we are an integral part of the british armed forces but we have never been treated equally.nd conditions of service. the way we were courted, a family life, barracks, there was a total difference. the pay we received was one third of what the british received. we had no right to settle in the uk. we felt like second—class citizens. having served the british loyally, people were being deported and that was really scary. they were living in fear day and night because they did not have any status. last weekend the home office deported a former gurkha despite 13 years of service in the british army. it was a disgrace. they are the bravest soldiers i had ever served with. we received massive support from the media and the british public. it has been a long battle. five years ago, the government ruled only gurkhas retiring after 1997 could settle in britain. they took their battle to the doors of downing street. still the government resisted until joanna lumley took command. when joanna lumley got involved, she was instrumental. her father served with my regiment. he was an office

we are an integral part of the british armed forces but we have never been treated equally.ons of service. the way we were courted, a family life, barracks, the pay we received was one third of what the british received. we had no right to settle in the uk. we felt like second—class citizens. having served the british army loyally. people were being deported and that was really scary. they were living in fear day and night because they did not have any status. last weekend a home office deported a former gurkha, despite 13 years of service in the british army. 00:19:24,681 --> 1073741526:02:55,868 it 1073741526:02:55,868 --> 2147483051:46:27,055 was 2147483051:46:27,055 --> 3221224577:29:58,242 a 3221224577:29:58,242 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 disgrace. why did they come to the conclusion of settlement only? we are glad and thankful that the government did change its policy. we achieved what we thought would be impossible, i.e.settlement rights for all the gurkhas across the board. we will now carry on for equal pension, and that is the last stand. this was the concluding chap

arms. general admiral yvonne friedberg signs. american general spots from the eighth air force. britished r. -- theodor. ♪ it is over. the war in europe has ended. ♪ in berlin, the brandenburg tower still stands. amid the ruins, dazed people wander here and there. not much else remains. in southern germany, allied troops move forward to complete the occupation of the country. ♪ the eagle's nest at berchestgarden, formerly hitler's mountain retreat. ♪ much of munich lies in ruins. the famous beer hall, little remains. ♪ one of the first war criminals is captured, hermann goering. ♪ [dramatic music] he is interviewed by allied newspapermen. ♪ field marshal castlekesselring, former commander of german troops in italy. ♪ field marshal von rumstedt, former commander of the west. hermann frank, former governor general of poland, high on the list of war criminals. ♪ field marshal von kleiss. ♪ admiral horthy, former regent of hungary. ♪ the tall man is artur seiss-inquart, from austria. he will be brought to trial. in austria, the last german armies in the southern redoubt had already surrende

british red cross was born. since then, the charity has given assistance across the globe, offering relief to armed forces and civilians. on this special anniversary, members of the royal family have been paying tribute. the queen, its patron for 65 years, has thanked volunteers and staff. and prince charles has recorded a video to mark the opening of a new online exhibition featuring 150 objects from the charity's archives. he says it is still a much—needed service. i need hardly remind you that the work of the british red cross is as essential today as it has ever been, helping those in need, strengthening our communities, and supporting people to face the challenges of an ever—changing and unpredictable world. a new £5 coin will commemorate a century and a half of caring that shows, says the prince of wales, just how powerful kindness can be. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. time

the british military‘s own report into the raid, released to the court, says the four men killed were all armed and that one was a known taliban commander who'd been targeting coalition forcesly closed down the unit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents, at the very least, highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain's special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. james murdoch, the son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporation, the company which owns a wide range of media outlets, including the times in london, the wall streetjournal and the new york post. in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content as well as other strategic decisions. david willis reports. they've been called the most powerful media family in the world. father rupert — seen here with sons james on the right, lachlan on the left. now, the family dynasty has imploded, leaving a trail of questions and intrigue. james murdoch's letter to the board of newscorp was terse. central to those qualms over content, it's thought the conservative editorial

the british military‘s own report into the raid, released to the court, says the four men killed were all armed and that one was a known taliban commander who'd been targeting coalition forceslosed down the unit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents, at the very least, highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain's special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. sri lankans are heading to the polls on wednesday in an election that will have far—ranging impacts on sri lanka's politics, rule of law and foreign policy. the election has been delayed twice due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning campaigning has lasted months. so, with sunday marking the last day of campaigning, our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan takes a look at what we can expect. music. a buoyant sri lankan president, gota baya raja pa ksa, is on the campaign trail once again. almost nine months after his landslide victory in the presidential poll, he wants to sweep the parliamentary election. mr rajapaksa wants this man, his brother mahinda, to be his prime minister. mahinda was president twice before, and gotabaya was his defence s

the british military‘s own report into the raid, released to the court, says the four men killed were all armed, and that one was a known taliban commander who'd been targeting coalition forces closed down the unit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents, at the very least, highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain's special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: tiktok says it's there for the long run after president trump says he'll ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in october, according to the country's health minister. but some experts are concerned at russia's fast—track approach. on friday, the leading infectious disease expert in the us, dr anthony fauci, said he hoped that russia and china were "actually testing their vaccines" before administering them to anyone. so what do we know about these and other vaccines that are being worke

the british military‘s own report into the raid, released to the court, says the four men killed were all armed and that one was a known taliban commander who'd been targeting coalition forcesnit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents, at the very least, highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain's special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. a leading scientist has said the concept of herd immunity against coronavirus has wrongly become discredited and should be revisited. he said it could be the only long—term solution to the pandemic. raj bhopal, who is professor emeritus of public health at the university of edinburgh, made his comments in thejournal public health in practice, and hejoins me now on the line from edinburgh. good morning. maybe you could remind viewers of what you mean by herd immunity or what is meant by herd immunity or what is meant by herd immunity and then explain why you think it is a possible solution.|j must start with the title of my paper. there is a position in chess where every move is a bad one and you have to work out various plans to keep yourself in the game. yo

the british military‘s own report into the raid, released to the court, says the four men killed were all armed and that one was a known taliban commander who'd been targeting coalition forcesdown the unit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents, at the very least, highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain's special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. a former british government minister and current conservative mp is reported to have been arrested after he was accused of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. scotland yard say a man was taken into custody at a police station in east london on saturday and has been released on bail. the conservative party said it takes all allegations of this nature extremely seriously. the allegations against the conservative mp appear in the sunday times newspaper. sri lankans are heading to the polls on wednesday in an election that will have far—ranging impacts on sri lanka's politics, rule of law, and foreign policy. so with sunday marking the last day of campaigning — our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan takes a look at what we can expect. music. a bu

the british military‘s own report into the raid, released to the court, says the four men killed were all armed and that one was a known taliban commander who'd been targeting coalition forcesnit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents, at the very least, highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain's special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. new homes and hospitals will be granted "automatic" permission to be built as part of planning reforms in england. the overhaul, announced by the housing secretary, robertjenrick, is aimed at speeding up the building process. but the homeless charity shelter has warned against any changes that lead to "bad—quality" housing. a short while ago, mrjenrick was asked about the proposed reform. well, we want to change the planning system to bring it into the 21st—ce ntu ry system to bring it into the 21st—century and make it simpler and faster to build homes, schools and hospitals in local areas. we are going to cut red tape but not cut standards and we want to be building more beautiful, better quality environmentally friendly homes in all parts of the country. l

the british military‘s own report into the raid released to the court says the four men killed were all armed and one was a known taliban commander, who had been targetting coalition forceshe mod said... the mod recently closed down the unit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents at the very least highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. india has recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day. overall there's been 1.75 million cases and there are now fears the country could overtake the us and brazil to become the country with the highest number of infections. many states are imposing individual lockdowns for 15—day periods to help control the spread, but the indian government is stressing that mortality rates are low, at roughly 2%. earlier we spoke to dr ramanan laxminarayan. he's director of the centre for disease dynamics, economics & policy in delhi and is advising various indian state governments on their covid response. in india, it first started with places like delhi, which had an early rise of cases and th

british red cross was born. since then, the charity has given assistance across the globe, offering relief to armed forces and civilians, as well as being an important present in tragedies here in uk. members of royalfamily have been paying tribute. the queen, it patron for 65 years, has thanked volu nteers it patron for 65 years, has thanked volunteers and staff and prince charles has recorded a video to mark the opening of a new on line exhibition featuring 150 objects from the charity's archive. he says it is still a much—needed service. from the charity's archive. he says it is still a much—needed servicelj need hardly remind you that the work of the british red cross is as essential today as it has ever been, helping those in need, both in the uk and around the world, strengthening our communities and supporting people to face the challenges of an ever—changing and unpredictable world. a new £5 coin will commemorate a century and a half of caring that shows, says the prince of wales, just how powerful kindness can be. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. over the years, sheep rustling has slowly become an organised crim

british red cross was born. since then, the charity has given assistance across the globe, offering relief to armed forces and civilianseen, its patron for 65 years, has thanked volunteers and staff. and prince charles has recorded a video to mark the opening of a new online exhibition featuring 150 objects from the charity's archives. he says it is still a much—needed service. i need hardly remind you that the work of the british red cross is as essential today as it has ever been, helping those in need, both in the united kingdom and around the world, strengthening our communities, and supporting people to face the challenges of an ever—changing and unpredictable world. a new £5 coin will commemorate a century and a half of caring that shows, says the prince of wales, just how powerful kindness can be. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. is this the luckiest man in the world? he's a miner from tanzania in africa who's found a rare gem worth millions of dollars — for the second time in two months. paul hawkins has more. one of the rarest gemstones on earth. tanzanite is only found in northern tanzania. used to make ornamen

the british military‘s own report into the raid released to the court says the four men killed were all armed and one was a known taliban commander, who had been targetting coalition forceslight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. the australian state of victoria has declared a state of disaster and is imposing a strict lockdown in response to new cases of coronavirus. the measures, including a night time curfew, come into force tonight. let's get more from our correspondent phil mercer, who's in sydney for us this morning. if this seems pretty significant? it is these restrictions coming in about two hours time and it means the people of melbourne will be subjected to this nighttime curfew and there will be restrictions on people going shopping for food so these are the strictest lockdown measures australia has seen since the pandemic began and it follows the pandemic began and it follows the worst week of the coronavirus emergency that australia has seen and this is a very much centred in the state of victoria. it has been reporting each and every day hundreds of new infections and over the past

family and the armed forces will lead the country in a series of events today to mark the 75th anniversary of victory over japan day, and the end of the second world war. 71,000 british in staffordshire where the prince of wales, duchess of cornwall and the prime minister will lead a two—minute silence at 11:00. bagpipes skirl. in the last hour, a military piper has been performing at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. bagpipes skirl. and we can now cross to the wreath laying ceremony at the cenotaph in london which is happening there live this morning. there will be a series of people to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory overjapan, which signalled the end of the second world war in the end of the second world war in the far east. 0ur camera isjust lingering there on some of the m essa g es lingering there on some of the messages that have been placed on the cenotaph itself. across the day, a series of events, as you know, which started at six o'clock windows pipers at the arboretum. —— with those pipers. for the moment, we're going to concentrate here at the cenotaph in london, of course, over yea rs cenotaph in london, of course, over years th