opposition leader maxim znak got ten.y were found guilty on all charges, convicting of attention -- of attempting to seize rp the defendants watch the trial from inside a case. outside their supporters were waiting. this was not a normal legal trial by international standards. it took place mainly behind closed doors. the defendants' families were only allowed to be present for the sentencing. >> i can take what is happening to her a whole lot better when i see her behavior, her attitude to life in general. and, in particular, how she reacted today. >> maria kolesnikova became well-known during last year's protests after the disputed presidential election they were months of demonstrations across the country. maria kolesnikova became the symbolic figure in the democratic movement. the defendant's lawyers are planning to appeal. the german foreign ministry had strong words in response to the sentences. >> germany demands the release of all political prisoners in belarus. we will continue to put political pressure on the re

maria kolesnikova and maxim znak were central figures in the massive wave of overwhelmingly peacefulko that swept belarus last year. their team say they're being punished for wanting to change the country for the better. all the opposition leaders are either in exile now or in prison, and the protesters have been scared off the streets. some were outside court in minsk today, though, to show their solidarity. inside, in a cage, maria kolesnikova smiled and made heart shapes with cuffed hands. last year, the authorities tried to deport her from belarus, but she ripped up her passport and leapt from the car. she has said she doesn't regret that act of defiance and that she won't serve the full 11 years of her sentence, because she still believes that political change will come to her country despite everything. that was our correspondent sarah rainsford there. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: with eight weeks to go until the next crucial climate

judges found maria kolesnikova and maxim znak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power. the sentencing. the leader of a group that staged a military coup in guinea has said a new government will be formed within weeks. on sunday, soldiers from an elite unit took over the country's capital and detained its long time president. the president of brazil has signed a decree aimed at restricting the powers of social media companies. jair bolsonaro said that the new legislation would protect freedom of speech. twitter and facebook have deleted many posts shared by mr bolsonaro and his supporters deemed as false and misleading. the israeli authorities are conducting a huge search operation for six palestinian prisoners who escaped from one of the country's most secure jails. the inmates tunnelled their way out of gilboa prison, known as "the safe" in the early hours of monday morning. the families of the 298 people who died when a malaysian airliner was shot down over rebel—held eastern ukraine are testifying at a murder trial in the netherlands. three russians and one ukrainian

judges found maria kolesnikova and maxim znak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power.he us and the uk have condemned the sentencing. now, what colour are the hands on the clockface of big ben? surely the world's most famous timepiece. the answer isn't what you might think. after a multi—million pound restoration project, the hands have been returned to their original colour — as tim muffett reports — right on time. countdown to completion. one of the biggest restoration jobs ever undertaken on a landmark british building is approaching the finish line. good to see you, ian. and you. what is it you're doing here? we're servicing the rollers. this is one of the bits that we couldn't actually get to and service while the minute hands were on. if you're a clock mechanic, this is like the champions league and the world cup rolled into one, i'd imagine, this project. working on this clock will be a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. to actually have taken it all to pieces, putting it back together again, and then carry on looking after it for a few more years, that's just going

the european commission called for the immediate release of maria kolesnikova and maxim znak.—running television police series the wire — has been found dead at his home in brooklyn. he was 5a. williams won praise for his role as the criminal 0mar little in the wire. a three—year—old boy who went missing in the australian bush four days ago has been found safe after a search. he was spotted by police helicopters on monday, drinking water from a creek on his family's property in rural new south wales. the little boy, who has autism and doesn't speak, had been last seen at the house on friday. his family had feared that he had been abducted. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. a], a]! 0verwhelmed with emotion, a mother reunited with her toddler four days after he went missing. and this was the moment three—year—old ajay was found by rescue teams. he was spotted from a helicopter, drinking from a creek on his family's rural property in the hunter valley in rural new south wales, an area that was searched several times for the past four days. hundreds of rescue personnel, a police

judges found maria kolesnikova and maxim znak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power.g, as did the european union, calling it a "blatant violation of human rights". criminal gangs are once again smuggling migrants across the english channel after two weeks of bad weather. five children were among almost 160 people detained by the uk border force. another child was with more than 20 people on an inflatable boat rescued by the french authorities after it ran into difficulties. let's take a look at the latest uk coronavirus figures. there were just over 41,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 37,698 cases per day in the last week. the latest figures show 7,606 people in hospital being treated for covid. 45 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that takes the average number of deaths per day to 113 over the last week. on vaccinations, nearly 88.8% of people over the age of 16 in the uk have had theirfirstjab. and nearly 80% have had both doses. mo

the european commission called for the immediate release of maria kolesnikova and maxim znak. to take power but deny the charges and have been jailed for respectively 11 and ten years. brazil's president has signed a decree aimed at restricting the powers of social media companies. jair bolsonaro said that the new legislation would protect freedom of speech. since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, twitter and facebook have deleted many posts shared by mr bolsonaro and his supporters deemed as false and misleading. on any of the stories featured i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... with eight weeks to go until the next crucial climate summit — we look at the challenges on the agenda. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice,

maria kolesnikova was convicted of extremism and plotting to seize power, along with lawyer maxim znakalks, hosted by the uk and taking place in glasgow, are now less than two months away. today alok sharma, the uk government minister in charge of the conference, was meeting his counterparts in china. as the world's fastest growing economy, and a major polluter too, china will be an important voice at the negotiating table. so what are the main challenges facing those trying to forge a new agreement in glasgow? our science editor david shukman has this assessment. year after year, the countries of the world have gathered for huge conferences on climate change. i have seen how a few have gone badly wrong, like in copenhagen in 2009. delegates walked out amid confusion and a lack of progress. by contrast, jubilant scenes in paris in 2015 marked well, the first challenge is to make sure that there are steep and rapid cuts in emissions of the gases heating the planet. something that hasn't happened so far. back in the early 905, when climate negotiations started, about 35 billion tonnes of

found guilty of extremism and plotting to sieze power and was jailed for 11 years, while lawyer maxim znaknko. conjoined twins from israel have made eye contact with each other for the first time, after being separated. the one—year—old sisters underwent a 12—hour operation that took months of preparation and involved dozens of experts. mark lobel reports. sisters — face—to—face for the first time, after surviving a miraculous marathon operation. conjoined at the back of their heads from birth a year ago, separation surgery was meticulously planned between major blood vessels in their heads. a very delicate task. one bleed could be catastrophic. translation: of course, after all the preparationsl and all the models we have built in a designated surgery room, we specifically prepared for this thing with a surgical theatre and vr of the twins and with a 3—d model we prepared in advance. where the two were attached, there was no skin and skull, so doctors needed the babies to essentially grow more skin. inflatable silicon bags were inserted into their heads and gently expanded, to stretch the

maria kolesnikova was sentenced to 11 years behind barand maxim znak to 10 years. helped organize the opposition protests that erupted across belarus last summer after president alexander lukashenko won a sixth presidential term. and, two passings to note tonight: iconic leading actor jean-paul belmondo, a star of france's revolutionary "new wave" cinema movement, has died. he catapulted to fame with his breakthrough performance in the 1960 film "breathless." belmondo appeared in more than 80 films in a career that spanned half a century. jean-paul belmondo was 88-years- old. and, emmy-nominated actor michael k. williams was found dead in his new york apartment today. he was best known for playing "omar little" on the hit hbo crime series "the wire", and racketeer "chalky white" in "boardwalk empire." his films included "12 years a slave" and "inherent vice". michael k. williams was 54-years-old. still to come on the newshour: the delta variant continues to overwhelm hospitals in places where vaccination rates are low. farmers in afghanistan face an uncertain futur

maxim znak is on the left, maria koleznikova on the right. people protested and many thousands of people were detained. the head of the opposition, svetla na tikhanovskaya, who�*s now in exile — has tweeted. she says maria and maxim aren�*t guilty of anything. she calls it terror against belarusians who dare to stand up to the regime and says they won�*t stop until everybody is free in belarus. let�*s get some analysis on this from our moscow corresponent sarah rainsford. they have been accused of plotting to seize power, they�*ve been accused of extremism, but, really, what they are on trial for is their role in those mass protests that broke out last year in belarus and took over the streets there. certainly their supporters have said today that they have been persecuted for politics. they have said that they have been found guilty of wanting to change belarus for the better. but this was a closed trial. nobody from the public was allowed in. in fact, no members of either family was allowed into court. and defence lawyers were never allowed