the legislation paves the way for all supreme courtjudges to be removed and replaced.reg dawson reports. "free poland". the chants of a crowd who claim that democracy in the country is under attack. the protesters gathered outside of the poland supreme court, the focal point of an argument that has split the country. friday night's vote makes it more likely that all of its judges will be removed. the fear of these people is that they will be replaced with judges sympathetic to the ruling law and justice party. translation: unfortunately, we are going back to the old days, to the communism when they were shutting our mouths, when judges gave verdicts that the authorities wanted. domestic opposition has been matched by concern internationally. donald trump may have enjoyed his recent trip to warsaw and a meeting with the president, but his administration has expressed unease about the planned changes. we are concerned about the polish government's continued pursuit of legislation that appears to limit the judiciary, and potentially weaken the rule of law in poland so we

in poland after lawmakers passed a bill that would allow parliament to appoint the country's supreme courtjudges has called on poland to stop legislation which is seen as threatening thejudiciary‘s independence. thailand's former prime minister yingluck shinawatra has arrived at the country's supreme court for another hearing. greeted by her supporters, she faces prison and political exile if found guilty of criminal negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. those supporters claim the case against her is politically motivated. at least three people have been killed in venezuela during street protests in support of a nation—wide strike. the strike was called in opposition to president maduro's plan to draw up a new constitution. his opponents say he's taking the country towards a single party state, similar to the one in cuba. at least two people have been killed on the greek island of kos, after a powerful earthquake. the islands mayor confirmed the deaths, and said that many more were injured when the 6.7 magnitude quake struck off the southwest coast of turkey. greg dawson has the d

poland's parliament is expected to vote though a bill that would replace the country's supreme courtjudgess independence. the bill was passed through the lower house just nine days after it was first submitted. demonstrations are continuing in the capital warsaw tonight in a last ditch effort to stop the bill from going through. earlier we spoke with dr malgorzata bonikowska from the polish think tank, the centre for international relations, about the divisions in the country as a result of this legislation. the situation is really serious now and it is very sad because it seems we are losing the ability to discuss things. it is not only among politicians, it is also among people. polish society is very divided, and this division now goes much deeper. it seems like it is one step too far. no one says the ruling party doesn't have a right to propose the changes, or implement reforms, but the way they are doing this and what they are proposing is very controversial and needs wide political debate. but the government is not open to that. so the question would be how are we able to build the c

but one of the few sources is the supreme courtjudgement and it states that wang yam claimed he had beenngsters and that he was playing along with them as a means of assembling evidence them and reporting them. but because of court restrictions, there is little more we can learn about his defence. and extraordinarily we can't even speculate about why parts of the trial were heard in secret. freelance crime reporter duncan campbell has been following this story for years. he believes the issue at the heart of this case is whether the interests of the british intelligence services were prioritised over wang yam's right to afair prioritised over wang yam's right to a fair trial. the official reason for holding the trial in secret was for holding the trial in secret was for national security. the real reason i think was to avoid embarrassment. mi6 were embarrassed that they had in working with somebody who was a little bit rackety and as far as they were concerned could possibly have been involved in crime and even in murder. years after wang yam was found guilty, a new witness came forward.

which is dominated by the right—wing law and justice party, the power to choose who becomes a supreme courtjudgelair has suggested the uk could win concessions on immigration to try to keep it within the european union. the former british prime minister said european leaders might be prepared to offer a compromise on the free movement of people. his comments, though, have been dismissed by senior british conservative and opposition labour figures. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnier reports. balancing the needs of the uk economy at the same time as getting greater control of britain's borders is a key issue in the brexit debate. but the former labour prime minister has suggested political change in france has opened the path to compromise. tony blair claims the eu could be willing to make concessions on the free movement of people, to allow the uk to stay in a reformed eu. britain benefits enormously from that freedom of movement. however, the question is whether there are changes, qualifications to it, not alteration of the indivisibility of the principle, but qualifications to it arou

which is dominated by the right—wing law and justice party, the power to choose who becomes a supreme courtjudge british prime minister tony blair has suggested that some eu leaders might be prepared to change the rules of the single market to keep britain inside the european union. he says the views of voters could have shifted, and the british might be willing to stay inside the eu if changes were made, such as stricter controls on migration. his comments have been dismissed by both senior conservative and labour figures. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnier reports. balancing the needs of the uk economy at the same time as getting control of britain's borders is a key issue in the brexit debate but a former labour prime minister has suggested political change in france has opened the path to compromise. tony blair claims the eu could be willing to make concessions on the free movement of people to allow the uk to stay in a reformed eu. britain benefits enormously from that freedom of movement. however the question is, where there are changes to it, not alteration in the indivisibility

president duda vetoed two of the most controversial bills, including one that would would fire all supreme courtjudgess right—wing government remains defiant. translation: poland will not tolerate any blackmail and pressure form eu officials in the context of proposed changes in poland. these changes, as well as those related to judiciary system, are in line with the polish constitution. and that perceived eu interference sparked a counter protest in warsaw. "go away, european union," the crowd chanted. poland's eurosceptic government insist the reforms will streamline an outdated legal system. others, though, fear democracy is under attack. national rebellion day is a pretty big deal in cuba. it marks the anniversary of the attack in 1953 on the moncada barracks, the beginning of the revolution. raul castro attended the celebrations for the last time as president. he's expected to step down next february. from cuba, the bbc‘s will grant. in cuba, it's known as the day of national rebellion, when fidel castro led a group of young radicals in a failed attempt to overthrow a military barracks in july, 1

in poland after lawmakers passed a bill that would allow parliament to appoint the country's supreme courtjudgeson has called on poland to stop legislation which is seen as threatening thejudiciary‘s independence. malaysia has banned state broadcasters from playing the hit single despaseeto following concerns about the song's lyrics. a senior malaysian minister said the single, which is the most streamed song of all time, was un—islamic. in the women's cricket world cup, india have beaten australia to reach the final. the winning margin was 36 runs. they will play hosts england on sunday at lord's. it was enough to test even the strongest of marriages, as the duke and duchess of cambridge found themselves pitted against each other in a rowing race in germany. they were coxing rival boats in the city of heidlelberg, the latest stop on their european tour. william got off to a good start, and ultimately proved too strong for kate, with his boat winning. the first military talks for two years between north and south korea could begin in a few hours time, as long as pyongyang agrees to attend. seoul

the new law, gives the polish government the right to replace supreme courtjudges, now needs presidentialme minister viktor 0rban has also weighed in. he says he will use all legal options — to support poland — if the european union attempted to penalise them. here's what he had to say. translation: concerning the polish judicial reform, here we face case of double standards. the polish did not do anything. they did not change anything on theirjustice system that does not fit the mutually accepted and shared the spoils and ideas of the european union. this is unfair. and just on principle. this is what the principles are doing today. that's why an honourable person not only because real hungarians, but because we are honourable people, cannot accept something like this. in these kinds of cases, one should always stand by the side of the attacked. so i send my word to mr scholz, we stand with poland in solidarity. let's get more we can speak to kataryna volczuk — she is the deputy director for russia and east european studies at birmingham university. thank you for being with us. how signi

president duda vetoed two of the most controversial bills, including one that would would fire all supreme courtjudges government remains defiant. translation: poland will not tolerate any blackmail and pressure form eu officials in the context of proposed changes in poland. these changes, as well as those related to judiciary system, are in line with the polish constitution. and that perceived eu interference sparked a counter protest in warsaw. "go away, european union," the crowd chanted. poland's eurosceptic government insist the reforms will streamline an outdated legal system. 0thers, though, fear democracy is under attack. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the frescoes of the sistine chapel in stunning new detail, after a five year digital, photography project. we will have more pictures for you. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. armstrong: it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airline

controversialjudicial reforms that amongst other things, would have allowed members of parliament to pick supreme courtjudgesolish president — has vetoed two of them. here's his reasoning. translation: poland needs to reform its justice system. i support that, absolutely, but i support wise reform, one that will ensure the system works well and increases the sense of justice in system works well and increases the sense ofjustice in the country. as president, ifeel this sense ofjustice in the country. as president, i feel this deeply in sense ofjustice in the country. as president, ifeel this deeply in my soul, so it's my responsibility to say this reform does not increase the sense of security and justice in poland. bear in mind the european union had threatened poland with sanctions if the bills became law. earlier i spoke to a journalist following the story in warsaw. i asked her what had pushed the president to do this. i think it was the massive protests all around poland which took place in the past few days that really pushed the president to veto the two bills out of the disputed three judiciary bills

the legislation paves the way for all supreme courtjudges to be removed and replaced.ree poland, the chants of a crowd who claim democracy in their country is under attack. rot testers gathered outside poland's supreme court, the focal point of an argument which has split the country. friday night's vote makes it more likely that all of its judges will be removed. the fear of these people is that they will be replaced with judges sympathetic to the ruling law party. translation: unfortunately, we're going back to the old days, to the communism when they were shutting our mouths, whenjudges communism when they were shutting our mouths, when judges gave verdicts that the authorities wanted. then there's donald tusk, european council president and former polish prime minister who has called the changes backwards. the european commission has expressed concern that one of its member states is abolishing judicial independence. on wednesday it threatened to strip poland of its voting rights, the first time such a sanction would be used. the eyes of europe now fall on the pres

described as the biggest victory for employment rights in this country's history, the supreme courtjudgmentillion allegedly struck in a london pub. with an investment banker. at least 10,000 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by the fire, along british holiday—makers. the brother of diana, princess of wales, has said he still has nightmares about the "harrowing" experience of her funeral. iam ben i am ben brown. welcome to bbc news. all sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040, as part of efforts to reduce air pollution. the government is also expected to announce more than £250 million of funding for local councils to tackle emissions from diesel vehicles. the government will publish later its clean air strategy, later, favouring electric cars as part of a global shift towards replacing the old combustion engines. as our reporter holly hamilton explains. clea n clean aircampaigners clean air campaigners say the government is using the announcement to distract from failings in its short—term policy. he drives up in a 1908 model t... we've come a long way, i

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