u.k. supreme court rules in favor of giving driver's worker rights. we begin in somalia where there's been heavy gunfire on the streets of the capital mogadishu it happened during a rally calling for the president to step down of the delayed elections to go ahead . the shots were fired as a presidential candidate was holding a march against the current leader it's unclear who opened fire roads have been sealed off and there's a heavy security presence the u.n. has called for calm but just urging both sides to come together to reduce tensions . let's speak now to catherine sawyer who's following those developments from kenya's capital nairobi and catherine despite those calls obviously things are very very tense in the capital. well things are extremely tense in the capital. much of it is now calm following the incident that incident and those dramatic scenes that we witnessed this morning security forces saying that they have contained the situation people have been going to the mosque for friday prayers but there is a lot of free and it's difficult t

u.k. supreme court rules to give them workers' rights. it's time for the perfect gentlemen. sponsored point qatar airways how are you i'm pleased to say it's turning to side least springlike across much of japan as we go through the next couple of days across bits and pieces the plot rolling across the korean peninsula pushing up towards the fun north of japan sapporo around 7 celsius but take a look at tokyo running around 7 or 8 degrees above average on saturday with a high of 18 sunday's even warmer could touch 20 celsius 68 in found had not mild air that comes right across the korean peninsula 68 in cells a good 10 degrees above the average 17 celsius there for beijing much of china will be tried some walks in shanghai as well around $23.00 degrees with those southerly winds coming through but a chance of wanted to showers down towards the southwest of china well in parts of vietnam which i also wanted to show was to see the eastern side of india as we go through the next day or so you can see some showers just sliding towards others but that she's ing over into tumble n

well the ruling at the supreme court the u.k.'s top court was unanimous in this case the subject comes down to conflict today between issues of national security and the right to a fair and effective trial and that has begun as defense and said that she wasn't able to mount an effective defense while living in that refugee camp still in syria the judges ruled those that this was a national security issue essentially saying that her rights to that that child doesn't trump issues of public safety now they acknowledged in their written response that this was not a perfect solution as they put it and it sort of reflects in fact the di lemma that is currently being faced but what is very clear here is that ms begum has no clear route now to any return to the case. this is such an important. one for us its importance is its significance well this case has since back to 2015 being considered a test case. others like it others of course did also believe to serve going to syria to join so-called islamic states in back in 2015 there was a h

u.k. supreme court has ruled that drivers should be classed as workers not self employed the judges agreed with an earlier tribunals decision that found 2 drivers were workers under british law that gives them the right to paid holidays and a minimum wage. those are the headlines the news continues off the big. i want tulsa crawford. was no black wall street where the armed gangs of whites rampage through greenwood killing a burning planes dropped incendiary bombs in 2020 toll so it remains segregated with a history of racially discriminatory policing why then hold the rally in a state he'll almost certainly carry again it's a volatile combination a history of massacre bitterly divided nation on the edge and it deadly virus spreading fast with the president is just store up to brew. after work i see taken over. we have been speaking up for the students i mean here the students here feel that. here but they're not all here at the moment are ready to come. to what i made i went up higher you can take up the fight you're in they can't believe. you're not you're not we're not united anymore ro

u.k. supreme court decision what do you have >> brian, good morning huge news for uber, just crossing the wires moments ago, uber has lost its u.k. supreme court case on workers rights this is a huge blow to uber and this means that workers at the company are now entitled to various rights currently uber drivers in the u.k. are treated as self-employed, they are afforded minimal protections. to take you back a little bit to understand how we got to today, back in 2016, two uber drivers filed a case against the ride hailing company which uber had then appealed several times in britain's lower courts today, the supreme court finally weighed in, which was uber's final resort this is a case that has been ongoing for several years now. the case does echo as uber's fight with california regulators over the employment rights of drivers there. this loss for uber could jeopardize its business model and could have wider ramifications for the gig economy. today's ruling is thought to have huge consequences for the u.k.'s gig economy, just to put numbers out there for you, it's estimated to have a wor

u.k. supreme court rules to give them workers' rights dismissing an appeal by the white hating giant. out of 1st ever title would have destroyed it open for this pairing but the cells coming out in supporters. but. the weather still a little cold a little wintry across parts of the middle east a fair amount of cloud now making its way across iraq pushing into iran you can see we have got some rain some snow towards the coaxes eastern parts of turkey seeing some a rather wintry weather little bit some places a shabby rain to just into central areas of saudi arabia and the winds have gone round to ignore the direction here in costs now just to be killed or that has been recently as of around $21.00 or $22.00 degrees over the next couple of days with the possibility of a few spots of rain south of that it does stay dry and find plenty of sunshine coming through the sunshine stretching down across the horn of africa although we might see one or 2 showers just making their way into were ethiopia will be some shabby rain to just around southern parts of uganda pushing across into the easter

u.k. supreme court rules to give them workers' rights dismissing an appeal by a bride haley giant. on mars and nasa spacecraft sends new pictures as it searches for traces of ancient life on the red planet. sun which with all the sporting clothing. medvedev will face 8 time champion know that joke of it in the us train open final after beating stefano sister passed in st. power begin this news hour in somalia where there's been heavy gunfire on the streets of the capital mogadishu it happened during a rally calling for the president to step down and for the lady lengthens to go ahead. the shots were fired as a presidential candidate was holding a march against the current leader it's unclear who opened fire roads have been sealed off and there's a heavy security presence the u.n. is called for calm and this urging both sides to come together to reduce tensions. well there's a deadlock with tween somalia's federal government and the 5 federal states on how to carry out election reforms and agreement was reached in september to hold the 1st in direct elections since the $960.00 s. bu

u.k. supreme court has ruled that the government has decided to prioritize public safety over her right.usand people in armenia have protested, demanding that the prime minister step down. the protests, day after huge rival demonstrations. the prime minister led the crowds of his supporters, accusing the military of an attempted coup. now to nigeria where hundreds of families are awaiting news of their children who vanished after the set into mass kidnapping inside a week. this time, gunmen abducted more than 300 girls during a nighttime raid in a boarding school in the northwestern. >> it is the scene of the latest mass kidnapping of nigeria's children. gunmen forced their way into the secondary school in the country's northwest. nearby residents said the shooters fired constantly, forcing people to cower in their homes. the kidnappers took off with more than 300 girls. police and the military have launched a joint search-and-rescue operation. >> [speaking non-english language] that ishy you find us in the fringes of the forest here. it is a part of our location and that is a part of ou

u.k. supreme court is allowing nigerian fishermen and famous to sue oil giant shell and british courts lawyers representing more than $40000.00 nigerians so that oil leaks in the niger delta of contaminated the land of water the ciancia say that show has a duty of care despite the multinational company arguing that u.k. courts don't have jurisdiction to hear the case. here's some more context let's look at ric the recent legal battles involving shell in january a dutch court found its nigerian subsidiary responsible for spills in the niger delta between 2004 and 7 judges awarded as yet unspecified damages to local farmers but in november the nigerian supreme court upheld an order to pay nearly $500000000.00 in compensation for oil spills in the 1960 s. 6 years ago shell agreed to pay more than $80000000.00 to the niger delta as a boater community for 2 oil spills in 2008 his royal highness godwin baby of bobby is king of the a galley and chai kingdom he joins us now live via skype from a gallery good to have you with us so what's your reaction to this court ruling. well we really have to be. v

u.k. supreme court has said they are in fact workers, which means over will have to grant -- uber will have to grant holiday pay and pensions. it may inspire similar challenges in other companies and other sectors that rely on gig workers. the u.k. is one of its largest markets, and these new regulations alter its business model consistently -- considerably. >> drivers are in aosition of subordination and dependency in relation to uber, such that they have little or no ability to improve their economi position through professional or entrepreneial skill. in practic the only way to increase earnings is working longer hours. for these and other reasons, the employment tribunawas right find that uber drivers are workers who qualify for the rights conferred on workers by employment legislation. >> students in france have been hit hard by the pandemic with many falling into financial fficulty as student job opportunities dried up. food banks have seen a sharp spike in demand as have hotlines fering psychological help to students dealing with depression. >> on the hunt for a job, the hospitality

u.k. supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not be allowed to return to britain to fight for citizenship should mean the bag left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and married an i saw 5 she was stripped of her british british citizenship on national security grounds after being discovered in a refugee camp in $29.00 teams u.k. government has argued that begum is bangladeshi by descent so she can live there. mayor for is in london and she is the co executive director of the legal charity reprieve she says foreign families detained in syria should be repatriated well it is disappointing to judgment in that it doesn't challenge that position that we're currently am here in britain on the condition of the women not the syria including jemima bank them and the other small group of british families with the thames that what the coltons of that the that this is really a decision government and what we. want up mazin. said is that the most that he didn't do with these families the current attendant not to syria is we have to pay them and af

u.k. supreme court says nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue the oil giant in english courts tens of thousands of nigerians want compensation for years of oil spills which have contaminated land and drinking water shell has argued that the leaks are caused by local sabotaging their pipelines and not because of neglect i might address has more now from the costs. several courts before rejected the fact that shell has a duty to. do 2 to care about what it's been doing in the niger delta i spoke to an octave is a short while ago immediately after the court ruling and they were elated in the community as well as all galley which has a population of around 40000 people and billy which is also part of this case has a population of 2300 people and they. told us that this is an opportunity for them to bring their kids not only the case for a compensation and clean up but also to draw international attention to the operations of multinational oil companies in the niger delta how they go about their activities with impunity abusing human rights and all that this field that it's time now that they get he

u.k. supreme court is allowing nigerian fishermen and farmers to sue the oil giant shell in english courts lawyers representing tens of thousands of nigerians say oil leaks in the niger delta have contaminated their land and water the judges say shell has a duty of care despite the multinational company arguing the court didn't have jurisdiction 2 weeks ago a separate trudi ordered show to compensate nigerian farmers of oil pipeline leaks . now pakistan is one of the world's top 10 sugar producing countries but this year it's seeing a shortage of refined white sugar the government's now soft and tax free imposed trying to improve the situation kamal hyder has more now from pasha. also focused on it the 5th largest producer of sugar cane the country is confronted with a sugar criseyde the prices of white sugar has been skyrocketing and that means i did it under 4 divided by more people across pakistan and that of course has political ramifications israel called up august on dedekind sa government led by imran khan before that they may involve not being able to control the prices of essentia

u.k. supreme court is allowing nigerian fishermen and farmers to sue the oil giant shell in english courts lawyers representing tens of thousands of nigerians say oil leaks in the niger delta have contaminated their land and water the judges say shell has a duty of ted to spot the multinational company arguing the court didn't have jurisdiction 2 weeks ago a separate dutch ruling ordered shell to compensate nigerian farmers of oil pipeline leaks well his royal highness. the king of the kingdom he told us his people elated by the judgement and it's bringing them hope the damage can be at least. if they can be godparents. this quality notion of carbon in this case really can't be godparents at least to take care of the underground water and they destroy it if it can begin to look at how there are strange disease now in our county as a result not of 'd 'd the destruction of the current. skin diseases. of a lot of strange strength disease that is going on so the proper medical. records of our people be taking. and saw it can never. give us 100 percent. of our lives and back but least we can be

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u.k. supreme court has ruled that drivers should be classed as workers and not self employed the judges agreed with an earlier tribal decision that found 2 drivers were workers under british law that gives them the right to a minimum wage and paid holidays sounds a serious name barbara has more from london this was in fact a 3rd attempt at overturning the initial employment tribunal ruling by that ruling came back in 2016 and it said that drivers for there are around $65000.00 of them in the u.k. most of them in london should be considered classed as workers and not as self employed contractors that is crucial and that's what's been up held by the supreme court in the last few hours that court focused on several different aspects of the nature of the relationship between drivers and the company but one of them that's crucial is that the company sets the fare so the drivers don't have control over how much they can earn per job in fact the company had argued that they that the drivers should only really be classed as working when they're driving for a fare but many drivers wait around for hours

u.k. supreme court has ruled drivers of britain are entitled to benefits like paid holidays a bit above wage judges drivers should be classed as workers as a self-employed is a decision that threatens his business model and could have big implications other workers in the get caught me. this is not just an issue with one company this is a business model that has been infiltrated into so many of our core urban services as i said so you don't depart from economy to get a commie the digital good economy in most specific is has transformed you know the care sector the domestic sector the korean sector and they all use similar techniques one of which is this myth classification of worker and algorithmic management so essentially this is going to do 2 things it's definitely good press and then that can then be used by workers in other sectors to contest their papers but i think it's also done is. essentially have been able to get away for that's the only man because it has all of its work force as an easy target it's a largely my grown black and ethnic minority workforce. you know people who aren'

u.k. supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not be allowed to return to britain to fight for citizenship shamima big room left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and married an i saw fighter she was stripped of her british citizenship on national security grounds after being discovered in a refugee camp and 2019 the u.k. government has argued begum is bangladeshi by descent so she can live there more than 300 schoolgirls have been kidnapped in northwest nigeria and happened in the state as an fatah gunmen arrived at night shooting sporadically at this school complex and then took the girls into the bush on a dangerous is in the nigerian capital abuja with the latest. i must've operation is underway involving ground troops as well as with the support of local vigilantes who know the terrain is under way in i don't tend to be and the porter surrounding that community as officials say that they want to make sure that before sunset the at least rescue these students 317 of them or pinpoint the exact location before they abductors move far

u.k. supreme court has ruled that uber drivers in britain are entitled to benefits like paid holidays and minimum wage judges said drivers should be classed as workers rather than self-employed it's a decision that threatens business model and could have big implications other workers in the geek economy. it's only been on the red planet for a day but masses perseverance rover is already sending back detailed color photographs it's on a mission to collect samples from the surface which nasa hopes will one day be analyzed here on earth is rob reynolds. this is the 1st ever color picture from a world more than 54000000 kilometers beyond ours it's one of several sent from perseverance is a ray of cameras this one shows the rover being lowered down by cables to its martian landing spot from the delivery space vehicle. nasa scientists say the rover came through its action packed landing thursday in fine form and happy to say that the rover is doing great and healthy on the surface of mars and continues to be highly highly functional and then just an exhilarating this shot shows one of the rove

u.k. supreme court has ruled that the drivers should be classed as workers not self employed the judges agreed with an earlier tribunals decision that found 2 drivers were workers on the british law that gives them the right to a minimum wage and paid holidays. a major overhaul of hong kong's public broadcaster could soon be on the cards raising concerns about press freedom a government review of radio television hong kong was initiated last here following its coverage of antique of the protests in 2019 the review found editorial management deficiencies and a lack of transparency on home officials say that making sure the pool cost of compliance with its chaucer. has touched down successfully on the red planet a spacecraft possibly or incest traveled 470000000 columbuses to find out if there was have a life on boswell bridles reports. space scientists erupted in cheers when perseverance landed safely on mars it was the culmination of an action packed nail biting 7 minute landing sequence. first the spacecraft entered mars orbit then it's intrigue capsule raced into the martian atmosphere at 19

u.k. supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not spill out to return to britain to fight for citizenship shamima begun left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and married and i still find her she was stripped of her british citizenship for national security grants after being discovered in a refugee camp and 2019 the u.k. government has argued speargun is spangler death by descent so she could see if there are maya 4 is the core executive director of the legal charity reprieve she says there needs to be more investigations and these kinds of cases. what the cold is of that that this is really a decision for government and what we. last walked up hotness in your house said is that the most effective thing to do with these families the current attendant in syria is to we have to pay them out often and we will get to some that will need to be prosecutions and not just a system in britain is perfectly well equipped to deal with those prosecutions and then the others including women. who are detained that they will need support but we've b

u.k. supreme court has ruled that drivers should be classed as workers and not self employed that gives them the right to a minimum wage and paid holidays when you see here i was era after inside story which is coming up next. when you'd have bona break in the shopping precinct one of deaths african countries roughly with health y.c. on different fronts so how come their health care systems go and could fair access to cope with 19 vaccines the continent this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. is raising fears of an uncontrolled spread of the disease it's already being detected in the democratic republic of congo neighboring sierra leone and liberia are tracking possible cases the well health organization has 6 countries to be on high alert the crisis comes many african nations are struggling to contain the corona virus africa is seeing a sharp rise in covert 19 deaths and health care systems overstretched it's fear there could be more fatalities if a boat is left unchecked they double shift more than 11000 doses of vaccines to have why the disease in guinea. south africa is leadi

u.k. supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join the eisel should not be allowed to return to britain in order to fight for his citizenship should be the bacon left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and married and i salute feisal. those are the headlines we'll have more news fear here on al-jazeera after today's edition of inside story next. justice denied in sri lanka the un says the government is failing to pursue crimes from the civil war but sri lanka's leaders reject this so will the conflicts victims ever find out the truth about what happened this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. it's been 12 years since sri lanka civil war ended about 100000 people died and more than 20000 disappeared government troops and the thomas separatists they were fighting were both accused of murder and torture particularly towards the end of the conflict since then the un says little has been done to find out what happened human rights chief says victims have been denied justice and she's accuse the government of further eroding human rights sri lan

u.k. supreme court has ruled the government has a right to prioritize public safety over her right to a fair trial. thousands of people in armenia have protested demanding the prime minister step down over his handling of last year's move with azerbaijan the process come a day after huge rival demonstrations for and against me oh. the prime minister led crowds of his supporters through the capital accusing the military of an attempted to after the army called on him to resign. now to nigeria where hundreds of families are awaiting news of their children who vanished after the 2nd mass kidnapping inside of wake this time gunmen abducted more than 300 girls during the nighttime raid on a boarding school in the northwestern state of zamfara it's the seen on the latest mass kidnapping of nigeria's children gunmen forced their way in to take government girls secondary school in chiang gating and the country's northwest nearby residents say the shooters fired constantly forcing people to cower in their homes the kidnappers took off with more than 300 girls police and the military have launched a j

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u.k. supreme court says nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue the oil giant in english courts tens of thousands of nigerians want compensation for years of oil spills which have contaminated land and drinking water shell has argued that the leaks are caused by locals sabotaging their pipelines a not through neglect earlier we spoke to the king of a galley and niche eye of god when. he hopes that a new court case or bring much needed on says. because there are these qualities and in this case a lawyer can be god pair at least to take care of the on the ground water destroyed in the beginning to look at how there are strange disease now in oregon. as a result of 'd all 'd the destruction all the granted. skin diseases. of a lot of strange trend disease that is going on so improper many who. record people taking. saw can never. give all or a percent. lyra life back but at least we can begin to. progress a big soccer program so that the rope was john. tokyo's olympic organizers say they'll begin their search for a new president to soon as possible after the incumbent resigned over sexist remarks is

u.k. supreme court has ruled that drivers in britain are entitled to benefits like paid holidays and minimum wage judges said drivers should be classed as workers rather than self employed it's decision that threatens his business model and could have big implications for other workers in the so-called geek economy that the barber is following the story of. this was in fact a 3rd attempt at overturning the initial employment tribunal ruling by that ruling came back in 2016 and it said that drivers for there are around 65000 of them in the u.k. most of them in london should be considered classed as workers and not as self employed contractors that is crucial and that's what's been up held by the supreme court in the last few hours that court focused on several different aspects of the nature of the relationship between drivers and the company but one of them that's crucial is that the company sets the fare so the drivers don't have control over how much they can earn per job in fact the company had argued that they that the drivers should only really be classed as working when they're driving

u.k. supreme court has ruled that drivers should be classed as workers and not self employed the judges agreed with an earlier tribunals decision that found 2 drivers were workers under british law back gives them the right to paid holidays and the minimum wage had argued the 2 were independent contractors. there's a headlines that's the stream next stay with us here on out to 0. on counting the cost of the prosperous president we delve into just how wealthy bottom absolute sin is at a time when the rest of russia isn't bad plus the rise of main stops where there's plenty of money to be made and almost none of it is about the core business. counting the costs on al-jazeera. after me ok today the stream team will be bringing you stories from 3 different countries from lebanon from ethiopia and from the united states it will be a thoughtless moving show if you've got comments or questions for i guess get to it jump into the comments section in iti can be part of this discussion we started in lebanon you may remember 6 months ago a huge blast at the beirut airport 200 people more than 200 people

u.k. supreme court is allowing nigerian fishermen and farmers to sue the oil giant shell in english courts lawyers representing tens of thousands of nigerians so that oil leaks in the niger delta of contaminated their land and water the judges say that shell has a duty of care despite the multinational company arguing that the court didn't have jurisdiction 2 weeks ago a separate dutch ruling ordered shell to compensate by jury and farmers of the oil pipeline leaks his royal highness godwin. is the king of gali and in china he told us that his people are elated by the judgment that it's bringing them hope the damage can at least be partially undone. if they can because our parents are these qualities nation of carbon in this case a lawyer can be godparents at least to take care of the underground water and they destroy it if it can begin to look at how there are strange diseases now in our galilee as a result of 'd 'd of the destruction of our own government. skin diseases. of a lot of strange trend disease that is going on so the proper medical. records of our people and be ticking. and s

u.k. supreme court has ruled that uber drivers in britain are entitled to benefits like paid holidays and wage. judges said drivers should be classed as workers rather than self-employed. it is a decision that threatens cooper's business model and -- buttons uber's business model. we are following the story from london. correspondent: this was in fact a third attempt at overturning the initial employment tribunal ruling by ober. the ruling came back in 2016 and said that drivers for uber, and there are around 6500 of them in the u.k., should be classed as workers for uber and not as self-employed contractors. that is crucial, and that is what has been upheld by the supreme court in the last few hours. that court focused on several different aspects of the nature of the relationship between drivers and the company, but one of them that is crucial is that the company sets the fare so the drivers do not have control over how much they can earn per job. in fact, the company had argued that the drivers should only really be classed as working when they are driving for a fare. but many drivers

u.k. supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join a little should not be allowed to return to britain to find her citizenship should be left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and married and i still find it she was stripped of her british citizenship on national security grounds after being discovered in a refugee camp in 2019 the u.k. government has argued bangladeshi by descent so she can live there for more on this we're joined by 4 in london she is co executive director of the legal charity reprieve thank you so much for your time or was your what is your reaction to the supreme court ruling that should mean that they can not be allowed to return to the u.k. to challenge the stripping of her citizenship. thank you well it's disappointing to judgment that in fact it doesn't change the position that we're currently on here in britain then the position that women are not serial included in so i mean about them and the other small group of british families with the thames that what the coltons of that to be done said this is really a decision for gover

u.k. supreme court said uber drivers are workers, not independent contractors.ly to a small number of its drivers. no practical impact for u.s. drivers but it's clear there is momentum with gig economy workers. we'll see how the market will react. >>> the nba reverses course announcing the all-star game is back on. andy scholes has this morning's bleacher report. what happened? >> they changed their minds, i guess. it's been wildly reported this was going to happen, that the nba was going to change their mind about holding the annual all-star game. now it's official. it is going to take place in atlanta on march 7th with a twist. all of the events in one night. no fans in the stands. skills and challenges, three-point contest going to happen before the game and the slam dunk contest held at halftime. lebron james and other stars have been critical. last night adam silver defended the decision to have the event during the pandemic. >> all-star is part of our league. no different than the games we play and i'll end by saying it begins and ends with the fans. and a

u.k. supreme court ruling against uber on driver rights.rt ruled that drivers are workers, entitling them to rights like holiday wages. joining us is nigel mackey, leighday partners, one of the lawyers that represented uber drivers. let's talk about the ruling. could you give us a sense of what this will mean for the drivers you represent, and potentially the drivers that uber employs here in the united kingdom. nigel: they are now definitively classed as workers which gives them the right you mentioned, the right to receive paid holiday, the right to receive at least the minimum wage, and also the right to compensation through the failure to provide those things up-to-date. so any driver is entitled not to come back to the employment tribunal and claim that compensation for the fact that uber bama has not been treating the drivers well up until now. alix: how is this different from prop 22 in california? >> this is important word in. at the end of the day, wilbur's operational challenges are going to manifest themselves -- uber operational

u.k. supreme court says ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not be allowed to return to britain to fights for her citizenship should be i'm a big i'm left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and marries and i saw a fighter she was stripped of her persistence and shipped on national security grounds have to be discovered in a refugee camp in 2819 well u.k. government has argued that is bangladeshi by descent so she could live there let's get more from evan lawrence kansas terrorism and security specialist at the university of central lancashire i do beg your pardon she she joins us now. from from manchester by skype thank you so much for talking to us here on the al-jazeera news the british government. says a big return because she poses a security risk. as an expert in this field could you just explain to our viewers what sorts of risk this young woman pauses well i think because she still lines are stouts with isis she's been seen to be kind of one of the faces of isis for quite a while now by her going out and becoming a jihadi. and all that that

u.k. supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not be allowed to return to britain to fight for citizenship she left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and then married and i still find it she was stripped of her british citizenship on national security grounds to be discovered in a refugee camp and 2019 the u.k. government has argued is spangler death by descent so i can live there. waves of waste washing up on the shores of narrow leaving beaches choked with plastic bottles bags and toys it's also having a devastating impact on brazil's marine life manny reports. rio de janeiro's iconic copacabana beach is well known for its white sands and pristine tropical coastline. but these images certainly would be on holiday postcards just 20 kilometers along the coast in south beach marine biologists ricardo gomez describes waves of rubbish lapping the beaches as a tsunami of trash if. this is a crime it's not just a crime against the city of rio de janeiro it's a crime against the population of rio de janeiro this evil that we do to the ocean

u.k. supreme court is allowing nigerian fishermen and farmers to sue the oil giant shell in english courts lawyers representing tens of thousands of nigerians say oil leaks in the niger delta have contaminated their land and water the judges say shell has a duty of care despite the multinational company arguing that the court didn't have the jurisdiction 2 weeks ago a separate dutch ruling ordered shell to compensate nigerian farmers over pipeline leaks ahmed address is live for us in lagos and these farmers and fishermen have been waiting for years now for their day in court it does look like they're finally going to get one. absolutely looks like that and a lot of the. 9 in there too soon shall we understand that this case has been going on for a very long time and several courts before had rejected the fact that shell has a duty to. do 2 to care about what it's been doing in the niger delta i spoke to an octopus a short while ago immediately after the court ruling and they want elated in the community as well as all godly which has a population of around 40000 people and which is also p

u.k.'s supreme court ruling that drivers there must be classified as workers entitled to minimum wage and to set a precedent for gig workers across the country. you're looking at that stock down about 3% right now. obviously this could have huge implications, will have huge implications in that country the question is whether that goes elsewhere they have had this debate in states across the united states, including california where they won effectively, that fight, guys >> they won that fight only because they were able to get on the vote, you know, on the ballot, and have the proposition that went forth with that. if this is the last word from the courts, and if there is no means for them for getting on to the ballot, i guess the question becomes what does uber do in response i think they had threatened in california to say they wouldn't be able to operate in the same way, they wouldn't be able to have the same services there, and i wonder if that's what they're going to say to the u.k. after this this is a court case going through the court system for years at this point. >> and what i

u.k. to fight the stripping of her citizenship now they disagree in court has said no that won't be happening so how did the court justify its rulings harlot. well the ruling at the supreme court the u.k.'s top court with the unanimous in this case essentially come down to the inflicted between issues of national security and the right to a fair and affective trial and the mistaken defense of said that she wasn't able to mount to the facts is defense while living in that refugee camp still in syria the judges ruled though that this was a national security issue essentially saying that her rights to that that child doesn't trump if she's in the public safety now they acknowledged in their written response that this was not a perfect solution as they put it and it reflects in fact the guy limit that is currently being faced but what is very clear here is that ms begg and has no clear right now to any return to the cag. this is such an important case outline for us what its importance is its significance well this case has been factor 2015 being considered a test case. others like it others of course did also choose to go to syria to join so called islamic states and back i

u.k.'s supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not speak to return to persons of fights for her citizenship should have begun left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and married and i still find her she was stripped of her british citizenship on national security grounds after being discovered in a refugee camp and 29 t. the u.k. government has argued is bangladeshi by descent so she could see live there . the united states has joined russia and calling for restraint in armenia as its prime minister faces pressure to resign opponents of nickell pushing younger protesting in the capital yerevan demanding he step down he's rejected calls to quit sand has fired his military chief accusing the army of attempting the coup personally and his face protests since losing the war with neighboring us or by jan last year over the disputed region of nagorno karabakh or been forced to walk or has more from yerevan. today has been keeping a relatively low profile in fact we haven't seen anything like yesterday where he has a massive rally on the republic

u.k. in order to challenge the government's decision to revoke. possible and that the supreme court sort of looked about me said well it's a it's it's there is no perfect decision but the government's case that she as a security is a security risk outweighs the right to appear before this tribunals that straight out of the narrow there's a very narrow procedure of this and that was before the court and regrettably the court did not have quite as soon before it for example to assess some broader questions related to mrs begum situation including for example whether she was a victim of terrorism bear in mind she was 15 when she left to go to then isis controlled syria and many including my office believe that she was groomed and may have been the victim of trafficking and should be certain subject to the essential protections the vulnerable people who make bad decisions but those issues were not before the court that's right but in part but evacuating that broader conversation on that scutcheon of citizenship stripping were actually also missing part of the more complicated complex we

u.k. you know it's a challenge the government's decision to revoke. possible and that the supreme court sort of looked about and said well it's a it's it's there is no perfect decision but the government's case that she as a security is a security risk outweighs the right to appear before the struggle that's right the narrative is a very narrow procedure and of sin that was before the court and regrettably the quare did not have ice before it for example to assess some broader questions related to mrs begum situation including for example whether she was a victim of terrorism bear in mind she was 15 when she left to go to then isis controlled syria and many including my office believe that she was groomed and may have been the victim of trafficking and should be certain subject to the essential protections the vulnerable people who make bad decisions but those issues were not before the court that's right but in part but evacuating that broader conversation on that station of citizenship stripping were actually also missing part of the more complicated complex miles ache here which incl

u.k. supreme court says that drivers should get benefits, they should be classified as workers and not independentefits. uber says this u.k. ruling only applies to drivers driving on an older version of the app, it doesn't apply to every u.k. driver out there. now remember that uber did win that california vote back in november, they avoided having to reclassify their drivers as salaried employees in the state of california, but the u.k. has been a really tough market for uber. not only the supreme court ruling, but then they lost their operating license twice in britain. and over in france things aren't that much better, uber losing a court case so their drivers are entitled to employee rights in that market as well. david: taxi drivers are very political in europe, and they have a lot of power. >> yes, they do. david: susan, thank you very much. school board members caught on camera mocking parents who want their kids back in the classroom. take a look at this. >> [bleep] if you're going to call me out, i'm going to [bleep] you up. [laughter] sorry, that's just me. >> they want to pick on us bec

the supreme court in the u.k.ed that the taxi app uber must contract its -- restless its workers and may have wider consequences for the gig economy. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, it is official -- buckingham palace confirms meghan and harry will no longer serve as working members of the royal family. a young woman has become the first protester to die in demonstrations in myanmar against the military coup. she was shot in the head last week as police tried to disperse protesters. reporter: this is an important moment and her images everywhere. we see representations of her and cartoons, paintings and photographs unfurled on banners. she is already considered a martyr for this movement. given the emotionalitch this movement is at already, the sense of anger the people have had since the coup and the momentum they have builtp in the last 11 article dates of protest, her death probably won't make a significant difference. she will just become a big part of it. where it may have an impact

u.k. prime minister boris johnson has praised the supreme court ruling that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not be allowed to return to prison so fights for citizenship should be i'm a big i'm left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 marries and i so face her. the united states is join russia in calling for restraint in armenia and its prime minister faces pressure to resign opponents of nikko pushing yana protesting in the capital yerevan demanding he step dime he's rejected calls to quit and as far as military chief accusing the army of attempting a coup. and former u.s. president donald trump asserts appears the keynote speaker at this weekend's conservative political action conference i want to say thank you to republican party fractured feeling trumps 2nd impeachment trial and those will discuss what direction republican party she'd take and that's yet to date stay with us here on out to sea or the fans who make football is next. and. i was showing us celtics home ground is in glasgow scotland it was founded by irish immigrants. so our story begins in alb

court, her lawyers argued she must be allowed back to the u.k. to have a fair hearing to fight that decision. today, the supremenanimously ruled against her, saying her case should simply be postponed. national security comes first. >> the right to a fair hearing does not trump all other considerations, such as the safety of the public. reporter: her to school friends believed to be dead, left london at age 15 to join islamic state. she joined a fighter and had three children, all of whom have ed. when their rule died, she reappeared asking to be allowed to return home to britain. >> everything i've been through -- i didn't expect i would go through that. reporter: human rights groups say she and others like her must not be left in the camps. >> 15 to 20 -- british family units -- then prosecute the adults? reporter: though it seems no prospect of that for now. she will remain in the camp, no longer a british citizen and in legal limbo. anchor: britain's prince harry said he felt forced to step back from his duties with the royal family because press coverage was damaging his mental health. he has speaking with