aleem maqbool there.m the next government — putting the environment centre stage. the social democrats, greens, and free democrats have unveiled their coalition agreement, which marks the end of the chancellor angela merkel era. the bbc�*s damien mcguinness has the latest from berlin. the end of an era in germany. after 16 years of conservative—led government under angela merkel, germany's new leaders are younger and more radical — and they want to modernise the country. it's an unusual alliance — a left—wing social democrat chancellor, olaf scholz, in government with the greens and the business—friendly liberals. in germany, it's called a "traffic light coalition" — after the colours of each party. mr scholz drew parallels between the incoming coalition and germany's first—ever real traffic lights in berlin in 192a. translation: my aspiration j as chancellor is to make sure that this traffic light coalition can play a similarly ground—breaking role in germany. the climate change measures are ambitious —

aleem maqbool has the latest from georgia. moment seemed a very distant prospect. we the jury find the defendant, travis mcmichael, guilty. oh, woo! the shout of relief came from the father of ahmaud arbery, who was shot dead in february of last year. two others were also found guilty of murder. they had all seen 25—year—old ahmaud running through their neighbourhood and claimed he'd fitted the description of a crime suspect. they chased him and killed him. during the trial, the man who fired the fatal shots, travis mcmichael, was the only one of the three to take to the witness stand. ishot him. why? he...j he had my gun. he struck me. it was obvious that he was... it was obvious that he was attacking me. that if he would've got the shot gun from me, then it was a life—or—death situation. his justification was that he killed in self—defence — but of course, that was only after he, his father, and a neighbour had chased ahmaud arbery in their pick—up trucks for five minutes. ahmaud's family waited more than ten weeks and had t

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in brunswick, georgia. the civil rights activist reverend al sharpton praised the verdict. let the word go forth all over the world that a jury of ii let the word go forth all over the world that a jury of 11 why and one black in the deep south stood up in the courtroom and said that lack lives do matter. let it be clear that almost ten years after trave on, god used wander and marcus's son to prove that if we kept marching and kept fighting we would make you heroes. we got a lot more battles to fight but this was an important battle today. a short while ago, i got the latest from aleem maqbool in georgia. i think there's little doubt in people's mind that it was utterly crucial. remember, after ahmaud arbery was shot, we know that the police arrived — we know from their own body cam footage that those police, instead of tending to ahmaud, who was still alive and dying in front of them, they comforted the men who'd fired the shots, who'd done the chasing, offering them water, saying they couldn't imagine wh

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in brunswick, georgia. rashawn ray, who is a senior fellow at the brookings institution who specialises in criminaljustice and race in american public policy. i asked his reaction to the verdict. i think, for a lot of people, they think that the jury got it right, and i think that is something that's key here. the jury was highly slanted. in the county in georgia where this case took place, about 30% of the residents are black, but only one of the 12 jurors was black, so people were worried about that. but the bottom line is this — video evidence matters. oversight from the state and at the federal level matters, and those are the key factors in the outcome of this particular case. so, are you suggesting, therefore, that, for example, if there wasn't video evidence, there might have been a different outcome? i definitely think so. i mean, we know that it took roughly two months before charges were brought forth. the original district attorney, one of them, because two of them ended up being removed, one of

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia.intensifying conflict in ethiopia. it comes as nine rebel groups formed a new alliance, aimed at removing the current government of prime minister abiy ahmed. the year—long war has left over 400,000 people facing famine—like conditions. our africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga has this report. in washington, dc, a coalition of armed groups and political movements announce they want to remove ethiopia's government. many of them come from historically marginalised ethnic groups. now they've partnered with the stronger tigray people's liberation front, which has been fighting federal forces for a year. the next step would be to organise ourselves and totally dismantle the existing government, either by force or by negotiation, whatever they wish. and then set up a transitional government as soon as possible. but back home, the government they oppose, led by prime minister abiy ahmed, is defiant and dismissed the alliance as a publicity stunt, pushing back its claims as undemocratic

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia. late colin powell, who died last month. presidentjoe biden was among those attending, along with former presidents barack obama and george w bush. powell was the first black us secretary of state, a retired army general and a former national security adviser. he died at the age of 84 due to complications from covid—i9. the row over racism at yorkshire — one of english cricket's most famous clubs has intensified with the resignation of its chairman. the worst crisis in the club's history has been sparked by a year long investigation that found former player azeem rafiq had been the victim of racial harrassment and bullying. but no disciplinary action was taken. former england captain michael vaughan was one of those named in the investigation — accused of making a racist comment to a group of asian players — something he strongly denies. the bbc says he won't present a "5 live" radio cricket programme next week. here's our sports editor dan roan. the racism that cricketer azeem rafiq s

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia. let s get some of the day s other news.y's embassy in berlin. his body has been returned to russia. foreign ministry officials declined to be drawn on a german press report that the diplomat was suspected of being an undercover agent for russia's fsb security service. der spiegel said the man had apparently fallen from an upper floor. it quoted the russian embassy as saying the incident was a tragic accident. a memorial service has been held at washington's national cathedral for the late colin powell, who died last month. president biden was among those attending. powell was the first black us secretary of state, a retired army general and a former national security adviser. he died at the age of 84 due to complications from covid—i9. ii us states are suing the biden administration over its plans to get workers vaccinated or regularly tested for coronavirus. the missouri attorney generals office says it's seeking a judicial review and that the federal agency in charge of the plan doesn't have the authority to issue it. the

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia.er being dropped from the tv soap for refusing to remove photos from an adult website. 0nlyfans is known for selling explicit, adult material, with individuals choosing what they share with subscribers. channel 4 said they had a responsibility to the tv drama's young viewers, as lizo mzimba reports. sarahjayne dunn's mandy has been a regular face on hollyoaks for much of the last 25 years. but she has now been asked to leave the channel 4 soap because last month she began posting on only fans, a highly successful subscription site for over—18s, where individuals sell images or videos to paying subscribers. the site is best known for its explicit adult content. it can be extremely lucrative. it's not just about financial matters at all but obviously it's a factor, i'd be lying if i said money wasn't part of this, but actually it's very much about the empowerment and taking control over my choices, my body, my decision. she insists that the images she posts are non—explicit, the kind of

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia.o treat covid—19 shows that the drug is highly effective. the product is called paxlovid and is reported to have achieved an 89% reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death — that's among adult patients with coronavirus who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness. president biden says the drug has huge potential. last night, we received promising news about another potent and potential covid treatment, a pill. pill developed by pfizer that may dramatically reduce the risk of being hospitalised or dying when taken shortly after infection, if you are infected. if authorised by the fda, we may soon have pills that may treat the virus of those who become infected. we have already secured millions of doses and the therapy would be another tool in our toolbox to protect people from the west outcomes of covid. —— the worst outcomes. we can now speak tojohn swartzberg, who's a clinical professor emeritus at uc berkeley's infectious diseases and vaccinology division. professor,

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia. this is bbc news.ident's $1 trillion infrastructure programme. swedish activist greta thunberg has branded the cop26 climate conference a failure, describing it as a "global greenwashing festival". staying with climate, conferences like cop26 don't talk enough about threats to the species that make up the natural world, according to the director—general of wwf international. marco lambertini told our environment reporter navin khadka that that more attention should be paid to animals in all ecosystems. it is true that when we talk about nature, we seldom go down to the level of species and individuals that are making up the natural world of today and by the way, species and individuals, which are declining sharply, in the last 50 years, we have seen two—thirds decline of wildlife population globally. less than 50 years, the blink of an eye compared to species that have been around on the planet for millions of species, and suddenly because of our intervention, their population has plummeted. 1 million

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aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia.bs — has intensified with the resignation of its chairman. the worst crisis in the club's history has been sparked by a year—long investigation that found former player azeem rafiq had been the victim of racial harassment and bullying but no disciplinary action was taken. former england captain michael vaughan was one of those named in the investigation, accused of making a racist comment to a group of asian players — something he strongly denies. here's our sports editor dan roan. the racism that cricketer azeem rafiq suffered at yorkshire has plunged the county into an unprecedented crisis. today, as the fallout continued, the chairman bowed to intense pressure and, in his first interview after announcing his resignation, roger hutton told me that the club had let their former player down. i am sorry that he did not have his allegations investigated in 2018. i am sorry that it has taken so long. i am sorry that ultimately the club has not shown the right contrition. i have not person

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in brunswick, georgia. gipson rankin, a law professor at the university of new mexico and former president of the new mexico black lawyers association. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. . ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. even programme. thank you for having me- even the _ programme. thank you for having me. even the current climate - programme. thank you for having me. even the current climate in i me. even the current climate in the united states and the justice system under the spotlight, what is your reaction to this verdict? my reaction to this verdict? my reaction is _ reaction to this verdict? m reaction is that this reaction to this verdict? mg reaction is that this was the right decision and i am really grateful that thejury right decision and i am really grateful that the jury took the time to go through the evidence very carefully and to appropriately married out justice. appropriately married out 'ust

aleem maqbool, bbc news brunswick, georgia.s turning milder. it was 9 in glasgow first thing this morning whereas across a large part of england it stayed clear for long enough last night for a frost and in benson in oxfordshire the temperature was close to —5, the lowest reading of the season so far and it was the frosty parts of england that had sunshine this morning, but the satellite picture from earlier shows the cloud moving in from the west and changing the wind direction from the chilly northerly to a less cold westerly around this area of high pressure from the atlantic and behind the weather front moving south as that keeps on moving south it is squeezing away the chilly conditions from the far south—east of england. in the flow of air coming in from the atlantic there is plenty of cloud and not a huge amount of rain and maybe light rain and drizzle from the thickest cloud and western areas and more persistent rain in north—west scotland. to the east of the high ground and across many eastern parts of the uk, a few su

our correspondent aleem maqbool reports.nd the defendant, travis mcmichael, guilty. 0h, woo! the shout of relief came from the father of ahmaud arbery, who was shot dead in february of last year. two others were also found guilty of murder. they had all seen 25—year—old ahmaud running through their neighbourhood and claimed he'd fitted the description of a crime suspect. they chased him and killed him. during the trial, the man who fired the fatal shots, travis mcmichael, was the only one of the three to take to the witness stand. ishot him. why? he...j he had my gun. he struck me. it was obvious that he was... it was obvious that he was attacking me. that if he would've got the shot gun from me, then it was a life or death situation. his justification was that he killed in self—defence, but of course that was only after he, his father and a neighbour had chased ahmaud arbery in their pick—up trucks for five minutes. ahmaud's family waited more than ten weeks and had to rely on public pressure for the police to even make any

aleem maqbool, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.m that could deflect asteroids. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign — - they are being held somewhere inside the compound — - and student leaders have threatened that, should. the americans attempt. rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: youth

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in brunswick, georgia.who specializes in criminal justice and race in american public policy and he�*s been reacting to the verdict. i think for many people they think that thejury i think for many people they think that the jury got it right and i think that is something that is key here. the jury something that is key here. the jury was highly slanted. in the county in georgia with this case took place about 30% of resident as a black but only one of the 12 resident as a black but only one of the i2jurors resident as a black but only one of the 12 jurors was black. so people were worried about that the bottom line is this, video evidence matters. oversight from the state and at the federal level matters and those of the key factors in the outcome of this particular case. we know that it took roughly two months before charges were brought forward. the original district attorney, one of them, two of them ended up one of them, two of them ended up being removed, one of them is currently being charged with co

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia.me in somerset in south west england. police found jennifer and stephen chapple with fatal stab wounds at a house in the village of norton fitzwarren on sunday evening. their two children were sleeping upstairs. 34—year—old collin reeves will appear at taunton magistrates' court. three people have been arrested in connection with the death of schoolgirl caroline glachan more than 25 years ago. the body of the 14—year—old was discovered on the banks of the river leven, west dunbartonshire, in 1996. police said two men, aged 42 and 43, and a 42—year—old woman had been charged in connection with the death. us and nato say russia is deploying troops near the border with ukraine. the country has been fighting russian—backed forces in its east since 2014. senior officials in kyiv fear russia plans to invade ukraine. abdujalil abdurasulov visited the front line and sent this report. the skeleton — that's what ukrainian soldiers call this former factory. this place used to be a bustling indust

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia. clinical trial of a pill to treat covid—i9 shows that the drug is highly effective. the product, called paxlovid, achieved an 89% reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death among adults with coronavirus who are at high risk of to severe illness. our health correspondent jim reed told me more: we are starting to see the same thing this year but this time it's not vaccines, it is treatments. so it's aimed at people who have already caught covid who might be vulnerable, elderly, have underlying health conditions, so we had the uk drugs regulator approving the first pill to treat covid in that way and today clinical trial results for a different pill this time developed by the us drug company pfizer, and, again, they're very, very strong, so this one, if you give this pill in the trial within three to five days of catching covid, then it cuts the risk of hospitalisation in that vulnerable group by 89%, which is very positive. there were no deaths at all from covid in the group that

let's head over to our correspondent aleem maqbool who's outside the courthouse.act. let's start with the verdict. it seems to me thatjury today really zeroed in on that video that we should at the top of the programme. he wanted to see if i watched it three times in high definition. and it clearly was central to the verdict that been handed down. i wonder what would have happened had that video not been taken? we wonder what would have happened had that video not been taken?— that video not been taken? we know riaht that video not been taken? we know ri . ht from that video not been taken? we know right from the _ that video not been taken? we know right from the beginning _ that video not been taken? we know right from the beginning that - that video not been taken? we know right from the beginning that it - right from the beginning that it certainly would not have led to the rest of the three men because it was ten weeks after the killing that these men were finally arrested and it was only once that video had gone viral. the video taken by one of the three men

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia.iver leven, west dunbartonshire, in 1996. police said two men, aged a2 and a3, and a a2—year—old woman had been charged in connection with the death. a roman mosaic thought to be centuries old has been unearthed in a farmer�*s field in the east midlands. the artwork, which dates back to the third or fourth century ad, shows the epic battle between achilles and the trojan hero, hector, in homer�*s the iliad. archaeologists say its one of only a handful of such mosaics in europe. tim allen is the team leader for historic england in the midlands and joins me now. what a fascinating story, as the discoveries of things like this always are. tell us more about how this particular mosaic was uncovered.— this particular mosaic was uncovered. ,., ., ., �* , this particular mosaic was uncovered. ., �*, , . this particular mosaic was uncovered. ., . ., uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinatin: uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinating story. _ uncovered. good morning. it's such a fa

our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in brunswick, georgia for us tonight, and sent thise trial opened, video of ahmaud arbery�*s final moments were played. all too much for his mother who let out a cry. sitting in front of her in the foreground here, the man who pulled the trigger. this was the video they were watching, three armed white men had pursued ahmaud saying he resembled a burglary suspect. they cornered him and shot and killed him. ahmaud arbery, an avid runner had been jogging through this area just a short distance from his home when the men decided to jump into their trucks and give chase. their own statement show one of the men who showed involved in the killing used a racial slur as he lay dying. sadly, murals of unarmed black men who've been shot and killed are now dotted in towns and cities right across this country. but in ahmaud arbery case, he didn't die at the hands of the police but at the hands of people who thought they could to act as an extension of police and do what they like. and that, after his death, appears to be precisely how the police t

for the trial — in which the defendants have pleaded not guilty. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqboolodern day linking headlines notjust because this was three white men who decided that this young man look like a burglary suspect, they said, and they felt that give them the right to call him, should him and kill him. it was notjust that it later emerged that one of them used a racial slur as the man lay dying but it was also the man lay dying but it was also the fact that the police did not make an arrest in this case for more than ten weeks and only then once a video of the killing went viral and there were national protests. i met there were national protests. i met the mother of this young man and she said she had never seen that video. 0ne said she had never seen that video. one of the most emotional, upsetting moments of the trial today was hearing her anguished cry as she watched that video for the first time in the courtroom but as you said in your introduction, this trial starts in controversial circumstances because even though we have in city that is majority black and a co

for the trial — in which the defendants have pleaded not guilty. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqboolided this young black man looked like, they claimed a burglary suspect and they felt that gave them the right to arm themselves, chase him, corner him, shoot him and kill him. it wasn'tjust him, corner him, shoot him and kill him. it wasn't just that it later emerged that one of them used a racial slur as ahmaud arbery lay dying. it was also the fact the police didn't make an arrest in this case for nearly ten weeks, and only then once a video of the killing went viral and there were protests. i met the mother of ahmaud arbery before the trial started and she said she had never seen the video. 0ne said she had never seen the video. one of the most upsetting and emotional scenes at the trial today was hearing her anguished cry as she watched the video for the first time in the courtroom. as you said in the this trial starts in controversial circumstances because although we are in a city that is majority black, only one member of the jury is african—american. some of those supporters of

aleem maqbool, bbc news brunswick, georgia.dan dunbar has been to meet those affected itjust kind of hit me out of the blue. i was struggling quite bad, so, i wanted help quite urgently. jake suffered badly with anxiety in his last year of university. he started to look for support and treatment online. he soon came across attracting advertising on social media, promising to cure anxiety and backed with lots of patient recommendations. when a person has got quite a large following and has had ocd and has got over it and is now treating, you know, you think that that's... that that's a great sign because, firstly, they know how to get you better and, secondly, they've been through it. so you think you've struck gold. and you haven't. jake signed up for phone sessions, but the treatment wasn't what he expected, and things started to go wrong. so, you could buy individual sessions and they would be, you know, much more expensive. £200 and, you know, getting to nearly £300. the sessions would consistently be cut short. the lowest f

aleem maqbool reports from brunswick. as the child open the video of his final moments were played.d the trigger. this was the video they were watching, three armed white men had pursued a month say he was a burglary suspect cornered him and shot and killed him. an avid runner had beenjogging through shot and killed him. an avid runner had been jogging through this. just a short distance from his home when the men decided tojump into their trucks and give chase. their own statement showed one of the men who showed involved in the killing used a racial slur as he lay dying. sadly murals of an unarmed black man who would been shot and killed are now darted in towns and cities right across this country. but in arbery case he didn't die in the hands of the police but in the hands of people who thought they could to act as an extension of police and do what they like. that appears to be precisely how the police treated him. but cam footage that is too distressing to show where we see ahmaud arbery on the ground dying not being given attention. throughout the encounter police provide comf

defending themselves while trying to make a citizens�* arrest against ahmaud arbery our correspondent aleem maqbool comprised of 11 white people. in the end, that jerry has come up with these guilty verdicts for all three men, at least on some murder counts. a reminder of this case, ahmaud arbery, 25 —year—old black man was running just a few streets from his home in february of last year when travis mcmichael and greg, a father and son, decided to chase him in their tracks. they armed themselves and chased them saying later that he fit the description of a burglary suspect, a third man roddiejoined them, he was unarmed, no evidence presented, but he'd dashed no evidence that he had done anything, there was an altercation when he was shot and killed. now, the police reaction was something that cause some outrage in the coming weeks because no arrests were made until a video of the killing went viral. those arrests were made 74 days after the killing of ahmaud arbery. a lot was made of the composition of thejury, the a lot was made of the composition of the jury, the tactics used by the defence lawy

aleem maqbool is watching the case for us and sent this report from the courthouse.tended protest gathering outside this courthouse in brunswick, georgia after the call went out for more than 100 religious leaders from around the country to come and attend. now, inside that courthouse is the trial of three men who were involved in the killing of ahmaud arbery. ahmaud was a 25—year—old african—american who was jogging close to his home when those three men decided he looked like a burglary suspect. they got in their cars, they chased him and they shot and killed him. and during the trial, one of the defence lawyers said they objected to the presence of a high—profile member of the african—american community inside the courthouse, calling them intimidating and somehow putting pressure on the jury. and that's when the call went out for these members of the clergy to come and attend the protest here. all the while, that court case does continue. one of the men involved, in fact the one who shot ahmaud arbery, is currently on the stand in the case that many are referring

lets go straight to aleem maqbool is outside the court. tell us more about the vertex delivered.., ., delivered. well, we have moved a little bit away _ delivered. well, we have moved a little bit away from _ delivered. well, we have moved a little bit away from the _ delivered. well, we have moved a| little bit away from the courthouse because there is a crowd outside thatis because there is a crowd outside that is now cheering. the cheering started as soon as those verdicts started as soon as those verdicts started to be read out. and this is all about a case that happened in february of last year, one of the big cases that led to a summer of racial reckoning here. of course george floyd is the one everyone around the world knows about, breonna taylor was another and this was also one. ahmaud arbery was jogging was also one. ahmaud arbery was jogging to a neighbourhood very close to his home when two men said later he fit the description of a burglary suspect, so of the arm themselves, jumped into a truck and chased after them and a third man, a neighbour, so this happening and

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia.my will be outlined by the defence secretary ben wallace today, adding to the integrated defence review earlier this year. he'll announce an extra 500 troops on top of the 72,500 previously set out. this is still less than the current target of 82,000. the army says the announcement will lead to sweeping changes to the way it's organised and how it operates. a man will appear in court today charged with the murders of a couple who were attacked in their home while their young children slept upstairs. stephen and jennifer chapple suffered fatal stab wounds on sunday evening. colin reeves, who's 33, is due before magistrates in taunton. the government has set aside nearly £1.7 billion to allow the energy firm bulb to continue supplying customers. the company went into special administration yesterday which means it can continue trading until a buyer is found. bulb is the latest of 22 energy firms to fail since september following a spike in wholesale gas prices. let's take a look at some