but he shared the details with a secret department in the foreign office these reports also went to the west german federal government in bonn as can be seen and documents from the political archives of the german foreign ministry. i have never heard of this but i am not surprised it really fits into overworked i often ask myself there is more to it then what i am presented here the feeling that there is more to it than we think there will be we this stuff basically very naive going about our business and thinking we are working for the b.b.c. . well through actually working for the foreign office i think this is what a lot of my colleagues never really grasped. even more explosive the b.b.c.'s regular analyses of letters from east german listeners. these were also sent to the i r d. highlighting the most relevant extracts it in turn passed on these findings about the political mood in the east to its west german allies. every 2 weeks as a matter of course these reports are listen the research which would contain extracts of letters are passed on to the information research department o

but he shared the details with a secret department in the foreign office these reports also went to the west german federal government in bonn as can be seen in documents from the political archives of the german foreign ministry. i have never heard of this but i am not surprised it really fits into what i often asked myself there is more to it then what i am presented here the feeling that there is more to it than we think there will be we this stuff basically very naive going about our business and thinking we are working for the b.b.c. . well through actually working for the foreign office who think this is what a lot of my colleagues never really grasped. even more explosive by the b.b.c.'s regular analyses of letters from east german listeners. these were also sent to the i r d. highlighting the most relevant extracts it in turn passed on these findings about the political mood in the east to its west german allies. every 2 weeks as a matter of course these reports on listen the research which which contain extracts of letters are passed on to the information research department of

but he shared the details with the secret department in the foreign office these reports also went to the west german federal government in bonn as can be seen in documents from the political archives of the german foreign ministry. i have never heard of this but i am not surprised it really fits into what i often asked myself there is more to it then what i'm presented here the feeling that there is more to it than we think there will be we this stuff basically very naive going about our business and thinking we're working for the b.b.c. whereas you actually working for the foreign office i think this is what a lot of my colleagues never really grasped. even more explosive the b.b.c.'s regular analyses of letters from east german listeners. these were also sent to the i r d. highlighting the most relevant extracts it in turn passed on these findings about the political mood in the east to its west german allies. every 2 weeks as a matter of course these reports on listen the research which which contain extracts of letters are passed on to the information research department of the f

the answer could be here in whitehall home of the british foreign office. from here it managed and minus 6 the secret service and at the time provided the b.b.c. world service with all of its funding. family all of us has investigated the links between the b.b.c. and the foreign office in doing so she has brought surprising documents to light about the secret information research department i on b. b i r d was based in the foreign office up to 300 people working there in the fifty's and so they basically spread anti communist propaganda and they would feed this information to journalists to trade unionists to politicians but also to institutions including very importantly the b.b.c. external services and that's the german service and it lasted until $977.00 when it was shut down and the activities of the i r d only became known to the public in 978 no one had actually known that this department existed. the i.r.d. maintained an especially close relationship with the b.b.c.'s german service it was headed by richard o'rourke and austin harrison both of the fo

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the foreign office plays down any suggestion aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is to be released,er iran's state tv claimed the uk had paid to secure it. manchester united's match against liverpool — which could have decided the premier league title, is postponed after fans — opposed to the club's oweners — invade the pitch at old trafford. in liverpool, after friday night's rave — now a concert in sefton park as 5,000 people attend the latest large—scale event in the government's coronavirus pilot scheme. good evening. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has dismissed calls for a faster easing of lockdown rules in england. he's urging caution, saying the country's entering the "last lap" of the race to beat coronavirus. he also suggests "some safeguards" may remain, even when all legal restrictions end next month. the government is considering a range of measures, including a vaccination programme for schools, although no final decision has been made. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. it has been a testing time and ensuring people do not have covid will continue to

the foreign office is strongly _ of nazneen radcliffe.ffice is strongly denied - of nazneen radcliffe. the foreign office is strongly denied the - office is strongly denied the report. luciennejoe, let's start us off. joe, you'll be doing up at the front page of the times, social distancing to be scrapped. yes. front page of the times, social distancing to be scrapped. yes, this re ort distancing to be scrapped. yes, this report says — distancing to be scrapped. yes, this report says that _ distancing to be scrapped. yes, this report says that pubs, _ distancing to be scrapped. yes, this report says that pubs, restaurants | report says that pubs, restaurants could basically go fully back to normal postjune 21 no restrictions. it could have a venue no requirements however the report does also say that we are likely to still need to wear facemasks in some settings perhaps theatres and cinemas. some positive news there for sure but also recognition that it will be fully back to normal there are still concerns in this government that there co

the travel advice, with the foreign office changing the traveladvice, but with the foreign office changingot obvious hotspots like iceland and finland. but 70% of a saying they should quarantine on return. i don't know if that's the percent of the country staying in the uk december one occasions. ,., staying in the uk december one occasions-— staying in the uk december one occasions. ., _, . staying in the uk december one occasions. ., .., . . occasions. there so that concern. we saw last summer _ occasions. there so that concern. we saw last summer with _ occasions. there so that concern. we saw last summer with the _ occasions. there so that concern. we saw last summer with the travel- saw last summer with the travel corridors that people may be feeling that we relax too much and that we had another wave, and i think that 70% figure people saying, are they going to go on holiday? they don't know what they're bringing back still because of the coaches have not had as high of levels of vaccines and there are a number of variants that are circling around the world right now. and travel of c

that is what the foreign office are saying about the situation there.including a 16—year—old boy, in west yorkshire, wiltshire and north wales on suspicion of terrorism offences. the arrests were made at addresses in keighley, swindon and anglesey this morning. officers say the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right wing terrorism. all five suspects have been taken to a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. two addresses in keighley are currently being searched. officers are continuing to search woodland in kent following the murder of a police community support officer. julia james' body was discovered in woodland near dover on tuesday. detectives say she died from serious head injuries — but have no clear suspects in the case. her family paid tribute to her saying she "was fiercely loyal" and "loved with her whole heart". well a little earlier on our correspondent simonjones sent us this update from aylesham in kent julia james's family have thanked everyone who has come here to leave flowers in tribute to her. they say th

the foreign office plays down any suggestion aid worker, this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. someone with coronavirus. daily rapid tests will be offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. if you want to get to a position at the end where we can get back is a close to normal as possible, but there will still need to be some safeguards in place. the foreign office plays down any suggestion aid worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is to be released, after iran's state tv claimed the uk had paid to secure it. manchester united's match against liverpool, which could have decided the premier league title, is postponed after fans, opposed to the club's oweners, invade the pitch at old trafford. in liverpool, after friday night's rave —

the foreign office says legal discussions are ongoing about the historical debt to iran.ve years on spying charges. she was recently convicted for a second time and banned from leaving tehran. earlier, the foreign secretary dominic raab told the bbc, iran's actions amounted to torture. nazanin is held, unlawfully, in my view, as a matter of international law. i think she is being treated in the most abusive, torturous way. i think it amounts to torture, the way she is being treated. and there is a very clear, unequivocal obligation on the iranians to release her and all of those who are being held as leverage, immediately and without condition. and we call on iran to step up and comply with its obligations. manchester united's game with liverpool has been delayed — after around 200manchester united fans stormed the pitch at old trafford — in protest against the club's ownership. thousands more are protesting outside the stadium. the game had been due to kick off at a30. here's what two fans had to say who jointed the protest the protest outside the ground. this needed to

the answer could be here in whitehall home of the british foreign office. from here it managed m i 6 the secret service and at that time provided the b.b.c. world service with all of its funding. family all over has investigated the links between the b.b.c. and the foreign office in doing so she has brought surprising documents to light about the secret information research department or i on the. the i.r.d. was based in the foreign office up to 300 people working there in the fifty's and so they they basically spread anti communist propaganda and they would feed this information to journalists to trade unionists to politicians but also to institutions including very importantly the b.b.c. external services and that's the german service and it lasted until $977.00 when it was shut down and the activities of the i r d only became known to the public in 978 no one had actually known that this department existed. the i r demon.

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attack and the foreign office is and form of his representatives and he's busy trying to come. about i sure is suspicious that on a city heresy you mention is suspicious. of a a sort of this cover up and when they go to and they find themselves throughout it at every turn and in trying to get citizen of this it has the it has more recent relevance obviously because boris johnson. of david cameron who bombed libya destroying what was once africa's richest. country i mean if you give in the book to. i don't know the new challenge of the rachel reeves who accused by some of speaking cia talking points on venezuela although in fairness they were didn't support the bombing of libya. yeah well i mean they did the the whole regime change war policy really in my day and in terms of the middle east at least i mean not in america is another matter gundotra landay and i'm not sure they're not this is that in terms of the middle east i think you can trace the regime change change strategy of the united states to the 19860 he of libya which was. the 1st time u.s. pomus had taken off from br

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s ministers the foreign office which has been very helpful and supportive i do think it's good that i'm still here in this crisis that i'm available this year just because of my connections and experience which i didn't and these times i think i would have suffered if i had only been able to experience this phase as an onlooker. the german government reacted to the crisis quickly and granted the go to institute emergency aid of up to 70000000 euros it's a sign of the importance accorded to the cultural institute's worldwide network and to its most experienced cultural diplomat. he was one of the most influential individuals in shaping developing and even creating international cultural relations in europe that's his legacy which we're very thankful for. and these ideas have been incorporated into our policies for europe too we'll also never forget his relentless dedication and his ability to take a stand especially in difficult times before. there's institutes around the world prepare for the new normal in times of corona all events and services now take place online well. now. spring i

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the foreign office suggests nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, jailed in iran, is being held hostage by the regimend suffering treatment amounting to torture. # everything's gonna be all right! # and, at last, the revellers in liverpool, enjoying a music festival, despite covid. good evening. two police officers have been injured, one seriously, after a major security breach at manchester united's old trafford stadium, with hundreds of fans invading the pitch to protest against the club's american owners. it meant one of the biggest games of the season, against liverpool, had to be called off, the first time ever a premier league match has been postponed due to the behaviour of fans. outside the ground, supporters faced off against the police, claiming the glazer family, which bought the club in 2005, has piled up debts and betrayed the fans by signing up to the now defunct european super league. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, reports on the dramtic scenes, at old trafford. we want glazer out! the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate to voice their con

the foreign office plays down any suggestion aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is to be released, — which could have decided the premier league title, is postponed after fans — opposed to the club's oweners — invade the pitch at old trafford. in liverpool, after friday night's rave — now a concert in sefton park as 5,000 people attend the latest large—scale event in the government's coronavirus pilot scheme.

the foreign office plays down any suggestion that british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffed, after iran's state tv claimed the uk had paid to secure it. manchester united's premier league match with liverpool has been postponed after fans invaded the pitch at old trafford in protest against the club's american owners. a national day of mourning in israel, after 45 men and boys were killed by a crush at a jewish festival early on friday in the north of the country. now on bbc news it's time for click. at 7:45pm we will have a round—up of the latest sporting action. now on bbc news it's time for click. welcome to click. now, we all know how easy it is to fake things online these days. not even photos, voices or videos are safe, as we well know, right? yes, we've worn fake clothes, we've faked our voices with software. i've even been entirely faked with a virtual me, although i am convinced that she looked ten years older. i whole—heartedly agree. now, later in the program, we're going to see the hollywood version of this when we look behind the scenes at the film tenet. spoil

the foreign office plays down any suggestion that british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffeto be freed after iran's state tv claimed the uk had paid to secure it. manchester united's premier league match with liverpool has been postponed after fans invaded the pitch at old trafford in protest against the club's american owners. a national day of mourning in israel after 45 men and boys were killed by a crush at a jewish festival early on friday in the north of the country. now on bbc news, in bosnia herzegovina, the health care system only allows giving birth in hospitals. our world follows a woman on a mission to deliver her baby at home in secret. amira is fighting for the right to have a home birth. women in the balkan region are routinely exposed to brutal treatment in hospital during pregnancy and childbirth, and they are demanding change. the united nations has uncovered the scale of the abuse. violence against women in childbirth is so normalised that it is not yet considered violence against women. to protect herself, amira has hired a foreign midwife, who's taking a

the foreign office plays down any suggestion aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is to be released,imed the uk had paid to secure it. manchester united's match against liverpool — which could have decided the premier league title, is postponed after fans — opposed to the club's owners — invade the pitch at old trafford. a national day of mourning in israel, after 45 people were killed by a crush at a jewish festival early on friday. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme. supporters on the pitch at old trafford — manchester united fans protest against the club's owners, leading to their game against liverpool being postponed. history made — chelsea reach their first women's champions league final — after beating bayern munich. rangers hit four against celtic in the old firm derby at ibrox, just two games away now from an unbeaten league season. and some spectacular overtaking sees lewis hamilton win the portuguese grand prix to extend his lead in the formula one championship. hello and welcome to

a foreign service officer. one the fellowship --i won the fellowship. my boss said you should get a phd and you should think about moving to illinois and attend northern illinois university. david: you applied, got in and moved there. it changed your life. while you were there, why did you decide to join the military? sen. duckworth: my friends in my classes were military officers or veterans. they said what it you go off to basic training? you'll earn a little bit of money. you won't spend it because the drill sergeants will give you time to spend the money. you will come home, you will know more about the military. you should become more about military power. i thought yeah, why don't i do that? david: why did you decide you wanted to be a helicopter pilot? why did you say i will take an easier job? sen. duckworth: i thought i was going to become a linguist. i spoke thai and studied french. i was getting ready to be commissioned, you write down what you want to do in the army and the army decides what they wa

some people will book for amber countries because if there is no foreign office advice telling them notcomes to travelling, if the _ so they have already committed. when it comes to travelling, if the rules to allow fully vaccinated adults to travel to european destinations, but leaves an issue with families travelling with children, it could get very expensive when it comes to testing. get very expensive when it comes to testinr. ., , ., �* ~' testing. countries i don't think will say if _ testing. countries i don't think will say if you _ testing. countries i don't think will say if you have _ testing. countries i don't think will say if you have been - testing. countries i don't think will say if you have been fullyl will say if you have been fully vaccinated, some countries are, but in europe they are saying either you have to have a vaccine passport to prove you have been vaccinated or take a test and it is usually a pcr test before you can go in. they are expensive, the cost is coming down, but for a family it will add up because you have to pay for tests to come back to the uk as

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the foreign office has imposed tight covid rules at lancaster house in the indian delegation that he t to attend any meetings. the cases were picked up by mandatory daily tests. the foreign secretary said the problem had been managed and it was vital for essential diplomacy to continue. >> done this in a very secure way. we have got to get governments together, leaders together, countries together, if we are going to call it -- solve not just a global pandemic, but a global plan for recovery. james: the indian minister joined the meeting in the now traditional way. officials say the discovery of these cases show the effectiveness of the tight regulations they have put in place. it will surely raise questions about whether it is too early for face-to-fa diplomacy like this, and with the future planned international meetings should go ahead in person as planned. as it happened, the pandemic was top of today's agenda. the ministers agreed to produce more vaccine, share them more fairly. there was no promise to spend more money doing so. james landau, bbc news. katty: you can take all of

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stop virginia, right so she went back to working for the state department and wanted to be a foreign service officer still, but unfortunately at that point in history the state department had a rule that if you were missing a major limb, they would not accept you into the foreign service. and so knowing this, virginia she decided to quit and she went to france on her own. she wanted to be a part of the action. she wanted to help the people of france who she cared about very deeply and so she became an ambulance driver during the beginning of the war. which was a very rough rough job and when it came to dangerous she actually fled and went to london to the uk. so really a quite audacious spirit doesn't take no for an answer, correct? she was the exact right person at the exact right time. she was a woman so they could use the nazis sexism sort of to stay under the radar as i mentioned. she spoke french fluently and german fluently and she had just been in france. and so she was going to have that ground truth. that's the term we use at the cia where you understand exactly what's going on in a certain

thought and the nazis were drawn to the lawn. bounded, awesome police, i'm finding why and why the foreign office specifically housed as a scott from the ivan tried to the outline, was the most international house there was and the hotel projected that image out into the world. one from around the nazis took advantage of that school from 1933 to 1941. that went well. i had some business. then people started noticing that one of the most important business couples in berlin was not in the party that didn't look good. they had to join. and and so head and louis arm loan joined the ranks of what would become over 8000000 members of the n s. d a. p. in 1900. 36, a glimmer of the outlands former glory returned when the olympic games were held in berlin. sealant a committee took up quarters in the hotel for a brief time, multilingual, colorful life dotted the uniform, depressing landscape of the brown dictatorship ah. in front of our house, elegant french women strolled in delicate heels and exquisite footway. both the american women was good use both shoes and in between. they were offices and uniform

as far as morocco is concerned, our foreign office has taken the initiative to fully integrate digitalcy as a subject lectured to our young diplomats. we want to make sure our diplomats gain skills, are able to interact with think tanks, civil society, and also control the digital world ahead of us. we have to accept that we need to adapt to this new situation. of course, the diplomat work is all about impact and influence. and we need to know how to use these tools to fulfill our job and our task. >> tom, here, i'm a little bit concerned, particularly when it comes to conflict resolution. you send a united nations envoy to a place like syria, or yemen, he would have to meet with tribesmen, with or lords, with -- with war lords, with government officials, with ngos, warring factions, convince them, conduct shadow diplomacy, bring them to different places over the world, builds confidence measures, and after years, you hope you will be able to set aside those differences. it's not going to be the case anymore with digital diplomacy. >> well, you are exactly right. diplomacy takes huge a

the foreign office has imposed tight covid rules at lancaster house and the indian delegation had yetd up by mandatory daily tests. the foreign secretary said the problem had been managed and it was vital for essential diplomacy to continue. we've done this in a very secure way but we've got to get governments together, leaders together and countries together if we're going to solve what is clearly notjust a global pandemic but a global plan for recovery. so, today, the indian ministerjoined the meeting in the now traditional way. officials say the discovery of these two cases shows the effectiveness of the tight regulations they put in place. but it will surely raise questions about whether it's too early for face—to—face diplomacy like this and whether future, planned international meetings should go ahead in person as planned. as it happened, the pandemic was top of today's agenda. ministers agreed to produce more vaccines, share them more fairly, but there was no promise to spend more money doing so. james landale, bbc news. 29 students abducted by gunmen in march from a forestry

that we have heard so far number which i've included summoning the belarussian ambassador to the foreign office the end of it. let's turn to the ft, because it is the same story, john, belarus faces the same story, john, belarus faces the threat of western reprisal, so, continuing on this idea of sanctions. yes, it's the same story on pretty much _ yes, it's the same story on pretty much every— yes, it's the same story on pretty much every front—page, because it is so extraordinary, but it's also rather— so extraordinary, but it's also rather difficult to work out what the response should be. at the same time as— the response should be. at the same time as worrying about the fate of this dissident to, you know, we have had conflicting reports about him being _ had conflicting reports about him being hospitalised, about him giving a... being hospitalised, about him giving am being _ being hospitalised, about him giving a... being tortured. it's all, you know, _ a... being tortured. it's all, you know, alarming, and very difficult to see _ know, alarming, and very difficult to see how— know, alar

the british foreign office says the government is taking "tough but necessary decisions" because of then the uk economy". the overall foreign aid budget is being cut by more than $5 billion this year. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. well, unicef say it will have a devastating impact simply because the demand for distributing humanitarian aid to children around the world is acute at the moment, notjust in the crisis spots like yemen and syria but also because of the covid crisis. there are so many knock—on impacts of the pandemic that have increased the demand for non—covid health care, that has been crowded out by the pandemic, that the charity is trying to deal with. they say this cut will have an impact on that. the contrary side, the british government says, the pandemic has hit the economy, they are having to make some tough decisions at the moment and the uk will still be spending £10 billion, $i2—13 billion a year on aid next year. it's still one of the biggest donors, it is just having to spend less. what we are seeing now isjust, drip by drip, what impact th

the foreign office plays down any suggestion that british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe match with liverpool has been postponed after fans invaded the pitch at old trafford in protest against the club's american owners. a national day of mourning in israel after 45 men and boys were killed by a crush at a jewish festival early on friday in the north of the country. now on bbc news, in bosnia herzegovina, the health care system only allows giving birth in hospitals. our world follows a woman on a mission to deliver her baby at home in secret.

the foreign office plays down any suggestion that british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffeernational aid is being flown to india amid continuing shortages of oxygen and other supplies needed to deal with a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections. britain has announced that it will dispatch a further one thousand ventilators. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster and psychotherapist, lucy beresford, and bloomberg uk politics reporter, joe mayes. a quick look through some of the front pages before a chat. the i which leads on manchester united fans breaking into old trafford to protests against the club's american owners. it says the revolt has thrown the game into dissaray. next is the guardian which also features supporters on the pitch at man united — but it's main story is a warning from a senior tory — who says that if the prime minister has been found to have breached the ministerial code — he should resign. next is the ft which carries a warning from the world's leading vaccine manufac

the foreign office plays down any suggestion that british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffes state tv claimed the uk had paid to secure it. manchester united's premier league match with liverpool has been postponed after fans invaded the pitch at old trafford in protest against the club's american owners. now on bbc news, influencers across the globe are promoting apetamin as a quick fix for kardashian—esque curves. but there's a lot they don't know about this �*miracle' syrup. i am altou mvuama, a model and influencer. so obviously appearance is everything for me. it is a really competitive world out there. and sometimes people do crazy things to stand out from the crowd. i have always been very slim. that might have been great for naomi campbell, but now the girls that make serious cash have curves. i like that. thick. thicc. oh, girl. t h i q u e would be the posh way. slim thicc to me is having a slim waist. big thighs. big bum. that is what everyone focuses on. i would classify cardi b as being a slim thicc. kylie jenner. kim kardashian pushed it quite a lot. there is a

the british foreign office says mr lukashenko _ me.n office says mr lukashenko must be _ me. the british foreign office says mr lukashenko must be held - me. the british foreign office says mr lukashenko must be held to - mr lukashenko must be held to account for his outlandish actions, the eu has already sanctioned him and his son, over the accusations of election fraud. and that heavy—handed crackdown on protesters and that did not stop him doing this so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation. we _ so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should _ so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should cut _ so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should cut him - so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should cut him from i isolation, we should cut him from all possible sources of funding. all his cronies, the oligarchs, as mrs that support the regime must be sanctioned as well. at the same time, eu intervention, the international community, must support civi

the foreign office said he would be transferred to a uk prison from a un detention unit in the netherlandsg a cyber attack last friday. colonial pipeline, which supplies forty five percent of the east coasts fuel supply, says the process will take several days to complete. the company will not pay the ransom demanded by the hackers. it has opted instead to rebuild its system with cybersecurity experts. prince william has paid tribute to the police officer who was shot and killed at a custody centre in south london last september. the duke of cambridge laid a wreath in memory of sergeant matt ratana — who had been on duty in croydon. the prince spoke to a number of the new zealand—born officer's colleagues — and held a private meeting with his partner. new zealand was receiving almost 4 million visitors a year. but when the country shut borders to stop the virus in march last year 7 the number of overseas tourists dropped to almost zero overnight. now there s excitement about the recently—opened travel bubble with australia 7 its biggest market. but some say it's the perfect moment to rethi