this is bbc news. i'm monika plaha. our top stories: five black police officers in the us state of tennessee are charged with the murder of tyre nichols who was beaten following a traffic stop. civil rights leaders are outraged. these are five black cops. we fought to put blacks on the police force and for them to act in such a brutal way is more egregious than i could tell you. at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state will visit the region next week. boeing denies concealing information about flight control systems on its 737 max aircraft following two deadly crashes.

and a tale of two brothers: one who survived the holocaust and one who didn't. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the united states, president biden has called for calm after five police officers were charged with the murder of tyre nichols. a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this month. the officers in memphis, tennessee — who are all black — were fired last week after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras. that video will be released within the next 2a hours. here's what the memphis police chief and the district attorney had to say.

this is notjust a professionalfailing, this is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual. this incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane. i expect our citizens to exercise their first amendment right to protest, to demand action and results, but we need to ensure our community is safe in this process. none of this is a calling card for inciting violence or destruction on our community or against our citizens. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible. reverend al sharpton is a us civil rights activist who is delivering the eulogy for tyre nichols at his funeral next week. he's been speaking with the bbc. i just got off the phone with the father,

and he clearly is saying that there is no way to justify this behaviour. so, for this young man to be beaten to death by five police is horrendous, inexcusable and intolerable. but even adding to that, that these are five black cops. we fought to put blacks on the police force and for them to act in such a brutal way is more egregious than i could tell you. our north america correspondent peter bowes talked us through the background of this case. well, yes, this happened onjanuary 7, so just a few weeks ago. tyre nichols was stopped — it was a traffic stop. he was held for alleged reckless driving. there was apparently an initial confrontation with the officers, and then, a second confrontation when he tried to run away from the scene.

he was then taken to hospital and died three days later from his injuries. we know that there is footage — as you have mentioned, there is the footage from the body cams of the officers, which the family of mr nichols have seen, other lawyers have also seen this footage, and they describe it as being harrowing, showing what happened to him, that he was pepper sprayed, the fact that they say he was beaten — and severely beaten — for a period of some three minutes. now, those officers a week ago were sacked from the force and, as we now know, they are being accused of murder. peter, it was strong words from the police chief there, calling it "a failing of basic humanity." many people are disturbed and no doubt upset, so what has been the reaction to all of this? well, as we've just heard, there is widespread condemnation of what's happened, and including from the police chief

and other officials in memphis. we heard from the person involved in the investigation, the federal investigation there, condemning this, saying that there was really no reason to do it like this, this didn't represent normal policing. and, of course, the focus is on the precise nature of what happened — the fact that there are black officers here involved with the arrest of a young black man, which means that the circumstances are somewhat different to other high—profile cases that we've heard of over the last few years. nevertheless, many are saying that this illustrates once again that there is a problem with policing and the way that policing is carried out on the streets of america. and we know that a video is due to be released in the next 2a hours, detailing what happened in that event. we've got president biden calling for calm. what's the mood like over there? clearly, there is a mood of anger.

people really want to find out more details about what happened and, clearly, we won't know perhaps the full story until we hear this play out in a court of law, and that could take several months. but before then, this very pivotal moment, quite unusual in that we're being signposted by the local authorities that this is going to happen on a certain day, later on friday at a certain time, that this video will be released. and given the nature of the video and with people's emotions running high, yes, there is some concern about what is going to happen and unfold on the streets of that city. president biden and other officials have said people have the right to protest, to peacefully protest, but we've heard many appeals already that it remains like that and people don't resort to violence to express their anger and concern at what has happened. peter bowes, our north american correspondent there. lora king is the daughter of rodney king.

in 1991, he was beaten by four police officers in los angeles and it was captured on camera. the officers were acquitted and the incident sparked worldwide outrage and protests against police brutality. lora runs the rodney king foundation. i asked her if the killing of tyre nichols brought back painful memories for her. it was extremely upsetting. i saw the picture on social media and i kind of figured the situation was what it was, but i scrolled past it very fast and, of course, people have started calling and asking, so then i did research and it's very disturbing — it's unbelievable, really. i feel like the only difference between now and then is a hashtag and a clear camera, you know? i'm proud of the officials and everyone that did not release this,

so everybody can see it at the same time. i'm glad that they showed the family the respect enough to release it to them first. unlike in my dad's incident, we all saw it at the same time, so i really give them credit for that, so that the family could brace themselves — even though there's no such thing as bracing yourself, but at least they know what's to come. yeah, of course, and are you concerned that policing hasn't really improved in past 30—odd years, since your own father was attacked? it's very concerning but, like i stated, i give them credit for not releasing the video to everybody, the public and the family, at the same time. i do give them credit for just releasing it to the family first and letting them process things. i do feel like that's a sense of respect. however, we shouldn't be where we're at today. there's no way — there's no way this should still be happening. i don't wish this on anybody�*s family, even if they were white or black or whatever colour. it's unrealistic. this should not be happening. there's no way that that man

should not be here with us. there's no way. yeah, you say there's no way that this should be happening and this story raises massive concerns, doesn't it, over police brutality? right. and you yourself, you have a three—year—old son now, so what changes would you like to see here? i would absolutely suggest the whole process of the police department be reconstructed because, obviously, we're at the same place, which lets me know we haven't changed anything. like i said, the only difference is hashtags and clear cameras as to when this happened to my dad and it's — it makes me sad every day i wake up to think about my son. he's innocent, you know? and that man, he didn't deserve to die, whatever he did. it doesn'tjustify him not being alive today. it doesn't justify them even beating him. it doesn'tjustify, you know, even if he were still in the hospital right now, there's no excuse for that — there's no excuse — and i think we need to do the whole system over.

i think everything needs to be reconstructed, i think officers should be mentally evaluated, notjust sworn in and leave it at that. i feel like they should, you know, be accountable. i do give them credit for firing them right away. i think that that should be necessary on all — you know, all the way around the board. they did so with george floyd's incident — that those officers were immediately fired, so that gives me hope. they're not on administrative leave and being paid. so that part give me hope. however, this should not be happening. it's unacceptable and it's sickening for everybody, not just black people. this is — this should be sickening for people as a whole. that was lora king speaking to me a little bit earlier. let's turn to the middle east now, where israel says it has carried out air strikes

against palestinian militants in gaza after two rockets were fired into israel. both rockets were intercepted by israeli air defence systems. the scale of the bombing in gaza is not yet clear. tensions have escalated in the region following an israeli military raid in the occupied west bank on thursday in which nine palestinians, both fighters and civilians, were killed. israeli security forces say they entered a refugee camp injenin to arrest members of the armed group islamichhad, who they accuse of planning a major attack. it's been the deadliest day in the west bank for several years. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from the scene. heavily armed israeli forces arriving in this crowded urban refugee camp. there were explosions and gunfire in three hours of fierce battles with palestinian militants. sirens wail ambulances struggled to reach the mounting palestinian casualties. still smouldering, the israeli army says it targeted islamichhad

militants hiding out here, acting on intelligence that they were planning major attacks. three men were killed in this house and another arrested. just coming inside, you can see how rooms have been reduced to rubble and there's still this acrid smell of burning, and i've seen a lot of blood in here. one woman on this street was killed by a stray bullet. a neighbour, aisha abu al—naj, tells me she and herfamily were terrified. translation: there is no safety. we're not only afraid about ourselves, but about our children. there is no safety, only fear. everyone is scared, young or old. almost every day, there is a martyr. how long will this way of life last? chanting

the dead are buried quickly here. today, fighters and civilians were carried off together on a tide of mourners. since a series of deadly attacks in israel last year, its military�*s been carrying out what it calls a "counterterrorism offensive" and the number of palestinians killed has risen rapidly. in jenin refugee camp, often the target of israeli raids, people know well the taste of the bitter coffee served after funerals. as the crowd gathered here, palestinian officials announced they'd stop cooperating with israel's new far—right leaders on security. the us now says it's trying to calm growing tensions. yolande knell, bbc news, jenin. boeing has told a us court that it was not guilty of concealing information about flight control systems on its 737 max aircraft, which led to two crashes, killing 346 people. flaws in the systems were found to have led to the accidents,

but boeing avoided a trial by agreeing to pay $2.5 billion, including $500 million to the families of those killed. now, relatives of those who died are trying to reopen the settlement. police officers in haiti have tried to storm the official residence of the prime minister and have overrun the main airport. they were protesting against the number of their colleagues killed by the many armed gangs that operate with relative impunity in the caribbean nation. 14 have been killed so far this year, six of them in a shoot—out at the police headquarters in the northern town of liancourt on wednesday. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, secrets of the past: the egyptian tombs that date back more than 4,000 years. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher.

all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word 'revolution'. the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors of the _ auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary - of their liberation. they toured the huts, - gas chambers and crematoria and relived their- horrifying experiences.

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: five black police officers in the us state of tennessee are charged with the murder of tyree nichols, who was beaten, following a traffic stop. at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state will visit the region next week. friday marks holocaust memorial day, a day dedicated to the remembrance of thejews, and others who suffered in the holocaust, under nazi persecution. as the years pass, there are fewer and fewer survivors from that time, and there's a fear the day may lose its impact in the future. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. this is manfred goldberg and his younger brother herman. during the holocaust, they were rounded up with their mother and sent to a concentration camp. he was a lovely little boy. sadly, he was murdered when he was only nine years old.

there was no such thing as mourning in the camps. i still remember my mother's heartbreaking wails at having lost her little boy. nevertheless, both she and i had to line up the following morning and go to work as if nothing had happened. herman was one of around 6 millionjews that were murdered. this must have been october, november '45. manfred came out of it alive, and has a picture a few months after liberation with another survivor, zigi shipper. there was an incredible bond between us. it was different to friendship, because of the way we initially met and bonded. as teenagers, manfred and zigi were in the same slave labour gang. zigi was interviewed in 2020, talking about the concentration camp guards. they were doctors, lawyers,

engineers that were doing it. you know, and then they went home in the evening and they sat down with their wife and children, eating their dinner and listening to music, knowing what they did, daytime. butjust earlier this month, the world lost another witness when on his 93rd birthday, zigi shipper died. the worst thing that, in my opinion, could happen is that the holocaust begins to fade with the disappearance of survivors and becomes just a footnote in history. unbelievably, many of the members of the ss behaved to us like we were subhuman, without any feeling. children were shot, babies were thrown against the wall to smash their brains. it's almost beyond understanding.

and that can be prevented from recurring, ithink, by keeping the memory of the holocaust alive. for manfred, the best way to pay tribute to his close friend zigi is to do everything possible to ensure nothing like the holocaust ever happens again. aleem maqbool, bbc news. rabbi abraham cooper is associate dean and director of global social action for the simon veesentharl center, a leading globaljewish human rights organisation. hejoins us now from los angeles. if thank you very much for joining us here if thank you very much for joining us here on if thank you very much for joining us here on bbc if thank you very much for joining us here on bbc news. if thank you very much for joining us here on bbc news. it

is a very sad time in history, isn't it? what do you think is the significance of the holocaust memorial day, and why is it so important to you? well, ijust heard mountford, one of the few remaining survivors actually put it directly to all of us. his fear is well—founded. we are losing all of the survivors of the holocaust, amazing people in the uk, us, israel, around the world, who became a bridge between the horrors of what happened and those, thank god, who were able to embrace peace, love and a future again. soon we will be reduced to just the films, documentaries and may be some holograms, and that means that we have to do a better job to means that we have to do a betterjob to educate young people. in the united states one of the latest polls say that half of the millions don't even know that 6 million dues died during the holocaust, and i think for us, i think about

mr wiesenthal, the great nazi hunter, our namesake, one of the great lessons he has imparted to us, and i think we can also have families and others repeating what they have learned from their elders. one of the key points that mr wiesenthal brought up, he brought 1100 nazi war criminals before the court ofjustice after losing 89 members of his own family, and he was often asked could happen again, he said the following amazing, i heard him say it in 1980. he said, if you have a society crisis, organised hate and technology, anything is possible. he said if the technology that the nazis had backin technology that the nazis had back in the 1930s and 40s had been available in 11192, back in the 1930s and 40s had been available in 1192, no due would have survived in spain, no catholic in england, no protestant in france that is decades before social media and the internet. —— nojewish

person. it has been well documented even in the decades after the holocaust, man has met inhumanity to man, so i think the lessons in some ways are more important to impart in 2023 than perhaps they were a0 50 years ago. find 2023 than perhaps they were 40 50 years age-— 50 years ago. and as you were sa in: , 50 years ago. and as you were saying, there _ 50 years ago. and as you were saying, there aren't _ 50 years ago. and as you were saying, there aren't many - saying, there aren't many survivors still alive now. what more do you think can be done to make sure that their stories are remembered and also heard? well, of course our educational arm is the museum of tolerance, because you have some important government efforts and ngos in the united kingdom and elsewhere around the world, but the key component is really to put a human face on statistics that are almost beyond belief. on the other part of this in the world we live in today is that the social media giants have to stop providing these powerful marketing platforms

for people who are haters, bigots, anti—semites. the one thing that we should all remember and learn from the holocaust, it started with words, it never ended with words. it started targeting the jewish people, the final solution, it never ends with the jewish people. solution, it never ends with thejewish people. so there is a lot to learn from the past, and unfortunately in the tragic world we live in today, there is a lot to apply, as we speak. i am also currently the vice chair of the united states commission on international and religious freedom. in part, i took that voluntary job in the us government as part of my responsibility as an american and ajewish responsibility as an american and a jewish person, responsibility as an american and ajewish person, to responsibility as an american and a jewish person, to try to see to it to work with their opposite numbers in the uk and elsewhere, to try to bring relief to minorities, especially religious minorities that are targeted all over the world, so there are specific

lessons for members of the jewish world. this is our terrible tragedy, but beyond that there are also applications i think for all decent human beings. one last point, if i can, is that in the 19805, point, if i can, is that in the 1980s, at the height of the cold war, we actually honoured general petrenko, who was the soviet general who liberated auschwitz on january 27, 19a5. and tomorrow, all later this morning your time, the auschwitz museum has announced they are not inviting the russians this year to the memorial because of the invasion of ukraine. so without making parallels that don't necessarily exist, the capacity of people to dehumanise their neighbours seems to have no end, and the targets are not necessarily always going to be the jewish people.

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archaeologists in egypt have uncovered several tombs that have been sealed for more than a,000 years. buried within one of them was a gold—laced mummy and numerous statues. the discovery was made just south of cairo in the legendary saqqara necropolis. you are watching bbc news with me, monika plaha. hello, there. for most of us, the working week is going to end on a dry note, but cloud amounts will vary. i'm hopeful that most places will get to see at least a little bit of sunshine. it will be largely dry, but i can't completely rule out just the odd shower. where we're starting friday morning with clear skies, a cold start across scotland and northern ireland, a touch of frost, some patchy fog which could also affect parts of northern england and wales. further south and east, a bit more in the way of cloud and one or two morning showers, many of which will fade by the afternoon. and then for england and wales, it's a mix of patchy cloud and sunny spells.

some sunshine too for northern ireland and scotland. but for northwest scotland, eventually northern parts of northern ireland, we will see more cloud fringing in ahead of this frontal system — the breeze picking up in the far north as well. light winds elsewhere, highs of around 6—9 degrees. and then through friday night, this band of cloud and increasingly light and patchy rain will push southwards across scotland, northern ireland, into northern england. ahead of that, that's where we'll have the coldest weather through the night with a touch of frost and perhaps some fog patches as well. some of that fog could be quite slow to clear. the winds in the south will be light on saturday morning. this is our weatherfront by this point and not much more than a band of cloud, and maybe the odd spot of drizzle over high ground, especially in northern england, the north midlands and into north wales. to the south of that, some spells of sunshine. to the north of that, some spells of sunshine, and temperatures 6—8 degrees for most places. now, high pressure across the south of the uk will tend to kill off what's left of that first weather front, mainly dry in the south on sunday, but further north,

this frontal system approaching which will thicken up the cloud for scotland and northern ireland. it will bring some outbreaks of rain, some heavier rain to the northwest later where the winds must be picking up, gales are likely. some exposed coasts in the northwest of scotland and through the northern aisles, we could see gusts of 65 mph or more. but ahead of that weather front, very mild indeed. 12 degrees in aberdeen, that frontal system will sink southwards through sunday night into monday, very windy towards the north of the uk. briefly, some cold air from the north, but actually, then the winds start to come in around an area of high pressure back the atlantic, and so, it's looking pretty mild through next week. a lot of dry weather around some rain, particularly in the north.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us authorities have charged five former police officers with the murder of a black man who died three days after he was stopped for an alleged traffic violation in the us state of tennessee. lawyers say tyre nichols was kicked, punched and tasered close to his home. israel's military says two rockets fired from the gaza strip have been intercepted over southern israel. tensions have escalated in the region following an israeli military raid in the occupied west bank on thursday in which nine palestinians were killed. israel said the raid targeted members of islamichhad.

boeing has told a us court it was not guilty of concealing information about flight control systems on its 373