if convicted, matteo salvini _ help people. if convicted, matteo salvini could - help people.people. if convicted, i matteo salvini could face up help people. if convicted, - matteo salvini could face up to 15 years in prison. he has tried to make political capital out of the trial to bring the issue of migration, key to his support base, pack into focus as it has receded from public debate. "i will go to trial with my head held high", he tweeted when proceedings began, adding, "italy first". mark lowen, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. in west africa, security forces in nigeria are hunting for hundreds of inmates who escaped from a jail in 0yo state. heavily—armed men stormed the prison after blasting the walls with dynamite. over 800 prisoners were reported to have escaped, but some have already been recaptured. the russian energy giant, gazprom, says it'll suspend exports to moldova unless it pays a $700 million debt, and signs a new supply contract by december. gazprom has reduced supplies by a third to the former soviet state, which relies entirely on rus

if convicted, matteo salvini could in theory face up to 15 years in prison.ical capital out of the trial to bring the issue of migration, key to his supporters, back into focus, as it has receded from public debate. "i will go to trial with my head held high, he tweeted", adding, "italy first." mark lowen, bbc news. and speaking outside the court matteo salvini ridiculed the fact that richard gere was going to testify. translation: being put on trial forjust doing - my duty is surreal. i'm sorry for that. richard gere will come, now you tell me how serious is a trial where richard gere comes from hollywood to testify about how bad i am. i hope it lasts as short as possible because there are more important things to take care of. let s get some of to take care of. security forces in nigeria are hunting for hundreds of inmates who escaped from a jail in oyo state. heavily—armed men stormed the prison after blasting the walls with dynamite. over eight hundred prisoners were reported to have escaped but several hundred were recaptured. the russian energy giant, g

italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, has gone on trial in sicily over his refusal to let mr salvini had closed italian ports to rescue boats, accusing humanitarian groups of encouraging people smuggling. a prominent adviser to the british government on covid—19, is urging the public to do everything possible, to reduce transmission of the virus — as coronavirus infections are continuing to rise. ministers say there's no need for stricter measures in england, at the moment. now on bbc news, it's time for click.

if convicted, matteo salvini could in theory face up to 15 years in prison.al capital out of the trial to bring the issue of migration, key to his supporters, back into focus, as it has receded from public debate. "i will go to trial with my head held high, he tweeted", adding, "italy first." mark lowen, bbc news. and speaking outside the court, matteo salvini ridiculed the fact that richard gere was going to testify. translation: being put on trial for “ust doinu translation: being put on trial for just doing my _ translation: being put on trial for just doing my duty _ translation: being put on trial for just doing my duty is _ translation: being put on trial for just doing my duty is surreal, - translation: being put on trial for just doing my duty is surreal, i'm i just doing my duty is surreal, i'm sorry for that. richard gere will come, now you tell me how serious is a trial where richard gere comes from hollywood to testify about how bad i am? i hope it lasts as short as possible because there are more important things to take care of. hannah roberts i

if convicted, matteo salvini could in theory face up to 15 years in prison.ut of the trial to bring the issue of migration, key to his supporters, back into focus, as it has receded from public debate. "i will go to trial with my head held high, he tweeted", adding, "italy first." mark lowen, bbc news. and speaking outside the court matteo salvini ridiculed the fact that richard gere was going to testify. translation: being put on trial for just doing my duty is surreal. i'm sorry for that. richard gere will come, now you tell me how serious is a trial where richard gere comes from hollywood to testify about how bad i am. i hope it lasts as short as possible because there are more important things to take care of. hannah roberts is a journalist covering the story, she explained why preventing a boat from docking was being treated as kidnap. well, perhaps a illegal detection would be a fairer translation of the italian charge. in fact this forms a key part of his defence. he says the vote was free to leave at any time, it could go to spain where several towns

if convicted, matteo salvini could in theory face up to 15 years in prison.g to make political capital out of the trial to bring the issue of migration, key to his support base, pack into focus as it's receded from public debate. "i'll go to trial with my head held high", he tweeted when proceedings began, adding, "italy first". mark lowen, bbc news. now on bbc news: for thousands of years the inuit people lived off the land. now that weather patterns in the arctic have irreversibly shifted, inuit women are trying to hold their families together through it all. life on thin ice follows three generations of inuit women to see the impact that climate change has had on their community. banging drum #ayayayayayayay... # climate change came along and it changed everything. due to the ice melting, we've seen all of these changes. it's affecting us up here in the arctic circle. i am worried about the future. we have lagoon on one side, sound on the other. - we don't have any room to give. we don't know what's going to happen. - inupiaq have been here for thousands o

italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, has gone on trial in sicily over his refusal to let migrant boat dock in august, 2019. he denies charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty. mr salvini had closed italian ports to rescue boats, accusing humanitarian groups of encouraging people smuggling. a prominent adviser to the british government on covid—19, is urging the public to do everything possible, to reduce transmission of the virus — as coronavirus infections are continuing to rise. ministers say there's no need for stricter measures in england, at the moment. now on bbc news, it's time for our world: lebanon on life support. lebanon, on the eastern coast of the mediterranean. after decades of corruption and financial mismanagement, the small nation is now facing a humanitarian crisis. we have gone through war, we have gone through strikes, but this is the worst...the worst that we have gone through. for much of the last year, there has been no government. almost 80% of the population is now living in poverty. the country's public hospitals, a lifeline for many, are st

italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, has gone on trial in sicily over his refusal to let a migrant boat dock in august, 2019. he denies charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty. mr salvini had closed italian ports to rescue boats accusing humanitarian groups of encouraging people smuggling. a prominent adviser to the british government on covid—19, is urging the public to do everything possible, to reduce transmission of the virus — as coronavirus infections are continuing to rise. ministers say there's no need for stricter measures in england, at the moment. the chancellor, rishi sunak, is promising to spend almost seven billion pounds improving transport outside london, in england's city regions. it's one of a number of spending pledges to be unveiled in wednesday's budget. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. whether it's for work or leisure, how easy is it to get about where you live? greater manchester is one area set to receive cash to spend on transport improvements, such as tram upgrades and bus corridors. i think it's going to be a great idea for

italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, has gone on trial in sicily over his refusal to let boat dock in august, twenty—nineteen. he denies charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty. mr mattini had closed italian ports to rescue boats accusing humanitarian groups of encouraging people smuggling. a prominent adviser to the british government on covid—19, is urging the public to do everything possible, to reduce transmission of the virus — as coronavirus infections are continuing to rise. ministers say there's no need for stricter measures in england, at the moment. now on bbc news. wyre davies investigates. when would you want to die? it's one of life's biggest questions. my first response was, "who is going to find you? "what's it going to do to them?" about choice. about control. i think it would just be cruel for me not to have a choice. and what if we're given it? it would change us all. it's too dangerous. this is a red line in the sand and it should not be crossed. he'll have to wait. he's not gonna run a wheelchair over, is he? thank you! the sun's coming out now.

italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, has gone on trial in sicily over his refusal to let a migrant boat dock in august 2019. he denies charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty. mr salvini had closed italian ports to rescue boats, accusing humanitarian groups of encouraging people smuggling. a prominent advisor to the british government on covid—19 is urging the public to do everything possible to reduce transmission of the virus, as coronavirus infections are continuing to rise. ministers say there's no need for stricter measures in england at the moment. now on bbc news it's time for dateline london. laughter hello and welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline: london. this week: the british led the world in vaccination; why is it now leading europe — with the highest rate of covid? why in the climate battle, net zero is too high. and 12 angry men and women fear being pole—axed. joining us, maria margaronis, editor—at—large for the us magazine, the nation, is

italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, goes on trial, charged with kidnapping — after refusing two years ago. covid infections in the uk rise — as a prominent government adviser says he's fearful about another "lockdown christmas." and greta thunberg — the high profile environmental activist — talks to the bbc — about where she thinks world leaders are failing on tackling climate change. instead of trying to find solutions, real solutions that

italy's former interior minister — the right—wing leader matteo salvini — has gone on trial in sicilyg to allow a migrant boat to dock two years ago. investigations are continuing into a fatal shooting on an alec baldwin movie set — as the film director injured in the incident — speaks out for the first time. we'll be live in la for the latest. also in the programme... president erdogan of turkey withdraws diplomatic status from ambassadors from ten countries — including the united states — for demanding the release of a prominent activist. concerns over another sharp rise in covid infections in the uk — a prominent government adviser says he's fearful about another "lockdown christmas".

italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, has gone on trial in sicily over his refusal to let migrant boat dock in august, 2019. he denies charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty. mr salvini had closed italian ports to rescue boats, accusing humanitarian groups of encouraging people smuggling. a prominent adviser to the british government on covid—19, is urging the public to do everything possible, to reduce transmission of the virus — as coronavirus infections are continuing to rise. ministers say there's no need for stricter measures in england, at the moment. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we're at the biggest show on earth. there will be robots, poetry, and the biggest screen you've ever seen. # ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for. you've waited for. # in the heat of dubai. # your sweat soaking through the floor... yes, it's a year later than planned, but it's finally on. world expo 2020 has opened its doors and we're finally on the ground to see the spectacle. dubai has turned an enormous section of desert into an event where nea

italy's former interior minister matteo salvini has gone on trial in sicily, accused of preventing a9. mr salvini, the leader of the right—wing league party, is charged with kidnapping and dereliction of duty. a number of other former government ministers in italy have been called to give evidence. ahead of the climate summit cop26 — which starts in a week's time, in glasgow — the world's biggest oil exporter, saudi arabia, says it's aiming to reach net—zero carbon emissions by 2060. meanwhile, the environmental activist greta thunberg has called for honesty from the world leaders about where they are failing to stop climate change. one of the messages that we have is, be honest about where you are, how you have been failing, how you are still failing us and how they spend their time, instead of trying to find solutions, real solutions, that would actually lead somewhere, that would lead to a substantial and fundamental change, they seem to spend their time trying to come up with loopholes to find excuses for them. greta thunberg. with all the sport now, here's gavin ramjaun, at the

matteo salvini faces charges including kidnapping, and dereliction of duty. rescue boat after mr salvini refused it permission to dock at the island of lampedusa. more than 200 incidents of drink and injection spiking have been reported to police forces across the uk since september. the national police chiefs' council say there have been 198 confirmed reports of people having their drinks spiked, while there were 2a reports of someone being injected. two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into spiking incidents in nottingham. jason harwin is the lead for drugs on the national police chiefs' council. he says police are taking this type of crime seriously. it makes the environment very hostile for those who commit the offence. we are looking at licensed premises, working with universities and wider partnerships to make sure more arab us are alert within those environments are to stop offences taking place. —— to make sure more of us are alert. and if people do believe they are a victim, it is really important to report that to the polic

matteo salvini faces charges including kidnapping and dereliction of duty.anish rescue boat after mr salvini refused it permission to dock at the island of lampedusa. over 200 incidents of drink and injection spiking have been reported to police forces across the uk since september. the national police chiefs' council say there have been 198 confirmed reports of people having their drinks spiked, while there were a further 2a reports of someone being injected. two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into spiking incidents in nottingham. we can speak now to mike kill, the chief executive of the night time industries association. thank you very much forjoining us. a light is being shown on this. it is not new, although the injection part does seem to be pretty new. what is your perspective on how widespread this is?— widespread this is? well, it is a hue widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern — widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern across _ widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern across the - widespread this is? w

its leader matteo salvini has polarized the country with his extreme anti-immigration views. >> thisment to broach the subject with william while we cook. >> now you cut the head. >> so you don't cook the whole fish? >> you can, but we keep our tradition. in como, you know, you move just 10 kilometers and everything changes. >> really? >> this is the nice and difficulty of italy. i think it's something that is the italian dna. we say, it's not difficult to govern the italians. >> you understand? >> now we're going to cook it. >> we need butter. a lot of butter. >> whoa, jesus, yeah. >> sage here, with the butter and with the garlic. >> so tell me about the political climate in italy now. >> it's very difficult to make a good government for all the italians. >> right. because something that is good in the south maybe is not good in the north. mr. salvini is one politician that is born from lega nord, and step by step, he start to grow also in the south. >> you worked all over the world. what do you think about salvini's attitude towards immigrants? >> in italy we don't have the system

the italian right—wing politician matteo salvini goes on trial in sicily on kidnapping charges — forent government adviser says he's fearful about another

italy�*s former interior minister, matteo salvini, has gone on trial in sicily, accused of preventingion of duty. a number of other former government ministers in italy have been called to give evidence. the us military says it has killed a senior al-qaeda leader in a drone strike in north—west syria. a us central command spokesman said that abdul hamid al—matar had been successfully targeted using a reaper drone. it�*s been estimated that uk households bought more than 3 million pets during lockdowns but are some of those dog owners now abandoning their pets, as their former lives resume? yes, according to rescue charities, who are reporting not only high capacities in their shelters, but also owners pretending their pets are strays in order to get rid of them more easily. sara rosser is head of welfare at hope rescue — a centre in wales that is experiencing high levels of what it calls "fake strays." this just sounds a horrific thing to do. this 'ust sounds a horrific thing to do. ~ , ., ., this 'ust sounds a horrific thing to do. ~ , . ., ,., , do. we understand that sometimes eo -