unless it gave over the chagos islands to britain. the - chagos islands to britain. of the inhabitants in one of them is just walking past me here. he has been very emotional today. leading the to go see a delegation here and they were cleaned off the island, just give me a few days to clear their belongings because the british felt that the islands were empty, uninhabited, it wasn't such a big dealfor them to split uninhabited, it wasn't such a big deal for them to split up their colony and only give part of it independence, the key part of it, but a succession of un courts have ruled that that was wrong at that britain has never really enjoyed sovereignty and the chagos islands and that they

andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news.k. notjust one named storm, but two are heading our way. before this very windy weather arrives, we'll find some spells of rain, again, coming in from the atlantic, you can see all that cloud that's pushing in from the west. and, after a wet start in scotland in the morning, we'll see that rain pushing up toward the northern isles. we've got this rain pushing its way towards southeastern parts of england, where it could stay a bit wet into the afternoon. but away from here, many places will brighten up — there'll be some sunshine, a few showers, mainly in scotland, where they could be a bit wintry in the hills. it will be a slightly cooler day here, but again, elsewhere, we're going to find temperatures up to 9—10 celsius. it does cloud over in the afternoon in northern ireland, and that cloud will continue to thicken into the evening. rain soon arriving, and that rain will push its way quickly eastwards overnight. could be a bit more snow perhaps over higher parts of northern scotland

andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands.0 million support fund for displaced chagos islanders to run over a ten—year period. although there are further claims that very little of that money has been distributed. mexico's avocado industry is huge — worth around $2.11 billion a year and with the us as its key export market. but the american department of agriculture has suspended all avocado imports from mexico until, it says, the safety of american inspectors is guaranteed. on saturday one inspector working in mexico received a threatening text on his phone. all mexican avocado imports to the us come from the state of michoacan where violent gangs often extort growers. earlier i asked npr's international correspondent carrie kahn, what more we know about the incident. we don't know a lot about the threat. the united states department of agriculture said it was threat. the mexican department of agriculture said the inspector received the threat via the telephone so we don't really know much more. they have not said anything mo

unless it gave over the chagos islands to britain. the - chagos islands to britain.ritons call that blackmail but they agreed and ireland was cleared of the inhabitants in one of them is just walking past me here. he has been very emotional today. leading the to go see a delegation here and they were cleaned off the island, just give me a few days to clear their belongings because the british felt that the islands were empty, uninhabited, it wasn't such a big dealfor them to split uninhabited, it wasn't such a big deal for them to split up their colony and only give part of it independence, the key part of it, but a succession of un courts have ruled that that was wrong at that britain has never really enjoyed sovereignty and the chagos islands and that they must give the chagos islands back to mauritius to complete the process of decolonising mauritius. it complete the process of decolonising mauritius. ., , , complete the process of decolonising mauritius. . , , ., , , mauritius. it has been absolutely brilliant to talk _ we can see lots of movement behind you. we

andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands.tablished a £40 million support fund for displaced chagos islanders to run over a ten—year period. although there are further claims that very little of that money has been distributed. tributes have been paid to the film director and producer, ivan reitman, who has died aged 75. he was best known for the comedy ghostbusters — as well as other box office hits of the 1980s and 90s including animal house, twins and kindergarden cop. lizo mizimba looks back at his life. # if there's something' strange in the neighbourhood.# the supernatural comedy was a phenomenon. # ghostbusters!# director ivan reitman knew exactly _ what audiences wanted when teenagers became cinema's most lucrative audience in the 1970s and 1980s. he slimed me. toga, toga, toga! his first big success was producing the raucous national lampoon's animal house in 1977. the movie, about an out—of—control fraternity, incorporated some of reitman's own experiences of college and helped begin audiences' tastes for gross—out c

andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands.s been won by the los angeles rams, who beat the cincinnati bengals. stars and fans packed into the stadium to witness the spectacle, after last year's pared—down final due to covid. here's our los angeles correspondent, sophie long. it was the day la had been waiting for, as the super bowl came back to its birthplace. we got the rams, we got the bengals. finally, the super bowl has come back to los angeles! _ it drew a pre—pandemic sized crowd of more than 70,000. many came for this, the moment the sofi stadium was transformed into a california house party for the first ever hip—hop half—time show. dr dre and snoop dogg opened, 50 cent made a surprise appearance, in more ways than one... ..maryj blige dazzled... ..compton local kendrick lamar took over... ..before the crowd "lost it" to eminem. cincinnati put up a mighty fight. awuzie! but the rams scored a touchdown less than two minutes before a dramatic, and for the bengals, heartbreaking end to the game. well, it was the hollywood

andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands.... england have their first win in rugby union's six nations championship. victory was always expected against italy but after last weekend's defeat to scotland the performance was just as important as the 33 unanswered points they scored in rome. nesta mcgregor reports. if england were out of tune last week, then italy are often the perfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch—perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a breakthrough didn't take long. marcus smith opening the scoring. the fly—half is dubbed as one for the future, but not a bad present as he turns 23 tomorrow. as expected, england produced a dominant first half. two more tries from their number two jamie george made it convincing at the break. the performance of eddiejones's group must have been music to his ears. england would put more points on the board, but the second half was always going to be about ben youngs — this appearance a men's record 114th cap, thejoint—most alongside world cup—wi

these chagos islanders were forced to leave by britain in the early 1970s.sh killed her dog and ordered her to leave. "i'm happy to be allowed home," she said, "but sad that i can't stay." this is a short visit, and there is work to be done. it feels to me like somebody who comes home after a long break and wants to tidy up — is that how you feel? of course, you know, as i said, there's not a better place than where you were born, where you lived. and now, the group heads inland — the empty decades have turned their thriving village into a lost world. in the ruins of the old church, the mood turns to anger. i'm very angry at the uk government. who didn't respect the fundamental rights of my people. do you feel you've been denied your life here? yes, of course! britain still claims sovereignty over all these ruins, citing security concerns about a nearby american military base. but international law now says britain must let the islanders return permanently, and must not cling onto a piece of its old empire. the international court ofjustice has ruled they ha

andrew harding there, on the mauritian boat heading to the chagos islands.rds and gifts to their loved ones. but for some, this valentine�*s day may not go exactly to plan. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. at the california flower mall, this should be one of the busiest times of the year. but the course of true love never did run smooth. there are supply problems, trouble with deliveries, and even a shortage of roses. inflation isn�*t helping much, either. i don�*t think you can put a pricetag on — on the cost of love. it has ultimate value, so you do what you can with your heart, and you flood your loved one with flowers and appreciation. it�*s — it�*s just going to cost a little bit more this year. if you can�*t say it with flowers, why not say it with chocolate instead ? this award—winning belgian chocolatier has all kinds of flavours on offer. translation: for valentine's day, i made different - of hearts. there�*s a caramel and sea salt, which is a must—have. aside from that, i made a raspberry coulis and another heart — passionfruit and apricot smoothie

andrew harding reporting from the chagos islands. now, the weather.w days, it is going to be a powerfuljet few days, it is going to be a powerful jet stream, few days, it is going to be a powerfuljet stream, and it will send low pressure in our direction. there is a lot happening on this weather front with these low pressures zooming through and lots of isobars, lots of blobs of blue. a whole lot of weather heading our way, and on top of that, a lot of wind, physically across more northern and western parts of the uk. so, in risk of gales. but it will be mild, bitterly in the middle of the week, with temperatures reaching 1a or 15 celsius across some southern parts of the country around wednesday. but here is the here and now. damp weather eventually reaching southern parts of the uk. skies may clearfor a time this evening and overnight, before the rain, and other weather front, reaches western parts of the uk. but it is mild across the bulk of the uk. seven or eight celsius, cold in scotland. so, here is the weather map for sunday. a low pressure mov

andrew harding there on the mauritian boat heading to the chagos islands.a reservoir in north—west spain. the village was deliberately flooded in 1992 but now, a recent drought has revealed old cars, preserved cafes and even a functioning water fountain, bringing some nostalgia for those who once called it home. it�*s not long now until what is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year. all around the world, people will be giving cards and gifts to their loved ones. but for some, this valentine�*s day may not go exactly to plan. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. at the california flower mall, this should be one of the busiest times of the year. but the course of true love never did run smooth. there are supply problems, trouble with deliveries, and even a shortage of roses. inflation isn�*t helping much, either. i don�*t think you can put a price tag on the cost of love. it has ultimate value, so you do what you can with your heart and you flood your loved one with flowers and appreciation. it�*s — it�*s just going to cost a little bit more this year.

an emotional trip home for chagos islanders — as a ship has arrived at the chagos archipelago which britain london.

andrew harding, bbc news, the chagos islands.india, schools and colleges in a state are partially reopening today, closed for nearly a week because of the protests over the his job -- hijab ban. six were barred from entering college premises for wearing them. >> there are restrictions on people assembling and protesting outside schools and colleges as they reopen across the state. this university college for women is where it all began when students from classes 11 and 12 raise the demand that they be allowed tohijab be allowed to wear the hijab in their classroom. -- that they be allowed to wear the hijab inside classrooms. the court has said that while the matter is being heard, students must refrain from wearing religious clothing inside of their classrooms. that demand spent from -- spread from this university to others across the state. non-muslim students wore shawls gathered inside the college and protested the muslim students, after which last week the government decided to shut down all schools and colleges to maintain p

an emotional trip home for chagos islanders exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlightingtorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. the armed forces ministerjames heappey says britain's military will not be able to fly uk nationals out of ukraine as it did in afghanistan. the united states has warned a russian invasion could come at any time. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. a number of countries including the uk and the us have called for their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. the us has told its non—emergency staff at its embassy in kyiv to leave and reportedly withdrawn nearly all remaining soldiers. russia has confirmed that it has reduced the number of staff at its embassy in kyiv as more diplomatic efforts are made to prevent war in ukraine. this afternoon, french president emmanuel macron and russia's vladimir putin have re—iterated their desire to maintain dialogue. president biden is to speak to mr putin later, and the us secretary of state anthony blinken has told the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov that a diplomatic path remains op

mauritius has sent a research vessel to the sea around the disputed chagos islands in the indian oceantius, a ruling disputed by the british government. travelling with islanders is our africa correspondent andrew harding, who sent this report from the indian ocean. the start of a remarkable journey. it's 50 years since these people were forcibly removed from their island homes in the indian ocean by britain. today, they're heading back. this woman is struggling to contain her excitement. very excited! it's a day of freedom. it's a day of freedom where we will be able to go on our birthplace freely. the trip has been organised by the government of mauritius, which claims ownership of the remote chagos archipelago. but back in the 1960s, britain took control of these islands, removed the local population and allowed america to set up a military base on one of the larger islands, diego garcia. for decades, nothing changed. but in recent years, the mauritian government has won a string of victories at the united nations. two un courts have ruled that britain is illegally occupying chagos

an emotional trip home for chagos islanders — as a ship has arrived at the chagos archipelago which britains refusing to hand over to the mauritian government. more evidence of the squeeze on household budgets, new figures show the soaring cost of a supermarket shop. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm annita mcveigh. and this week, we assess the diplomatic efforts going on to persuade president putin not to invade ukraine. we also look at the alarming rise in the cost of living and compare what governments are doing to try to ease the pressure. and i'll find out from my guests which stories they think ought to be getting more of our attention. i'm joined by the london correspondent of the sydney morning herald, latika bourke, henry chu of the los angeles times, and in the studio with me this evening, the bbc�*s special correspondent clive myrie. welcome to you all. so let's begin with ukraine and that question of whether diplomacy can work even as russia starts large—scale military drills with neighbouring belarus. while the usa and oth

only five other countries in the whole world now support britain's claim to the chagos islands.he chagosians." certainly those on mauritius desperate to come back and stay here. chagosians in britain no more divided — many of them still supporting britain and its claim to the islands. a disability rights campaigner has posted a video on social media, showing a commuter harassing him and his guide dog on a london underground escalator. this video of the interaction shared by dr amit patel — who is blind — has now been viewed online more than a million times and prompted an outpouring of support. for those who use an escalator probably don't realise just how bouncy they are, how much noise they make, what the environment around them — as a blind person, that's why i have to keep myself safe, it's listening to all these sounds. so holding onto an escalator and her harness, and then having someone tried to walk over her, walk around her, or even shout at me — it's just a difficult situation because i don't know how far that'll escalate. because she's trained specifically to get to t

an emotional trip home for chagos islanders — exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlightingrial dispute between mauritius and the uk. more headlines at lipm. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week... imitates arnold schwarzenegger: i need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle. blimey! the terminator�*s on zoom! robert de niro�*s waiting and he's talking italian. and... # just one cornetto! can you hear me? hello? yes, can you hear me? are you muted? no, are you frozen? all i'm getting is me back. i can hear me. 0k, hang on. sorry! hang on! what have you done? have you dropped the phone? yeah, sorry. i can hear you now. hello? you've got me? yes, there we go. good, i've got more used to talking to you like this than in real life now. yeah, and i'm more used to talking to you while you're walking up and down wherever you're going. did you know that a fifth of all zoom meetings last year took place while people were walking and running? and i reckon that's all you. all me — just think of the steps! but many people have been doing it a bit more horizontally. don'

a ship sent by the government of mauritius has arrived at the chagos archipelago in the indian ocean.ke way for a us military base. our correspondent andrew harding was with them. they have just arrived here on the home islands. it has been 50 years since the british kicked them off and removed them forcibly from the place of their birth. today they are back, courtesy of the mauritian government. in the past, it has been impossible for anybody to come here without british permission and a british guard, military escort. today, the mauritian government, in a very bold — some would say provocative — move, has come here under its own steam, insisting that it has the right and exercising its right to visit what it considers its own territory. this is a really important moment in the tug of war between britain and mauritius over these incredibly isolated but strategically very important islands. mauritius insisting they are ours, and you can hear there olivier bancoult, who has campaigned for so long in british courts for his right to return to live permanently on these islands, getting ve

an emotional trip home for chagos islanders — exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlightingal dispute between mauritius and the uk. now on bbc news, professional photographer conor mcdonnell has travelled the world and photographed everyone from calvin harris in las vegas to david attenborough in kenya. we follow him as he revisits the people and places that gave him his big break. it's been a while since i've walked a dog around here. i know. do you remember you used to walk the dog when you were little? yeah. yeah, and you used to bring your camera and take lots of pictures. yeah, he was my test subject a lot of the time. yeah! i rememberyou being upset you couldn't get in to see one of your favourite bands and you were telling me how you were going to do everything you could do to get in there. yeah, to get a pass. and look where you've ended up now. it completely changed the whole sort of trajectory of my life into this crazy world and crazyjob that i do now. some of the people i've photographed are ellie goulding, niall horan, david beckham, calvin harris. i think you'v

for 50 years — the people at the centre of a land dispute with britain finally return home to the chagos

mauritius is preparing to raise its nationalflag on the disputed chagos archipelago in the indian oceanrs ago to allow the us to build an airbase there and residents were forcibly removed from their homes. crowds of protesters opposed to covid restrictions in canada are reported to be building up again near the ambassador bridge, linking the province of ontario with the us state of michigan. police managed to clear the area of big trucks but a small number of pick up vehicles are still there. the standoff has continued even after a court on friday ordered an end to the demonstration. jessica murphy reports from ottawa. horn honks. it didn't take that many vehicles to block the busiest land border crossing in canada, but it's taking hours for police to clear the ambassador bridge blockade. for the moment, the officers are trying negotiation tactics as they try to get protesters to leave peacefully after six days of demonstrations. their message that they tried to send from the very beginning has clearly lost its way, and i don't think the people here — notjust the police, but i don't thi

mauritius is preparing to raise its nationalflag on the disputed chagos archipelago in the indian ocean to build an airbase there and residents were forcibly removed from their homes. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines . us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he�*ll respond with �*severe economic sanctions�* if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus — the kremlin has accused the west of �*hysteria�*. let�*s stay with that story now. earlier my colleague lewis vaughanjones spoke to sergei markov — former member of the russian assembly, the dumas, and a former aide to president putin — and asked him if the russian troops on the border will invade. no. so there are no circumstances under which those troops will invade ukraine? if they will recognise the republics and the kyiv regime start aggression against them, probably the russian army will have to crush them. but it will not be so much an invasion, but more liberation of the eastern region so far. so you�*re saying if those russian troops crossed the border, it wouldn�*t b

a boat sent by the government of mauritius has arrived in the disputed chagos archipelago in the indian ocean. the united nations�* highest court has ruled that britain's occupation of the islands is illegal, but britain has refused to hand control to mauritius. those on board include a number of islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. mauritian officials are expected to raise the nationalflag on at least two of the islands. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. well, it is quite a mixed bag today. some of us across east anglia and the south—east have enjoyed some dry weather but the rain is going to arrive a little bit later on — nothing too heavy. and where the rain is heavy right now, it might actually peter out through this evening — only to return through the early hours of sunday morning. so, very early on sunday, it does look distinctly wet across many western parts — particularly across wales. it will be dry and chilly across central and northern scotland, and i think tomorrow that's where the weather will be best — the north of sco

only five other countries in the whole world now support britain's claim to the chagos islands.it is time," the officials here are saying, "for britain to accept internationaljustice and hand the islands back to mauritius, back to the chagosians." certainly those on mauritius desperate to come back and stay here. chagosians in britain no more divided — many of them still supporting britain and its claim to the islands. andrew and its claim to the islands. harding. let's update with andrew harding. let's update you with the headlines. the armed forces minister warns the uk will not be able to fly british nationals out of ukraine if russia invades — and says russia's in a position where it could attack "at no notice". the ukrainian president says warnings of a russian attack is creating "panic" and demands to see firm proof of a planned invasion. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country, and all this information that helps only for panic doesn't help us. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and w