lewis, lots of felted very keenly when he ditched us and ditched the rugby and went off to try in the nfl. what is the set up in reaction and what we know about what is going on?— in reaction and what we know about what is going on? what's happened is the chiefs when _ what is going on? what's happened is the chiefs when he _ what is going on? what's happened is the chiefs

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