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huge questions for the bbc. yes, the bbc and director _ huge questions for the bbc.irector general, _ huge questions for the bbc. yes, the bbc and director general, not - huge questions for the bbc. yes, the bbc and director general, not least . bbc and director general, not least by the bbc paid huw edwards for five months after it knew he had been arrested. because he was the third highest paid bbc presenter, that meant a total of more than £200,000 of public money from the licence fee going to him after the arrest. 0n the face of it, that looks hard to justify in hindsight, and the bbc said it was told in confidence about the arrest and decided it would act if you are charged and in the end he left before that happened. there are also questions about why us was wasn't sacked in november but instead was given the space to resign, albeit without a payout. in mitigation, the bbc have a duty of care to an employee, he was likely getting hr advice that he needed to be in that contract, that he had serious health issues, but the optics are reputational difficult and the

this is bbc news.op of the hour, which is straight after this programme. on this programme, we hear from the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career in the commercial sector, where she ran itn, she arrived at the bbc in september 2022. before the week was out, a new prime minister, liz truss, had taken office and the queen had died. significant events since then have come thick and fast, including two more new prime ministers, the war in gaza and, this week, the attempted assassination of former president trump. one of her biggest challenges has been to ensure the impartiality of bbc news output — identified by the director—general, tim davie, as the corporati

bbc news platforms.hwords. on newswatch, we like to think we embody that. here are a couple of messages we've had from the viewers. noel waller says... thank you, noel. and he goes on... and jayne taylor writes... so, without being too self—serving, could you commit to senior bbc staff coming on the programme more often to respond to licence fee payers, and perhaps even looking at finding us a longer slot? well, first of all, on transparency, thank you for doing this programme. i truly believe that we must be transparent with our audiences. everybody pays the bbc, the bbc must be for everybody, and they have the right to ask questions and to demand the right answers. i have really enjoyed seeing nick robinson, marianna spring, jonathan munro, my deputy, you know, members of the news team, richard burgess, also head of content, coming on. and i hope that we'll all continue to come on the show and to answer your questions, because they're very important. in terms of... i won't dodge your final points about

sima kotecha, bbc news. public needs to know this. 0ne hopes for more public involvement with interventions, if people show some symptoms and the ability to recognise them because a friendly voice close by is very important, so for a public policy perspective, i am glad this is being put out. what is shocking is the statement that is very clear that perpetrators of particularly sexual abuse are getting younger and police call into question whether we are tackling that culture enough, and worry about online material, apparently in one paragraph, the police report says that a lot of young men think nonfatal strangulation with or without the girl's consent is an ordinary part of sex now. that is a shocking finding. it really does need culture tackling at root. but this is a police report and it has to look at how effective the police are themselves with dealing with domestic abuse and i am pleased there will be a national centre to try and get specialisms into place but the response police of those to go out to

if at any point during the period mr edwards was employed by the bbc he had been charged, the bbc had it would act immediately to dismiss him. in the end, at the point of charge, he was no longer an employee of the bbc." the police revealed this afternoon that the man who shared the indecent images with hugh edwards is convicted paedophile 25—year—old alex williams. they only began investigating the former newsreader after they seized a phone in an investigation and discovered the whatsapp messages. huw edwards now faces a possible jail sentence, which will be decided in september. he has accepted his guilt, but the man who was the face of bbc news, who was the watchword for reliability and trust, has forfeited all of that and so much more. lucy manning, bbc news. with me is our correspondent charlotte gallagher. huw edwards on the other side of the story and in the most shocking of circumstances. we story and in the most shocking of circumstances.— circumstances. we are used to watchin: circumstances. we are used to watching huw _ circumstances. we are used to watching huw edwards -

and outside of the bbc.ented national events, the general election, all of those things. the general election, all of those thins. ,, ., ., �* things. stay with me, charlotte. but for now, things. stay with me, charlotte. but for now. thank— things. stay with me, charlotte. but for now, thank you _ things. stay with me, charlotte. but for now, thank you very _ things. stay with me, charlotte. but for now, thank you very much - things. stay with me, charlotte. but for now, thank you very much for. for now, thank you very much for that additional new information. i will talk to charlotte again in a moment or two. the retouching on today�*s court hearing that happened in the early part of today and how it ended. huw edwards�*s career. our correspondent has been looking at the events and in the preceding months. huw edwards. for decades, the calm, trusted face of bbc news. walking into court charged with making indecent images of children. minutes later, he would plead guilty to all three charges. 41 images, sev

bbc, is impossible.. the question is, when. the revelations came to light, when peopie _ the revelations came to light, when people complained _ the revelations came to light, when people complained about _ the revelations came to light, when people complained about him - the revelations came to light, when people complained about him in - the revelations came to light, when| people complained about him in the organisation, — people complained about him in the organisation, what _ people complained about him in the organisation, what was _ people complained about him in the organisation, what was the - people complained about him in the organisation, what was the bbc - organisation, what was the bbc reaction? — organisation, what was the bbc reaction? that's— organisation, what was the bbc reaction? that's really- organisation, what was the bbc . reaction? that's really important. the culture — reaction? that's really important. the culture secretary— reaction? that's really important. the culture secret

i think this is reputation lee damaging for the bbc. _ bbc?eputation lee damaging for the bbc. how - bbc? i think this is reputation lee damaging for the bbc. how bad . damaging for the bbc. how bad depends on what they knew and when. i think there are key questions for the bbc, when did they learn of his arrest, did they know about it during the investigation into what happened that was announced last year, did they know about it or where they kept in the dark? why was he still being paid five months after he was arrested last november, and will the bbc try to recoup some money from his salary as a result of that? there are questions for huw edwards, did he inform the bbc? but clearly in the end it is not what the bbc wants to happen. we have put these questions to the bbc, we are still in the dark about what the answers are, but once we know we will of course bring it to everybody. will of course bring it to everybody-— will of course bring it to eve bod . ., ~' , will of course bring it to eve bod. ., , . everybody. thank you very much, kat

that's newsnight on bbc two, and bbc iplayer in ten minutes.ed off portland in dorset, but the home office says the contract for its use won't be renewed when it expires injanuary. our correspondent danjohnson reports from dorset. say it loud, say it clear! refugees are welcome here! even with a departure date, the bibby stockholm still divides this community. they are beggars, right? they are not beggars... concerns about conditions on board the barge have always sat alongside fears for this area. my children would love to live on that barge, because there's 200 rooms — they could run wild. but at the moment, they're stuck in one room. do you know what i mean? we cope, because we have to. you really think you'd be better off living on there? i do, yeah, i really do, because you know what? they get given food, they get a free bus, they get everything handed to them. we've got plenty of people in this country that need help before we start helping other people, and it'sjust disgusting at the end of the day that the government are overlooking eve

david sillito, bbc news.al correspondent lucy manning has more on what happened inside westminster magistrates' court today. mr edwards arrived within a strong of reporters and cameras and he was jostled to get the courtroom, he did not say anything outside of court but 3 extremely significant words when he was inside court, he stood on the dock. he looked, he did not have much expression, he looked, i thought, relatively calm and the 3 charges that were put to him, category a, category b and category c images, after each1 he replied quietly but calmly, guilty, and the court heard further details of the accusations that he has now pleaded guilty to, that he was in a whatsapp chat with another man and they, the man was sending him as images, some were illegal, pornographic images but 41 of them were indecent images and the agents involved in those images, there were 2 videos as well, raged largely between 12 to 15 years of age 50 that's 2 of them included 7 to 9 years of age. in a couple of occasions, hugh edw

this is bbc news.cent images of children. we have more details about what happened in the court. he apparently remained motionless as he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. after admitting the charge as he sat staring into the distance with his head tilted slightly. more details about the fence as he pleaded guilty to. the heard edwards had been involved in an online chat with an aduu involved in an online chat with an adult man and whatsapp between august 2020 and august 2021. he sent him 307 sexual images of which 41 were indecent images of children. the court heard most of these were sent during a two—month period on february the 2nd 2021 the mail asked what eva said he was too young? and mr edwards said not to send any indecent images. category a and category b and 22 krutykh greasy. the court heard the estimated age of most of the children in the category a pictures where age between 15 and one was between seven and nine. the category a filmed a

are we getting ripped off by the bbc? my verdict . next. bbc? my verdict.next. >> the latest from the gb newsroom. at two minutes after 9:00, the shadow home secretary , 9:00, the shadow home secretary, james cleverly, has said he's running to be the next leader of the conservative party. the former foreign and home secretary said the conservatives needed to re—establish its reputation as the party who, in government helps grow the economy, helps people achieve their goals, their dreams and their goals, their dreams and their aspirations. his policy platform includes backing lower taxes, a much smaller state, supporting businesses and increasing defence spending to 3% of uk gdp . meanwhile, in a 3% of uk gdp. meanwhile, in a development in westminster tonight , the seven labour mps tonight, the seven labour mps who voted against the government on an amendment to scrap the two child benefit cap have had the whip suspended. they include the former shadow chancellor john mcdonnell, and the former shadow business secretary rebecca long—bailey. more than 40 labo

lucy manning, bbc news.clear, we here at bbc news are editorially independent, when reporting on the corporation, and the news division only learnt of his arrest and the charges, along with the rest of the media, on monday. our culture editor katie razzall spoke to my colleague, clive myrie. serious questions for the bbc and director general — not least why the bbc paid huw edwards for five months after it knew he had been arrested. because he was so well—renumerated — the third—highest paid bbc presenter — that would've meant a total of more than £200,000 of public money from the licence fee going to him after the arrest. 0n the face of it, that looks hard to justify in hindsight. and the bbc says it was told in confidence about the arrest and decided it would act if he was charged — and in the end, he left before that happened. there are also questions about why huw edwards was wasn't sacked in november, but instead was given the space to resign, albeit without a payout. in mitigation, the bbc had a duty o

coming up on bbc news... and incredible final run taking bmx silverfor team gb moving him from to second. to accessing indecent images of children as young as seven after he was sent hundreds of sexual images on whatsapp by a man he met online. westminster magistrates court was told that 41 of them were indecent images of children. huw edwards, resigned from the corporation earlier this year following unrelated allegations that he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos. he will be sentenced in september. our special correspondent, lucy manning, was in court. the man who read the news headlines is now in them. in the middle of the jostling cameras and reporters who he would normally have worked alongside. facing serious charges that he accessed indecent photographs and videos of children, including a boy as young as seven to nine years old. no words outside court but three key ones inside. the former newsreader stood in the dock and as the counts were read out calmly, quietly he replied guilty — then

more details on the bbc news website. this is bbc news, the headlines...an accusing israel of being responsible. iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, says avenging the killing of the hamas leader is iran's duty. hezbollah says one of its most senior military commanders, fuad shukr, was in a building in beirut targeted by israel on tuesday evening — but has yet to confirm his fate. former bbc presenter huw edwards pleads guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children. 39 police officers are injured in violent clashes hours after a vigil to pay tribute to the three little girls killed in a knife attack in southport. and in paris, as the water in the river seine is deemed safe, britain's alex yee wins gold in the delayed men's triathlon. hello, i'm lucy hockings. returning to our top story now. hamas says its political leader, ismail haniyeh, has been killed in an israeli strike in the iranian capital, tehran. iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, has said it will be teheran's duty to avenge the killing. we do know that he was killed in an air s

sima kotecha, bbc news.g support for it online. he was convicted after a trial at woolwich crown. he's due to be sentenced next week. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani has the latest. the name anjem choudary and a very, very familiar face to people of a certain generation. i'm talking people of my kind of age, but for younger people, they may have no idea who he is. but for 25 years, anjem choudary and his supporters have been at the heart of terrorist recruitment in the uk for jihadist ideology. so when lastjuly, police smashed down his door to arrest him in quite extraordinary scenes in east london, they had to be pretty sure they finally had evidence to land him. that was evidence that he was trying to recruit online transatlantic within the united states through secret meetings. let's hear now from commander dominic murphy, the head of counter—terrorism at scotland yard. so, anjem choudary has a long history of radicalising individuals here in the uk, and now we know overseas. so this ver

think there are clear questions for the bbc to answer here. are clear questions for the bbc to answerr questions for the bbc to answer here. g . ~ ., , . ., answer here. jake from deadline, and of course our — answer here. jake from deadline, and of course our correspondence - answer here. jake from deadline, and of course our correspondence are - of course our correspondence are also chasing those answers. detectives investigating the mass stabbing at a southport holiday club that left three children dead have been left leaning are given more times time to question the 17—year—old suspect. hundreds of people attended a vigil last night to pay tribute to the three girls killed in a knife attack at a dance workshop. just hours later, violent clashes broke out close to where the girls were stabbed to death. 39 police officers were injured with 27 needing hospital treatment. merseyside police described the violence as a sickening, and the prime minister warned the writers would feel the "full force of the law". our correspondent is in southport for us. what more information do we have on

coming up on bbc news...r making an error of judgment. the six—time dressage medallist said she was under investigation half a million british ticket holders are expected to head to paris in the coming days for the olympic games. the opening ceremony on friday will take place in heart of the french capital — prompting a massive security operation involving french soldiers, police, and assistance from the uk. our paris correspondent andrew harding joins me now. yes, good evening, jane, from the centre of paris. in three days' time the olympic opening ceremony will get under way right in the heart of paris. we have been watching some of the boats go through their rehearsals on the river here. the decision to hold it here rather than a stadium has provoked some security concerns, to which the french have responded by wrapping the ceremony inside a huge security cocoon. in the heart of paris today, a checkpoint on every corner and no access without a special permit. i'm going to a shop on rue saint—honore. key ro

this is bbc news.thousands have taken to the streets in recent days, clashing with riot police in the capital caracas. hundreds have been arrested, at least 11 people have died and dozens have been injured. police have surrounded the argentine embassy where six opposition figures are sheltering. international pressure has mounted on venezuela�*s president maduro to release proof of his election victory. by the official counts — he won the election, picking up 51% of the vote. the oppostion presidential candidate edmundo gonzalez getting 41%. but the opposition has called the count a sham. the carter centre — which provided international observers for the election — has said the voting did not meet international standards of electoral integrity and cannot be considered democratic. president maduro has accused the opposition of attempting to carry out a coup. for more on this we�*re joined byjournalist mariana zuniga and the director of the latin america programme at the wilson centre, benjamin gedan. ma

sima kotecha, bbc news.lty of directing a banned terrorist organisation, and encouraging support for it through online meetings. he was convicted after a trial at woolwich crown. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani has the latest. ben, the name anjem choudary, a very, very familiarface ben, the name anjem choudary, a very, very familiar face to people of a certain generation, i am talking people of my kind of age. but for younger people they may have no idea who he is but the 25 years awem no idea who he is but the 25 years anjem choudary�*s supporters have been at the heart of terrorist recruitment for jihadist been at the heart of terrorist recruitment forjihadist ideology. when lastjuly police smashed down his door to arrest him in quite extraordinary scenes in east london they had to be pretty sure they finally had evidence to land him. that was evidence that he was trying to recruit online transatlantic in the united states through secret meetings. let's hear now from the head of counterte

danjohnson, bbc news, portland.ths by equestrian's governing body and has pulled out of the paris olympics. it comes after a video emerged showed her making what she called "an error ofjudgement". our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. having danced her way to dressage stardom at london 2012, charlotte dujardin cemented her status as one of the most successful british olympians of all time. selected for her fourth games, she was expected to make history in paris by winning another medal, a seventh medal, to overtake dame laura kenny as team gb's most decorated female athlete. but she won't claim that crown this summer because today came a shock announcement that she was withdrawing from the games after a video emerged which she said showed her making "an error ofjudgment" during a coaching session four years ago. in a statement, she said... the world governing body for equestrian sport, the fei, said in a statement... the whistle—blower�*s lawyer claimed in a letter seen by the bbc that the video shows m

this is bbc news.hock to buy the behaviour of the former presenter huw edwards who pleaded guilty today of charges of making indecent images of charges of making indecent images of children. we will have more on the developments including a bbc statement that has just been released. 0ur statement that has just been released. our other headlines... hamas says its leader — ismail haniyeh — has been killed, in the iranian capital — tehran accuses israel of being responsible. iran promises the harshest response. the supreme leader, says avenging the killing — is iran's duty. hezbollah says — one of its most senior military commanders, fuad shukr, was in a building in beirut targeted by israel yesterday evening. reports in the last few minutes saying his body hasjust reports in the last few minutes saying his body has just been found. i am injerusalem saying his body has just been found. iam injerusalem more saying his body has just been found. i am injerusalem more people are weighing up the implications o

dan whitworth, bbc news. were rescued unharmed by their mother and a neighbour at around 11pm on thursday, in the tong way area in the west of the city. they were checked over by paramedics at the scene. just two years after three wild bison were released into the kent countryside to help restore the area to its natural state, their numbers have doubled. it's the first time the species has roamed free in the uk for centuries, and it's hoped the project will serve as a blueprint for similar wilding initiatives, as claudia sermbezis explains. three bison have now become six, including two calves — one being a happy surprise. it's been described as a ground—breaking rewilding project because these creatures help us manage our woods in a natural, sustainable way. you go to europe and there are wild animals that people live with. people live with wolves and lynx and bison. you know, in america, people go camping in yellowstone, where there are american bison, which are very, very similar to the bison we've got her

and on bbc london... and coming up on bbc news...ory mcilroy is tamed by troon, but it's notjust him succumbs to the challenges provided by the weather on day one of the open. a very good evening to you. 0bama is reported to have told allies that joe biden must seriously consider is my ability to win a second term. 0bama is a powerfulfigure within the democratic party, and his words will put more pressureon a beleaguered president, to quit seeking re—election. joe biden has tested positive for covid, forcing him to suspend engagements and isolate at his home in delaware. sarah smith has the very latest from milwaukee. yes, speculation is mounting that joe biden might soon announce that he is stepping aside as the democratic presidential candidate as more of his allies are telling him they don't think he can defeat donald trump. it is notjust barack 0bama, the democratic leaders in the house and senate have been speaking to him as well, and mr biden is said to him as well, and mr biden is said to be more receptive to the idea of chang

this is bbc news.ry says an israeli strike on a school has killed at least 16 people. and iran's first reformist president in two decades acknowledges there's a 'difficult path ahead'. hello. us presidentjoe biden is under increasing pressure to end his 2024 re—election campaign. on saturday, a fifth democrat in the us house of representatives issued a statement calling for mr biden to step aside. congresswoman angie craig of minnesota said she admires president biden, and takes pride in the legislation passed in his first term. however, she then went on to say, "i respectfully call on president biden to step aside as the democratic nominee and allow for a new generation of leaders to step forward." ms craig cited last week's cnn debate, where

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stay with us here on bbc news.o sea, though, looming large on the satellite picture, this area of cloud which will head our way tomorrow, so they will not be quite as much sunshine. but ahead of that we have the snows of high—pressure extending from the azores, meaning most places will be fine and dry. earlier today we had a lot of clout across south—eastern parts of england, giving some showers as well, but those have gone as it brightens up year, it is getting warmer and we could reach 22 or 23 through the midlands, and a pleasant 22 in the central belt of scotland. could be one or two showers are ranked, even by late afternoon, particularly over the pennines. those will tend to fade away during the evening and overnight i suspect it will be dry, cloud coming and going, probably more coming into western areas later in the night. these are the temperatures first thing wednesday. we start 11 or 12. there will be some sunshine at times on wednesday, quite hazy, mind you, as we bubble up the cloud, risk of one or two

bbc when there's misinformation that comes out on the bbc.got they've they've really got they've really got to grasp the nettle of serious. >> you do wonder. >> you do wonder. >> i mean, they often there was the anger about why the bbc didn't refer to hamas as a terror group, given they're recognised as such by the eu, and they do now, but didn't previously. yeah, but i think they still say designated as a terror identified terror group rather than just a terror group. >> they also reported, hamas statements as truth and were reprimanded for that, i believe. what do you think, rebecca? >> can the bbc move on from this, and if so, how? >> i think so, but i think they need to move away from having i think any company that has like a small number of people at the top who are sacrosanct and untouchable to powerful people watching, probably working companies where they have a microcosm of the same thing. there's somebody who is a golden boy or golden girl of the company who's untouchable. we have it here and that is bad, manageable, untouchable. i

yes, he - stepped down in april from the bbc. stepped down in aprilfrom the bbc.*clock news for the later part of his career as well as presenting big programmes, big live events such as the green�*s funeral, trooping the colour, the kings coronation. last year mr edwards was suspended from the bbc injuly after allegations in the sun that he paid someone for sexually explicit pictures. no offence was found to be committed and the police have confirmed these charges are not the same as the charges that he has admitted to today. find same as the charges that he has admitted to today.— admitted to today. and this will come as shocking _ admitted to today. and this will come as shocking news - admitted to today. and this will come as shocking news to - admitted to today. and this will| come as shocking news to many admitted to today. and this will. come as shocking news to many of admitted to today. and this will- come as shocking news to many of our viewers, who will know huw edwards as a familiar face for four decades on the bbc, as you said he presented and anchored

katie razzall, bbc news.tements for their university application forms will soon be a thing of the past, as ucas — the uk's university admission service — say they will scrap personal statements from september next year. you can hear the national collective sigh. they believe the change will help students from disadvantaged backgrounds apply to their chosen universities. so what will happen next? instead of writing a statement limited to 4,000 characters, those applying for undergraduate courses for 2026 will be asked to answer three questions which should make the process a lot easier. let's take take a look at what they are. let's speak to evie croll, an a—level student who recently finished her ucas personal statement. she's a very young woman. she has an offer to study english at the university of cambridge in september. thanks forjoining us here on bbc news. how daunted were you writing this statement? a lot of people dread it. it this statement? a lot of people dread it. ., , , dread it. it was definite

this is bbc news.nter, has pleaded guilty to having images showing child sex abuse.. after exchanging messages with a convicted paedophile on whatsapp. at westminster magistrates�* court, he admitted to having 41 indecent images of children. our media editor katie razzall has more on the bbc�*s handling of their former employee. the bbc, as you said, continued paying huw edwards, his vast salary, for five months after he was arrested, so questions around why that was. why also did they let him leave on his own terms? you remember, he resigned from the bbc in april, he said on the medical advice of doctors. we heard only last week he was the third highest paid presenter on the bbc, that he was paid for months while he was suspended, and of course people will ask will the bbc he trying to recoup that money? my understanding is there's no legal recourse, no legal way of doing that. we have more on our website bbc .com. let's focus in now on the situation in lebanon following that drone strike in the capit

and on bbc london...bappe at real madrid, who's unveiled in front of thousands at a packed bernabeu. and he tells the world it is his dream to play for the club. coming up on bbc news, a hero's welcome for france superstar kylian mbappe at real madrid, who's unveiled in front of thousands at a and he tells the world it is his dream to play for the club. a body found in tenerife yesterday has been identified as the missing british teenagerjay slater. the authorities there said that his death was caused by trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area. he'd been missing forfour weeks despite a huge search of the island. his mother said simply — our hearts are broken. fiona trott reports from tenerife. a remote place thousands of miles from home. it's heartbreaking to think this is where a teenager lost his life. just a normal lad from lancashire is how his family described him. all they know so far is that jay came to this holiday home with two men he met at a music festival. a neighbour told us he asked ab

in a statement, the bbc said...cted paedophile 25—year—old alex williams. they only began investigating the former newsreader after they seized a phone in an unconnected investigation and discovered the whatsapp messages. huw edwards now faces a possible jail sentence, which will be decided in september. he has accepted his guilt, but the man who was the face of bbc news, who was the watchword for reliability and trust, has forfeited all of that and so much more. lucy manning, bbc news. the story that just came the story thatjust came out a short while back. the man accused of masterminding the september iith attacks in new york, khalid sheikh mohammed, and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty. the three have been held at the us navy base guantanamo bay, cuba, for years without going to trial. according to us news outlets, the men agreed to admit to conspiracy charges in exchange for a life sentence, after a possible death sentence was excluded. the man accused of masterminding the september the cases

colin patterson, bbc news. now on bbc news...it�*s newswatch.rom the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career in the commercial sector, where she ran itn, she arrived at the bbc in september 2022. before the week was out, a new prime minister, liz truss, had taken office and the queen had died. significant events since then have come thick and fast, including two more new prime ministers, the war in gaza and, this week, the attempted assassination of former president trump. one of her biggest challenges has been to ensure the impartiality of bbc news output — identified by the director—general, tim davie, as the corporation's number one priority. she gave this definition of impartiality recently to a par

this is bbc news.o the hamas—run health ministry. israel says the area was being used as a base for attacks by militants and issued orders to civilians to evacuate ahead of what it has called a "forceful operation. separately, a planned meeting between israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu and us presidentjoe biden — which was due to take place later today — has been delayed until thursday. with me is said shehata — a reporter with bbc arabic. israel says it told people to evacuate but many accounts say they didn't hear in time. reports coming from inside khan younis endows the whether israeli assault occurred and killed at least 70 people, there is no time. the time was not like much. in addition to that the israeli army said it likely is that it would be communicated that would be the population stop phone calls, sns and other things that some people couldn't hear it. because of the situation with the war. in addition to that, according to, more than 400,000 people are affected by the evacuatio

bbc's very biased when it comes to is there. and then by this time. so i wasn't surprised, but i was very angry that despite the genocide that that's taking place and gaza, despite the 10s of thousands of children and women and men who are civilians killed in a brutal way in a barbarian way. the bbc still continues to cover the news in a very, very biased way and for us. but what to defend, those are in this country that, that kills the civilians that kills the children. that's because women that those innocent men it's, it's really shameful. it's really, really shameful, a shameful, and it's time that the rich people to wake up to this. i mean this, the bbc did change the ad line and said the idea of what we're involved indicating i, but it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter because the media always the 1st impression and the media always just stays forever when they publish the 1st assorted this, what both matters and the change of the after a lot of pushback from people from the audience. so i figured this out and they attacke

jessica lane, bbc news. news it's time to join adam fleming and the rest of the newscast team to round up the general election news. newscast from the bbc. chris mason is here. hello, chris. hello. hello from norton canes in the west midlands, sort of roughly between cannock and lichfield. norton canes. yeah. if you are aficionado of the m6, it might be a name that rings a bell because there is a service station on the m6 toll the bit that you have to pay extra for called norton canes, which i was familiar with, but i wasn't familiar with the place itself. i didn't even know there was a place itself beyond the service station. but there is. and that's where we're, and i am. i've actually got pins and needles in my backside. we've just got out of our little car where there were three of us sitting on the back seat, and i was sitting in the middle seat. and you know that the middle seats kind of slightly raised. yeah. and a long stint in that particular position is is not good for the posterior, i've discovere

bbc's very biased when it comes to is there. and then by this time. so it wasn't surprised, but i was very and get that despite the genocide that take, that's taking place in gaza despite the 10s of thousands with children and women and men who are civilians killed in a brute to the weight and of our burying away the bbc still continues to cover the news in a very, very biased way and for what, for what to defend us. right. this country that, that kills the civilians that cause the children that cause women that goes innocent. man it's, it's really shameful. it's really, really shameful, a shameful, and it's time that the rich people to wake up to this. i mean this, the bbc did change the headline and said the idea for involve indicating it, but it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter because the media always, the 1st impression in the media always just stays forever. when they publish the 1st assorted this what, what matters on the change of the after a lot of pushback from people from the audience. so i figured this out and they

on bbc london... 15—year—old loses his life to youth violence after a stabbing and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. hello, welcome to the bbc news at ten. the new head of the british army has said it would probably take russian forces five more years to, as he put it, grind their way to their minimum objectives in ukraine — and that the effort could cause one and half million casualities. general sir roly walker said today the big question in the war there is whether ukraine can sustain its defences. with little movement on the front line apart from limited russian gains in pockets in the east, ukraine's use of drones has proved a vital tool in stopping the russians. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have spent time with a drone unit at the front, near the town of lyptsi, and sent this special report. air raid sirens. russia's invasion has cast ukraine into darkness

find out on newsnight on bbc two and bbc i player at half past ten.lic was failed by a government that wasn't prepared. the damning verdict on the uk's readiness found there were fundamental flaws in contingency planning before the outbreak, with the wrong choices being made about the nation's health, and too much confidence in the nhs' ability to cope with a huge disaster. the facts surrounding the pandemic speak for themselves. in the uk alone, 235,000 deaths were attributed to covid from the start of the outbreak in 2020, to the end of last year. there were three national lockdowns — during which time schools were closed to the vast majority of pupils. and in all, £373 billion was spent by the uk government on tackling the crisis, including the additional health treatment costs and the furlough scheme for workers. here's hugh pym. empty streets, schools closed. deadly viruses aren't new and mask wearing has been enforced. previous global outbreaks, like swine flu and sars, showed the world how an infectious disease could be controlled. but when cov

voice—over: this is bbc news.s attack, there are still places that have been left untouched. this is about as good as it gets, the forest is in excellent condition. the water is crystal clear. mount mabu is an isolated patch of rainforest, almost like an island. this isolation has meant that the animals that live here have evolved uniquely. inaccessible for decades due to war, it's only now that scientists are discovering mount mabu's secrets. sh—sh—sh—sh—sh—sh. wow, that is amazing!

bbc trending.there's widespread concern over the potential effects of extreme heat. heat was a huge issue at the last summer 0lympics, seriously affecting competitors, and with high temperatures expected, organisers are having to think more than ever about how to mitigate the effects of climate change on athletes and how to ensure events take place safely. let's speak to drjessica mee — research fellow at the university of worcester. thank you so much for your time. could you break this down for us? what are the impacts we are really concerned about your?— what are the impacts we are really concerned about your? certainly with the athletes. — concerned about your? certainly with the athletes, when _ concerned about your? certainly with the athletes, when they _ concerned about your? certainly with the athletes, when they are - the athletes, when they are exercising in hot conditions, the experience additional physiological strain which will make it really difficult for them to sustain the same leve

it has to be that the bbc and the mist mendecy media. they enabled the genocide they are a genocide enabling, is there a would never be able to commit these genocide these 40 crimes without the uh, the cover of the color and the silver was provided to them by the ministry media. so i would like to call them, i want them to, to, to watch the news, to watch the videos that come from goes on to be shaken to their core because those to are being killed and goes to our human. so there our brothers and sisters and children, and these people should, must be killed in despair. birth with children should never be killed. people with disabilities should not be bitten by a dog by dogs. and this was not only a case of dogs beating our bites in the palestinians. many, many of these of these cases where were improving in the media a women and old women was, was beaten by a dog before. as we have seen, a video of that, we have seen a lot of the children, a lot of a lot of body barts for children who were killed intentionally. and also a few days ago, t

join us at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. kirsty wark. daughters of the bbc racing commentator john hunt in a crossbow attack is in a serious condition in hospital, after he was found injured in a cemetery in north london — a crossbow was also found in the area. police are still waiting to speak to 26—year—old kyle clifford, who's the ex boyfriend of one of the sisters who died. lucy manning is in bushey for us tonight. well, the police have been unable to question or arrest kyle clifford because of the extent of his injuries. these were injuries that were sustained when the police found him at that cemetery. the key piece of information from the police today is that they have recovered a crossbow. they also say that there are no previous reports of contacts between the victims, the suspect and hertfordshire police, so no reports previously to the police about him in connection with the victims. today the focus in bushey has been emotional tributes from the friends of the hunt family. they are at peace... there is an enormous loss here, t

on bbc london... later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we will round up the latest action, hear key interviews and discuss the day's biggest talking points here at the bbc sportscentre. good evening. the republican party in america has formally confirmed donald trump as its nominee to take onjoe biden in november's presidential election. at the party's national convention in milwaukee, amid heavily tightened security, he easily clinched a majority of delegates, just days after surviving an assassination attempt. he says he now wants to "bring america together" and called it "a miracle" he's still alive. he'll address the convention later in the week, having just announced his pick for vice president if he wins in november. we'll have more on the security failings surrounding the assassination attempt, and we visit the hometown of the man who tried to kill donald trump. but first, let's join sarah smith, live at the republican national convention in milwaukee. donald trump has been saying he wants

* ~ ., bbc know potential that he had been arrested. ., �* ~ ., ., bbc know potential that he had beenhey need _ arrested. we don't know that for sure and they need answering i arrested. we don't know that for sure and they need answering to someone went to the bbc learn of his arrest, why was he still being paid five months after his arrest in november, will the bbc try to recoup his salary. and did he tell the bbc when he was arrested? at my understanding was there had been a little or no contact but we just don't know. these are all questions we've put to the bbc and we expect an answer on. policy been granted more time to question a 17—year—old boy of four of the deaths of three girls on a knife attack in southport. the teenager was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after three girls were fatally stabbed at a dance workshop. eight other children and also two adults were wounded. this and it has been overshadowed by disorder in the town last night. this is nine—year—old alice dasilva aguiar, described by her headteacher as the happiest of souls and a true ray of s

lauren moss, bbc news.car has hit a cafe in east paris. three people were seriously injured in the incident. the police can want to say that the survivor of the car is on the run. this is breaking news coming in from paris. a car has ploughed into a cafe terrace. three people are known to have been seriously injured. we will bring you updates on that as soon as we get it here on bbc news. now, returning to the king's speech. so, with the government's priorities and promises having been outlined, bbc verify�*s ben chu has been looking at some of the challenges it faces. we got a sense from the king's speech today about what this government regards as its top priorities and long—term objectives. so, what are they? well, raising gdp growth, a planning and infrastructure bill and also a national wealth fund bill, devolving more powers with an english devolution bill, delivering net—zero with a gb energy bill, also bolstering workers rights with an employment rights bill. but it's notable that some short—term ch