that was emma marv -- emma vardy _ happening here today. _ happening here today. that was emma marv -- emma vardy in los— happening here today. that was emma marv -- emma vardy in los angeles. i but it's notjust california and new york where pro—palestinian protests have been taking place. these are all the states where students have held demonstrations or set up encampments. dozens were arrested, for example, at the university of texas at austin on monday. and these some of the universities affected, from coast to coast, including george washington, yale, harvard, and ohio state, berkeley. and support for palestinians was a feature of may day protests around the world today. this was the scene in beirut, where demonstrators marking international workers�* day carried a giant palestinian flag. to tunisia, where some of the thousands of union activists rallying in tunis to mark may day, displayed their support for palestinians in gaza. "when do we want it? now. " and this is leeds in northern england, where student protesters have set up a pr

emma vardy is los angeles for us now. ning there and they have been some dramatic scenes overnight? there have been- _ dramatic scenes overnight? there have been- a _ dramatic scenes overnight? there have been. a massive _ dramatic scenes overnight? there have been. a massive police - have been. a massive police operation was launched a couple of hours ago. they surrounded the encampment on all sides here and then gradually have broken through then gradually have broken through the barricades on one side, dismantling a row of tents and now gradually there is this line of police officers are facing off against protesters behind me, bit by bit pushing people back, dismantling the barricades and dismantling the tents as they go. they have been setting off a flash bang grenades, loud noises, loud bangs and flashes in the air to disrupt the protesters but during the day here, we have seen people inside the encampment clearly preparing for this moment. they have hard hats and goggles ready, there are people inside the encampment

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.sky has signed new laws to boost army recruitment. under the new legislation, some prisoners will be allowed tojoin the military. they'll be released on parole to enlist under special contracts. certain prisoners, however — including rapists or convicts who have murdered two or more people — are not eligible. the new law also raises the penalty for men who ignore the draft. that fine is now 650 dollars. it comes amid heavy fighting in the north—east of ukraine. while president putin has said he had no plans to capture the second largest city, kharkiv, russia is making its biggest terrioritial gains there in 18 months. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this special report from the front line. near the village of lyptsi, the russians are closing in. the fire from a recent rocket attack near a ukrainian position. we are told to immediately head to a bunker. taking shelter, recently arrived ukrainian reinforcements. a week ago, they were fighting elsewhere on the front. andre

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.ng sex with two schoolboys. 30—year—old rebecca joynes from salford started grooming them when they were 15. she will be sentenced next month. from manchester crown court, here's rowan bridge. rebecca joynes as she left court this afternoon. no apology from the former maths teacher found guilty of grooming two teenage boys in her class. the court heard how she began her relationship with the first boy, taking him shopping, buying him a gucci belt and later having sex with him in herflat. while on bail for that offence, she was visited by one of his classmates, later giving birth to his child. as the verdicts were read out, joynes closed her eyes, grimaced and visibly shook in the dock. from the boys' parents, there were stifled cheers. rebecca joynes is a sexual predator. she was their teacher and they rightfully put their trust in her. butjoynes decided to abuse her position and use it to groom two teenagers. addressing joynes, thejudge, kate cornell, said she would grant bail, saying

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.n an update on the condition of prime minister robert fico. they say his condition remains serious, but there is a positive prognosis. it follows the assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across europe. the suspect charged with trying to murder mr fico is appearing in court for a hearing to decide whether to hold him in pre—trial detention. the 71—year—old was brought to the court complex northeast of the capital bratislava in a police convoy. 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell is in bratislava. what is the latest update with regard to the prime minister's health? . , health? the health minister said that his condition _ health? the health minister said that his condition appears - health? the health minister said that his condition appears to - health? the health minister said| that his condition appears to have stabilised following the surgery he had yesterday to remove dead tissue. she said we can speak, in her words, a positive prognosis for the prime minister but he still

emma vardy reports from los angeles.nt tensions between rival protesters boiled over. pro—palestinian activists and a counterdemonstration by pro—israel supporters became violent. fireworks were thrown over a screaming crowd, and wood used as weapons. we had people beating us with sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. i'm kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing it coming, but i didn't think it would ever get to this, escalate to this level. the los angeles police were called by the university. the vice chancellor has condemned last night's events as a horrific act of violence. eventually, officers separated the rival groups. i'm a ucla student. we pay tuition, this is our school, they are not letting me walk in. somejewish students said they felt threatened by the protests and were blocked by demonstrators for walking across campus. i do not condone the actions of this pro—israel mob, they were not ucla students, there were people in their late 20s, early 30s, that came in here and took matters into their own hand

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. for the la times, jaweed kaleem, about how protesters, authorities and university faculty are reacting today. it was was violent, was was very dangerous, very scary. we had some reporters on the scene who witnessed the counterprotest and group at ucla, began attacking and yelling slurs at pro—palestinian protesters. and it took a few hours for police to to really show up and try to settle things down. we don't know how many arrests have been made at any. we have heard unofficially that at least 15 people were injured to varying degrees, including going to the hospital. and, you know, it's not the same kind of violence right now, but students are still out there today. i want to ask you about the response by authorities, but first, can you tell us more about who these cou nter— protesters a re 7 it's unclear. i think it's fair to say they were in support of israel and offended and angry about the encampments. some of the videos show as much. there is one video where a man says as he's

this report from emma vardy has some distressing images.dy, one of the most influential artists in hip—hop. in the cctv footage, she is seen leaving a hotel room. sean combs appears to run after her, before carrying out a violent assault. the full tape shows her being kicked as she lies on the ground. after taking her items, next, the rapper seems to be seen throwing an object towards her. the video — obtained by the american news channel cnn — has not been independently verified, but lawyers for cassie ventura, who has not objected to it being shown, say it confirms p diddy�*s disturbing and predatory behaviour. last month, homes linked with sean combs were raided by police in what they said was an ongoing investigation into sex trafficking. 0fficers searched properties in beverly hills, new york and miami associated with his production company. cassie ventura had previously brought a lawsuit against sean combs in relation to the incident in the video, said to be at a los angeles hotel. she settled out of court, but since then, several oth

our los angeles correspondent emma vardy is at ucla for us now.find classes cancelled, helicopters overhead and many police on campus. what happened last night has been strongly condemned by this university, but what has been a political minefield for many universities in recent weeks has now become even harder. this was the moment tensions between rival protesters boiled over. as pro—palestinian activists and a counterdemonstration by pro—israel supporters became violent. fireworks were thrown over a screaming crowd, and wood used as weapons. we had people beating us with sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. i’m sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. �* ~' ., sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. �* ~ ., ., sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. �* ~' ., ., ., sticks, throwing whatever they could tous.�* ~' ., ., ., i, to us. i'm kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing _ to us. i'm kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing it _ to us. i'm kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing it coming, _ to us. i'm kind of annoyed at my

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. with french news agency afp. the ukraininan president touched on a variety of topics. he said russia held a major advantage with air defense systems, and cast doubt on french president emmanual macron�*s proposalfor a truce during the upcoming paris olympics. however, mrzelensky said, with certain terms, a truce isn't out of the realm of possibility. translation: we are not against a truce and we are not against the end of the war, but we want a fair end to the war and we are againstany a fair end to the war and we are against any truce that plays into the hands of the enemy. that's what we are against. it's clear why. enemy. that's what we are against. it's clearwhy. ijust don't want to let them take more of our territory. as russian forces make advances in ukraine, president volodymyr zelensky has signed new laws to boost army recruitment. under the new legislation, some prisoners will be allowed to join the military. they'll be released on parole to enlist under special contracts.

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.ar continues and most of the encampment at ucla has been dismantled —— dismantled in the last few protesters are being detained and led away. hundred of police are still on on site. in the previous hour, i asked emma to describe the situation at the ucla campus now. the operation continued for several hours leading right up to dawn. police moved in in the early hours of the morning, a massive police operation took place here and systematically, they formed this ring of steel around the encampment, around the campus and then officers moved in at breaking through the barricades and gradually dismantling tents pushing protesters back and making a lot of arrests. it seems more than 200 arrests were made last night. at the moment, there is still a bit of clean—up operation going on. there are no more protesters left in the encampment itself, but lots of debris and broken tents around. 50 bit of a clean—up operation still to go. there have still been some protesters holding a demonstration a

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.c embargo. an unexpected move, the country's economy minister was arrested in march for corruption but many think it will take more than one ministerial head to roll. our correspondent, will grant, travelled to the heartland of one of cuba's most quintessential industries — sugar — to see how tough the situation has become. sugar is in the dna of cuba. there is a saying on the island, without sugar there is no country but this year the harvest will be one of the poorest on record. sugar, supposed to be the mainstay of the cuban economy, is as emblematic to the island as its tobacco but a series of factors, principally the lack of available fuel and years of underinvestment have made cuban sugar an industry in near terminal decline. there are not enough trucks and the fuel shortages mean that sometimes we cannot work four days, says this man. it is a situation made worse by the decades—long us sanctions on the island. still, cuba needs the sugar. it certainly does. in part because of th

emma vardy has more from los angeles.t leaving! despite building a makeshift fortress around them, the protesters' barricades were overpowered. we're seeing police now going into one side of the encampment, and it looks like they're starting to tear tents down. but there's something of a siege mentality here right now, because protesters and their supporters have gathered around this whole encampment on all sides. if they throw pepper spray, it will be in a capsule... it became clear the encampment was unlikely to last the night. hundreds of police formed a ring of steel, while others systematically took ground. a large number of officers are gradually making their way further in, and they're setting off a volley of flash bangs here to disrupt the crowd as they do it. the deafening police grenades continued for much of the operation. officers were seen firing rubber bullets. images online appeared to show one person wounded after being shot in the head. just before dawn, the raid was almost complete. in a matter of hours,

live to our north america correspondent emma vardy at the ucla campus.the last few hours? an tell us for what it has been like over the last few hours? an eventful niuht over the last few hours? an eventful night because _ over the last few hours? an eventful night because a _ over the last few hours? an eventful night because a massive _ over the last few hours? an eventful night because a massive police - night because a massive police operation was in the offing. the protesters knew it themselves and the encampment, they were getting ready, hard hats and goggles. hundreds of police surrounded the entire encampment and systematically moved in, dismantling bits of it and gradually pushing protesters back and systematically moving their way around it. ithink and systematically moving their way around it. i think as you heard on earlierfootage, lots of around it. i think as you heard on earlier footage, lots of loud around it. i think as you heard on earlierfootage, lots of loud bangs ringing out, the noise almost ringing out, the noise almost ringing in

emma vardy is at ucla for us now. pretty clear that, after you said i had made it pretty clearthat, in after you said i had made it pretty clear that, in their eyes, the encampment was unlawful. —— ucla. behind me now, the clean—up operation continues, but there have been some demonstrators remaining around the campus, so this isn't overjust around the campus, so this isn't over just yet. after midnight, the first signs police had begun to execute their operation. we police had begun to execute their oeration. ~ ., ., ., operation. we are not leaving! des - ite operation. we are not leaving! despite building _ operation. we are not leaving! despite building a _ operation. we are not leaving! despite building a makeshift i despite building a makeshift fortress around them, the protesters' barricades were overpowered. we are seeing police now going into one side of the encampment, and it looks like they are starting to tire tensed down. it became clear the encampment was unlikely to last the night. hundreds of police fo

our north america correspondent, emma vardy, is on the ucla campus.ore about the dramatic events that led up to the protest being broken up. well, an eventful night becasue a massive police operation was obviously in the offing. the protesters knew it themselves in the encampment. they were getting ready, getting hard hats and goggles on. police, hundreds of them, surrounded the whole encampment and then pretty systematically moved in, dismantling bits of it, disrupting the protesters and gradually pushing them back and kind of systematically moving their way around it. now, ithink, as you heard on that earlierfootage, lots of loud bangs were ringing out in the air. very loud voices — they're still almost ringing in my ear, i can tell you, from listening to them overnight — but it did have the effect of being quite disorientating. itjust gave police more time to sort of corral protesters in different parts. and i would say from the police�*s perspective, they have achieved their aim here. they have managed to basically clear out that whole encampment.

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.porter, dan whitworth has more. unpaid carers do an incrediblejob caring for a loved one, often day—in day—out, week—in week—out, with few if any breaks, but many tens of thousands of them have unwittingly or accidentally received overpayments of carer�*s allowance and now they have been asked to pay it back. people like karina moon, whose daughter, amber, requires round the clock care. she told breakfast three weeks ago that she is having to pay back £11,000 after unknowingly earning slightly over the claim limit at her part—time supermarketjob. at the moment i pay £60 a month and i have been repaying that for the last four years to repay my overpayment which was the £11,000. and i will be paying that until i am 73. so i have another 11 years of paying the £60 per month, which takes money out of our income. it is money that would help me run the car, help pay bills, put food on the table, all of those things. 0r people like gina who has also been landed with a bill. i was presented wi

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.. it's mainly due to ms murty�*s shares in an it company co—founded by her father. the allied troops who fought german forces in italy were known as the d—day dodgers — mocked for sunbathing on beaches and missing the normandy landings in 19114. yet the battles for catholic monastery of monte cassino situated above the hill town of cassino were some of the most bitter and brutal of the second world war. this weekend, commemorations taking place mark the last milestone anniversary for the few remaining veterans well enough to take part. peter caddick—adams is an historian and author of monte cassino: ten armies in hell. i spoke with him earlier and started by asking him about the significance of the coalition that fought during those battles. yeah, the allied coalition was really run by the americans, the canadians, the british, the free french and the poles. but there were other nations who sent detachments as well. and in the end, field marshal alexander said that he reckoned he had 2

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.an is at collin county jail in texas, where some of the protesters are being held. what is going on around you? what ou can what is going on around you? what you can see — what is going on around you? what you can see is _ what is going on around you? what you can see is that _ what is going on around you? ibd'iié’il you can see is that the protests that have been on the campus here in dallas has now shifted to hear, the countyjail. the protesters same 21 people were detained when those texas state troopers moved in armed with batons and write here yesterday. they pulled away we saw at least a dozen being dragged away yesterday. the authorities say the number is somewhere around 17. but we are seeing now is the way this was sort of energising the protesters. they are safe these police tactics are completely different portion it is so this anti—war protest has effectively now moved out of the jail itself. what we are seeing here every few minutes and this not be at the moment now about

emma vardy is on the west coast, at ucla in los angeles. ia university in new york. we'll go first to emma in california. many students and teachers arrived here at ucla to find classes cancelled, helicopters overhead and a heavy police presence on campus. the university has condemned what happened here at last night. things are much calmer now but it has brought campus life to a standstill today and it is just not clear how it will be resolved. this was the moment tensions between rival protesters boiled over. pro—palestinian activists and a counterdemonstration by pro—israel supporters became violent. fireworks were thrown over a screaming crowd, and wood used as weapons. we had people beating us with sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. i'm kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing it coming, but i didn't think it would ever get to this, escalate to this level. the los angeles police were called by the university. the vice chancellor has condemned last night's events as a horrific act of violence. eventually officers separated the g

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. slovakia's prime minister robert rico is appearing in court, for a hearing to decide whether to hold him in pre—trial detention. the 71—year—old was brought to the court complex northeast of the capital bratislava in a police convoy. the deputy prime minister, robert kalinak, has said mr fico remains in a very serious condition, after undergoing further surgery on friday, two days after he was shot. the assassination attempt has sent shockwaves across europe with leaders linking the violence to an increasingly polarised political climate. 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell is in bratislava. we are seeing some movement in terms of the court case. but how is the country coping after an attack like this? ,, ., ., ., , , , ., this? still an enormous sense of shock and _ this? still an enormous sense of shock and fears _ this? still an enormous sense of shock and fears of _ this? still an enormous sense of shock and fears of a _ this? still an enormous sense of shock and fears of a deep

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.worsening inflation, a scarcity of basic goodsin inflation, a scarcity of basic goods in the decades long us economic embargo. in an unexpected move the country's economy minister was arrested in march for corruption many think it will take more than one ministerial had to roll to pull cuba from its economic woes. our correspondent travelled to the heartland of one of cuba's most quintessential industries, sugar, to see how tough the situation has become. sugar is in cuba's dna. in fact, there's a saying on the island, "without sugar, there's no country." but this year's sugar cane harvest will be one of the poorest on record. sugar is supposed to be the mainstay of the cuban economy, as emblematic to the island as its tobacco, but a series of factors — principally the lack of available fuel and years of underinvestment — have made cuban sugar an industry in near terminal decline. "there's not enough trucks. "and the fuel shortages mean sometimes we can't work "for days," says miguel g

our los angeles correspondent emma vardy sent us this update from ucla earlier.chers and students arrived here at ucla this morning but they found that classes were cancelled, exams were cancelled for students who were cancelled for students who were supposed to said those today, there was helicopter circling overhead, lots of police, heavy police presence here today. things are much, at the moment but stark contrast to what the developer last night, real escalation of tensions between rival protesters between pro—palestinian demonstrators in the encampment behind me and pro— israel demonstrators who came to launch a counter demonstration here. those tensions boiled over late last night and escalated into violence between the two groups and it seems that at the time, 11 o'clock so last night, they were our non— security guards patrolling the campus but what happened was things as collated so quickly became violent at the police were then called in. the university called in the los angeles police, lapd, they came but it took several hours to eventually separate th

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. by hamas on the 7th october and taken back to gaza. it comes as the us confirmed the first aid shipment was delivered into the territory by a temporary pier. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. shani louk. yitzhak gelernter. and amit buskila. killed near the nova music festival on the 7th of october. their bodies taken hostage and brought back home this week by israeli forces. our hearts go out to them, to the families at this difficult time. we will leave no stone unturned. we will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. the israeli prime minister has vowed to bring home the remaining hostages. the living and the dead. but that promise is wearing thin with many hostage families as the war in gaza continues. today's israel army said it had found this hamas arsenal with a stockpile of heavy weapons. hamas released this video from the same neighbourhood weeks after israel said the area was cleared. the un says aid to gaza has plummeted as

let's go live now to our los angeles correspondent, emma vardy.rsities. protecting free speech and students on campus who want to go about their day, and dealing with the claims of anti—semitism from somejewish students as well. all of those tensions really boiled over here last night. it seems that what happened at around iipm last night here, the pro—palestinian demonstration, the encampment here, there was a surge of counter protesters — that lead to violent clashes between these groups of rival protesters, there were wooden barricades picked up and used as weapons, fireworks thrown over the crowd, and there had been a relatively small number of police on site at that moment. so the university called in the los angeles police department, the lapd, and they suddenly rushed to try to break up they suddenly rushed to try to break up this violence — but by then, it had really escalated and it took police a number of hours to separate those protesters. what there is now behind me as i encampment from the pro—palestinian demonstration which remains t