a public inquiry into the murder of a maltese investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia, has foundculture of impunity". she died four years ago in a car bomb attack near her home. her revelations helped to trigger an early election by publishing allegations linking the prime minister, joseph muscat, to the panama papers scandal, which exposed the use of tax havens by the rich. i'm joined now by stephen grey, investigative journalist at reuters, who's been following this story closely for years. stephen, i know you've reported extensively on this — how significant is the conclusion by the inquiry that it is the state that is responsible for her death? i think it's an amazing development. this is done something incredible, very few states would be prepared to do something like this. they've dug into this assassination and they've turned this really, really precise i on all the institutions of their state and in particular the very top, the prime ministers office which they essentially hold responsible for that murder. i haven't seen anything like that. she was known as the one woman

really, the finding today is that the maltese state bears responsibility for the death of daphne caruana galiziahe government or members of the government or members of the government or members of the government or associates that were directly involved in the assassination but it talks about a culture of impunity being created on the island and that allowed people who may be wanted her dead to be able to act and believe that they could simply get away with it. it also paints a devastating picture, really of corruption and the tentacles that reach between the judiciary and the police and also parts of the government and, potentially, people involved in organised crime and corrupt networks. it is a strong message today from this independent panel. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines. international charities say they're disappointed that a pledge by world leaders to provide $5 billion to boost global education has come up short. britain and kenya, joint hosts of this week's education summit in london, say the figure is currentlyjust over $4 billion. nobel prize winner malala

really, the finding today is that the maltese state bears responsibility for the death of daphne caruana galiziaf the government or associates were directly involved in the assassination, but it talks about a culture of impunity being created on the island which allowed people who maybe wanted her dead to be able to act and believe that they could simply get away with it. and it also paints a devastating picture, really, of corruption and the tentacles that reach between the judiciary and the police and also parts of the government and, potentially, people involved in organised crime and corrupt networks. so i think it is a strong message today from this independent panel. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: searching for a new time lord — the star of the hit tv show dr who announces she's leaving the long—running series in the new year. cheering. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger, now no more afte

a public inquiry into the murder of a maltese investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia, has foundcognise risks to her life and take reasonable steps to avoid them. covid cases injapan surge as local media report infections across the country have exceeded 10,000 cases for the first time and top medical advisers urge the government to issue stronger warnings about the virus. the usa's sunisa lee has won the women's all—around gold medal. it's the fifth time in row that a us gymnast has won the event. on wednesday, us gymnast and four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles pulled out of the competition citing her mental health. you're watching bbc news.

a public inquiry into the murder of a maltese investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia, has foundhe government had failed to recognise risks to her life and take reasonable steps to avoid them. a global education summit in london has raised $4 billion for education in poor countries, but charities say the amount is less than was hoped for, calling it "underwhelming".

really, the finding today is that the maltese state bears responsibility for the death of daphne caruana galizia the government or members of the government or associates were directly involved in the assassination but it talks about a culture of impunity being created on the island and that allowed people who maybe wanted her dead to be able to act and believe that they could simply get away with it. it also paints a devastating picture, really of corruption and the tentacles that reach between the judiciary and the police and also parts of the government and, potentially, people involved in organised crime and corrupt networks. it is a strong message today from this independent panel. it's day 7 of the olympics. there's more action in the pool and on the water, and the first heats are now underway in the athletics. here's the medal table as it stands — china leads at the moment, with japan and usa close behind. our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, is in tokyo and has been telling me about some of the highlights so far, starting with the rowing. it is raining here in tokyo bay on the rowing

a public inquiry into the murder of a maltese investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia, has foundhat the state bore responsibility for her death. the report said the government had failed to recognise risks to her life and take reasonable steps to avoid them. a global education summit in london has raised $4 billion for education in poor countries, but charities say the amount is less than was hoped for, calling it "underwhelming". hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, the deputy political editor at the telegraph, and liam thorp, who's the political editor of the liverpool echo. welcome to liam for the first time. good to see you again, lucy. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the metro reports that google is demanding its staff are fully vaccinated before returning to the office as ministers say they are "looking carefully" at whether new employment laws are needed. while the daily mail has foreign secretary dominic raab appearing to back the idea of workers having to prove their vaccination status. th

a public inquiry into the murder of a maltese investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia, has found that the state bore responsibility for her death. it found the government had failed to recognise risks to her life. tourists on turkey's aegean coast have been forced to flee from their hotels as the emergency services battled multiple wildfires for a second day. video shows hills near the resort of marmaris ablaze. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, the deputy political editor at the telegraph, and liam thorp, who's the political editor of the liverpool echo. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the metro reports that google is demanding its staff are fully vaccinated before returning to the office as ministers say they are "looking carefully" at whether new employment laws are needed. while the daily mail has foreign secretary dominic raab appearing to back the idea of workers having to prove their vaccination status. the i reports that a new "amber watchlist" would allow the government to switch popula

a public inquiry into the murder of a maltese investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia, has foundhat the state bore responsibility for her death. the report said the government had failed to recognise risks to her life and take reasonable steps to avoid them. covid cases injapan surge as local media report infections across the country have exceeded 10,000 cases for the first time and top medical advisers urge the government to issue stronger warnings about the virus. the usa's sunisa lee has won the women's all—around gold medal. it's the fifth time in row that a us gymnast has won the event. on wednesday, us gymnast and four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles pulled out of the competition citing her mental health. you're watching bbc news. england's deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam, says he hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, but he has warned there could be "one or two bumpy periods" ahead as autumn approaches. he has urged people who've not yet been vaccinated to come forward. the latest data from public health england suggests that co

—— let's go to malta now — where an independent inquiry into the murder of the journalist daphne caruana galiziaive car bomb attack near her home. the murder led to huge protests, and allegations of government involvement led to the resignation of the then prime minister joseph muscat last year. here's our europe correspondent nick beake. for the last two years, this independent inquiry has been hearing from dozens of different witnesses and trying to piece together what happened in the moments before her death, and really, the finding today is that the maltese state bears responsibility for the death of caruana galizia. that is not to say there was direct evidence that the government or members of the government or associates were directly involved in the assassination, but it talks about the culture of impunity being created on the island which allowed people who may be wanted her dad to be able to act and believe that they could simply get away with it, and it also paints a very devastating picture, really of corruption, and the tentacles that reached between the judiciary and the police and

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