vast crowds demanding asia bibi 's death.rent: earlier i spoke to a chair of the muslim pakistani christian association. he has been in close contact with asia bibi's family throughout her ordeal. i asked him how she does it. >> asia bibi is elated, are her family, at this opportunity to leave pakistan. but they are terrified. they had been under threat. 90 per -- 95% of the country probably want them dead. it has been a real epiphany. a real cathartic moment for them. she is in poor health. she has been in isolation for 10 years. we know her mental state has been affected by that. she has been exhibiting symptoms that would be similar to dementia or depression. she will have to have adequate care she gets to canada. i am very hopeful for their future and looking forward to new freedom in canada. brent: here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. donald trump has used presidential privilege do brought -- blocked the release of information demanded by congress. the white house wants to su

it's been years since asia bibi was really a free woman. because of her religion. a christian in pakistan, she'd got into an argument with muslim women she'd worked with in the fields of punjab who accused her of insulting the prophet mohammed. a court convicted her of blasphemy and gave her the maximum penalty. when pakistan's highest court overturned that ruling last year, many hundreds of extremists took to the streets in anger. that led the pakistani government to give in to one of their demands — to force asia bibi to stay in the country. well, given the threats against her, releasing asia bibi from prison but not letting her out of pakistan was akin to handing her another death sentence. instead, though, it appears that the pakistani government has finally relented. in the face of massive international pressure, including pleas from the vatican to let her leave, and now it appears start a new life here in canada. that was the letter to prime minister trudeau. 0mar latif was one of those who lobbied the canadian government to grant asy

let's talk about asia bibi because she has left pakistan.emy. islam is pakistan's national religion and public support for its blasphemy laws remain strong. that meant when her conviction was overturned by the pakistani supreme court last year, this happened. this was islamabad in november — and protestors chanting for asia bibi to be hanged. after her release, asia bibi went into hiding. and her husband always said she'd have to leave. translation: the problem is even if the court sets her free, she won't be able to live in pakistan. these people will kill her. asia bibi was injail in the city of multan in the state of punjab. after her release, a number of countries offered her asylum, but it's now known she has arrived in canada, where two of her daughters already live. we will hear from our reported there ina we will hear from our reported there in a moment. but first let's hear from her lawyer speaking earlier. asia has suffered enough for many years and now she can have a decent life in a country where people are loving and law and ord

asia bibi has now arrived here in canada and if that is true it would mark the end of a prolonged andyears ago in pakistan where she, a christian woman, was working with muslim women picking berries when an argument ensued. she had not been allowed to use a cup that the other women were drinking from and in the end, those women accused her of blasphemy. it went to court and she was found guilty of blasphemy and sentenced to death. asia bibi remained in prison until october last year when the supreme court of pakistan finally decided that they had not been enough evidence to uphold a conviction and it was recommended that she be released then. but the government then decided that although, indeed, her conviction had been overturned she would not be allowed to leave the country. given what has happened to others in pakistan who have been accused of blasphemy, that was seen as a move that was, in a sense, signing her death warrant. but this is not the end of the story for her. we can only imagine the toll it has taken on her and herfamily‘s lives and already there are groups in pakistan

asia bibi, the christian woman, who was cleared last year of blasphemy charges in pakistan, has finallyld the bbc that she is now in canada where two of her daughters already live. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool is there. for most of the last decade she had a death sentence hanging over her because of her religion. a christian in pakistan, she had got into an argument with muslim women she had what in the fields of punjab who accused her of insulting the prophet mohammed. a court convicted her of blasphemy and gave her the maximum penalty. when pakistan's highest court overturned that ruling last year, many hundreds of extremists took to the streets in anger. that led the pakistani government to give into one of theirjust at led the pakistani government to give into one of their just at two force asia bibi to stay in the country. well, given the threats against her, releasing asia bibi from prison but not letting her out of pakistan was akin to handing her another death sentence. instead though it appears that the pakistani government has finally relented. in the face of

asia bibi — the christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being convicted of blasphemydeficit to reach a first champions league final with victory over ajax? it was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of european football. liverpool are through to their second successive champions league final after an extraordinary night at anfield. they beat barcelona 11—3 on aggregate and will now face either tottenham or ajax in the final on the 1st ofjune. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein is at anfield now. # walk on with hope in your heart... #. the delight, the disbelief of a club and its supporters. an achievement few believed was even a possibility, let alone a remarkable reality. trailing 3—0 from the first leg, an injury—hit liverpool were given hope by back—up striker divock 0rigi. after half time, it was two. the mighty barcelona rattled. and when substitute wijnaldum scored his second in the space of a couple of minutes, liverpool were level. then came a moment that will live long in the memory. local boy trent alexander—arnold catching barca with a quick c

t aleem:s been years since asia bibi was really a free woman.ch of the last decade she had a death sentence hangingov her, all because of her religion. a christian in pakistan, she got into an argument with muslime women rked with whons accused her ofting the prophet mohammed. a court convicted her of blasphemy and gave her the maximum penalty. when pakistan's highest court overturned the ruling last year, many hundreds of extremists took to the streets in anger. that led the pakistani government to give in to one of their demands, to force asia bibi to stay in the country. it appears the pakistani government has relented under massive international pressure, including pleas from the vatican, to let her leave and it appears to start a new life in canada. >>t the woman couldn've in her homeland free of discrimination and prejudice and the threat of deadly violence to her and her family. i am hap that she won't have to worry about that physical danger at least. aleem: the case, though, did acunt for the lives of two senior politicians who stood by

asia bibi's case exposed the divides in pakistani society.sia bibi's case had become a symbol of pakistan's hardline blasphemy laws — both for those who support them and those who want to reform them. her ordeal now finally seems to be over. there are dozens of other cases just like hers going through the court system, and there seems little prospect of the laws themselves being changed. her ordeal now finally seems to be over. there are dozens of other cases just like hers going through the court system, and there seems little prospect of the laws themselves being changed. a falklands veteran is planning to sue the ministry of defence for the return of his service medals. they were taken off him in 1993 because he was bisexual, and he was forced out of the royal navy. at the time, lgbt people were banned from serving in the armed forces — a ban that wasn't lifted until several years later. the mod says it's looking at how personnel discharged because of their sexuality can get their medals back. our home affairs correspondent june kelly repo

asia bibi, a christian woman who spent eight years on death row in pakistan accused of blasphemy, haseft the country. a falklands veteran, forced out of the royal navy over his sexuality, plans to sue the ministry of defence for the return of his military honours. and the world will catch its first glimpse of the newborn son of the duke and duchess of sussex, when the two—day—old is expected to make his first photocall. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9:00am. the nhs is seeing the first significant fall in gp numbers in nearly 50 years. research by the nuffield trust for the bbc, reveals surgeries are under pressure, with the amount of people entering the profession, simply not keeping up with the number leaving. in 2014, across the uk, there were just under 65 gps for every 100,000 people. by last year, the number of gps was down to 60 per 100,000 patients. the situation varies across the uk, but the biggest changes have been seen in england, as our health correspondent, dominic hughes reports. it's eight o'clock in the morning and dr carmel boyhan—irvine hasjust arrived

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asia bibi's conviction was overturned last year by the country's supreme court.ammad in a row with her neighbours. the bbc‘s been told she's arrived in canada. the green party has launched its campaign for the european parliamentary elections later this month, urging people to say yes to europe and no to climate change. our political correspondent chris mason has this report. terrible, terrible blu tacking skills. low—key and do it yourself. there's none of the glitz or choreography that big parties love here. five years ago, the green party won three of the uk's 73 seats in the european parliament. but now believe they can grow taller. we are standing on a commitment to stop brexit through a people's vote. with so much focus on brexit, what about the environment? climate is clearly bigger than brexit and remaining in the eu is a means to an end. climate change doesn't stop at the border. what do you say to critics who point to your campaigning to stay in the eu and simply say it's anti—democratic? the referendum was held and you guys lost. politics and westminst

asia bibi — the christian woman who was cleared of blasphemy charges in pakistan — has left the countryas arrived in canada, where two of her daughters already live. ms bibi was jailed on charges of insulting the prophet muhammad but acquitted by the country's supreme court last year. uber and lyft drivers in london and new york have been striking to protest their wages and gig—economy conditions. the protests come as uber prepares to list its shares on the new york stock exchange on friday, in what's expected to be one of the year's biggest stock market listings. last night we witnessed one of the greatest sporting comebacks of all time. no superlatives are left to describe liverpool's 4—0 triumph over barcelona. quite superb. so no pressure at all tonight, onjohn sopel‘s spurs side who travel to ajax trailing by a goal to zero. they were doing quite well in their new london stadium — untiljon flew back to watch them last week, and seemingly put some sort of curse on them. are you banned from tonight's game? laughter it was a long way to travel, 6000 miles, for a football match to watc

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