today, the government of mauritius said no.lagpole and then raised their national flag, politely but provocatively staking claim to territory held by britain for half a century. this being part of mauritius, it deserves to have a flag here, so that when people come, they know that they are entering mauritian territory. the mauritians then sang their national anthem, a little softly, but don't mistake that for a lack of determination. mauritius has won worldwide support, its prime minister sending this recorded message. as the state with sovereignty over the chagos archipelago, mauritius will ensure a wise stewardship of its territory. applause. the mauritians are already acting like it is a done deal, bringing in these international experts to map their new maritime borders, surveying this reef to see if it might actually count as an island. i haven't seen any dry land yet. no dry land. no. that's not good news, then, for the mauritians? well, the legal aspects, i'll leave them to the lawyers. and the mauritian lawyers have bee

to complete the process of decolonising mauritius.ng to be a mixed bag as well. this is the jet stream for the next few days, it is going to be a powerfuljet few days, it is going to be a powerful jet stream, few days, it is going to be a powerfuljet stream, and it will send low pressure in our direction. there is a lot happening on this weather front with these low pressures zooming through and lots of isobars, lots of blobs of blue. a whole lot of weather heading our way, and on top of that, a lot of wind, physically across more northern and western parts of the uk. so, in risk of gales. but it will be mild, bitterly in the middle of the week, with temperatures reaching 1a or 15 celsius across some southern parts of the country around wednesday. but here is the here and now. damp weather eventually reaching southern parts of the uk. skies may clearfor a time this evening and overnight, before the rain, and other weather front, reaches western parts of the uk. but it is mild across the bulk of the uk. seven or eight celsius, cold in

certainly those on mauritius desperate to come back and stay here. its claim to the islands. environmental campaigners say nearly a 100 endangered species in england have seen their prospects of survival improve, thanks to a nationwide rescue effort. the blacktailed godwit, the barberry carpet moth and the little whirlpool ramshorn snail are among those helped by the "back from the brink" project. nearly 60,000 volunteers took part in the campaign, helping to monitor the species and plant shrubs to help create more habitats. a new campaign to highlight the early signs of a heart attack is being launched by nhs england aimed at saving thousands of lives. doctors say lesser known symptoms include sweating and feeling dizzy — as jon donnison reports. a new tv advert urging people to look out for the early signs of a heart attack. a feeling of unease. but a poll of 2000 people carried out for the launch of this nhs campaign found that fewer than half those asked knew to dial 999 if they or a loved one were experiencing some of the more vague symptoms, su

today, the government of mauritius said no. flag, politely but provocatively staking claim to territory held by britain for half a century. this being part of mauritius, it deserves to have a flag here, so that when people come, they know that they are entering mauritian territory. the mauritians then sang their national anthem, a little softly, but don't mistake that for a lack of determination. mauritius has won worldwide support, its prime minister sending this recorded message. as the state with sovereignty over the chagos archipelago, mauritius will ensure a wise stewardship of its territory. applause the mauritians are already acting like it is a done deal, bringing in these international experts to map their new maritime borders, surveying this reef to see if it might actually count as an island. i haven't seen any dry land yet. no dry land? no. that's not good news, then, for the mauritians? well, the legal aspects, i'll leave them to the lawyers. and the mauritian lawyers have been busy. they have won two victories at

sadly, there are many in mauritius desperate to come back and stay here.ritain in its claim to the islands. so, has there been any reaction from britain to this? hat so, has there been any reaction from britain to this?— britain to this? not that i'm aware of in the last— britain to this? not that i'm aware of in the last few _ britain to this? not that i'm aware of in the last few hours. _ britain to this? not that i'm aware of in the last few hours. i've - britain to this? not that i'm aware of in the last few hours. i've very i of in the last few hours. i've very busy on the island here. britain is aware of this trip. they will say, they say they will not try to obstruct it. and america have made no move to obstruct the trip. so, i think britain �*s position is that they still claim sovereignty over they still claim sovereignty over the islands, but there are, i think, suggestions, hopeful and optimistic suggestions, hopeful and optimistic suggestions from lawyers here, they think that britain may be starting to move towards a position where they may tr

certainly those on mauritius desperate to come back and stay here. has posted a video on social media, showing a commuter harassing him and his guide dog on a london underground escalator. this video of the interaction shared by dr amit patel — who is blind — has now been viewed online more than a million times and prompted an outpouring of support. for those who use an escalator probably don't realise just how bouncy they are, how much noise they make, what the environment around them — as a blind person, that's why i have to keep myself safe, it's listening to all these sounds. so holding onto an escalator and her harness, and then having someone tried to walk over her, walk around her, or even shout at me — it's just a difficult situation because i don't know how far that'll escalate. because she's trained specifically to get to the escalator, to stop, and wait for the command "forward" — socialjump on, so that way she doesn't catch her pause, and for me to hold onto the rail. and she will stay there until it starts to level out, she'll walk, and

. ., , , complete the process of decolonising mauritius. . , , ., , , mauritius.s been absolutely brilliant to talk _ we can see lots of movement behind you. we would like to hearfrom some of the people landed there with you today, may be a bit later but for now thank you so much. now time for a look at the weather with matt. it will be a rather soggy saturday for some of you but for others, saying bright with the channel islands and hazy sunshine here. the sunshine was gotten to know that i owned what south—east scotland, northern england, wales, towards the south—west, rain becomes heavy for a time, putting into the midlands and north—east, and when is quite blustery. temperatures a bit milder. more wet weather gathers towards the us later, conditions that northern half of scotland with some frost and ice going into sunday morning. also a very cloudy day for england and wales, southern scotland, outbreaks of rain, developing quite widely, persistent across parts of southern scotland with kingswood through england and wales, dry start and it will turn wetter here

islanders exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritiusk. the armed forces ministerjames heappey says britain's military will not be able to fly uk nationals out of ukraine as it did in afghanistan. the united states has warned a russian invasion could come at any time. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. a number of countries including the uk and the us have called for their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. the us has told its non—emergency staff at its embassy in kyiv to leave and reportedly withdrawn nearly all remaining soldiers. russia has confirmed that it has reduced the number of staff at its embassy in kyiv as more diplomatic efforts are made to prevent war in ukraine. this afternoon, french president emmanuel macron and russia's vladimir putin have re—iterated their desire to maintain dialogue. president biden is to speak to mr putin later, and the us secretary of state anthony blinken has told the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov that a diplomatic path remains open, but it needs moscow to de—escalate. pa

today, the government of mauritius said no.lagpole and then raised their nationalflag, politely but provocatively staking claim to territory held by britain for half a century. this being part of mauritius, it deserves to have a flag here, so that when people come, they know that they are entering mauritian territory. the mauritians then sang their national anthem, a little softly, but don't mistake that for a lack of determination. mauritius has won worldwide support, its prime minister sending this recorded message. as the state with sovereignty over the chagos archipelago, mauritius will ensure a wise stewardship of its territory. applause. the mauritians are already acting like it is a done deal, bringing in these international experts to map their new maritime borders, surveying this reef to see if it might actually count as an island. i haven't seen any dry land yet. no dry land. no. that's not good news, then, for the mauritians? well, the legal aspects, i'll leave them to the lawyers. and the mauritian lawyers have been

people from islands in the indian ocean are at the centre of a land dispute between britain and mauritiusconvincing win for england against italy in the six nations rugby. good evening. germany has become the latest western nation to warn publicly of an imminent russian invasion of ukraine, with the german chancellor saying there was a "serious threat to peace in europe." olaf scholz is to travel to moscow this week, in another attempt to defuse tensions. here, the defence secretary ben wallace has caused controversy, by suggesting that current diplomatic efforts had �*a whiff of munich' about them — a reference to a peace deal made with hitler before the second world war. russia now has up to 130,000 troops along ukraine's border, although moscow has said in repeated statements that there are no plans to invade. ukraine's ambassador to britain criticised mr wallace's remarks, saying it wasn't the best time to offend partners. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. taking steps to bring russia back from the brink. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has been holding talks in mo

certainly those on mauritius desperate to come back and stay here.hagosians in britain no more divided — many of them still supporting britain and its claim to the islands. andrew and its claim to the islands. harding. let's update with andrew harding. let's update you with the headlines. the armed forces minister warns the uk will not be able to fly british nationals out of ukraine if russia invades — and says russia's in a position where it could attack "at no notice". the ukrainian president says warnings of a russian attack is creating "panic" and demands to see firm proof of a planned invasion. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country, and all this information that helps only for panic doesn't help us. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by payi

a ship sent by the government of mauritius has arrived at the chagos archipelago in the indian ocean.islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. our correspondent andrew harding was also on board the ship with them and sent this update shortly after they landed. they have just arrived here on the home islands. it has been 50 years since the british kicked them off and removed them forcibly from the place of their birth. today they are back, courtesy of the mauritian government. in the past, it has been impossible for anybody to come here without british permission and a british guard, military escort. today, the mauritian government, in a very bold — some would say provocative — move, has come here under its own steam, insisting that it has the right and exercising its right to visit what it considers its own territory. this is a really important moment in the tug of war between britain and mauritius over these incredibly isolated but strategically very important islands. mauritius insisting they are ours, and you can hear there olivier bancoult, who has ca

the official reason for this boat trip is to survey a reef, as mauritius seeks to define the maritimen territory and it's capable of showing that the united kingdom that it doesn't require the permission of the united kingdom to go. so it's a significant moment of change. this trip is a deliberately provocative move by the mauritian government, designed at least in part to embarrass britain and to remind it that, when it comes to the tug of war over who owns the chagos archipelago, britain now has very few friends left. it will take days to reach the chagos islands, for a trip that combines science, high politics and the raw desire to go home. andrew harding, bbc news, in the indian ocean. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has said a lengthy protest against covid restrictions by truckers in the capital ottawa must stop. the city centre has been paralysed for days by hundreds of parked trucks. our correspondent in ottawa, samira hussain, says the protests were calmer today. yesterday in this area, the scene was really very tense. and i think it was because the state of emerg

people from islands in the indian ocean are at the centre of a land dispute between britain and mauritius wait is over for the super excited fans at the super bowl — america's biggest sporting event kicks off in los angeles. will they — or won't they? as the warnings and anxieties continue to mount over the chances of russia invading ukraine, diplomatic missions will be coming thick and fast again this week in an effort to find some way to avoid war, starting with germany's new leader olaf scholz visiting kyiv and moscow. just as germany becomes the latest western nation to publicly warn that a russian invasion may be imminent, ukraine's government has called for a meeting with moscow. and the ukrainian ambassador to the uk has suggested his country might consider dropping its long—held ambition tojoin nato. vadym pristaiko was speaking to the bbcjust a few hours ago. this is what is written in our constitution, and by being ambassador, by saying "might", i'm somehow going against the major document we have? what i'm saying here, that we are flexible trying to find the best way out. if we

home after a 50 year exile — for the people at the centre of a land dispute between britain and mauritiusindian ocean. ukraine's ambassador to the uk has told the bbc that his country may consider dropping its ambitions to join nato — in an effort to avoid military conflict with russia. germany has become the latest western nation to warn publicly of an imminent russian invasion of ukraine, with the german chancellor saying there was a "serious threat to peace in europe." russia now has up to 130 thousand troops along ukraine's border, but moscow insists there are no plans to invade. courtney bembridge reports. anti—aircraft missiles arriving in kyiv and lithuania. ukraine has received planeloads of aid in recent weeks to help shore up in recent weeks to help shore up its defences after russia amassed more than 100,000 troops on the borders. moscow wants assurances that nato will never admit to ukraine, which has long wanted to join the western military alliance. ukraine's ambitions are even written into its constitution but now the country's ambassador to the uk says it may have to consi

but now mauritius, which used to have jurisdiction of them, is trying to claim them back.ted nations says britain must hand the archipelago back to mauritius — but uk refuses to do so while america uses one of the islands for a military base. when britain took over the chagos islands, it expelled the local population of around 2,000 people. now, some of those who've been in exile for decades accompanied a group of scientists on a research trip for a return visit to theirformer home. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined them — and is the firstjournalist to broadcast from the chagos islands. farfrom anywhere, a hidden archipelago. these isolated islands have been strictly off—limits for half a century. boat horn blasts. but today, rare access — and a remarkable homecoming. these chagos islanders were forced to leave by britain in the early 1970s. as their feet touch home sand, the emotions surge. this woman was just 21 and pregnant when the british killed her dog and ordered her to leave. "i'm happy to be allowed home," she said, "but sad that i can't stay." this i

mauritius insisting they are theirs.government saying it is long overdue that britain announces its sovereignty and let the people of chagos return to live here. the us government are confirming that the us embassy in kyiv is ordering nonemergency staff to leave ukraine, so nonemergency staff leaving ukraine from the us embassy in kyiv. that is the embassy there. you are watching bbc news. hello. whilst there will be some sunshine around at times over the next few days, our weather has taken a turn for the much more changeable. the reason is a driving jet stream. the reason is a driving jet stream. the air drives low pressure systems, and kicked into life this week across the atlantic, and one area of low pressure will be followed one after another, so we will see some pretty wet weather at times. the first half of the week will be miles before something colder later on, and with it we will see some strong winds as well. so bear that in mind if you have got any half term plans for this week. today, get ready for some wet

. >> this being part of mauritius, they deserve to have a flag here.le come, they know they are entering mauritian territory. >> may saying their national anthem. -- they sang their national anthem. they have worldwide support, the prime minister sending this recorded message. >> as the state announces sovereignty over the chagos archipelago, mauritius will ensure wide stewardship of their territor >> the mauritians are already acting like it is a done deal, bringing in international experts to map their borders. >> i haven't seen any dryland yet. >> not good news then for the mauritiuans? >> the legal aspects, i will leave them to the lawyers. >> and the lawyers have been busy, winning two victories at the united nations. under international law, britain is illegally occupying the islands. the british and the americans say that their priority is security. if the u.k. surrenrs sovereignty over this strategic archipelago, before long the chinese navy could be must -- muscling in. the mauritian government says they won't allow that to happen. also visiti

and so, officials from mauritius now prepare their flagpole, boldly staking claim to the chagos archipelagoextraordinary to think that these exquisite islands have been cut off from the outside world for half a century. and this visit by the mauritian government has challenged and maybe changed that. it is very difficult now to imagine britain clinging onto its hidden archipelago for that much longer. as for the islanders, they plan to come back here soon — and perhaps for good. andrew harding, bbc news. demonstrators protesting against covid—19 vaccine rules in new zealand have begun singing and dancing to the music ofjames blunt — which was originally being played by the authorities in an attempt to disperse them. police have been playing songs including "baby shark", blunt�*s "you're beautiful" and "let it go" from disney's frozen, in an effort to end the protests, which have been going on for a week. now, imagine opening your post and finding a cheque for more than two trillion pounds — the equivalent of almost three trillion dollars. well, that's exactly what happened to dozens of peop

a boat sent by the government of mauritius has arrived in the disputed chagos archipelago in the indian ocean. the united nations�* highest court has ruled that britain's occupation of the islands is illegal, but britain has refused to hand control to mauritius. those on board include a number of islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. mauritian officials are expected to raise the nationalflag on at least two of the islands. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. well, it is quite a mixed bag today. some of us across east anglia and the south—east have enjoyed some dry weather but the rain is going to arrive a little bit later on — nothing too heavy. and where the rain is heavy right now, it might actually peter out through this evening — only to return through the early hours of sunday morning. so, very early on sunday, it does look distinctly wet across many western parts — particularly across wales. it will be dry and chilly across central and northern scotland, and i think tomorrow that's where the weather will be best — the north of sco

and so officials from mauritius now prepare their flagpole, boldly staking claim to the chagos archipelagoinary to think that these exquisite islands have been cut off from the outside world for half a century. but this visit by the mauritian government has challenged and maybe changed that. it is very difficult now to imagine britain clinging onto its hidden archipelago for that much longer. as for the islanders, they plan to come back here soon — and perhaps for good. andrew harding, bbc news. the public inquiry into one of britain's biggest miscarriages ofjustice begins hearing evidence this morning. tracy felstead was sent to holloway jailfor three months when she was just 19 years old. last year, along with 71 others, her conviction was overturned. the bbc�*s file on four programme has been following her story — and took her back to holloway, 20 years after her release. i'm feeling loads of different emotions. i'm scared of what's on the other side of those gates. i'm angry. it needs to be done. it needs to be put to bed. i first met tracy two years ago, when she was fighting to clear

, that britain has no rightful claim to them, and that by giving them back to mauritius, britain willent really seeking to some extent to embarrass britain and galvanise the world into continuing to support its claim to the islands. the former pope benedict has asked for forgiveness for any "grievous fault" over his handling of child abuses cases when he was the archbishop of munich. in a letter released by the vatican, benedict denied personal wrongdoing, but acknowledged mistakes. this is his secretary reading benedict's letter. translation: this era, which regrettably _ translation: this era, which regrettably was _ translation: this era, which regrettably was verified, - translation: this era, which regrettably was verified, was l translation: this era, which | regrettably was verified, was not intentionally willed and i hope i'll be excused —— this error. to me, it proved deeply hurtful that this oversight was cast out on my truthfulness and even to label me a liar. this is the former pope benedict xvi. last month, a german report said he'd failed to take action against four prie

take a look at this video from mauritius. it brought strong winds and high waves to the nation.he capital saw winds peaking at 151 kilometers per hour. the storm also left at least 7,500 homes without power. it downed trees and power lines. telephone services were also disrupted. public and air transportation were halted while banks and shops were closed. this system will likely make landfall in madagascar on saturday and it will continue to move over the island into sunday. it could be one of the strongest storms to hit the country in recorded history. that's it for me. stay safe. ♪ ♪ >>> one more story to share with you before we go. artists in southwestern japan are looking to craft a more open society using only a simple brush and ink. each of these drawings was made by someone with foreign roots and ties to the southern prefecture of saga. they express a humble yet profound concept, free your heart of borders. these characters mean family. a woman from britain was inspired to write it after spending two years separated from their loved ones due to the coronavirus pandemic.

islanders — exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius more headlines at lipm. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week... imitates arnold schwarzenegger: i need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle. blimey! the terminator�*s on zoom! robert de niro�*s waiting and he's talking italian. and... # just one cornetto! can you hear me? hello? yes, can you hear me? are you muted? no, are you frozen? all i'm getting is me back. i can hear me. 0k, hang on. sorry! hang on! what have you done? have you dropped the phone? yeah, sorry. i can hear you now. hello? you've got me? yes, there we go. good, i've got more used to talking to you like this than in real life now. yeah, and i'm more used to talking to you while you're walking up and down wherever you're going. did you know that a fifth of all zoom meetings last year took place while people were walking and running? and i reckon that's all you. all me — just think of the steps! but many people have been doing it a bit more horizontally. don't know what you're talking about! but list

islanders — exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritiusow on bbc news, professional photographer conor mcdonnell has travelled the world and photographed everyone from calvin harris in las vegas to david attenborough in kenya. we follow him as he revisits the people and places that gave him his big break. it's been a while since i've walked a dog around here. i know. do you remember you used to walk the dog when you were little? yeah. yeah, and you used to bring your camera and take lots of pictures. yeah, he was my test subject a lot of the time. yeah! i rememberyou being upset you couldn't get in to see one of your favourite bands and you were telling me how you were going to do everything you could do to get in there. yeah, to get a pass. and look where you've ended up now. it completely changed the whole sort of trajectory of my life into this crazy world and crazyjob that i do now. some of the people i've photographed are ellie goulding, niall horan, david beckham, calvin harris. i think you've got some interesting way of being able t

a boat sent by the government of mauritius to the disputed chagos islands will arrive in the next fewat it should relinquish control. those on board include a number of islanders who were for forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. our correspondent andrew harding sent us this report. we are with the mauritian government and their delegation. they have already run up the mauritian flag and they have brought other flags with them that they are going to plant on two of the disputed chagos islands. there are also scientists on board who are going to be measuring the reefs. that�*s part of a maritime dispute between the mauritian government and neighbouring maldives and their archipelago. and perhaps most significantly, there are also five people who were thrown off the chagos islands 50 years ago by the british government, and they are now returning for the first time without british government permission to see their island homes and to return again to inspect the graves of their ancestors. they say they are victims of a british crime against humanity. andrew harding there,

mauritius is preparing to raise its nationalflag on the disputed chagos archipelago in the indian oceanrs ago to allow the us to build an airbase there and residents were forcibly removed from their homes. crowds of protesters opposed to covid restrictions in canada are reported to be building up again near the ambassador bridge, linking the province of ontario with the us state of michigan. police managed to clear the area of big trucks but a small number of pick up vehicles are still there. the standoff has continued even after a court on friday ordered an end to the demonstration. jessica murphy reports from ottawa. horn honks. it didn't take that many vehicles to block the busiest land border crossing in canada, but it's taking hours for police to clear the ambassador bridge blockade. for the moment, the officers are trying negotiation tactics as they try to get protesters to leave peacefully after six days of demonstrations. their message that they tried to send from the very beginning has clearly lost its way, and i don't think the people here — notjust the police, but i don't thi

mauritius is preparing to raise its nationalflag on the disputed chagos archipelago in the indian ocean to build an airbase there and residents were forcibly removed from their homes. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines . us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he�*ll respond with �*severe economic sanctions�* if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus — the kremlin has accused the west of �*hysteria�*. let�*s stay with that story now. earlier my colleague lewis vaughanjones spoke to sergei markov — former member of the russian assembly, the dumas, and a former aide to president putin — and asked him if the russian troops on the border will invade. no. so there are no circumstances under which those troops will invade ukraine? if they will recognise the republics and the kyiv regime start aggression against them, probably the russian army will have to crush them. but it will not be so much an invasion, but more liberation of the eastern region so far. so you�*re saying if those russian troops crossed the border, it wouldn�*t b

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the exercise is being conducted in the vicinity of bahrain, djibouti, kenya, madagascar, mauritius, and the seychelles until february 17. 14 nations are participating and will conduct several maritime security exchanges to include vessel queries, and ship boardings, airborne maritime patrol operations, and search and rescue drills. the exercise promotes national and regional security in east africa and increases interoperability between the u.s., african nations and international partners. finally, i'd like to announce that the secretary has approved the next round of dod advisory boards and committees for resumption of operations. these are going to be listed in a press release that will be going up on defense.gov here very shortly. so, you don't have to write all these down, but i will list them for the record. these boards include the defense innovation board, the national security education board, the national security agency emerging technologies panel, the advisory board for the national reconnaissance office, the army education advisory committee, the education for sea power advi

remote chagos islands, in the indian ocean, have been under british control for 50 years but now mauritiusback — but the uk refuses to do so while america uses one of the islands for a military base. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, who is the first journalist to broadcast from the chagos islands, joined some who have returned to theirformer home after decades of exile. farfrom anywhere, a hidden archipelago. these isolated islands have been strictly off—limits for half a century. boat horn blasts. but, today, rare access and a remarkable homecoming. these chagos islanders were forced to leave by britain in the early 1970s. as their feet touch home sand, the emotions surge. this woman was just 21 and pregnant when the british killed her dog and ordered her to leave. "i'm happy to be allowed home," she says, "but sad that i can't stay." this is a short visit, and there is work to be done. it feels to me like somebody who comes home after a long break and wants to tidy up. is that how you feel? of course, you know, as i said, there's not a better place than where you were born, wher

people from islands in the indian ocean are at the centre of a land dispute between britain and mauritius