aruna iyengar has the latest.ty director of europe and central asia at human rights watch. she says the ruling doesn't come as a surprise but sets a dangerous precedent. sadly it is utterly unsurprising that the court has ruled in this way. this is exactly what we can expect from russia's justice system is unfortunately. the secondary message is it is completely a scandalous ruling, the lawsuit itself was completely unfounded and baseless. it's a very dangerous precedent that has been set. there are already organisations that have been branded xm is, such as jehovah's witness, and since that time in 2017, there are now almost 500 people in russia who are jehovah's witnesses who are under criminal prosecution, 55 an hour behind bars, either having been convicted and serving sentences of four, five, six, seven years injail or are awaiting trial — 55 are now behind bars. this sunday, thousands of spaniards are expected to protest in madrid against plans by the government of pedro sanchez to grant pardons to nine cata

aruna iyengar, bbc news. a chocolate shop just a few miles from washington, dc, they're also flying off the shelves. look away now if you're prone to getting a little queasy. in maryland, they're dipping the insects in chocolate to turn them into crunchy treats. delicious. the owner says they now have a five—day backlog of orders for chocolate—dipped cicadas. customers appear to love the delicacy. imean, i mean, anything dipped in chocolate, quite wrinkly, is delicious. isn't it? —— quite frankly. would you try one? that's it for now. it's been a pleasure. goodbye. hello. two main points to take from our forecast for the next five days. number one, there is very little rain on the way for the uk as a whole, and number two — temperatures will be sitting above average for the majority of us in the days ahead. the reason for this weather, this ridge of high pressure which extends up from the azores. we will see various weather fronts trying to push their way in to the north—west. there'll be some rain for the no

aruna iyengar has the details. celebrating new freedoms.in to court philippe—chatrier for the quarterfinal. an electric atmosphere as top—ranked djokovic was ahead in the first set. but the cheers turned to jeers as the quarterfinal was stopped at a critical point in the fourth set, officials stopped play at 11pm in line with the new coronavirus curfew. are we going to go out or stay? unhappy fans were forced to leave the court. a cathedral—like silence for the rest of the match. the world number one perhaps making up for the lack of noise from the crowd by making some of his own. yes! yes! commentator: djokovic. novak djokovic will now face 13—time champion rafael nadal for a place in the final but questions remain about whether the quarterfinal could have started earlier. aruna iyengar, bbc news. now, can you name the world's most liveable city? it is auckland, in new zealand. the economist intelligence unit survey ranked 140 cities on factors including infrastructure, education and access to healthcare. i'm not entirely sure if they incl

our reporter aruna iyengar gave me this update. remain closed in the area in west sussex, about five miles from worthing on the south coast of england. a significant area number of people are on the scene and will police the roads to ensure the safety of road users and people in the area. they have made three arrests for drink—driving offences as they continue to respond to this unlicensed music event as they call it in the area. a significant people from outside the sussex area attended the event, they say they will fully investigate this illegal activity, clamping down hard on this and will take positive action against those found to have organised it. under current coronavirus rules, gatherings must not exceed 30 people unless covered by a legal exemption. the videos i saw earlier today really hundreds of people enjoying the festival. professional sound systems, lighting system, gazebos, dozens of cars lining the country road, hundreds of vehicles in the area. we have talked a lot about breaking guidelines in the last 48 hours a

aruna iyengar, bbc news. queen elizabeth has had a busy couple of days. at the g7 meeting in cornwall. she asked the gathering of leaders, "are you supposed to be looking as if you are enjoying yourselves?" her prime minister, borisjohnson, replied for everyone, saying yes. then she was asked to cut a ceremonial cake at the eden project — an ecological tourist attraction located near to the g7 summit in cornwall. but rather than use a knife, she was handed a sword, the better part of a metre long. she was offered an alternative, but made it clear that she was quite capable of handling the weapon and sliced away with competence. let's get more now on our main story this hour — the g7 summit in cornwall. it's being held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and in the past hour, borisjohnson has told the bbc that his government will continue to look at the data before making a decision to delay the next planned easing of coronavirus restrictions in the uk. take a listen. what i can certainly say is that we are looking at the data continually and

aruna iyengar, bbc news.codile on th nose? and: would you punch a crocodile on the nose? we speak to a woman who did just that, to rescue her twin sister. 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, i the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government - from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into i 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 t

aruna iyengar, bbc news.ter voting was extended to midnight local time. the winner will succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. roman catholic bishops in the us have made a first move towards denying holy communion to politicians — like president biden — who support abortion rights. the bishops voted in defiance of the vatican's advice. a british woman who was attacked repeatedly by a crocodile in mexico has been discharged from hospital. 28—year—old melissa laurie suffered a perforated intestine and several other injuries when she was attacked by the animal in a lagoon. her twin georgia had to fend off the creature, while trying to pull her sibling to safety. she's been speaking to will grant. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist. the only outward sign of georgia laurie's fight with the crocodile. i actually heard her scream, and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile, and then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name, and there was

let's talk to our reporter aruna iyengar.gar. has it reporter aruna iyengar. has clearly been going on long it has clearly been going on for a long time and police still dealing with it. explain what has happened. i have been in close touch with sussex police and the event is ongoing. they have raised the people arrested to around 15, mainly due to drink and drug—driving offences, just in the last few minutes i have are that news. at least 15 people arrested in this event. it is ongoing, a number of roads remain closed and people being asked to avoid the area if possible. a significant number of officers are at the scene and will continue to police the roads and protect the community. the festival took place, it was an unlicensed music event, about five miles north of worthing on the south coast of england, a significant number of people from outside sussex travelled to the area and enquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances of the event. the police say they will investigate this illegal activity and will ta

aruna iyengar, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.cond half of the weekend will be warmer across the uk, and it will be feeling more humid as well. we've got high pressure building up from the azores. that's bringing with it the heat and the humidity and, for many parts of the country, dry weather, too. but there is a weather front that will be heading towards the north west of scotland, where we've already got some pockets of rain and drizzle, early on sunday morning. elsewhere, though, it's going to be dry. sunshine at times for england and wales, some areas of cloud. should get more sunshine breaking out in northern ireland, and much of scotland seeing some sunshine away from the north west, where it turns wetter during the afternoon. here, the pollen levels won't be quite so high, but across england and wales, very high pollen levels, grass pollen at this time of the year, helped by the heat and humidity. now, it's going to be a warmer day in northern ireland. could make 26 degrees in aberdeenshire, and for the midlands towards th

aruna iyengar, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.grounds of windsor castle, rather than in central london. the bbc�*s royal correspondent, sarah campbell , joins me now from windsor. it started at 11 o'clock when the queen walked out onto the deis inside the quadrangle of windsor castle. it's all a big change this year. as with last year, everything has been scaled down because of the pandemic so normally thousands of people would be watching the event on horse guard and down the mall with the fly—past over the buckingham palace balcony but it has moved to windsor castle so lots of the elements, it's still smaller thanit the elements, it's still smaller than it would be, but bigger than last year. less than 300 troops have been marching, carrying out precise movements. it is fascinating watching it because they have to follow covid restrictions so they have to stay two metres apart at all times so watching the marching bands march around in what they are calling a spinning wheel movement, carry on marching around but keeping a two me

aruna iyengar, bbc news. g7 summit are expected to agree a joint declaration to prevent another global pandemic. the uk government is considering delaying the lifting of england �*s remaining restrictions by up to four weeks. there has been a spike in cases involving the delta variant. and, wales and england fans are gearing up for their teams chances this weekend in the euros. last night in the opening game, easily easily —— turkey easily beat —— italy easily beat turkey. in the euros today, wales kick off at 2pm against switzerland. we'll talk to fans of both of those teams in a hour. then at 5pm today, it's denmark against finland, and later belgium play russia. tomorrow at wembley, it's england against croatia. the england team have said they will continue taking the knee before kick—off to make a stand against racism. last weekend, some england fans booed as players bent down on the pitch before the start of their friendly with romania. we can speak to two england supporters who were at the game at the r

aruna iyengar has the story. fortune seekers believe these gems could change their lives. translation: i have never seen or touched a diamond _ in my life. it is my first time touching one here. i hope this will make a difference at home because we are really struggling so i hope things will be better. but are they diamond or quartz crystal? that is yet to be determined. the mines department is sending a team of geological and mining experts to the site to analyse the stones. the provincial government has tried to stop digging, saying it is illegal mining activity. illegal or not there is a brisk trade in these stones by those hoping to make some money. many have struggled to earn a living and the unemployment rate in south africa runs at 32%. youth unemployment is at a record high. after pictures and videos of the gems circulated on social media, people have travelled from all over south africa to come here and this is what it means. translation: thisj means our lives will change because no—one had a properjob.

aruna iyengar has this report.ves in their own murder trial, but that's what ronnie 0'neal is doing. this week in a florida court he's tried to portray himself as a victim of a conspiracy. this is how he greeted his son, now aged 11. his son, who testified via video link from a different location, told the jury how his father had killed his mother, kenyatta barron, and struck his sister ron'niveya with an axe in march 2018. then this extraordinary exchange... did i hurt you that night, of this incident? yes. this was the harrowing testimony about the boy's sister. in the united states, defendants are allowed to represent themselves and question witnesses, even if those in the stand are victims. on friday, the lead detective was questioned by 0neal on friday, the lead detective was questioned by 0'neal about whether the killings could be in self defence. 0'neal himself refused to testify in his own defence. he could face the death penalty if convicted. you are watching bbc news. i'm lewis_ you are watching bbc news.

aruna iyengar has the story.ne seekers believe these gems could change their lives. translation: i have never seen or touched a diamond _ in my life. it is my first time touching one here. i hope this will make a difference at home because we are really struggling so i hope things will be better. but are they diamond or quartz crystal? that is yet to be determined. the mines department is sending a team of geological and mining experts to the site to analyse the stones. the provincial government has tried to stop digging, saying it is illegal mining activity. illegal or not there is a brisk trade in these stones by those hoping to make some money. many have struggled to earn a living and the unemployment rate in south africa runs at 32%. youth unemployment is at a record high. after pictures and videos of the gems circulated on social media, people have travelled from all over south africa to come here and this is what it means. translation: thisj means our lives will change because no—one had a properjob. i only

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let's talk to our reporter aruna iyengar. is this still going on? what are the police saying?oin. police saying? they say it is still ongoing- a _ police saying? they say it is still ongoing. a number _ police saying? they say it is still ongoing. a number of— police saying? they say it is still ongoing. a number of roads - police saying? they say it is still. ongoing. a number of roads remain closed in the area in west sussex, about five miles from worthing on the south coast of england. police are still being asked to avoid the area if possible and a significant area if possible and a significant area number of people are on the scene and will police the roads to ensure the safety of road users and people in the area. they have made three arrests for drink—driving offences as they continue to respond to this unlicensed music event as they call it in the area. a significant people from outside the sussex area attended the event, they say they will fully investigate this illegal activity, clamping down hard on this and will take positive action against those found to have orga

aruna iyengar has the details. celebrating new freedoms.s were allowed in for the quarter—final. an electric atmosphere as top—ranked novak djokovic was ahead in the first set. but the chairs turned to jeers as the quarter—final was stopped at a critical point in the fourth set, stopping play at 11pm in line with the new coronavirus curfew. unhappy fans were forced to leave the court. a cathedral like silence for the rest of the match stop at the world number one perhaps making up for the lack of noise from the crowd by making some of his own. novak djokovic will now face 13 time champion rafael nadalfor a place in the final but questions remain about whether the quarter—final could have started earlier. that's it for now — i'm back at the top of the hour. a reminder you can reach me on twitter — i'm @marklobel. thanks for watching, goodbye. hello. two main points to take from our forecast for the next five days. number one, there is very little rain on the way for the uk as a whole, and number two — temperatures will be sitting above avera

earlier the bbc reporter aruna iyengar updated us on the latest police action.and 23 charges have been made. those people are being taken into custody. they also say police officers have been met with some hostility at the site. one police officer has been assaulted, a second police officer has been injured in a collision with a car driven by someone leaving the event and a significant number of people, they say, have travelled to the site from areas outside of sussex and all over the country and police say they're going to fully investigate the illegal activity and take positive action against those who are found to have organised it. those leaving the event have been proactively stopped to ensure drivers are in a fit state to drive and there continues to be disruption on the road network due to a large number of badly parked vehicles and people are still being urged to avoid the area if possible —— still continues to be disruption on the road network. under the coronavirus rules gatherings must not exceed 30 people unless by a legal exemption and illegal gathe

aruna iyengar has the story.by a whale. all of a sudden i just felt this huge i swallowed by a whale. all of a i sudden i just felt this huge bump, sudden ijust felt this huge bump, and everything went dark, and i could sense that i was moving, and i was like... my god, did ijust get bitten by a shark? and i was actually in his mouth probably a good 30 seconds. but i still had my regulatory my mouth, i was still breathing. and i wasjust wondering, actually, one of the things that went through my mind was just, my god, what if he does swallow me? and here i am, i am breathing air, and god, what if he does swallow me? and here i am, iam breathing air, and i am going to breathe in this whale's mouth until maya runs out? crazy stuff. i thought to myself, ok, this is it. this is... i'm finally... i'm going to die. and i thought about my kids and my wife. and really, there was no getting out of there. it was... and then all of a sudden, he went up to the surface and just erupted and started shaking his head and ijust g

aruna iyengar, bbc news.to the territory's leader, carrie lam. after his appointment, mr lee praised china's introduction of a national security law in hong kong, saying it had turned chaos into governance. here's the bbc�*s asia—pacific regional editor, michael bristow with more onjohn lee. he isa he is a policeman, he spent most of his car leer, a0 odd years in the police force, before being promoted to security secretary, nearly a decade ago, so, his expertise is very much in that particular area, and over recent years, he has been accused of employing beijing's tactics to try and crackdown on dissent, on freedom within hong kong, so he was in 2019, a perpetrator behind the law to perhaps extradite people that suggested extraditing hong kong as to china, that eventually collapsed, that proposal because of the protests in hong kong but that was, it was him who was behind that and more recently, the closure of apple daily, he has security minister was behind that closure, he was pushing that closure, and ind