jonathan beale, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world.t should be the safest place a child could be. why do you study? from there, to go back towards what? but schools in northern nigeria are being targeted by kidnappers. since december, more than 1,000 students have been abducted in the region. and it's affecting everyone from the youngest to the oldest pupils, rich and poor. save this country from the hands of these evil people! she said: "mummy, they came to our school yesterday night and kidnapped us. " she now says: "mummy, come and see, they are just beating us." so, why are criminal gangs kidnapping schoolchildren? to find out, i've travelled across northern and central nigeria, speaking to those affected. this banditry is not some mere criminality. and the only way to deal with it is to launch a full—scale war against the bandits. under the cover of darkness, criminal gangs are disturbing the peace. armed men are targeting boarding schools, stealing children away as they sleep. since the kidnapping of the chibok girls in 2014, the

jonathan beale, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show.his week on the show, could ships like this be the future of more sustainable cruise holidays? it can be saving, on the energy, up to eight tonnes per day. we get a new view of an iconic skyscraper that celebrates its 90th birthday this year... welcome to new york city. ..why they can't wait to get the party started again in the bahamas... you are caught up in the rapture. - ..and we share the secret to making the perfect paella in spain. mm! the golden age of sail, where tall ships ruled the seas and followed the prevailing trade winds around the world. the golden age of sail, where tall ships ruled the seas and followed the prevailing trade winds around the world. it ended with the advent of steam and diesel power in the mid 19th and early 20th century. but now, could we be about to enter another age of sail? this is the golden horizon, the largest tall ship in the world and the biggest of its kind ever made, today is its maiden voyage. you can see them loading on the equipment and t

jonathan beale, bbc news.on over plans for a rally around the capitol in support of the rioters who were jailed for their parts in the invasion of congress on the sixth of january. that happened after a rally, addressed by then president donald trump, urging his supporters not to accept the result of the election. fencing has been re—installed, and there are reports that multiple senate offices will close on friday, with staffers told to work remotely. our correspondent in washington, antony zurcher gave us this update. the national guard is going to be on standby in washington, dc. that's something that did not happen before january the sixth. that caused a delay, it took hours for the national guard to be deployed, to put down the riot that took place there. other things within the city the capital police security forces are doing are employing the entirety of the washington, dc police force. and, in addition to those barricades that they're setting up around the capitol, they're putting up surveillance devi

many thanks, jonathan beale, our defence correspondent.e international community grapples with the scale of the change, how are things changing in afghanistan under taliban rule? our correspondent secunder kermani and camera journalist malik mudassir sent report from one of afghanistan's largest cities, mazar—i—sharif. crossing into the islamic emirate, a cargo train from uzbekistan. this is now passport control. the taliban even have their own stamps. an hour's drive away, the city of mazar—i—sharif. on the surface, life appears to be continuing as normal, though many are suffering, with a shortage of cash in banks. this was the blue mosque, the city's cultural heart, shortly before the taliban takeover last month. now the group have allocated separate visiting times for men and women. some are still coming, but there seem significantly fewer than before. my host here is a leading local taliban figure. your critics would say you are killing off the cultural life in this country. and why do you need to change the culture? what's wrong abou

jonathan beale, bbc news.d consequence of the aukus deal — as it's being called — is the strain it's put on relations between the us and france. they're both senior members of nato — and on the un security council as permanent members — but paris is cross at losing a multi—billion dollar contract to supply australia with submarines. there have been harsh words — and even the symbolic cancellation of a gala in washington. here's french foreign minister, yves le drian. translation: it is a stab in the back. | we had established a relationship of trust with australia. but that trust has been broken. there's a lot of bitterness about this cancellation. this matter is not over. nomia iqbal is our washington correspondent. she's washington correspondent. been following this sto us she's been following this story for us very closely. great to have you on newsday. in the first instance, france calling that move by president biden by the us "a stab in the back", cancelling an embassy gala — this predicts a very harsh p

jonathan beale, bbc news.nintended consequence of the aukus deal — as it's being called — is the strain it's put on relations between the us and france. paris is cross at losing a multi—billion dollar contract to supply australia with submarines. there have been harsh words — and even the symbolic cancellation of a gala in washington. here's french foreign minister, yves le drian. translation: it's a stab in the back. i we had established a relationship of trust with australia. but that trust has been broken. there's a lot of bitterness about this cancellation. this matter is not over. for more on this now is nomia iqbal, our washington correspondent. i asked her, how would you describe the french reaction? they are so angry about what's happened, and you have the secretary of state, antony blinken, trying to reassure france, saying, "we still value you as an ally, this is about us deepening relationships in the indo—pacific region." but the french are not buying that, as we heard there from the french foreign

jonathan beale, bbc news. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is in washington. is the law of unintended consequences. the people who signed this expected china to be angry. they did not expect the furious reaction from the french. there was meant to be a huge gala dinner to celebrate the french assisting the war of independence for the united states. the french frigate is here and the head of the french navy is here. they have said they're not going ahead with this. the french and americans have fallen out before, over the invasion of iraq, but one senior source suggested maybe the french hope they will get some reward from the americans, because of this slight. the french have have been hoping to sell diesel—powered submarines to the australians. that sale has fallen through and as a result it is the french who have gone nuclear. thank you. the bbc has seen documents suggesting the building industry and the government had evidence of the fire risks posed by several types of cladding more than a decade before the grenfell tower fire that claimed 72 lives. today,

jonathan beale, bbc news.tically, in a supermarket in auckland. the prime minister jacinda ardern described the stabbings as terrorism. the man had been under 2a hour police surveillance, as a known supporter of islamic state — his attack lasted 60 seconds before officers opened fire. 0ur correspondent shaima khalil sent this report. there's someone here with a knife. he's got a knife. panic and chaos at the countdown supermarket in auckland. oh no. confused shoppers and an attacker on a stabbing rampage. then this. shots fired. as people tried to flee, the police shot him within 60 seconds of the attack. he stabbed this woman when she came out, i was going in. i went down to the other end and there was an old gentleman, european man, lying on the ground. the man, who has not been named, reportedly took a large knife from a display cabinet in the supermarket and stabbed six people. three are in critical condition. the prime minister, jacinda ardern, said he was inspired by the terror group so—called islamic st

he's been talking to our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. desperation of thousands of people trying to flee a country now under taliban control. soldiers trained for combat trying to instill some order in the chaos. a massive humanitarian mission that has taken its toll. when you are dealing with a very large crowd that is fearful, in fear of its life, crushing, pressing against you, when women and children are being crushed and, yes, dying, in some cases, in your arms, your agency to deal with the situation and change it is very different than when you are on combat operations. there was emotions all the way through the operations. you can't see a young child, a baby, a woman crushed to death in front of you and then you having to deal with the aftermath of that, you can't see any of that without being emotional. there have been tears? yeah, of course there have been tears. and they did all this while their own lives were under threat. it culminated in a suicide attack just over a week ago. 13 of their us comrades were killed in the blast,

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jonathan beale, bbc news.k over the running of her life in 2008 because of fears about her mental health. the singer has been to court repeatedly to try to win back control, as our correspondent david willis reports. # you're toxic, i'm slippin' under... it's an arrangement she has branded toxic — one that britney spears says has prevented herfrom getting married and having a baby. now her father has finally agreed to relinquish the tight control he's maintained over her multi—million—dollar fortune ever since she was hospitalised with mental health issues following several highly public breakdowns back in 2008. having long maintained there was no justification for his removal from her conservatorship, jamie spears agreed under mounting pressure last month to step down — although he didn't specify when. a petition from britney spears' lawyers to remove him was due to be heard later this month. but in papers filed on his behalf, jamie spears has now conceded that his daughter's circumstances have changed to the

jonathan beale, bbc news.more than a decade before the grenfell tower fire that claimed 72 lives. today, hundreds of people caught up in the cladding crisis protested outside parliament. the government says its spending £5 billion to remove the most dangerous cladding. but flat owners say it's not nearly enough money, with their buildings facing repair bills running into millions of pounds, as tom symonds reports. it's going to cost £4 million to fix my building. e? it's going to cost £4 million to fix my building-— it's going to cost £4 million to fix my building._ £11 - my building. £7 million. £11 million. some _ my building. £7 million. £11 million. some of _ my building. £7 million. £11 million. some of the - my building. £7 million. £11. million. some of the hundreds my building. £7 million. £11- million. some of the hundreds of flat owners _ million. some of the hundreds of flat owners today _ million. some of the hundreds of flat owners today demanding - flat owners today demanding protection from the

have all the details on the new pact, as well as some analysis from our defence correspondent, jonathan beale links. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the international criminal court has authorised an investigation into the philippine president, rodrigo duterte, for possible crimes against humanity. the court said there's evidence that his "war on drugs" was a systematic attack on the civilian population. the un security council is expected to hold an emergency session to discuss missile tests which have been carried out by both north and south korea. the north koreans have warned that relations with the south could be "completely destroyed" by the illogical acts of the government in seoul. still to come a bit later in the programme: claims that facebook glossed over warnings its messaging app instagram could be having a harmful effect on many teenagers. but first... borisjohnson has sacked several senior government ministers in a major reshuffle of his cabinet. dominic raab, who was on holiday when the taliban marched into kabul, has been replaced as foreign secretar

protection of the allies shared interests in the indo—pacific region, as our defence correspondent jonathan bealeain aircraft carrier hms queen elizabeth and other britain and america will help australia, but not where the nuclear submarines. australia had originally asked france to modernise its submarines but the deal is now dead. it isn't yet clear how the work will be shared, but britain hopes it will be boosting its defence industry. the system already builds the submarines and the nuclear reactors. officials insist the defence partnership isn't a response to any one country but about stability and security in at the indo—pacific. it will not be welcomed by china. i'm joined now by our correspondent shaimaa khalil who is in sydney. how important is this to australia in particular? it how important is this to australia in particular? it is a big deal— australia in particular? it is a big deal for— australia in particular? it is a big deal for australia - australia in particular? it 3 a big deal for australia and a a big dealfor australia and a substantial boost to its defence capabilities. it

jonathan beale, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent ione wales is in westminster.eography, bitterly disappointed allies. we have already done the reshuffle, so let's look at the submarines. what has been the international response? it's obviously yielded a big international response as we heard there. stl essentially means the us and the uk will be able to give technology to australia so that they can build nuclear powered submarines. this has been widely regarded as a move to try and hold back some of the influence that they hold up about south china sea. 0bviously hold up about south china sea. obviously the main nation that this has caused an uproar with this china itself who have accused this as being deeply irresponsible. they have also accused this intensifying arms race, citing a cold war mentality as well, but as we heard there as well, also caused some diplomatic tensions abets cause her to home, not least read france, and this is because this deal means that a deal that france had had with australia for a $50 billion deal to build 12 new some brains has n

jonathan beale, bbc news.. the statue became the focus of protests after the killing of an unarmed black man, george floyd, in minneapolis last year by a white policeman. virginia's governor said honouring a soldier who'd fought to preserve slavery was a burden the state had borne for too many years. initial results of a postmortem examination on geronimo the alpaca show "a number of tb—like lesions" which defra say are now undergoing further investigation. there's some dispute about the early findings with the animal's owner, helen macdonald, saying they indicate he was disease free. geronimo was taken from a farm in south gloucestershire last week and put down by defra officials, after he twice tested positive for the disease. part of a family driveway on which a meteorite landed in february has been removed and will go on display at the natural history museum. the meteorite, which is already on display at the museum, crash—landed in gloucestershire in february. scientists will carry out research on both the

jonathan beale, bbc news.wallace said australia's move wasn't about antagonising anyone. china is embarking on one of the biggest military spends and military investments in history. it is growing its navy, air force, at a huge rate. extremely fast. obviously, it is engaged in some controversial areas, in disputed areas, we've seen in the south china sea, the taiwan straits, are areas that we often see in our media where there is stress. china is also in dispute with some of its neighbours like vietnam and philippines, on fishing grounds, etc. we have seen that. that is china, that is what they are doing at the moment. it's right that the united kingdom alongside other allies such as australia, stand up for the rules —based system and the international law and that is why we don't recognise some of the claims made about parts of the south china sea. we uphold the un convention of freedom of the sea and make sure we stand by that and so i think that's where we are with china but china is a global power, that is

jonathan beale, bbc news.s figures accused of mass killings. our correspondent yogita limaye is in mumbai. what does it take for a group of women to march through the capital at this moment?— at this moment? well, this is something — at this moment? well, this is something we _ at this moment? well, this is something we are _ at this moment? well, this is something we are seeing i at this moment? well, this is i something we are seeing almost at this moment? well, this is - something we are seeing almost every day from afghan women now, defying everything. in the face of taliban forces, who are coming out and firing gunshots in the air, in some cases, beating them, they are still marching the streets. we have had dozens of women notjust in kabul, but in other provinces coming out today. we are hearing those have been dispersed by the taliban and some protesters and some reporters who are covering those protests have been detained. we have also heard a hospital has received people who has —— you have been injur

emma simpson, bbc news. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is here.hat difference could this make? it’s a difference could this make? it's a familiar reaction, _ difference could this make? it's a familiar reaction, calling - difference could this make? it's a familiar reaction, calling the - difference could this make? it�*s —. familiar reaction, calling the army in when there is a crisis like this. the army and the military have made a difference in issues like the pandemic, in the olympics in 2012. i think there is a limit to what they can do so 150 is not an awful lot but there are 150 personnel on standby who qualify to drive lorries which carry fuel. another 150 personnel are also on standby to be their buddies in the cab, they would still have to be trained to drive those fuel company lorries, they would not drive military lorries, that might take 2— five days the earliest we would see them, if they are required, it would be the end of the in addition to that, i should say also remember 150, the shortage of fuel driver lorries is about 1,000, t

jonathan beale, bbc news.ger allegedly set up an online library to share right—wing propaganda and explosives—making manuals with like—minded people he had met on the web. he was found guilty at the old bailey. tributes have been paid to an 86—year—old man who died in a canal in cornwall while saving the life of his disabled daughter. lawrence casey went into bude canal in north cornwall to rescuejessica when she lost control of her mobility scooter on wednesday. she's now recovering at home. the family of mr casey said he was "devoted" to his daughter's care and his final act of love as a father was to sacrifice his life to save hers. at 7.30pm, it's dateline london, but first a full round up, from the bbc sports centre, here'sjon. good evening. england have a slender lead of 56 over india in the fourth test on day two. england started play three wickets down overnight then lost craig 0verton and dawid malan this morning to leave them in big trouble. umesh yadav with both wickets. 0llie pope helped dig them o

jonathan beale, bbc news.guilty of lying about an attack whilst on holiday in cyprus, is hoping to have her conviction overturned when the case goes before the country's supreme court later. the unnamed woman told police she had been raped by a group of 12 israeli men in ayia napa two years ago, before retracting the allegation. her lawyers have described her conviction as unsafe. poor quality housing in england is causing thousands of deaths every year, according to a new report from the centre for ageing better. the charity has called on the government to give more attention to the millions of homes falling below decent living standards. the ministry of housing says it's working hard to improve the quality of homes across england. the first space mission in history to be crewed entirely by amateur astronauts has taken off from florida. the four civilians on board include a health care worker, a scientist, a data analyst and a billionaire. they'll spend the next three days circling earth. our north america co

jonathan beale, bbc news.e _ yogita. well, it has been three and a half weeks since he _ yogita. well, it has been three and a half weeks since he left - yogita. well, it has been three and a half weeks since he left the i a half weeks since he left the country, and in his statement he said the reason he left was because the security officials of the presidential palace told him that if he doesn't do so, there would be what he calls horrific street to street fighting in kabul, and so to save the lives of 6 million people in the city, he decided it was best to leave. he strongly disputes allegations that he took millions of dollars with him while he was on his way out. he says he is ready for a financial audit, way out. he says he is ready for a financialaudit, he way out. he says he is ready for a financial audit, he is ready for his close aides to be audited and investigated as well, and he ends by apologising to the people of afghanistan that he couldn't get it to end differently, that he couldn't ensure sta

our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, says there are practical limits as to what the army can do military have made a difference in issues like the covid pandemic, in the olympics in 2012. i think there is a limit to what they can do here. 150 is not an awful lot but there are 150 personnel on standby who qualify to drive lorries which carry fuel. another 150 personnel are also on standby to be their buddies in the cab, they would still have to be trained to drive those fuel company lorries, they would not drive military lorries, that might take 2—5 days. the earliest we would see them, if they are required, it would be the end of the week. in addition to that, i should say also remember, the shortage of fuel driver lorries is about 1,000, so 150's about one tenth but in addition to that, there are going to be 20 military personnel who are qualified to test hgv drivers, this is the wider issue of a shortage of hgv drivers. who will be made available to the department for transport to push through people through those tests. again, this is a small unlimited response and this is as

that was jonathan beale about the uk army being pushed on standby.t guess. they are saying this is an example of terrible, gross, utterly incompetent government. the second part charges the government should have seen this coming, notjust the petrol shortages, have seen this coming, notjust the petrolshortages, but have seen this coming, notjust the petrol shortages, but on some of the supply problems in shops. essentially, their argument is the haulage industry had been warning governments about the potential shortfall in drivers, some of it caused by brexit. they should have done something before now. that’s done something before now. that's what the opposition _ done something before now. that's what the opposition is _ done something before now. that's what the opposition is a _ done something before now. that's what the opposition is a saying. - what the opposition is a saying. stay there because there's been an interesting reaction in europe. have a look at this headline from french tv station bfm, and it is asking the question, " the army to t

jonathan beale, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello.nce of some drizzly rain. the flow of air coming in from the north sea towards the coast of eastern scotland and north east england. here, we'll keep temperatures into around about the mid—teens, whereas elsewhere, it's upper teens close to 20 and temperatures a little bit higher where you do get to see some sunshine. that's it for now. bye— bye. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. no mass rollout of covid jabs for healthy 12 to 15 year olds — for now. it will be up to chief medical officers to examine the wider issues involved. the risks and benefits are finely balanced. but the other wider considerations such as educational benefits need to be taken into consideration. calls for more money for the nhs to deal with backlog of operations and the increasing demand for social care. fear and desperation — british soldiers tell us about the chaos they witnessed during the kabul evacuations. you can see a young child, a baby, a woman crushed to death in front of you and then you having t

jonathan beale, bbc news. we spent a lot of time with joya _ in the uk? a huge relief. we spent a lot of time with joya and _ in the uk? a huge relief. we spent a lot of time with joya and the - lot of time withjoya and the special forces unit. the lot of time with joya and the special forces unit. the sense you tet from special forces unit. the sense you get from watching _ special forces unit. the sense you get from watching that _ special forces unit. the sense you get from watching that he - special forces unit. the sense you get from watching that he is i special forces unit. the sense you get from watching that he is one i special forces unit. the sense you | get from watching that he is one of the 1's who has managed to get out. what about life for people who are still left behind? brute what about life for people who are still left behind?— still left behind? we are trying to facilitate extraction _ still left behind? we are trying to facilitate extraction of _ still left behind? we are trying to facil

senator ted cruz tweeted, i stand with kyrie irving, andrew wiggins, bradley beal, jonathan isaac, #nbanow. the senator's comments come in the bake of lebron james confirming he received the covid vaccine despite being initially skeptical. important comments from a key player while the nba and other leagues grapple with vaccine hesitancy among athletes and what to do about it. speeb says billion 90% of nba players are vaccinated. what could the 10% of holdouts mean for the up coming season. let's bring in best, bob costas. good the see you. >> by the way, when senator cruz says hats off, i stand with, that's further proof that when the crowd that says stick to sports makes that statement all it ever meant is stick to supports when you are saying i don't want to hear or i don't agree with. but if you are saying something i agree with, the microphone we want to hear. >> exactly. so lebron james, big voice, big presence says i was skeptical but i did the research. i asked the right people. it's the right choice for me and my family so i did it but i'm not going to use my platform to tell o

jonathan beale, bbc news.aris where those feelings and beginning of the trial of 20 men accused of being involved in the 2015 palace attacks including the only surviving suspected attacker and we understand he has arrived at the court. the healings were one of a nine months, he was arrested after a four—month manhunt following those attacks, arrested in belgium and brought back to paris and now he is facing the most serious of the charges amongst those on trial. there are iii defendants standing trial who have arrived at is understood so those healings boggle one ninth months and be seeing inside the courtroom earlier, a special courtroom has been built for these very significant healings. —— hearings. the home secretary, priti patel, is meeting her french counterpart today to discuss the huge increase in the numbers of peeople crossing the english channel on boats. the home office say that 785 migrants made the journey on monday alone. ms patel has warned that britain could withhold fifty—four million pounds

beal. i stabbed with jonathan isaac and then adding the hashtag your bold, your choice.stand with nba players. he was hardly critical of nba players who supported nfl players who still take a knee protesting police brutality or other causes. to all the athletes who have made millions in american freedom, stop insulting our heroes. never buy another shirt, shoes or jersey from rich athletes whose mission is to disparage the flag. nba athletes who voice support for the nfl athletes. there are conservatives like senator cruz who say government mandates for vaccines are wrong. it's a position that you can make in today's politics, but to jump out at a time vaccination is critical, public health experts are saying to back these athletes. number one it's a play for publicity, opportunism. number two, it's what? >> a play for opportunity and for the base of the republican party. there's a big debate earlier about the infrastructure bill, $3.5 trillion in spending and the energy of the party is vealy on the social issues, on things like vaccines and things like voting rights and