domestic passport registration documents, and stamped on them was the number of the russian ministry of defenceere not ordinary people, that these appeared to be russian intelligence officers. bellingcat�*s investigation didn't end there. their evidence showed that scientists linked to the 2018 poisonings were following russian opposition leader, alexei navalny on a0 separate trips in 2020. that includes the journey where he was poisoned. it seems what we've stumbled on with the skripal story, is this entire kind of network of russian assassinations using nerve agents. and that sounds completely insane, but, you know, we have the receipts. we have the phone records. we have everything to show this is happening. and this is basically unique to russia because russia has this massive amount of corruption where data, phone records, even of they are spies�*, are freely available to anyone that does a bit of googling. what tools or software do you or your investigators use when you're looking at photographs and trying to work out where they've been taken and when you are tracking information back int

the ministry of defence said it will review the findings. ten deaths should not have happened, and it was poor decision—making by a number of soldiers, probably poor leadership at thejunior level, operating at a time of great violence, amidst a poor strategic policy that led to this. and it is shameful. 0n the streets that saw such bloodshed, tonight, there are still hundreds of killings from the troubles that remain unsolved. but for the families of ballymurphy now a new sense of vindication. emma vardy there. what is going on here, you might ask. a prominent damascus family that's kept an ancient sufi tradition alive for over 100 years have been thrown a lifeline. thanks to restaurant goers during the holy month of fasting. the family of dancers are, like many syrians, no longer able to travel to europe and across the arab world. but having a local audience has meant they can continue to perform, as mark lobel reports. sufi whirling — a way of worshipping god, releasing negative energy on the dance floor, reaching a trancelike state — a tra

domestic passport registration documents, and stamped on them was the number of the russian ministry of defencethey were not ordinary people, that these appeared to be russian intelligence officers. bellingcat�*s investigation didn't end there. their evidence showed that scientists linked to the 2018 poisonings were following russian opposition leader, alexei navalny on a0 separate trips in 2020. that includes the journey where he was poisoned. it seems that the site we stumbled on with the skripal story, is this entire kind of network of russian assassinations using nerve agents. and that sounds completely insane, but, you know, we have the receipts. we have the phone records. we have everything to show this is happening. and this is basically unique to russia because russia has this acute, massive amount of corruption where data, phone records, even if they are spies�* are freely available to anyone that does a bit of googling. what tools or software do you or your investigators use when you're looking at photographs and trying to work out where they've been taken and when you are tracking in

the ministry of defence said it will review the findings. no getting away that these ten deaths should not have happened, and it was poor decision—making by a number of soldiers, probably poor leadership at thejunior level, operating at a time of great violence, amidst a poor strategic policy that led to this. and it is shameful. on the streets that saw such bloodshed, tonight, celebration. there are still hundreds of killings from the troubles that remain unsolved. but for the families of ballymurphy now a new sense of vindication. emma vardy there. let's get some of the day's other news. a former soldier who has confessed to killing an eight—year—old girl in a case that horrified france has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of murdering another manjust months before. police initially said after nordahl lelandais was arrested in 2017 that they were looking again at 40 unsolved disappearances and cold cases. but nothing has emerged to back the theories that he was a serial killer. he has insisted that both killings were acciden

the ministry of defence said it will review the findings. ese ten deaths should not have happened, and it was poor decision—making by a number of soldiers, probably poor leadership at thejunior level, operating at a time of great violence, amidst a poor strategic policy that led to this. and it is shameful. 0n the streets that saw such bloodshed, tonight, celebration. there are still hundreds of killings from the troubles that remain unsolved. but for the families of ballymurphy now a new sense of vindication. emma vardy there. the latest there from northern ireland. hence to a return to the good old days. the brit awards have been held at the 02 arena in london in front of an audience largely made up of key workers. the ceremony is being used by the government to test the impact of gatherings on the transmission of covid. colin paterson reports. a dual win for dua lipa. she performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod to geri halliwell with her dress, and won both best female and album of the year for future nostalgia. released last march during th

the ministry of defence said it will review the findings. ay warrant an official apology. there is no getting away that these ten deaths should not have happened, and it was poor decision—making by a number of soldiers, probably poor leadership at thejunior level, operating at a time of great violence, amidst a poor strategic policy that led to this. and it is shameful. 0n the streets that saw such bloodshed, tonight, celebration. there are still hundreds of killings from the troubles that remain unsolved. but for the families of ballymurphy now a new sense of vindication. emma vardy there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we meet the syrian family keeping the ancient tradition of sufi whirling alive. "the pope was shot, the pope will live" — that is the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world

the ministry of defence has welcomed the decision. with the murder ofjoe mccann, who was a senior member of a public paramilitary group, known as the official ira. he was shot dead in the markets area of south belfast in the markets area of south belfast in 1972. now, these soldiers and another soldier who has since died, they were asked at the time to help police arrestjoe mccann and asjoe mccann, the curt herds, —— the court heard, escaped, they fired the shots. the court heard thatjoe mccann was not armed in the time but he had been involved in the death of “p he had been involved in the death of up to 15 british soldiers by that point. so, soldier a up to 15 british soldiers by that point. so, soldiera and up to 15 british soldiers by that point. so, soldier a and soldier c... detectives were tasked of investigating the unsolved conflict investigating the unsolved conflict in northern ireland. this afternoon, thejudge ruled in northern ireland. this afternoon, the judge ruled that he was formally acquitting the accused because thos

benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, met military advisers at the ministry of defence in tel said a cabinet meeting did not discuss a ceasefire. the israeli army showed us its anti—missile system, iron dome, very close to gaza's boundary wire. they say it shoots down around 90% of the missiles fired out of there. previous wars between israel and hamas have ended with mediation, generally with egypt involved, leading to a ceasefire. contacts have been made, but it's a difficult process, because each side needs to get to the point where they can say to their people that the sacrifices, the damage, the killing, were worth it. if israel takes this to the next level, with a ground invasion of gaza, that process gets knocked on further into the future. the 2014 war lasted for nearly two months. iron dome is one reason why israel suffers fewer casualties than gaza. another is the intensity of the israeli attacks. civilians of course aren't our target. they never are. but you do kill them. any loss of life on both sides of this conflict, any loss of civilian life is tragic. while we

we put these bribery allegations to mozambique's ministry of defence, but we have not received a responsemes more displaced people now than there were a year ago. and now the government is accused of stopping help from getting to some of them. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, northern mozambique. let's catch up with all the sport now. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun with the latest from the bbc sports centre. we start with football, and spanish side villarreal have won the europa league, beating manchester united in the final in gdansk, but they needed extra time and penalties after a 1—1 draw. it was villarreal who scored first — gerard moreno putting them in front after half an hour with his 30th goal of the season in all competitions. early in the second half it was 1—1. edinson cavani with united's equaliser. there were no goals in extra time, which meant penalties and it came down to the two goalkeepers, with geronimo rulli saving david de gea's spot kick as villarreal won the mammoth shoot—out 11—10. it's villarreal�*s first major trophy in their history and means they've qualified for the

the ministry of defence said it will review the findings. rmy suggested it may warrant an official apology. there's no getting away that these ten deaths should not have happened, and it was poor decision—making by a number of soldiers, probably poor leadership at thejunior level, operating at a time of great violence, amidst a poor strategic policy that led to this. and it is shameful. on the streets that saw such bloodshed, tonight, celebration. there are still hundreds of killings from the troubles that remain unsolved. but, for the families of ballymurphy, now a new sense of vindication. today the government announced it was bringing forward new proposals to deal with killings from the troubles, and it is understood that includes a ban on prosecuting former soldiers and paramilitaries, and that will strongly be opposed by all sides here and as today has shown that there is still a deep sense of feeling and community in terms of getting justice for loved ones no matter how many years have passed. studio: thanks forjoining us. the queen has

the ministry of defence has welcomed the decision. correspondent, chris page has been following the case. the whole issue of the persecution of veterans who were in northern ireland during the troubles has been one of the most controversial ones, both here in belfast and in other parts of the uk. this trial had been going on for a number of days, it was the trial of two former paratroopers known as soldier a and soldier c, they were granted anonymity and they were charged with the killing of a senior member of the killing of a senior member of the republican group, known as the official ira. he was a commander in that group and he was shot dead in the markets in belfast in 1972. soldier a and soldier c, who has since died, were asked at the time asked by the police to help arrest the suspect and at the time, he was trying to run away and the soldiers admitted that they fired the shots and he wasn't armed at the time, but had been involved in the deaths of up had been involved in the deaths of up to 15 british soldiers by that point. so

domestic passport registration documents, and stamped on them was the number of the russian ministry of defenceentists linked to the 2018 poisonings were following russian opposition leader navalny on 40 separate trips in 2020, and that includes the journey where he was poisoned. it seems what we've stumbled on, starting with the skripals story, is this entire kind of network of russian assassinations using nerve agents. and that sounds completely insane, but, you know, we have the receipts, we have the phone records, we have everything that shows this is actually happening, and this is basically unique to russia because russia has this kind of massive amount of corruption where data, phone records, even of their spies, are freely available to anyone who does a bit of googling. what tools and software do you and your investigators use when you're looking at photos and you're trying to work out where they've been taken and when you're tracking bits of information back across the internet? we have an online tool box, which is basicallyjust loads of links, by category, that anyone can go and look

, and in front— the ministry of defence, and in front of— the ministry of defence, and in frontastle on a clear day. it is a bit hazy at the moment. coming — it is a bit hazy at the moment. coming around a bit more, well, you can see _ coming around a bit more, well, you can see the — coming around a bit more, well, you can see the houses of parliament 'ust glimmering there in the sunshine and of course _ glimmering there in the sunshine and of course the river thames. it is a fabulous _ of course the river thames. it is a fabulous view that we could not have picked _ fabulous view that we could not have picked a _ fabulous view that we could not have picked a better day to come up onto the london — picked a better day to come up onto the london eye. we have blue skies and the _ the london eye. we have blue skies and the forecast for today is quite different— and the forecast for today is quite different from that. many of us we are starting off on a largely dry note _ are starting off on a largely dry note with — are starting off on a largely dry note with a few showers but the

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rear admiral chris parry is a former nato commander and director general at the ministry of defence. hing, some of which turned nasty in the early 70s. i fishing, some of which turned nasty in the early 70s.— in the early 70s. i think it was the erfect in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use _ in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use of— in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use of the _ in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use of the royal - in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use of the royal navy - in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use of the royal navy andj perfect use of the royal navy and its role, it's there to defend the united kingdom, but also the rights of sovereignty and jurisdiction that extends out to territorial seas. that includes the channel islands. it's a perfectly legitimate role for the royal navy. i've done it myself, and as i think we've seen today, it effectively did monitor the situation. it created the circumstances where people behave themselves, and i think everybody at the end of the day has gone home and

the ministry of defence said they note the findings which have been long—awaited, they recognise theakes the united kingdom stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before". there were also pledges on infrastructure, training and skills, planning law reform and the environment. the prime minister said the speech outlined a plan for "unleashing our nation's full potential" as the uk recovers from coronavirus. labour has called on the government to deliver "action" rather than "rhetoric". our political correspondent chris mason was watching. an occasion rich in colour and convention, the queen visiting parliament to read out the government's plans. pomp and pageantry, yes, but much more low—key than usual, the monarch arriving by car rather than horse—drawn carriage. wearing a dress and a hat rather than a robe. long—standing rituals maintained, the door to the commons slammed, symbolising the independence of the elected chamber from the queen. some familiar faces did head to the house of lords, one by one, masks on, at a social distance. and in the upper chamber, the usual fancy d

domestic passport registration documents, and stamped on them was the number of the russian ministry of defenceofficers. bellingcat�*s investigation didn't end there. their evidence showed that scientists linked to the 2018 poisonings were following russian opposition leader, alexei navalny on a0 separate trips in 2020. and that includes the journey where he was poisoned. it seems what we've stumbled on, starting with the skripals story, is this entire kind of network of russian assassinations using nerve agents. and that sounds completely insane, but, you know, we have the receipts, we have the phone records, we have everything to show this is actually happening, and this is basically unique to russia because russia has this kind of massive amount of corruption where data, phone records, even of their spies, are freely available to anyone who does a bit of googling. what tools and software do you and your investigators use when you're looking at photos and you're trying to work out where they've been taken and when you're tracking bits of information back across the internet? we have an online

belarussian defence ministry is saying that a fighter jet was belarussian defence ministry is saying that a fighterjet was also scrambled, and so they say that was to ensure the safe landing ofilian aircraft, but it does pay to really rather extraordinary picture. there were more than 100 people on board, most of them we understand citizens of lithuania but other nationalities as well including the citizens and of course belarussian. really quite an extraordinary situation that has led to real anger and outcry from many politicians and political leaders across europe. in particular some people at describing this as a hijacking, many people saying it's outrageous and important and certainly calling for measures to be taken. of course also calling for the release of a roman, the journalist at the heart of all of this. they also tells us something really important about the state of our position in belarus. bear in mind those mass protests that we saw last year after the reelection of alexander lukashenko. hundreds of doubt the people coming out onto the streets, but since that time the vast majority of opposition lead activists to alexander lukashenko have been jailed and acti