mark lobel and death will follow. mark lobel, bbc news.s in the sahel region of west africa after eight years. more than 5,000 troops are deployed in the area as part of operation barkhane to fight a growing islamist insurgency. the remnants of the french force will be incorporated into a broader international mission. earlier, french president, emmanuel macron, gave the reasons behind his decision. translation: the desired result is obviously _ translation: the desired result is obviously to _ translation: the desired result is obviously to reduce _ translation: the desired result is obviously to reduce multiple i is obviously to reduce multiple hooks, to reduce the logic of external operations, to keep two pillars. 0ne pearler to fight against terrorism with special forces structured around to kummer, obviously with a strong french component. with several hundred soldiers and african european and international forces at our side, but with a location to carry out strictly counter—terrorism interventions and with far fewer hooks. ok. do st

mark lobel as early as next month. mark lobel, bbc news.ildren, were killed in a crash involving 18 vehicles in the us state of alabama on saturday. the county coroner said the vehicles were likely to have hydroplaned on the wet roads and lost control after tropical depression claudette battered the state, causing flash flooding and tornadoes and destroying dozens of homes. jeremy gray is a reporter at the alabama media group and has been covering this horrific story. in south alabama, in boulder county, on 165, the interstate, there were multiple vehicles — 18, as you said — they collided. we had a tropical storm, claudette, we had a lot of rainfall and in the course of that, an suv carrying a 29—year—old man and his young daughter, they were killed, and they also collided with a van carrying residents of a youth home. the driver was pulled to safety by a bystander. unfortunately, the son and daughter of the driver of the youth home. the eight victums of the van ranging in age from four up till 17. you are talking about i understand there

mark lobel, bbc news.of the house of commons and tory mpjohn bercow has been defending his decision to change allegiances to join the labour party. during his time as speaker, mr bercow made controversial procedural decisions over the brexit process and had several run—ins with the conservatives. he was also accused of presiding over a culture of bullying — something he rejects — and denies the move to labour is a tactic to distract from these allegations — but admits he does have some regrets from his time in office. we all make mistakes. have i been perfect in every instance? can i say that with the benefit of hindsight i'd never have done something differently? of course i couldn't, but i come back to the central proposition, one has as a private citizen the right to make a judgment about which political party to support. i believe, in terms of values, the labour party is preferable to the conservative party. mcdonalds has announced its recruiting 20,000 more staff across the uk and ireland. the fast fo

mark lobel, bbc news. special report from minsk looking at how the lives of some people have been changed for good by the protests in belarus. the african union has said it is suspending mali's membership of the organisation in response to last week's military coup. members of the group had already threatened sanctions if a civilian—led government was not restored. the decision comes two days after the economic community of west african states, known as ecowas, also halted mali's membership of its group, demanding the country stick to a timetable to restore democracy. one of the most senseless consequences of war is its impact on children, and in syria, the lives and futures of a whole generation have been badly hit. it's now more than ten years since syria descended into civil war. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports from jordan, where she's been back to meet again the children who've already paid a very heavy price. mustapha and his little sister, douaa, survived a bombing raid by the

mark lobel, bbc news.een a huge surge in coronavirus bookings by over—18s in england as the government steps up efforts to offer all adults a jab byjuly the 19th. it comes as officials in england consider plans to drop the isolation period for anyone who comes into contact with someone infected with the virus, but only if they've received two vaccine doses. sean dilley reports. these are among tens of thousands who turned out in socially distanced lines across england to claim their covid vaccines during a weekend of walk—in appointments. london's olympic stadium has played host to manyjubilant crowds in its short life, but few gatherings have meant so much to a country hoping to lift all lockdown restrictions by the 19th ofjuly, the same date the government plans to have offered all adults their firstjab. i'd rather have it than get covid. looking forward to coming back to normality. as soon as it opened up, everyone wanted it done | as soon as possible. on friday morning, vaccination appointments opened

mark lobel, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.nt sources say 50 people have been killed in fighting between their troops and houthi rebels around the northern city of marib. the sources said the government had lost 16 men, including six officers. marib is the government's last stronghold in the north of the country, and is also the gateway to important oilfields. the head of the world health organization has congratulated the people of guinea after the country's latest outbreak of the ebola virus was declared over. the who chief said that a co—ordinated response, community engagement and the use of a vaccine meant that guinea had managed to control the disease. six people have been left in a critical condition after a truck driver ploughed into cyclists taking part in a charity bike ride in arizona. police say the suspect fled the scene in show low and was pursued by officers, who later shot him. he's now in a critical, but stable condition. police in istanbul have arrested six women after a protest against turkey's withdrawalfrom

mark lobel, bbc news.tell you why there are tensions over this weekend's pride celebration in new york city. cowherd members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim to certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". cheering and applause as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, i7.a million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: ajudge in minneapolis has sentenced the former us police officer, derek chauvin, to 22.5 years in prison f

mark lobel, bbc news.'s get some of the day's other news: the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, as the next iranian president. the state department said the us regretted that iranians were denied a free and fair electoral process. yemeni government sources say 50 people have been killed in fighting between their troops and houthi rebels, around the northern city of marib. the sources said the government had lost 16 men, including six officers. marib is the government's last stronghold in the north of the country, and is also the gateway to important oil fields. police in istanbul have arrested six women after a protest against turkey's withdrawal from a un convention designed to protect women. the convention commits governments to passing laws against domestic violence, marital rape and female genital mutilation. conservatives say it weakens the family and serves to promote same—sex relation

i'm mark lobel. our top stories. donald trump says his suspension from facebook for two years is an insult to everyone who voted for him. the tech giants have hit back the devastating conflict in ethiopia — as the un warns that hundreds of thousands could starve joining forces to tax global corporations — g7 finance ministers are close to agreeing an historic deal. wildfires ravage noway�*s west coast — hundreds are evacuated. and around the globe. donald trump says that facebook�*s decision to suspend him from all of its social media platforms until 2023 is an insult to the millions of people who voted for him. the company says the former president's profile will only be reinstated if it can be satisfied that his posts no longer pose a threat to public safety. the ban was imposed after his supporters stormed the us capitol injanuary. our media editor amol rajan has been examining facebook�*s changing role in the political landscape. we have to have peace, we have to have law and order. it was an extraordinary moment

mark lobel, bbc news. — for the 17th year in a row. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, via a signal given with the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali who has died at the age of 7a. outspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter, he fought all the way to the end — even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles lp sgt pepper�*s lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... president biden visits tulsa to commemorate one of the worst incidents of racial violence in us history. president lukashenko�*s crackdown on dissent prompts an increase in acts of protest and defiance. cases of mucormycosis

mark lobel, bbc news.states says it will continue negotiations with iran over its nuclear programme after the election of a hard—line cleric ebrahim raisi as iranian president. a state department spokesperson said it regretted that iranians were denied a free and fair election. the new president, won with a landslide, but voter turnout was the lowest ever, with many candidates barred from standing. this report from kasra naji of bbc persian. for many iranians, it's been a dark day. the hardline head of thejudiciary, ebrahim raisi, has won, in elections that offered no real choice for the electors and no serious challenges for him. the interior minister says he won just over 18 million votes, with the lowest turnout in 42 years, since the islamic revolution in 1979. a good number of iranians have been alienated from the political process, particularly the young, many of whom are tired of living in fear. mr raisi is best known for his role in signing off on the execution of thousands of political prisoners i

mark lobel, bbc news.ansgender athlete to compete at the olympics. the country's olympic committee has named her as part of the women's team for the tokyo games. sport is all about drama and the selection of laurel hubbard in new zealand's olympic team will add a great deal of intrigue to the tokyo olympics. laurel hubbard competed in men's events before she transitioned in 2012. she's been selected to be part of new zealand's weightlifting team, where she will be in the superheavyweight category. she said in a statement that she was grateful and humbled to be given the opportunity. it is a remarkable journey for laurel hubbard. she won a silver medal in 2017 at the world championships but she suffered a broken arm the following year in the commonwealth games so she has fought back from that and her teammates and team management have always been describing her grit and determination. safe to say her inclusion in the new zealand team will not be universally welcomed by those who believe that transgender ath

mark lobel, bbc news.dent will be the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, a harsh critic of the west and a close ally of supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. he easily beat his nearest rival, but reformist candidates were barred from taking part in the election and turnout crashed to less than 50. in the election and turnout crashed to less than 50%. mr raisi, who'll take power in august, has a reputation as an ultra conservative and is subject to us sanctions, over his alleged role in the mass execution of political prisoners. here's kasra naji from bbc persian. for many iranians, it's been a dark day. the hardline head of thejudiciary, ebrahim raisi, has won, in elections that offered no real choice for the electors and no serious challenges for him. the interior minister says he won just over 18 million votes, with the lowest turnout in 42 years, since the islamic revolution in 1979. a good number of iranians have been alienated from the political process, particularly the young, many of whom are tired o

mark lobel, bbc news.nced that the us is in a position to donate millions of surplus doses of coronavirus vaccines to other countries. 19 million doses will be allocated immediately to covax, the global facility designed to distribute vaccines fairly between richer and poorer nations. six million further doses will go directly to america's neighbours, such as mexico and canada, as well as to countries such as india, which has seen a major surge in cases and deaths in the past month. president biden�*s national security adviser, jake sullivan, outlined the criteria for vaccine distribution. we've received requests from all over the world, and a number of important factors went into our decision about how to allocate these first 25 million vaccines. these factors included achieving global coverage, responding to surges and other specific urgent situations and public health needs, and helping as many countries as possible who've requested vaccines. our north america correspondent david willis says the announc

mark lobel reports.e jailed 26—year—old opposition blogger that is demanded thatis released immediately. we are not broadcasting the interview. during it, roman protasevich questions the financing of an influential social media operation run mainly from poland. the ledgers a politician is funded by lithuanian taxpayers and says he respects the present. ——president. ending the interview bursting into tears, saying he hopes one day to marry and have children. his father calls the interview attempted torture. translation: | feel the deepest pain. i it is difficult to speak about my feelings. i am sorry. but it is very painful to see this. roman protasevich has called for an end to street protests in another interview on state tv. so far, thousands have marched against august�*s disputed election, many have been imprisoned or fled the country. but president lukashenko�*s authoritarian regime does not appear to be buckling because of them, or a flight ban on sanctions from the us, eu and uk. so what of this l

mark lobel, bbc news. ajudge in minneapolis has sentenced the former us police officer, derek chauvin, to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of george floyd. officials in florida say the apartment block that collapsed near miami on thursday, leaving more than 150 people missing, was due to undergo extensive repairs this year. here in the uk, downing street says, the british prime minister has accepted his health secretary matt hancock's apology for breaching social distancing guidelines, after the sun newspaper published images of him and an aide, gina coladangelo, kissing and embracing in the department of health. in a statement mr hancock said he'd "let people down" and is "very sorry". borisjohnson now considers the matter closed, but labour is calling on mr hancock to resign. with the latest, here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. he's been telling all of us to stick to covid rules. keep doing your bit, remember the basics — hands, face, space and fresh air. but matt hancock and his adviser

mark lobel, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.v series is broadcast around the world. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping - in his cot at home. early this evening, - the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments - in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we migh

mark lobel reports.owers have been negotiating with iran since april to stop it from being able to build a nuclear bomb. in return, iran wants rid of sanctions harming its ailing economy. as both sides agreed to revive a previously agreed deal, the mood music sounds good from iran, the eu and the us. we are closer to a deal than any time in the past, but it doesn't mean that we are there. the next round, delegations will come back from capitals with clearer instructions, clearer ideas on how to finally close the deal. the whole question of- which sanctions will be lifted is currently being negotiated in vienna, _ and i'm not going to conduct those negotiations in public. complicating matters, iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamanei, who's the ultimate powerbroker here, has repeatedly called the elimination of america's ally, israel. now israel says the recent election of hardlinber ebrahim raisi as iran's next president has heightened fears. raisi's election is, i would say. the last chance for wor

mark lobel reports.caught in what the un calls a catastrophic food situation. his uncle says he was as strong as a lion before this. translation: we were hiding and living in a cave _ for more than three months because of the war. we were only eating roasted barley. six people died and we had to bury them during the evening, as it was not possible to do it during the day. this mother relies on food hand—outs since her home was destroyed. translation: there l were about 20 of them. they gathered around my house and thrashed all my crops. i have nightmares of my house from before it was burned, and we had to flee to another area. they kept getting closer, burning all the harvested crops and straw. they burned everything i had. food security analysis shows ethiopia's war—torn tigray and two neighbouring states have the highest number of people living in severe crisis since somalia's famine a decade ago. ethiopia's government rejects that. it says it's restoring order across the region, insisting humanitaria

mark lobel reports.nd, oregon, to give homeless people hydrated during the heatwave. good morning, good morning. outreach team. anybody home? mm, sleeping. we are right now passing out cold water on tuesdays and also every single thursday and we have about ten volunteers plus our staff who go out. we try and hand out anywhere between 400—500 bottles of water. it's a foreboding forecast for the north—west in coming days. we are referring to this as life—threatening - heat for this region. and our overnight lows are going to be about the same as our- usual seasonal highs. what's remarkable about this one is notjust that the records are going to be broke, and sometimes by comfortable margins, but that the heat is sticking around so long. 100 degrees is a magic number and in seattle that's happened twice. and it's now almost a sure thing we are going to get three days in a row. an atmospheric heat dome is causing a splash. witness these historic low water levels at the hoover dam. we are in the second year o

mark lobel, bbc news.des are closer to a deal but still not there. enrique mora was speaking after the latest round of discussions in vienna. he said progress had been made on a number of technical issues and there was clarity on the political problems in the way of a deal. the former speaker of the house of commons and ex tory mp, john bercow, has been defending his decision to change allegiances and join the labour party. during his time as speaker, he made controversial procedural decisions over the brexit process and had several run—ins with the conservatives. he was also accused of presiding over a culture of bullying — something he rejects. he denies the move to labour is a tactic to distract from these allegations but admits he does have some regrets from his time in office. we all make mistakes, have i been perfect in every instance? can i say that with the benefit of hindsight i have never have done something differently? of course i couldn't but i come back to the central proposition one has as a

mark lobel reports. where the national rally had hoped to take its first tip into regional politics. but instead, remains marooned on shore. it is hoped but if hopes drowned as it watched previous incumbents across the regions re—elected. with the turnout also lost at sea. translation: we really have the feeling that whatever the vote, we won't be represented as we wish so for the time being, we abstained. translation: did not even know the elections were taking place _ the elections were taking place. i'm not interested in politics— place. i'm not interested in politics at all, except for the presidential elections. the sun didn't shine — presidential elections. the sun didn't shine for _ presidential elections. the sun didn't shine for the _ presidential elections. the sun didn't shine for the centre - didn't shine for the centre right here. celebrations —— the son did shine. celebrations after the withdrawal of left—wing candidates to ensure a clear path to defeat the far right. translation: we have d

mark lobel, bbc news. into contact with a clover test, you might get told to stay home for ten days. which can be burdensome for some people if they cannot get to work and work from home. they are looking at this idea where that you can take a daily rapid test in the morning and if you test negative, you can go about your business and then repeat the exercise in the next day. government sources are stressing it is pretty early days in terms of looking at this, but public health england gave a few more details this morning. we will need to be alert and won't need to consider— will need to be alert and won't need to consider how we can measure the response _ to consider how we can measure the response of— to consider how we can measure the response of these vaccines to the new variants that come along. we are removing _ new variants that come along. we are removing steps for word. in the time in the _ removing steps for word. in the time in the future — removing steps for word. in the time in the future i ca

mark lobel, bbc news.in england who've been fully vaccinated against coronvirus could be spared self—isolation even if they've been in contact with a positive case. an ongoing trial is looking at allowing people to take daily lateral flow tests instead. a little earlier our political correspondent jessica parker explained more. if you come into contact with a covid case, you might get told to stay home for ten days. which can be burdensome for some people if they cannot get to work or work from home. they are looking at this idea where you can take a daily rapid test in the morning and if you test negative, you can go about your business and then repeat the exercise the next day. government sources are stressing it is pretty early days in terms of looking at this, but public health england gave a few more details this morning. we will need to be alert and will need to consider how we can measure the response of these vaccines to the new variants that come along. we are moving steps forward. in a time in th

mark lobel, bbc news.overnment's green list of quarantine travel destinations. a?trial event has been taking place this weekend to see if there's a safe way to let the party island start dancing again. anna holligan reports. dance music plays. music is the pulse of this island. ibiza's economy revolves around its nightclubs. now, ibiza's been green listed by the uk, this island is gearing up for the return of mass tourism, and this experiment could represent its revival. the guinea pigs are all key workers, like these nursing assistants. lucia told me "i really want to dance. "it's been so long since we've able to party around here." her friend said "it's true. "after such a long time, you do really want to go for it." most other bars are serving again, but beyond this event, dancing is still banned. there are signs ibiza is emerging from the crisis — there are no restrictions on people travelling to these shores from the uk, but the balearic politicians want to tighten the entry rules. we think that with

i'm mark lobel. our top stories.from facebook for two years is an insult to everyone who voted for him. the tech giants have hit back the devastating conflict in ethiopia — as the un warns that hundreds of thousands could starve joining forces to tax global corporations — g7 finance ministers are close to agreeing an historic deal. wildfires ravage noway�*s west coast — hundreds are evacuated.

mark lobel reports.s marooned on shore. its hopes drowned as it watches previous incumbents across the regions re—elected, with the turnout also lost at sea. translation: we really have the feeling that, i whatever the vote, we won't be represented as we wish. so for the time being, we abstained. translation: i didn't even know | the elections were taking place. | i'm not interested in politics at all, except for the presidential elections. the sun did shine for the centre right here. celebrations came after the withdrawal of left—wing candidates to ensure a clearer path to defeating the far—right. translation: we have rejected| the fatalism of a region governed by the far—right and we have taken this decision with full— consciousness beyond political divisions. i the results heralded wins for mainstream conservative and left—wing parties, with no region in mainland france changing sides. cheering. in contrast to the cheers, it couldn't have been worse for marine le pen's supporters, who blamed everythin

mark lobel, bbc news.y—election was triggered after the previous mp, labour's tracy brabin, stepped down to become a regional mayor. our presenter martine croxall is in batley today, finding out what issues matter to the voters there. it really is a fascinating constituency. it really is. it has been a labour held seat since 1997, but labour can't take anything for granted because george galloway is standing for the workers party, he is promising to try to split the labour vote. is promising to try to split the labourvote. he is promising to try to split the labour vote. he is very opposed to keir starmer as the labour party leader. we will be talking to him later. that means that the splitting of that labour vote means the conservatives could be poised to take this seat for the first time in 24 years. their candidate is ryan stevenson and he joins us now. 24 years. their candidate is ryan stevenson and hejoins us now. many people we have been talking to have said you haven't been very visible during this

mark lobel, bbc news.l where there is a tribute that has been paid by a brazilian charity to the country's covid victims. 500,000 covid victims and a 500 red flowers have been put on at the beach there in copacabana. koko banner —— copacabana has been the scene of so many parties, festivals, football celebrations, rock concerts, but today a very sombre note at the copacabana beach in rio as brazil enjoys this harrowing coronavirus that has caused so much death and devastation in that country. the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham has accused the scottish government of hypocrisy, after it banned nonessential travel from scotland to manchester. mr burnham says he will be demanding compensation. it is double standards, it is hypocrisy. they had done to us exactly what they complain that the uk government does to scotland. i will be writing to the first minister today and asking for compensation for the individuals who might lose holidays and the businesses who might lose takings. why should a couple fr

a warm welcome to bbc news, i'm mark lobel. our top stories... facebook to suspend his account for two years is an insult to the millions of people who voted for him. the tech giant hit back. we've always had rules — quite rightly — at facebook, that you can in a sense say what you like on facebook, but you can't do that if that inflicts harm on others. fleeing the conflict in ethiopia as the un warns of a repeat of the devastating famine of 1984. a plea for help from nepal as it suffers a second wave of covid—19. 4,000 people have died in the past month. joining forces to tax global corporations — g7 finance ministers say they're close to an agreement.

mark lobel reports.f a million here, the painful goodbyes continue. half a million here, but some blame the government for that, accusing them of initially letting the virus spread, to build up herd immunity and for rejecting masks and social distancing. leading to visible anger at this unenviable milestone. translation: the feeling here is one of indignation. | we can't stand it any more. the government is worse than the virus. translation: he took too long to buy the vaccine. - herd immunity won't do any good. the only immunity you can get is with the vaccine, there is no other way. i have lost many friends, almost lost a cousin, millions of people are orphans, fatherless, motherless and childless. at these protests, replicated in dozens of cities across brazil, there is particularfury aimed at one man, brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, for his handling of this health emergency. brazil's health minister tweeted the grim news of the 500,000 lives lost, saying he is working tirelessly to vaccinate all

with me is our reporter, mark lobel. mark, how did we find out about this?e find out about this? �* , ,': i: , mark, how did we find out about this? , g; :: , , ., this? just 30 minutes before the deadline _ this? just 30 minutes before the deadline for _ this? just 30 minutes before the deadline for this - this? just 30 minutes before i the deadline for this agreement expired, there was a statement issued by the centrist former broadcaster and former finance minister, he e—mailed the president of israel saying a coalition agreement had been reached, he said that this government will work to serve all the citizens of israel, including those who are not members of it, we will expect those who oppose it and do every thing in our power to unite all parts of israeli society. so the key points of that statement are that he would be prime ministers for two years before handing power to yair lapid, the ultimate p.m. to yair lapid, the ultimate pm. if you like from the 23rd of august 20 27th of august 2023. there are eight parties that have taken part in this agreem

this is bbc news with me mark lobel.touches down in the uk. 0n the eve of the g7 summit he promises a multilateral america, with a warning to russia and an appeal to support democracies around the world. the united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges. the eu says its patience is "wearing very thin" with the uk — in talks aimed at avoiding a trade war over border checks with northern ireland. a row between the sussexes and a buckingham palace source over the naming of their new baby daughter — now a warning from harry and meghan�*s lawyers.

welcome to bbc news, i'm mark lobel.irst foreign tour since taking office injanuary. he promises a multilateral america with a warning to russia and an appeal to support democracies around the world. the united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges. the eu says its patience is "wearing very thin" with the uk, in talks aimed at avoiding a trade war over border checks with northern ireland. political organisations linked to the jailed kremlin critic alexei navalny are banned by the russian government.

this is bbc news with mark lobel. our top stories: president biden arrives in the uk for the g7 summit — it's his first foreign tour since taking office injanuary. the united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges. the eu says its patience is "wearing very thin" with the uk, in talks aimed at avoiding a trade war over border checks with northern ireland. sky—gazers delight — amateur astronomers across the northern hemisphere await a partial eclipse of the sun. those in the arctic will have the best view. and, curfew stops play — the quarter— finals of the french tennis open are disrupted by coronavirus restrictions, as 5,000 fans are forced to leave the court. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has arrived in the uk for the g7 summit. he began his first overseas trip with a rallying cry for the world's democracies — insisting the united states was back following the trump years. late on wednesday night air force on

mark lobel, bbc news. some lovely pictures but a very serious context to this.nasa's senior climate adviser, gavin schmidt. are you surprised? is it something you had long forecast? we surprised? is it something you had long forecast?— surprised? is it something you had long forecast? we don't use satellites to _ had long forecast? we don't use satellites to forecast _ had long forecast? we don't use satellites to forecast things, - satellites to forecast things, but this kind of thing, yes we have been forecasting that heatwaves will become more intense, and we've already seen that in the observations. for instance, last summer there were massive heatwaves in siberia. that's continuing this summer as well. where those heatwaves are occurring as a function of the weather. here we have a very strong jetstream, the excursion, that's gone north, bringing unseasonably warm weather to these regions. but the fact that these things are happening and the temperatures are hitting records — that's not a surprise. climate change has warmed the planet byjust over one celsiu

welcome to bbc news — i'm mark lobel.'s his first foreign tour since taking office injanuary. the united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges. the eu says its patience is "wearing very thin" with the uk, in talks aimed at avoiding a trade war — over border checks with northern ireland. moscow bans political organisations linked to the jailed kremlin critic alexei navalny, while the girlfriend of belarussian opposition activist, roman protasevich, says she's "holding up" in prison.

mark lobel reports. as covid deaths reach 500,000 here, the painful goodbyes continue.

mark lobel reports. this man moments after reportedly stabbing himself in the neck after addressing thedressing the court. translation: he got up and said police _ court. translation: he got up and said police officers - court. translation: he got up and said police officers told - and said police officers told me i would be put in the confinement cell and my relatives and neighbours away to be prosecuted under criminal law if i did not confess. then he took something waiting his teeth had literally started to cut his throat. everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defendant's cage for a while. eventually he was rushed to hospital. as the pressure on political prisoners grows, the prominent opposition leader svetlana tikhonovskaya met austria's leader. he pledged more action if things don't improve. translation: we should be open for further - sanctions if necessary. i think it's important that the sanctions should be as precisely targeted as possible, to target the regime and not the civil society, not the people. meanwhile, belarus's ally russia says it is plann

this is bbc news with mark lobel. tour since taking office injanuary. the united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges. the eu says its patience is "wearing very thin" with the uk, in talks aimed at avoiding a trade war over border checks with northern ireland. sky—gazers delight — amateur astronomers across the northern hemisphere await a partial eclipse of the sun. those in the arctic will have the best view. and, curfew stops play — the quarter— finals of the french tennis 0pen are disrupted by coronavirus restrictions, as 5,000 fans

mark lobel reports. stepping off air force too, in el paso, texas. foot on the tarmac before defending her long—awaited journey here. i said back in march i would come to the border, so this is not a new plan. the reality is we have to deal with causes and we have to deal with causes and we have to deal with causes and we have to deal with the fracture. it is a sensitive issue, as the number of undocumented migrants reaching the border here is at highest level in more than 20 years. including five young girls here from central america, without their parents, who the vice president said she spoke to, later alluding to their suffering. the bbc has been told by some staff and children themselves of terrible treatment, and what are known as emergency camps in the texan desert. where disease is rampant, food dangerous, with reports of sexual abuse. those running the camps insist required standards of care are in place, for children. kamala harris told us customs and border staff her plan to stop people coming in the first place. people coming in the first

a short time ago i spoke to our reporter mark lobel who says the resignation of matt hancock is likelyrnment and the prime minister was under, over their handling of the situation. most front pages to say this is more about the hypocritical affair and mac, fell on his sword because he broke the guidelines but of course there has been a realisation over the past 24 hours since this story broke on friday that it has had a political impact, notjust on the conservative party but public support around the country. it was making ministers, conservative mps noted that the public not going to follow the guidelines, they were not going to be compliant when we know that the delta variant, which is a concern not just in the uk of course but around the world, is the dominant variant in the uk and how the uk is handling that is of international importance. matt hancock said in his resignation that it was a distraction, to combating the delta variant�*s spread. boris johnson double down on his support for the health secretary saying he was sorry to receive the resignation and that matt hancock's con

mark lobel, bbc news. rescue work there is proving to be desperately slow going. another body has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed apartment building, and that brings the number of confirmed dead from this disaster to 11, but 151 people are still unaccounted for following last thursday's disaster. is proving to be desperately slow going. another body has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed apartment building, and that brings the number of confirmed dead from this disaster to 11, confirmed dead from this disasterto11, but 151 confirmed dead from this disaster to 11, but 151 people are still unaccounted for following last thursday's disaster. israeli rescue teams are out there. the fire is also out on the site and they will target their search on the bedroom areas. the bbc�*s sophie long is at the scene. well, you can see the rescue operation continuing behind me. it is in day five now. search and rescue teams during that time have been using dogs, they've been using drones, sonars

a warm welcome to bbc news, i'm mark lobel. our top stories... donald trump says a decision by facebook to suspend his account for two years is an insult to the millions of people who voted for him. the tech giant hit back. we've always had rules — quite rightly — at facebook, that you can in a sense say what you like on facebook, but you can't do that if that inflicts harm on others. fleeing the conflict in ethiopia as the un warns of a repeat of the devastating famine of 1984. a plea for help from nepal as it suffers a second wave of covid—19. 4,000 people have died in the past month. joining forces to tax global corporations — g7 finance ministers say they're close to an agreement. and hundreds of people are evacuated after wildfires break out along norway's west coast. emergency services say they could burn for days. hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump says that facebook�*s decision to suspend him from all of its social media platforms until 2023 is an insult to the millions of people who voted for him. the company says the former pre