the bbc was too liberal, bbc was not understanding what she wanted to do. and from the very beginning, she was trying to find ways of emasculating the bbc. there were 2 strands going on a government that was determined to believe the bbc to make that even safer what it wanted for in terms of the method. but it is also the amc producing program that was its way of fighting back for the politicians and program makers soon came into conflict. critical documentary is on topics ranging from britain's intelligence agencies to the fulton's war were tact, censored, sometimes shout. but no issue was as contentious as the troubles in northern ireland, where british troops were 10 years into fighting an insurgency by the irish republican army. the ira waged, a brutal bombing campaign. while british boss is committed atrocities of our own and the pressure on bbc journalists covering that story from politicians from locals, from their own bosses, was unrelenting t . o. in 1985, the such a government got wind of a b b. c documentary that followed to extremist politicians

john reads diary entry about the bbc. his role during the strike is put to telling the strike he wrote would certainly have lasted much longer. had it not been for us. and just months later, the network got the government's official seal of approval through royal charter that formalized its existence. but it came with strings attached ministers were given the power to choose. the bbc's chairman and members of its board. the government word control the bbc's funding through a license fee collected from listeners. and the network will be up review by the government every 10 years. with when britain entered world war 2, it's media had to tow the government line as the primary distributor, an amplifier of winston churchill war time, speeches the b, b. c. now a global player grew central to the government propaganda dr. ah, at the dawn of the television age, the bbc was well positioned to grow with the technology. and the times that was most clearly reflected in the 19 sixties and seventies when a culture of deference was maki

the bbc was born a century ago in 1922. just count the 1st, the world's 1st public broadcaster 1st national radio service. first the fax television provider. the bbc wrote the book supply model for the networks that have sprung up across the continent, including the one you're watching now. the is probably the highest quality, independent, balanced news and documentary coverage of any broadcasting session ever happens a few dollars. sometimes the networks mission to inform, educate and entertain a service for the people funded by the people that funding is the b, b, c, strength and it to kill ease. he'll, the u. k. government controls the purse strings, which puts the bbc's domestic calm on a collision course with the politicians. it covers like the conservative party that it will britain for the past 13 years and has been cutting the broadcast down to size. you must never underestimate the mallet of a prime minister who wants to destroy or at least reduce the power of the bbc on public service. it's the government has it i

in february the bbc starts a new television service, bbc wales. and 100 years of the bbc in wales, we'll be looking back, and coming up on the bbc news channel, liverpool says action must be taken to ensure there are no more near misses as a wafer takes responsibility for the dangerous scenes of last seasons champions league final. good evening, and welcome to bbc news at six, which comes today from cardiff, in a week when the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in wales. we will have more on that later on. our main story today is the devastation in southern turkey and northern syria, where the number of dead after last week's earthquakes is now heading for 40,000, with millions left without shelter, in freezing conditions with little food and poor sanitation. northern syria is particularly difficult to reach, because of the complex political situation, after years of war. control of the northern border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. but president assad of syria has now approved the use of two new border crossing

the bbc. now the government strings along this kind of threat at the bbc being brought and the driver come control into the strike itself. and the reason they do that is pretty obvious because they know that it will impact editorially on what the bbc done. john read compromised, the government would not come and did the b, b, c. but it was effectively given a veto over what could be broadcast in dissenting voices from the trade unions to the opposition labor party band. in order to resume negotiations, the general counsel of the trade union congress decided to terminate the general strike. today. by the time the union called off the strike, the strike has had a new name for the b, b. c. the british faltered corporation. and that was before we invited prime minister baldwin to broad cause to the nation from reach own study. we even helped write the speech i a man of peace, but i will not surrender the safety and security of the british constitution laws. we have, we considered the silly founder

this is bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil.e balloon flies into us airspace, a second is reported, this time over latin america. the boss of tesla, elon musk, is cleared of fraud charges brought against him by the company's shareholders. the pope and british church leaders visit south sudan in an attempt to heal divisions in its civil war. and the spanish fashion designer paco rabanne, best—known for his metal clothing designs and his fragrances, dies aged 88.

greg dyke, the director general, defend the bbc and his report. but when gonna consort was found dead a case of suspected suicide, going to go was left exposed and the government went on the offensive, but ordered what came to be known as the inquiry. it's official brief to establish the cause of death of gilligan's. but when the inquiry published its findings, it exonerated the government over its w. m. d play and focused on the shortcomings elegance reported the verdict was it the b, b, c was guilty. hayden phillips was the civil servant in charge of setting up the inquiry a lot of my colleagues in gum, which was jubilant to resign. yeah, i'm not saying that the b c were innocent and the government was guilty, but i was genuinely surprised by the decisive in his in which he piddled blame on the b, b. c. and nobody else. the chairman of the babies have resigned. i thought wrongly and told him only and the following day the governor of the b b. c. got rid of me. so you would say that you were pushed. i was pushed, there was no doubt that the gover

bbc news posted this statement...ays been much slower than the united states in opening up its legal process to journalists and camera crews. things are changing, though, with limited filming in crown courts permitted since 2020, as it is in the supreme court and the court of appeal. and last week saw the start of a pilot scheme, whereby some reporting will be allowed of what happens in family courts — a part of the justice system which involves at least half a million people a year. one of the journalists who's going to be taking advantage of the new scheme is the bbc�*s sanchia berg, who's been reporting extensively on the family courts over her career. shejoins me now. thank you so much for coming on newswatch. why is it so important forjournalists to report from family courts? judges say that we no longer have the death penalty in england and wales, the family courts retain the most drastic powers of any courts because they can take action to separate a child forever from its birth family, from its parents through

in february, the bbc starts a new television service. bbc wales.nd it's been a hundred years of the bbc in wales. so we'll be looking back, and looking forward. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it's the champions league last 16, with tottenham in italy looking to take their chances against seven time winners ac milan. good evening and welcome to bbc news at ten, which comes tonight from cardiff in a week when the the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in wales. our main story today is the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the number of dead after last week's earthquakes is now more than 40,000, with millions left without shelter in freezing conditions with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly difficult, the political situation is unstable after years of war, and control of the border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. but president assad of syria has now approved the use of two new border crossings, at bab al—salam and al—rai, to allo

and not the bbc.bc was there in numbers, adding to the sense of siege for local people, wasn't it? we weren't there in numbers. we were really careful about not doing that. we were careful about only going to the village when there were developments. there often were developments in the story, sometimes directly from the family giving interviews. as i said before, we kept in touch with friends of the family to ensure that we had the right lines of communication. and we tried really hard to get the tone and the volume of our coverage right. there was clearly a kind of huge media circus around this story, around the village, around the family. shouldn't the bbc be able to hold itself back from being quite such a part of it? reporting more from the studio and not from the village? again, i'm going to say there's a balance here because we know there was a lot of public interest in this story. people wanted to know what had happened. but at the same time, we need to be careful that we don't infringe upon t

this is bbc news.dlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the united states says it will provide ukraine with longer range guided rockets, as part of its latest package of military support. speaking at a summit in kyiv — european union leaders say, "ukraine's future is inside the eu" — and reject russian aggression. we are not intimidated by the kremlin. because ukraine and the eu, we are family. america's secretary of state postpones a visit to beijing, after china claims a balloon flying over us airspace is for monitoring weather. police in the uk say they believe mother of two — nicola bulley — from lancashire — who's been missing for a week,

this is bbc news. the headlines — the number of dead from the earthquakes in turkey and syria is now more than 30,000. but remarkably, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. both the un and syria's voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say the international community has failed people in the country's northwest, where thousands of people have died. the head of russia's wagner mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut, a city they've been assaulting for months. politicians in the us say the military has shot down an undentified object above lake huron — the third such shoot down in as many days. officials haven't disclosed details about the object. the police have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of murder, after the fatal stabbing of 16—year—old brianna ghey in warrington park. the bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making "significant errors ofjudgment" by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain's former

this is bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. police officers in the us plead not guilty to murdering the young black man tyre nichols last month. his mother demands justice. i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face. they haven't done that yet. they couldn't even do that today. more people have been pulled from the rubble in turkey but the government is facing growing criticism over the shoddy construction of buildings. in the civilised countries, earthquakes happen and people don't die. unfortunately in turkey, these kind of earthquakes happen every ten years and people die and they say it is a destiny. no, it is not. bulgarian police make four arrests after 18 migrants, including a child, were found dead in a truck.

for wednesday's news at six, the bbc was in edinburgh speaking to the bbc scotland editorjames cook.nd james joins me now. a resignation completely out of the blue this. what are we to make of it? and political editor chris mason, a huge politicalfigure, as you say, and political editor chris mason. a huge political figure, as you say, here in scotland, but a big political figure on the uk stage as well. those two were still on duty at 10:00, by which time huw edwards was there to present. live in edinburgh, where the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has taken everyone by surprise by announcing her resignation. this gave rise to a familiar complaint to regular newswatch viewers expressed here byjeff hardy. interestingly, we did discuss this back in the past with a bbc manager, who said on newswatch that they would be rethinking some of these kinds of deployments. do let us know what you think. the storm surrounding the bbc chairman richard sharpe, which we discussed on the programme a couple of weeks ago, grew this week after a committee of mps found he had made significant errors of

hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health organisation says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief, martin griffiths, said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and shelter for survivors. now rescue efforts are being hampered by a worsening security situation in southern turkey, there have been reports of looting and clashes between unnamed groups. more than a hundred people have been detained across the 10 provinces affected by the quakes, with the justice ministry ordering officials to set up so—called earthquake crimes investigations units. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, is in gazientep. minor miracles are still happening, even after all this time. a five—year—old girl rescued in the city of marash. in hatay, seven—year—old isra freed... cheers and applause ..after 136 hours under the rubble. a woman, five months pregnant, found a

joe lynsky, bbc news. 8 month investigation into the chaotic scenes at last year's champions league final between real madrid and liverpool in paris has found that uefa should take primary responsibilty for the failures that almost led to disaster. the report into dangerous overcrowding, ticketing issues and heavy handed policing around the stade de france was commisssioned by uefa. at the time, the governing body blamed liverpool fans with fake tickets, but the report says that is "manifestly innacurate" and has exonerated the fans. they say it's remarkable that no—one lost their life. liverpool say they are disappointed the report was leaked to the media before it was officially released. the supporters reactions saved lives, first and foremost. secondly, that uefa, the french authorities had so many questions to answer. it'll take some time to get those answers. there is no fault on the liverpool fans at all. theyjust queued up waited,. theyjust queued up waited, were coming out of the ground they would

tim allman, bbc news.ees and power lines. but the country's weather service is warning the full effects of the storm are yet to come. prime minister chris hipkins has been to auckland to check out preparations there. my main message to people across the country is to take the severe weather warning seriously and to make sure that you are prepared and to follow the guidance that's being issued locally. 0ur correspondent in sydney phil mercer has more. weather forecasters are warning that this wild weather in the northland region of new zealand is just the beginning. 0ne forecastersaid region of new zealand is just the beginning. 0ne forecaster said that this was just the beginning, it was not impact day, and if you look more closely at the weather warnings and the forecast for the next few days, severe gales, heavy rain and very dangerous surf conditions forecast right until tuesday. the auckland harbour bridge was closed because of the wind, and area new zealand is cancelling a number of domestic and inter

this is bbc news.e main news stories straight after this programme. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. coming up — what can viewers expect now thatjournalists will be able to report on what happens in family courts? and do we need to be told what the phrase "cabinet reshuffle" actually means? first, the number of people killed in monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria has been rising all week with compelling and distressing images of the destruction caused shown on television. one of the first on the scene was the bbc�*s middle east correspondent anna foster, who reported on monday's news at ten using just her mobile phone from the town of osmaniye, 80 miles from the epicentre. wherever you look in this city, you can see where shopfronts have collapsed, there is broken glass and, of course, there is darkness, complete darkness everywhere — apart from the light of the mobile phone that you can see me by — and this is the scene that has been replicated across southern turkey. lighti

tim allman, bbc news.iolent disorder following clashes outside accommodation for asylum seekers in merseyside in north west england. crowds gathered near the suites hotel in knowsley on saturday night where a police van was set on fire. officers say missiles were thrown at the police, but there were only minor injuries. maired smyth reports. a police van set on fire as hundreds of protesters clashed outside a hotel in knowsley, a hotel that is home to asylum seekers. a police officer and two members of the public suffered minor injuries during the disorder. one resident at the hotel told us how he watched last night's protest unfold from his window. the people inside were afraid, feeling the fear. merseyside police say what started as a planned peaceful protest here at around 6:30 yesterday evening quickly turned into violent disorder, after a group turned up. police say they were only interested in causing trouble through violence and intimidation. armed with hammers, the group threw missiles, including f

jane dougal, bbc news. are through to the semi—finals of the t20 world cup after the west indies secured a dramatic final over win against pakistan. the windies total of 116 was built upon their three — top three batters. they contributed 72 runs, with rashaad williams leading the way with 30 runs from 3a balls. the wicketkeeper was later reprimanded for breaching the icc code of conduct in a previous match. in reply, pakistan looked all set for victory after scoring 13 runs from the first four balls of the 20th over. but the wicket of ali riaz from the penultimate ball swung it to the west indies way. and new zealand have kept their hopes of reaching the women's t20 world cup semi—finals alive at the same time preventing sri lanka from reaching the last four. they won the match between the two convincingly in south africa, winning by 102 runs. they can make the semis if bangladesh beat south africa in the final group. 0ne game. ali baker has broken zola budd's championship record to win the uk indoor 1500

here we are discussing it on the bbc, - discussing it on the bbc, proving his point.not the end is it?— the end is it? it is not. there will be an — the end is it? it is not. there will be an independent - the end is it? it is not. there | will be an independent report and the government this morning have referred to that report, saying they will not comment at this stage. the office of the commissionerfor public commissioner for public appointments is commissionerfor public appointments is reviewing this process to see whether it's in compliance with the rules. adam casey, an independent lawyer, has been commissioned to carry this out. the government basically saying they won't comment at the moment. those who have commented our labour, who have commented our labour, who said this makes the bbc�*s chair�*s position untenable and it throws into serious doubt, as they put it, the independence and impartiality of the bbc, which is at the heart of all of this. because this is a political— this is a political appointment. we got the report from the barrister, but also ano

this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: at least 28,000 people have died in the earthquakes in turkey and syria. un aid chief, martin griffiths, says there's an urgent need for medical assistance. medicalfacilities here medical facilities here are absolutely overwhelmed, as you know, so there is a huge need for urgent medical care, mobile clinics, field hospitals. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau confirms a us fighterjet, acting on his orders, shot down another high—altitude object, this time flying over northern canada. hundreds of thousands demonstrate across france again over planned pension reforms. and at the brit awards in london, as predicted, harry styles is one of the night's big winners, with four awards, including the much—coveted album of the year. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health organisation says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un

steve rosenberg, bbc news, arkhangelsk. you're watching newsday on the bbc.ikki haley announces her 2024 bid for the white house — against herformer boss donald trump. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it was sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the reprecussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. explosions. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the erruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea to the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their next generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. as the number of dead exceeds 40,000 in turkey and syria, more aid is promised for the surviors of last wee

faisal islam, bbc news.will affect many of those with mortgages, credit card debt and other borrowing. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been talking about the cost of living pressures with people in cleckheaton, in west yorkshire. i'm 200 miles away from the uk's central bank, but decisions made in the bank of england this lunchtime will impact everybody�*s finances in lots of different ways. fabian is under pressure to make his wages stretch to cover all his bills. i rent a one—up one—down in cleckheaton. it's small, but yeah, it goes, i'd say 35 to a0% of both our outgoings. with the interest rates going up, will my landlord put my rent up? it's notjust homeowners who are impacted by increasing interest rates. renters like fabian are, too, because if landlords are facing higher mortgage rates, then they're really likely to pass that on to tenants, or to sell up, which means prices going up for everyone in the rental market because there are fewer properties going round. don't forget, tho

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm martine croxall, and these are the latest headlines. syria's voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say they agree with the un aid chief's comments that the international community has failed people in the country's north—west, where thousands of people have died since monday's earthquakes. disappointment and abandonment is definitely a general feeling that is happening. our organisation has been calling for help, for manpower, for rescue equipment, and in the first couple of days we willjust ignored and left to deal with the situation on our own. turkish police issue more than a hundred arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week's devastating earthquakes. defying the odds, this 10—year—old girl is one of the latest in a number of survivors to have been pulled out alive from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in turkey, after 147 hours. this is the scen

nick beake, bbc news.nister, justin trudeau, says recovery teams are on the ground, looking to find and analyse for the object shot down over yukon territory on saturday. he said the latest object, "violated canadian airspace". it's the third object to be shot down over north america in the last week. in ukraine, the head of the notorious wagner mercenary army says his fighters have captured a village on the northern outskirts of bakhmut, a city in the donbas. wagner's commander posted a short video apparently showing the wagner men at the entrance sign to the village of krasna hora. let's get more now on our top story. the un aid chief says the people of north—west syria are right to feel they've been abandoned in the aftermath of the earthquake. visiting the country earlier, martin griffiths said this must be corrected as fast as possible. mannar al—kharboutly from the town of al atarib in idlib province in northwest syria spoke to the bbc about the desperate situation there. there are so many promises t

this is bbc news.nt says it's confident a balloon, spotted over montana, is a chinese surveillance platform. a former russian officer tells the bbc he witnessed russian soldiers humiliating and shooting ukrainian prisoners of war. house republicans in the us have voted to remove a prominent progressive democrat from a powerful committee. ilhan omar was one of the first muslim women elected to congress, five years ago, but republicans say she should not serve on the foreign affairs committee because they consider some of her past comments about israel to be anti—semitic. here's her defiant response. my leadership and voice will not be diminished if i am not on this committee for one term. my voice will get louder and stronger... standing ovation and applause. ..and my leadership will be celebrated around the world as it has been. so take your vote or not, i am here to stay and i am here to be a voice against the harms around the world, and advocate for a better world. many colleagues say it is the repub

this is bbc news. our top stories: the us says a chinese spy balloon is hovering over the us. this image taken in montana has appeared on social media. russia's highest ranking defector tells the bbc he witnessed his soldiers humiliating and killing ukrainian prisoners of war. translation: the ukrainian had a blindfold on. _ the colonel put a pistol to the prisoner's forehead and said, "i am going to count to three "and then shoot you in the head." australian tennis player nick kyrgios is in court in canberra to contest a charge of assault against his ex—girlfriend. a convicted italian mafia killer has been arrested in france after 16 years on the run. he was hiding out as a pizza chef. and covid, vaccines, and those conspiracy theories. we speak to the microsoft founder bill gates. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain — their over—simplistic explanation. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. and we begin in the us, where the department of defense says

nick beake, bbc news. where the head of the notorious wagner mercenary army says his fighters have captured a village on the northern outskirts of bakhmut, a city in the donbas. it's been at the centre of months of bitterfighting between russian and ukrainian forces. wagner's commander posted a short video apparently showing the wagner men at the entrance sign to the village of krasna hora. one month ago, he claimed his men had taken the nearby town of soledar. the ukrainian army haven't confirmed wagner's advance. we are going to discuss this further. according to ukrainian data, russian soldiers are dying in greater numbers this month than at any time since the first week of the invasion. the statistics can't be independently verified. for more on this, we arejoined now by the ukraine armed forces military analyst, michael mackay. thank you forjoining us here on bbc world. i wonderfirst thank you forjoining us here on bbc world. i wonder first off, thank you forjoining us here on bbc world. i wonderfirst

stay with us on bbc news. still| stay with us on bbc news.tury, bert bacharach dies at the age of 94. -- bacharach dies at the age of 94. —— amaq three. —— burt. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book, which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting i of their former president, ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — four days on from the earthquake, 20,000 people are now known to have died in

this is bbc news.r confirmed dead has passed 28,000. un aid chief martin griffiths told the bbc there's an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and shelter for survivors. a high—altitude aircraft has been shot down by the us military over canada. it's been announced that us fighterjets were sent to investigate a radar anomaly in montana. they haven't found any object but will continue to monitor the situation. poland's president, anjay duda, has cast doubt on whether his country can provide ukraine with the fighterjets that kyiv says it needs to win the war with russia. mr duda warned that by giving jets to ukraine, poland

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news.e super bowl, has kicked off. the kansas city chiefs are playing the philadelphia eagles in phoenix, arizona. the half time show will feature rihanna, giving herfirst live performance in years. we spoke to our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor in phoenix, arizona, just before the game began. i've covered sporting events all over the world. very few compare to this one. we've had a carnival — if not music festival — atmosphere already so far, and if that is the starter, i cannot wait for the main course, and that will be the game itself, the kansas city chiefs versus the philadelphia eagles. and already a game that's going to go down in the history because for the first time we have black quarterbacks leading out each team. we also have opposing brothers travis and jason kelce on opposite teams as well. really, really fiery. i tell you, i spoke to two people who really stuck in my mind before this one kicked off — husband and wife. they've been married for 20 years. one is from kansas

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news.'s upper north island on monday as cyclone gabrielle brings strong winds, heavy rain and huge swells to auckland and nearby regions. weatherforecasters expect rain and winds to intensify as it nearsland during monday and tuesday. before we go, the biggest event in america's sporting calendar, the super bowl, has kicked off. the kansas city chiefs are playing the philadelphia eagles in phoenix, arizona. the half—time show will feature rihanna, giving herfirst live performance in years. we spoke to our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor in phoenix, arizona, just before the game began. i've covered sporting events all over the world. very few compare to this one. we've had a carnival, if not music festival atmosphere already so far, and if that is the start, i cannot wait for the main course and that will be the game itself, the kansas city chiefs versus the philadelphia eagles. and already a game that's going to go down in the history because for the first time we have black quarterback

who approached the bbc. , ., , the bbc.ght. the medical provider with _ the sac. yes, that is right. the i medical provider with collingwood services limited. they provide medical staff for events and were providing medical staff to the 02 academy brixton that night. and another london venue, the 02 academy in islington, operated by amg. the two whistle—blowers regularly work for the contract company and have told the bbc that on that night, december the 15th, the medical cover was inadequate. they also say there should have been at least ten people trained there that night. that is industry guidelines saying there should have been ten people but there were actually five people there were actually five people there that night. five people who were medically trained but not paramedics. the two whistle—blowers have also said it is not the first time there was a shortage of medical staff at the brixton 02 academy. 0ne staff at the brixton 02 academy. one has even gone as far as sending as photographs since the brixton incident

david wallace lockhart, bbc news.th, were at london's o2 arena for the annual brit awards on saturday. but the night belonged to harry styles, who picked up four awards including best album. mark savage reports. # in this world, it's just us...# brit awards, sing it out! the name of harry styles' third album is harry's house. and last night, that's what the brits became. the man that just does not stop, harry styles! the pop star won every category he was nominated in, including album of the year, and he even remembered to thank his mum. i want to thank my mum for signing me up for x factor without telling me. so i literally wouldn't be here without you. he's nice, you know, he's likeable, he's kind, he's a gentleman. and i mean, obviously, he's super talented. so i think he just has all... everything that we want as a fan. but it wasn't all about harry styles. some of the night's other big winners included wet leg, who won best group and best new artist. # would you like us to send someone to worry your mother? # exc

bbc go. the media does. and what that would do is it democratise organisation it democratise the organisation it would mean they couldn't just ignore the 50% of all the 52% of us who support brexit or who voted for brexit and just if they couldn't just dismiss anyone over 50 as being old and they don't give a about us anymore, so for me i genuinely like the bbc. could survive, but it has to be prepared to do the other thing. that i think is fundamentally wrong is massive amount of intimidation you get. if you haven't got the licence and you don't watch the telly , and you don't watch the telly, some of you will know i'm converting a barn shropshire. converting a barn in shropshire. yeah, literally bomb. when yeah, it is literally bomb. when i registered the address, the local the first piece local council, the first piece of mail was a letter from of mail i got was a letter from italy and they before i moved into my new if i move into my new and there was no tv in there for many, many weeks ,

the bbc is conducting its own internal review.. this committee is now saying had they known the full details and had that been disclosed to them about the relationship between boris johnson and the conservative party and the bbc chairman that that situation would have been very different. i think that does make his position untenable and, when the report is published, if those questions cannot be answered, then i think that the integrity of the bbc is far more important than the position of one individual. an independent review of mr sharp's appointment has yet to report back. the government says wait for that. the process is not complete. we have to wait for the commission on public appointments... why do we need another report? we've already got one. we all know what happened. we need to be fair to all parties in this, including richard sharp. so i think we must wait for the result of the commission on public appointments. the bbc chairman richard sharp has said that while he may have made introductions, he did not get involved

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello.to sunshine amounts over the weekend. many places did stay rather grey and cloudy. now we start the new week off with high pressure still nearby and with more of a breeze, we could see more sunshine around. so that will make it feel a little bit warmer. but then the second half of this upcoming week will turn more unsettled. the weather fronts and low pressure systems out in the atlantic start to make inroads as our area of high pressure begins to pull away. now, monday starts off fairly cloudy, some sunshine in the north, but with this breeze coming up from the south, it should break up the clouds more. so we should see more sunshine around across england and wales. a little bit of cloud for the east coast of england may be around the north channel, but some good sunny spells through the afternoon. temperatures responding up to 12 or 13 degrees, but double figures across the board so very mild this time of february. for tuesday, our area of high pressure still brings a lot of dry, uns

quentin somerville, bbc news, idlib. in turkey, there continue to be remarkable stories of survival, almost a week after the quakes. this is the moment a 64—year—old woman, is pulled from the rubble, in the city of hatay. she'd been trapped for 150 hours. her son, here in the red jacket, is by her side. our correspondent, nick beake, has travelled from gaziantep, the epicentre of the quakes, to one community shattered by the disaster. we're venturing into turkey's remote mountain side. but it all looks so familiar, because village after village bear the same scars. we decide to stop at a place called urdek and find the dead now outnumber the living here. it's a tiny part of a wider tragedy in which we don't expect to meet mehmet and fatma from north london. which one is your house here? this one. they were visiting here when the earthquake struck. seven members of their family were killed. tried to save them. ali shouting here, save me, save me! which saved ali. but shamsi, kamal, aisha... we shout they name, they not an

john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. heard president zelensky there responding to the possibility that belarus could allow russian troops to launch a new attack on ukraine from belarusian soil. a year ago, alexander lukashenko, granted permission for russian forces to mass on his borderfrom where their gound invasion began. lukashenko is a close ally of vladimir putin, but isn't recognised in the west as the legitimate president of belarus. steve rosenberg has more from the capital, minsk. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does. alexander lu kashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he has agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine, and his role in it. one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you prepared to do that again? translation: i am ready to provide territory again | but i am also ready to wage war, together with the russians, from the territory of belarus, but only if anyone, even one soldier, comes to our land from ukraine to kill

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of any bbc content removed."necessarily, though, contradict that statement from a government adviser that the government has also requested certain clips are removed from youtube. rishi, you're staying with us. let's bring in supriya sharma, editor of the indian news website scroll and ramanjit singh chima, asia policy director at the digital rights organisation access now. raman, in a previousjob you worked for google in delhi as their government affairs manager. i wonder what it was like interacting with the government. thanks, ros. i'd say that what one has to keep in mind, if you're working for a tech or a social media platform in india, that it's a very active job involving quite a few requests and tensions around content removal, as well as user data. and if you see the public disclosures from tech platforms, this is a matter of public record. india tops many of those lists. and, in fact, what's been most concerning is ever since i moved out of working for a private company and work for a civil society orga

simonjack, bbc news.h of its uk workforce over the next two years. it's part of a major restructuring programme that will see ford axe 3,800 jobs overall across europe. 0ur employment correspondent zoe conwayjoins me now. why are they doing this? ford say the have why are they doing this? ford say they have taken _ why are they doing this? ford say they have taken this _ why are they doing this? ford say they have taken this difficult - they have taken this difficult decision because of rising costs in europe, high inflation, high energy costs. a lot of the jobs are going in germany. it is also switching its focus towards electric vehicle production. it says electric cars are easier to develop an combustion engine vehicles. so it says it needs fewer people to develop in design and development and that's why the bulk of the jobs going in the uk are in these development roles in essex. but i think it's also important to stress there is something else going on here, which is that ford are expanding their pro

this is bbc news.ron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. counting the cost of war, as ukraine marks a year since the invasion, we're going to take a look at the toll it's taken on the economy. ukraine's vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraine's finance minister tells me how he's kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and the deliberate targeting of infrastructure, including the power grid.