here's our diplomatic correpsondent james landale.rious ethnic groups live in concord, work in solidarity and develop in harmony, blending together closely like the seeds of a pomegranate. but if you try to get past the propaganda videos, as the bbc�*s done in the past, there is a different perspective not everyone wants you to see. and that's one where allegations of human rights abuses against the uighurs are rife. of arbitrary detention, forced labour and sterilisation. so strong are these allegations that britain and allies announced sanctions on four top chinese officials responsible for camps like these. today, beijing retaliated, imposing travel bans and asset freezes on british citizens and organisations it accused of spreading lies. for some time, certain forces... have fabricated a large amount of lies of the century about xinjiang. the sanctions were aimed at five conservative mps including the former party leader, sir iain duncan smith, all of them vocal critics of china's government. as well as two peers, a lawyer and an

james landale, bbc news.me: as bangladesh marks 50 years since its independence — we look at the country's evolution in terms of development and democracy. i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting. streaking across the sky, _ the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines... germany declares france a high risk area for coronavirus — and tightens its border requiring all travellers to be tested and quarantined upon arrival. scotland's former first minister alex salmond launches a new pro—independence party to fight the elections in may. at least 32 people have been killed, and more than 160 injured in egypt, in one of the worst train crashes there in recent memory. several carriages were derailed and overturned, when two passenger trains collided in the province of sohag. with more,

james landale, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.ross the united states to promote the covid relief plan he signed into law last week. his first stop was pennsylvania, where he visited a small business. the $1.9 trillion programme is popular with most americans, despite the fact that no republicans in congress voted in favour. reports from niger say more than fifty people have been killed during attacks near the border with mali. in one incident, gunmen shot passengers on a bus before setting it alight. an islamist insurgency has spread across the sahel in recent years. russia will reportedly block twitter in one month if the social media giant fails to remove content moscow has banned. russia said last week it was slowing down the speed of twitter and it threatened to block the us platform outright, escalating a growing stand—off between russian authorities and us social media firms. the finnish telecoms giant nokia is cutting up to 10,000 jobs globally by 2023. the move comes as nokia aims to lower its costs by more than $700 milli

our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports.y have built themselves barricades, they have fashioned makeshift shields. but when the security forces opened fire, there was nothing to do but run. this was the scene in myanmar�*s biggest city, yangon, where more than 20 people are reported to have died. some here see china as supporting myanmar�*s military rulers, and several chinese—owned factories were set on fire. so, troops were sent in and martial law for two districts was declared on state tv. there were fatal clashes elsewhere in myanmar. the now—familiar round of tear gas, rubber bullets and gunfire and the ever—rising death toll. and yet for all the bloodshed, the pro—democracy campaigners keep coming. it's now almost six weeks since the army seized power, but they have yet to break the will of those taking to the streets. translation: we have to fight for our future. l i don't accept the military coup. for some campaigners, it's an afternoon to wave placards and the now—familiar three fingered salute, but others seem read

james landale, bbc news.p and murder of sarah everard has appeared at the old bailey via video link. the trial of 48—year old wayne couzens will begin in the autumn. he remains in custody. sarah everard, who was 33, disappeared when walking home in south london two weeks ago. our special correspondent lucy manning is at the old bailey with the latest. wayne couzens appeared by video link from belmarsh prison where he is being held in custody. he spoke only to confirm his name and his date of birth in this rather short hearing. he had two cuts on his head, he was injured in his sale alone and needed hospital treatment —— his prison so alone. the court heard that there had been a wide—ranging and intensive police investigation when sarah everard disappeared. he had been on duty the night before she disappeared and only finished his shift on the morning of the 3rd of march, and she of course disappeared on the evening of the 3rd of march at around on the evening of the 3rd of march ataround 9:30pm. on the evenin

james landale, bbc news, outside the foreign office.the effects of a third wave of the pandemic given the sharp rise in cases in parts of the european union. that's the warning from the prime minister, borisjohnson. it comes as the row between the uk and the eu over vaccine supplies intensified with a threat that eu could block doses of vaccines manufactured in the eu from being exported to the uk. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. france tonight — quiet paris, back in lockdown, the disease double where it was last week. on one side of the channel, the number of cases higher and higher, take—up of the vaccine stubbornly low. but on the other... ..the opposite, the disease falling back and vaccines rising. you can see, sadly, there is a third wave under way. when a wave hits our friends, it, i'm afraid, washes up on our shores as well. and i expect that we will feel those effects in due course. that's why we're getting on with our vaccination programme as fast as we can. monsieur! much quicker here than on the continent, whe

our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports.lt themselves barricades, they have fashioned makeshift shields. but when the security forces opened fire, there was nothing to do but run. this was the scene in myanmar�*s biggest city, yangon, where more than 20 people are reported to have died. some here see china as supporting myanmar�*s military rulers, and several chinese—owned factories were set on fire. so, troops were sent in and martial law for two districts was declared on state tv. there were fatal clashes elsewhere in myanmar. the now—familiar round of tear gas, rubber bullets and gunfire and the ever—rising death toll. campaigners keep coming. it's now almost six weeks since the army seized power, but they have yet to break the will of those taking to the streets. translation: we have to fight for our future. l i don't accept the military coup. for some campaigners, it's an enough to wave placards and the now—familiar three—fingered salute, but others seem ready to fight fire with fire. this bloody war of attrition has so

james landale, bbc news.the multi—billion dollar blockage — another day, another failed attempt to dislodge the container ship stuck in the suez canal. i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting. streaking across the sky, _ the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... germany declares france a high risk area for coronavirus — and tightens its border requiring all travellers to be tested and quarantined upon arrival. scotland's former first minister alex salmond launches a new pro—independence party to fight the elections in may. at least 32 people have been killed, and more than 160 injured in egypt, in one of the worst train crashes there in recent memory. several carriages were derailed and overturned, when two passenger trains collided in the province of sohag. with more, here's da

james landale, bbc news, outside the foreign office. let's get some of the day's other news.t will ask the authorities in mexico and guatemala to find ways of reducing the flow of migrants and asylum seekers reaching its southern border. the us press secretary, jen psaki, said there was special concern about the growing number of unaccompanied children arriving. israeli voters go to the polls on tuesday for the fourth time in two years. this parliamentary election will decide whether prime minister benjamin netanyahu will remain in power. neither mr netanyahu nor his rivals were able to form a stable coalition after three previous elections. opinion polls suggest voters remain divided. the mayor of washington dc is pushing for the city to be made the country's 51st state. muriel bowser is testifying before congress in support of a bill for statehood for the democratic stronghold. the president is known to be in favour as well. a bid last year passed in the house but died in the republican— controlled senate. the united kingdom will not escape the effects of a third wave of th

james landale, bbc news, outside the foreign office. let's get some of the day's other news. authorities in mexico and guatemala to find ways of reducing the flow of migrants and asylum seekers reaching its southern border. the us press secretary, jen psaki, said there was special concern about the growing number of unaccompanied children arriving. israeli voters go to the polls on tuesday for the fourth time in two years. this parliamentary election will decide whether prime minister benjamin netanyahu will remain in power. neither mr netanyahu nor his rivals were able to form a stable coalition after three previous elections. 0pinion polls suggest that voters remain divided. the united kingdom will not escape the effects of a third wave of the pandemic given the sharp rise in cases in parts of the european union. that's the warning from the prime minister borisjohnson. it comes as the row between the uk and the eu over vaccine supplies intensified, with a threat that eu could block doses of vaccines — manufactured in the eu — from being exported to the uk. 0ur political edi

james landale, bbc news.dollar blockage — another day, anotherfailed attempt to dislodge the container ship stuck in the suez canal. i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting. streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage i from mir drew gasps . from onlookers on fiji. fresh attempts today to refloat the mega—container blocking the suez canal, have ended in failure. the vessel, the mv ever given, has been wedged across the canal since wednesday, causing major congestion and costly delays, in the delivery of goods and oil. 0ur science editor, david shukman, has been looking at what needs to be done, to get the ship afloat again. how on earth do you try to budge something that weighs 200,000 tonnes? what about tug boats, shoving against the side? well, that was tried and it didn't work. the bow is jammed too deep into a bank of the canal. so thi

all going to have on discussions with china about other issues, like trade or climate change. james landalethe united kingdom will not escape the effects of a third wave of the pandemic given the sharp rise in cases in parts of the european union. that's the warning from the prime minister, borisjohnson. it comes as the row between the uk and the eu over vaccine supplies intensified with a threat that eu could block doses of vaccines manufactured in the eu from being exported to the uk. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. france tonight, quiet paris, back in lockdown, the disease double where it was last week. on one side of the channel, the number of cases higher and higher, take—up of the vaccine stubbornly low. but on the other... ..the opposite, the disease falling back and vaccines rising. you can see, sadly, there is a third wave under way. when a wave hits our friends, it, i'm afraid, washes up on our shores as well. and i expect that we will feel those effects in due course. that's why we're getting on with our vaccination programme as fast as we can. monsieur! much quick

james landale, bbc news, outside the foreign office.e the country's successful covid vaccine rollout and will decide whether israel's this election is being widely seen as a referendum on the leadership of the country's veteran prime minister benjamin netanyahu. israel has had the fastest covid vaccine roll—out in the world, and his campaign has been stressing his role in securing the vaccines and bringing in the green pass scheme, which is for people who have been vaccinated or have immunity and is helping to reopen the economy, but from the political left and right, mr netanyahu is facing opponents who argue that he should not remain in office while he is on trial for corruption. the evidence stage of that trial begins next month. the prime minister has pleaded innocent. in the previous three elections, neither mr netanyahu and his right—wing likud party and its partners nor his political opponents managed to win a parliamentary majority, but there was an emergency unity government set up to deal with the covid crisis after the last r

james landale, bbc news.institute, where her research focuses on china's foreign policy. thank on china's foreign policy. you forjoining us here or news. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. so china is a strategic threat and yet whilst acknowledging that in confronting china of certain issues like hong kong wants to deepen its trading relationship. i5 like hong kong wants to deepen its trading relationship.— trading relationship. is that possible? _ trading relationship. is that possible? that's _ trading relationship. is that possible? that's the - trading relationship. is that - possible? that's the million-dollar possible? that's the million—dollar question that everyone is asking. it's very difficult to balance all of those interests vis—a—vis a country like china. nevertheless, i think the uk government has made it clear that china is reality, it's fair to say, the uk has to find a way to engage with it. not as global challenges whether that being climate are held but also because the economy simpl

james landale.ity policies in all of the royal households. palace sources have told the bbc that although the work has been under way for some time, it would now include looking at the allegations of racism made by the duke and duchess of sussex. the sources said that there are already policies in place, but there's an acceptance that more needs to be done. the work is said to have the full support of the royal family. details of every adult and child in england, wales and northern ireland are being collected today as part of a once—in—a—decade census. by law, everyone has to be accounted for — in order to provide the government, local authorities and other organisations with information needed for future planning. the bbc�*s home editor, mark easton, has the details. voiceover: the census builds a picture of your community. l when you fill in yours, you help make decisions about services like local transport and healthcare. almost every decade since 1801, the uk has held a census, a detailed snapsh

james landale, bbc news, yangon.ary, the english—language satellite news channel the china global television network had it's licence revoked by the uk regulator, and in retaliation bbc world news has been banned from broadcasting in china. there have also been tit—for—tat expulsions ofjournalists in both the united states and china in the past year. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports on how beijing is trying to control public information. a warning — his report contains flashing images. we'll take a look at how low the bbc would go in speaking ill of china, by giving up objectivity... one of the world's oldest known civilisations is using the world's newest technology to propagate its message and curtail that of rivals. this is what the media wants you to believe... last month, the uk's independent broadcast regulator 0fcom removed the license of china's state—controlled network, cgtn. the station had failed to prove its independence from china's leadership. they immediately struck back, banning the bbc�*s world

james landale, bbc news. no longer falling and have begun to level off. figures out today estimate i in 330 people would have had the virus last week. that news comes as wales prepares to end travel restrictions within its borders tomorrow for the first time since december, and self—catering accommodation reopens, but only for visitors from within wales. katharine da costa reports. mass testing in schools is helping to reduce some of the risk of passing on the virus without knowing it. but inevitably, opening up will see more cases. there are signs infections are rising in secondary schools, but it is less clear in primary schools. it's hoped the easter holidays next week will help to slow the spread. the latest survey from the office for national statistics suggests infections have levelled off in england, wales and northern ireland. in scotland, infections have increased. estimates suggest about 197,000 people in the uk had the virus in the week to last saturday, that is one in 130, with little change from

our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports.now we have it. this is a piece byjames landale, diplomatic correspondent, on the sanctions imposed on some chinese officials to do with abuses against the mostly muslim minority, the uighurs. this is james's report. . allegations of rape and torture. translation:— . allegations of rape and torture. translation: , ., translation: they did whatever evil their mind could _ translation: they did whatever evil their mind could think _ translation: they did whatever evil their mind could think of, _ translation: they did whatever evil their mind could think of, and - translation: they did whatever evil their mind could think of, and they i their mind could think of, and they didn't spare any part of my body. to the forced sterilisation of women. the so—called re—education centres. the so—called re—education centres. the arbitrary detention of more than 1 million people. the forced labour camps, the suppression of language and culture. for months, the bbc and others have reported on the abus

james landale, bbc news, outside the foreign office.y in beijing who is now a georgetown university senior research fellow. thank you very much for your time. what do you make of this and how do you think china will respond? and how do you think china will resond? , , ., and how do you think china will resond? ,., ., ~ ~ ., respond? good evening, mike and aood to be respond? good evening, mike and good to be with — respond? good evening, mike and good to be with you. _ respond? good evening, mike and good to be with you. this - respond? good evening, mike and good to be with you. this is - good to be with you. this is the approach thejoe biden administration said they were going to take which was addressing chinese violations in xinjiang working with friends and allies. the result of that was printable given what the campaign said they were going to do. do you think it will make a difference to what china is giving to the uighurs. overtime, ithink what china is giving to the uighurs. over time, i think it shows that the chinese governme

james landale, bbc news.n the us, where the republican governor has just signed a sweeping law restricting voting access in the state, saying it will make elections more secure. president biden called the move a blatant attack on the constitution, jim crow for the 21st century. joining us now is gilda daniels of the university of baltimore, who was an official in the department of justice's civil rights division. thank you so much for being with us. so, thejim crow laws enforced rate control segregation in the united states. that's what georgia has done, really, i'm more —— is that a modern day equivalent? i done, really, i'm more -- is that a modern day equivalent?— modern day equivalent? i certainly auree modern day equivalent? i certainly a . ree with modern day equivalent? i certainly agree with the _ modern day equivalent? i certainly agree with the president _ modern day equivalent? i certainly agree with the president in - modern day equivalent? i certainly agree with the president in that. agree with

james landale, bbc news, outside the foreign office. winnie king, a china expert at the university of bristol. the rhetoric is heating up as we saw in that first meeting between the us and china in alaska just a few days ago. we seem a long way from teddy roosevelt's speak softly but carry a big stick. what is the relationship now with the sort of sanction diplomacy?— diplomacy? welcome of the relationship _ diplomacy? welcome of the relationship between - diplomacy? welcome of the relationship between the i diplomacy? welcome of the| relationship between the us diplomacy? welcome of the - relationship between the us with china with regards to the us, canada, the eu in the uk are clearly heating up in the form of tensions. the i did that we might see the rise of a potential hot war is nothing thatis of a potential hot war is nothing that is increasingly being discussed in the community with regards chinese colours. but in regards to what we mean for economics, that's a whole other story. we what we mean for economics, that's a whole oth

james landale, bbc news. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening.and returned to windsor to be reunited with the queen. the prince of wales said he was thrilled with the news. and coming up — rebuilding childhood after the pandemic. could mental health counsellors be the key to tackling the disruption caused by the pandemic? coming up on sportsday on bbc news. the return of a god — as only he can say! zlatan ibrahomovic returns to international football with sweden at the grand age of 39. a year ago, scientists advising the uk government were weighing up the latest information about the virus and developing their views about what ministers should do. they were dealing with a new viral threat in real time. now with covid—19 deaths passing 125,000, there are questions about whether their advice was right and whether more lives could have been saved. 0ur science editor david shukman has been looking back. in the early days of the outbreak in wuhan, researchers all over the world were scrambling to understand the virus, and the government scientific adv

good correspondent james landale. morning good correspondentjames landale. morning to you.d morning to you. i'm sure it came as no surprise to you, this action, given the measures taken by the uk at the beginning of the week. give us your assessment of the impact of this and what can we read into china's choice of people to sanction? it into china's choice of people to sanction? . . , into china's choice of people to sanction? . ., , , into china's choice of people to sanction?— into china's choice of people to sanction? . ., , , ., sanction? it certainly comes as no surrise sanction? it certainly comes as no surprise step _ sanction? it certainly comes as no surprise stop ever _ sanction? it certainly comes as no surprise stop ever since _ sanction? it certainly comes as no surprise stop ever since the - sanction? it certainly comes as no| surprise stop ever since the british joined the canadians, americans and the eu in imposing sanctions on former senior chinese government officials in xinjiang over the week there would always be retaliation. the chinese have already ret

james landale, bbc news.the house of lords. she helped to create the global pressure group �*inter—parliamentary alliance on china' — which focuses on relations between democratic countries and the chinese communist party. i asked her earlier if she was surprised by the sanctions. i cannot pretend that it's a shock because a few days ago one of the members of our interparliamentary clinician german queen politician and he would sanction two days ago. so i think that most of us certainly parliamentarians, we expect that they would be repercussions. that tit—for—tat, it's inevitable in the second sentence. we thought something might happen i we thought it might be sanctions. what something might happen i we thought it might be sanctions.— it might be sanctions. what is it specifically _ it might be sanctions. what is it specifically that _ it might be sanctions. what is it specifically that you _ it might be sanctions. what is it specifically that you have - it might be sanctions. what is it specifically that y

here's our diplomatic correpsondent james landale.inous paradise where everyone can live out their lives in liberty and prosperity. people from various ethnic groups live in concord, work in solidarity and develop in harmony, blending together closely like the seeds of a pomegranate. but if you try to get past the propaganda videos, as the bbc�*s done in the past, there is a different perspective not everyone wants you to see. and that's one where allegations of human rights abuses against the uighurs are rife. of arbitrary detention, forced labour and sterilisation. so strong are these allegations that britain and allies announced sanctions on four top chinese officials responsible for camps like these. today, beijing retaliated, imposing travel bans and asset freezes on british citizens and organisations it accused of spreading lies. for some time, certain forces... have fabricated a large amount of lies of the century about xinjiang. the sanctions were aimed at five conservative mps including the former party leader, sir iain dunca

of national income on foreign aid was enshrined in domestic law. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landalethe international development act. the government says this allows for the 0.7% target of national income on aid every year to be missed. that's what this judgment says is, yes you can't miss it inadvertently, by mistake, then come to parliament, explain why you made that mistake, what you are going to do to correct it. this judgment says, what you cannot do is say you are going to miss the target in future deliberately, reduce the target down to 0.5. the law does not give you the power to do that. you can only do that if that is new legislation from parliament. that is my what has happened is unlawful. it's census day today in england, wales and northern ireland. all households are obliged to provide background details for every adult and child. the once a decade count provides useful information on uk society for the government and other organisations providing key services. the census in scotland has been delayed until 2022. a music festival is going ahead in the netherlands this we

james landale, bbc news.ound. actually, through tonight, there could be a covering of snow over high ground in scotland, northern ireland, north west england, wales, even the south west of england could see a little bit of snow up over the moors. temperatures dropping close to freezing, below freezing in a few places, so tomorrow morning, there could be some icy stretches around, if you do need to make an essential journey. tomorrow morning, for most of us, there's a window of relatively fine weather, some spells of sunshine, but as we head into the afternoon, cloud will start to thicken from the west, the wind will strengthen and we will see outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, western scotland, some western parts of england and wales as well. temperatures between eight and 11 degrees, and are starting to turn a little bit less chilly, turns warmer still particularly in the south by sunday with some outbreaks of rain further north and west. that's all from me, bye for now. hello this is bbc news. the hea

james landale, bbc news. stay with us on outside source — still to come...rview with oprah winfrey. on the meghan and harry interview with oprah winfrey. the police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of a woman walking home in london, has appeared at the old bailey via video link. wayne couzens, who is 48, was remanded in custody. the case of sarah everard's death almost two weeks ago led to protests by women concerned about their safety on britain's streets. here's lucy manning. he sat through most of it with his head bowed, he was rocking backwards and forwards as well. the court heard there had been a wide and extensive police investigation since sarah went missing, her body was found last week in whitland and kent. it was found in a builders bag and she had to be identified through dental records. when cousins was on duty in the morning when she went missing at nine pn duty in the morning when she went missing at nine pm in the evening when walking home from clapham. the court was told that the judge was setting a trial date of the 25th of october

and james landale is here.place in the world. is that how most people are seeing it?— are seeing it? governments have their hyperboles _ are seeing it? governments have their hyperboles when _ are seeing it? governments have their hyperboles when they - are seeing it? governments havel their hyperboles when they launch their hyperboles when they launch the documents. there are certainly new elements. britain's relationship has been tied to its relationship to the european union and the united states and the trans atlantic bridge. that is changing and the government �*s general in the looking for new things, new ways of approaching foreign policy, looking for new areas and partners and trying to find out how we make it more agile, a bit more edgy, a bit more agile, a bit more edgy, a bit more focused on uk national interests. actually, what's quite interesting about this is it's remarkably flexible. that's what's missing. there isn't that much sense of where the prime minister and the government wants britain to

i'm joined now by our diplomatic correspondent, james landale.ion for the liberal democrats. how much is politics, how much legal opinion in europe legal opinion? he would say this is not to do with _ legal opinion? he would say this is not to do with politics _ legal opinion? he would say this is not to do with politics it _ legal opinion? he would say this is not to do with politics it is - legal opinion? he would say this is not to do with politics it is to - legal opinion? he would say this is not to do with politics it is to do i not to do with politics it is to do with law. there will be different views on this. it comes down to the international development act, existing law. the government says this allows for the target of 0.7% of national income on aid every year to be missed. but thisjudgment says yes, you can miss it inadvertently, by mistake, and come to parliament and explain why you made the mistake and explain why you made the mistake and what you will do to correct it. what the judgment says is what you cannot do is say, we are g

our diplomatic correspondent james landale gave us more details. to an analysis of the existing law. the international development act. the government says this allows for the target — the 0.7% of national income on aid every year — to be missed. but what this judgment says is that, "well, look. yes, we can miss it inadvertently, by mistake, and then come to parliament and explain why you made that mistake and what you are going to do to correct it." what thisjudgment says is what you cannot do, is say that we are going to miss the target in future deliberately. we are going to reduce the target down to 0.5. lord macdonald says, "look, you can't do that. the law does not give you the power to do it." you can only do that if you put new legislation through parliament and that's why what has happened is unlawful. the palestinian authority is launching a coronavirus vaccination programme today after 60 thousand doses arrived from covax, the global initiative to ensure equal distribution. the jabs will initially be given to people over 75, cancer patie

our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here.ing. does it live up to its billing? there are some new ideas in this. essentially the argument is that for many years britain's foreign policy and its place in the world has been based on its relationship with europe and the united states, a bridge between the two. that has clearly come to an end because of brexit. this says, geographically we need to think anew, look elsewhere, go to the indo pacific where the fastest growing economies are and where some of the biggest strategic threats are, a nod to china, so the uk has to have greater presence there. there is also in it a sense of saying, the british foreign policy needs to have more of an edge to it, focus more on defending british national interests and making it relevant to people at home. that at least is the ambition. the critique is it doesn't quite live up to the billing and there are not enough resources there and the military will be stretched too thin. how can you do that if you are cutting aid to other large parts of the

of national income on foreign aid was enshrined in domestic law. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landaleown to the international development act, existing law. the government says this allows for the target of 0.7% of national income on aid every year to be missed. but this judgment says, yes, you can miss it inadvertently, by mistake, and come to parliament and explain why you made the mistake and what you will do to correct it. what the judgment says is what you cannot do is say, we are going to miss the target in future deliberately. we will reduce it down to 0.5. lord macdonald says you cannot do that, only if you put new legislation through parliament and that is why it is unlawful. buckingham palace is reviewing its diversity policies in all of the royal households. palace sources have told the bbc that although the work has been under way for some time, it would now include looking at the allegations of racism made by the duke and duchess of sussex. the source said there are already policies in place, but there's an acceptance that more needs to be done. the work is said to have t

of national income on foreign aid was enshrined in domestic law. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landaleevery year to be missed. but this judgment says yes, you can miss it inadvertently, by mistake, and come to parliament and explain why you made the mistake and what you will do to correct it. what the judgment says is what you cannot do is say, we are going to miss the target in future deliberately. we will reduce it down to 0.5. lord mcdonald says you cannot do that, only if you put new legislation through parliament and that is why it is unlawful. it's census day today in england, wales and northern ireland. not in scotland. households are obliged to provide background details for every adult and child. the once a decade count provides useful information on uk society for the government and other organisations providing key services. the census in scotland has been delayed until 2022. a music festival is going ahead in the netherlands this weekend, despite the rest of the country being under lockdown. the two—day event is an experiment to see whether there's a safe way to allow large

china has responded with its own sanctions against the eu. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landaleths have criticise china of the uighurs i— for months have criticise china of the uighurs in xin'iang, allegations we have the uighurs in xinjiang, allegations we have documented _ the uighurs in xinjiang, allegations we have documented at _ the uighurs in xinjiang, allegations we have documented at length - the uighurs in xinjiang, allegations we have documented at length on | the uighurs in xinjiang, allegations . we have documented at length on bbc news. this is the first concerted, collective action by western nations, where they have actually taken action on top chinese government officials in the region, and the main organisation in charge of security and police in the region. i think it matters because it is the first time the west has actually said, we are going to act collectively on this. before, countries have had some rhetoric here and there, condemnation, but this is the first time the west has said, we are going to put pressure on china on this issue in a meaningful sense

james landale, bbc diplomatic correspondent.gion where these abuses are taking place and one of the main organisations that the west believes is responsible for the west believes is responsible for the repression they are in charge of security and policing in that region. travel bands asset freezes, the usual sanctions you might think that makes not much difference these men are probably coming to europe for the holidays at the moment is up but is hugely symbolically important because all these countries are acting together. and it's a first time that we've moved from just criticising china to actually concerted action vels up the chinese new european sanctions were coming. they have sanctioned their own individuals, sanctioned a group of parliament there is eat you bodies, no response yet to the uk or the american action so far. they were sanctions imposed under the trunk. there is some continuity there. i think we are also seeing a growing sense of look, on the things we need to call china out on, hhiinnkk two hong kong, west

earlier i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent james landale.as outlined. there are some new ideas in this. essentially, the argument is that for many years, britain's foreign policy and place in the world has been based on its relationship with europe and the united states, the bridge between the two. that has clearly come to an end because of brexit. so, this says, "look, geographically, we need to look elsewhere, go to the indo—pacific, that's where the fastest—growing economies are, that's where some of the biggest strategic threats are," a nod to china. "so, the uk has to have a greater presence there." there is also in it i think a sense of saying, "british foreign policy needs to have a bit more of an edge to it, it needs to be a bit more focused on promoting and defending british national interests and specifically saying, make it relevant to people at home." that at least is the ambition. the critique is that it doesn't quite live up to the billing, that there is actually not enough resources there, that the military will be stretched t

with me now is our diplomatic correspondent james landale. what is all this about?ce in the world for many decades has been based on its relationship with the european union and united states. that is all changing because of brexit, to the government has said, what is the role of global britain now? one idea is geographical, we need to look elsewhere for new alliances, let's go to the indo pacific, whether fastest economies are growing, it is the geopolitical centre of the world, lots of opportunities for trade and diplomacy, security. and china is the big country, for good or ill, the big country, for good or ill, the uk has to address it. british foreign—policy has relied on the international system, the un until these organisations for many years, it needs to be punchier, have more self interest, british interests around the world, meaning beefing up its military, a theme or nukes, more spending on drones and cyber, and also the reason we are in countries like africa for example, trying to solve conflicts and spending age, it's because if you do not sort that you

james landale, our diplomatic correspondent.utes borisjohnson has tweeted about this and the sanctions against individuals including five mps in the uk by china. i spoke to one of the mps on the list of nine a little earlier, tom tugendhat, who said this was a direct assault on democracy. i was elected to speak _ direct assault on democracy. i was elected to speak to _ direct assault on democracy. i was elected to speak to the _ direct assault on democracy. i was elected to speak to the -- - direct assault on democracy. i was elected to speak to the -- for- direct assault on democracy. i was elected to speak to the -- for the | elected to speak to the —— for the people. i was elected to chair the foreign affairs committee by the whole house of commons, opposition and government mps alike. i view this as a direct assault on british democracy and an attempt to silence the people british people have chosen to speak for them. if that is not an assault on british sovereignty i don't know what is. dominic raab the foreign secretary sa