westminster magistrates' court. tim, thank ou westminster magistrates' court. y much _ westminster magistrates' court. tim, thank you very much indeed. the white house has announced new sanctions against belarus in response to the forced diversion of a commercial flight to minsk. it called the incident, which resulted in the detention of an opposition journalist and his girlfriend, a direct affront to international norms. the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenka, said the west was trying to destabilise his country. belarus�* opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya — seen here with the dutch prime minister last week — is due to lead a �*belarus solidarity�* march, in the lithuanian capital, vilnius. it�*s one year to the day, since her husband sergei was imprisoned. he was due to stand as a candidate in the presidential elections last year. she�*s called for global protests in support of the democracy movement. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent, 0lga ivshina, in london, and asked her what impact the us sanctions were likely to have on mr lukashenko. firs

tim muffett, bbc news at westminster magistrates�* court.rld war. his 6 trillion dollar budget would include money to invest in infrastructure, education and green technology. the white house says it�*s needed to get america�*s economy moving. but one senator has called the plan �*insanely expensive�*. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, reports. president biden is looking to boost american manufacturing, and with it the lower and middle class. he�*s proposing a massive programme of public spending, the largest since the second world war, a plan that would add trillions of dollars to this country�*s national debt. last month, in a presidential address to congress, he said america�*s economy needed to be reimagined and rebuilt. my fellow americans. "trickle down. "trickle—down economics has never worked, and it�*s time to grow the economy from the bottom and the middle out. applause. the president�*s proposals include spending $4.5 trillion on infrastructure and social programmes over the course of the next decade, an additional $1

bbc news at westminster magistrates�* court. bbc news at westminster magistrates�* court.y troops to the streets of cali, after weeks of deadly anti—government protests. four people died in the city on friday as thousands marched across colombia to mark a month of protests which were sparked by a proposed tax increase. the exiled belarusian opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, is calling for protests worldwide today in solidarity with belarus. the day marks the first anniversary of the arrest of her husband, who remains in detention. yesterday, the united states announced new sanctions against belarus, in response to last weekend�*s forced diversion of a ryanair flight to minsk, and the subsequent arrest of an opposition journalist. us presidentjoe biden has released his first annual budget, a £42 trillion spending plan that includes steep tax increases for wealthier americans. the proposal includes huge new social programmes and investment in the fight against climate change, but it still needs approvalfrom congress. a social media trend that involves using tiny mag

tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates�* court.ver of covid, the amazon rainforest is under attack from deforestation. for this week's edition of our world, justin rowlatt is on a mission to find out how a tribe he visited a decade ago is fairing in the face of this assault. under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. we meet the people on the frontline of the battle to save the forest... shouting. translation: the prospectors used to be scared of _ being caught by us. now they feel the president will protect them. ..and see the impact on the animals. the government is accused of encouraging the destruction. and i'm on a mission to contact some old friends — the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. are they safe? are their precious trees still standing? cheering. two years ago, a right—wing ex—army officer became the president of brazil. jair bolsonaro

tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates�* court.clive myrie and adina campbell report on the global impact of george floyd's death. a warning that there are some images that some viewers may find distressing. chanting: what's his name? george floyd! what's his name? george floyd! nojustice, no peace. most of us can remember where we were when we first where we were when we first watch that video. the killing of george floyd by derek chauvin, the police officer that knelt down his neck for more than nine minutes. one year on we are going to take a look at the impact of what happened worldwide after global protests over the killing. we begin here in america, in missouri, st louis county where the main city has the highest level of civilian deaths at the hands of the police. what can be done to improve relations between officers and the public they serve? what happens when communities are under siege? for me to feel that even with my collar on that i have to be armed, is pretty depressing. under siege from violence, the bitter harvest

tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates' court.tories chelsea win the biggest prize in european football for a second time, beating manchester city 1—0 in the champions league final. demonstrators take to the streets across the world to call for the release of an opposition journalist arrested after his passenger jet was forced to land. environment officials in sri lanka have warned the country is facing one of the worst ecological crises in its history following a naval container fire off the country's coast. thousands of military personal have been deployed to clean up waves of microplastic pollution that have been washing ashore since the chemical transport vessel caught fire last week. joe robinson has more. with each wave, the task ahead becomes tougher. millions of microplastic pellets have already washed ashore. to be cleaned up by the army, navy and air force scrambled onto the beach. this is an ecological disaster site. 0ne team managed almost clear their section of negombo beach beach on friday night, only to find it cove

tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates�* court.symonds earlier today in a secret ceremony. the prime minister is said to have exchanged vows with ms symonds in westminster cathedral, in front of a number of close friends and family. our political correspondent helen catt is at downing street for us this evening. it perhaps is not entirely unexpected, but is the timing a surprise? yes, it is fair to say it has taken virtually everybody by surprise, and there has been speculation about when the wedding was going to take place and now the sun newspaper and others have said it happened today in westminster catholic cathedral, not far from here in westminster catholic cathedral, not farfrom here in downing street. not totally unexpected, the couple started to be linked publicly in the media around the start of 2019, when they moved in here later that year they moved in here later that year they were the first unmarried couple to do so and they got engaged at the end of 2019 and they of course have a son together, wilfred. he is now just

tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates�* court.nounced that 144 migrants crossed the channel today. it comes after authorities dealt with 19 events yesterday involving 336 people. the record for a single day was set last september, when a16 migrants crossed the channel to england. let's take a look at today's coronavirus daily figures. there have been 3398 new cases and seven deaths reported in the past 2a hours. infections have been rising slowly over the past week, with an average of 3067 infections every day. in the vaccine roll—out, more than 197,000 people have received a first vaccine dose in the last 2a hours. that means that more than 39 million people have now had their firstjab. that's more than 74% of the adult population. just over a14,000 had their second dose in the past 2a hours meaning almost 25 million people — or 47% of the adult population — is now fully vaccinated. vietnam's health minister has said that the country is fighting a new covid—i9 variant, which is a combination of those first identified in india and

tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates�* court.oday. it comes after authorities dealt with 19 events yesterday involving 336 people. the record for a single day was set last september, when a16 migrants crossed the channel to england. the president of the democratic republic of congo says the situation near the recently erupted volcano in the east of the country is "serious but under control". earlier there was confusion over reports of a second eruption. the communications ministry later clarified it was a false alarm. it said a plane flying over the area detected smoke from intense charcoal burning, which it mistook for volcanic activity. uk music festivals could be facing another �*lost summer�* according to mps, who blame the government for not introducing an insurance safety net for organisers. a report from the digital, culture, media and sport committee said ministers had refused to take multiple opportunities to address concerns — and that�*s now too late for many festivals to go ahead this year. sarah campbell reports. ear

tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates�* court.rie symonds earlier today. it has been reported by the sun newspaper and then by other papers that the couple were married in a secret ceremony at westminster catholic cathedral. the headlines on bbc news... there've been dozens of demonstrations around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. the exiled opposition leader, svetla na tikhanovskaya, told supporters in vilnius that belarus will not give up. sri lanka is facing one of the worst ecological crises in its history, following a fire on board a container ship. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. i think there is only one big spot story at the moment and server is probably following it in a screen somewhere! absolutely right, all eyes will be on the champions league final in porto in portugal between manchester city and chelsea. it isn't in the second half, 56 minutes gone, and it is chelsea who lead 1—0 at the moment thanks to the most expensive player. he's got his

from westminster magistrates�* court, helena wilkinson, reports.lman last year when they went missing. two days later, their bodies were found next to each other. pc deninaffer and pc jamie lewis were assigned to protect the crime scene, but they were later arrested, after an investigation into accusations they had taken selfies by the bodies. last year, the sisters' mother spoke to the bbc. those police officers... ..dehumanised our children. today, the officers appeared in court, charged with misconduct in a public office. both police officers appeared together in the dock, and through their lawyer, they issued an apology, saying they are sorry beyond measure for the pain that they have caused. their barrister also said that both defendants had indicated they would plead guilty at the old bailey next month. separately, 19—year—old danyal hussein is facing trial next month at the same court, accused of murdering the two sisters. helena wilkinson, bbc news. mozambique is being urged to accept thousand of troops from neighbouring countries in africa

cameron deriggs from lewisham is appearing at westminster magistrates' court later today, charged withent have been released on bail. republicans have criticised president biden's plan to increase federal government spending to the highest level since the second world war. the $6 trillion budget proposal has money for infrastructure, education and green technology. the white house says it's needed to get america's economy moving. but one senator has called the plan insanely expensive. our north america correspondent david willis reports. president biden is looking to boost american manufacturing, and with it the lower and middle—class. he's proposing a massive programme of public spending, the largest since the second world war, a plan that would add trillions of dollars to this country's national debt. last month, in a presidential address to congress, he said america's economy needed to be reimagined and rebuilt. my fellow americans. trickle down. trickle—down economics has never worked, and it's time to grow the economy from the bottom and the middle out. applause. the president's p

cameron deriggs from lewisham is appearing at westminster magistrates�* court later today, charged with national university in canberra has offered to return thousands of blood samples taken from indigenous people over many decades. the specimens collected from 35 aboriginal communities have been held without their consent. some indigenous groups want to donate the samples to science, but others want them back for spiritual reasons. joining me now from canberra is azure hermies. she�*s the deputy director for the national centre for indigenous genomics. her department is part of the australian national university that�*s offering to return the blood samples taken from indigenous people. thank you forjoining us here. it is worth explaining, to put the story into context, why that blood was taken in the first place. absolutely. thank you for having me. the national university houses a collection of 7000 aboriginal blood samples collected from 35 communities across australia between the 1960s and 1990s but predominantly in the 1960s and 70s period. we are not sure what consent was taken at

from westminster magistrates�* court, helena wilkinson, reports. other. pc deniz jaffer and pcjamie to each other. pc deniz jaffer and pc jamie lewis were assigned to protect the crime scene, but they were later arrested, after an investigation into accusations they had taken selfies by the bodies. last year, the sister�*s mother spoke to the bbc. last year, the sister's mother spoke to the bbc-— to the bbc. those police officers dehumanised _ to the bbc. those police officers dehumanised our _ to the bbc. those police officers dehumanised our children. i to the bbc. those police officers i dehumanised our children. today, the officers appeared _ dehumanised our children. today, the officers appeared in _ dehumanised our children. today, the officers appeared in court, _ dehumanised our children. today, the officers appeared in court, charged i officers appeared in court, charged with misconduct in a public office. both police officers appeared together in the dock, and through their lawyer, they issued an apology, saying they are sorry beyond meas

helena wilkinson is at westminster magistrates�* court.her. well, today, the two metropolitan police officers appeared here for a relatively short hearing him at westminster magistrates�* court. they were investigated last year by the independent 0ffice investigated last year by the independent office for police conduct. they had launched an enquiry after the officers were accused of taking selfies by the dead bodies. well, the two officers both appeared in the dock here that westminster magistrates�* court and, through their lawyer, they apologise. their lawyer, their barrister said to the court that they are sorry beyond measure for they are sorry beyond measure for the pain that they have caused and their barrister went on to say that both defenders, both police officers will be indicating a guilty please. last year, the bbc spoke to the sisters�* mother, mean smallman, and she said that the alleged pictures taken by the officers had dehumanised her daughters —— mina. she said this has taken their belief to another place. the two police

from westminster magistrates�* court, helena wilkinson reports.hey went missing. two days later, their bodies were found next to each other. pc deninaffer and pc jamie lewis were assigned to protect the crime scene, but they were later arrested, after an investigation into accusations they had taken selfies by the bodies. last year, the sisters�* mother spoke to the bbc. those police officers... ..dehumanised our children. today, the officers appeared in court, charged with misconduct in a public office. both police officers appeared together in the dock, and through their lawyer, they issued an apology, saying they are sorry beyond measure for the pain that they have caused. their barrister also said that both defendants had indicated they would plead guilty at the old bailey next month. separately, 19—year—old danyal hussein is facing trial next month at the same court, accused of murdering the two sisters. helena wilkinson, bbc news. no human remains have been found by police searching a cafe in gloucester for a suspected victim of the serial k

cameron deriggs from lewisham will appear at westminster magistrates' court later today, charged with plan has been set out by us presidentjoe biden, in what is his first annual budget in office. it includes investment in the fight against climate change and tax hikes on the wealthy. however the plan still needs to be approved by congress and the opposing republican party has condemned it as "insanely expensive." we know sniffer dogs can detect drugs, explosives and even diseases these days — and now man's best friend is moving into the drinks business. this is rocco the cocker spaniel, the newest member of staff at the william grant distillery on the west coast of scotland. he's been trained to sniff out impurities in the oak barrels before they're filled, so that none of the whisky goes to waste. the thought of wasted scottish whiskey is too upsetting. thank goodness for him. that whiskey is too upsetting. thank goodness for him.— whiskey is too upsetting. thank goodness for him. that is bothering ou at goodness for him. that is bothering you at 6:10am _ goodness for him. that is bo