so as things stand, mr zuma will not hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers have askedcourt to rescind the judgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. as things stand, mr zuma's lawyers will go back to the constitutional court on july 12 where the court has said it is prepared to hear him out. they are trying to manage a political situation more than they were in terms of it being they were in terms of it being the fact that his supporters were flouting covid—19 regulations. mrzuma were flouting covid—19 regulations. mr zuma is still a very powerful man politically here in south africa and members of the anc executive, most of them are still in support of the former president, more than they are of the current president and we also saw members of the same executive of the anc having gone to the homestead today to speak to mr gone to the homestead today to speakto mrzuma, gone to the homestead today to speak to mr zuma, possibly to ask him to ask his supporters to disburse because what was happening there was a direct result of them fl

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so as things stand, mr zuma will not hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers have askedhe judgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. as things stand, mr zuma's lawyers will go back to the constitutional court onjuly 12 where the court has said it is prepared to hear him out. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president jiang zemin said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit _ at the start of a new era of cooperation in spacej cheering and applause challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering the record that had stood for 3h years, and there was no hiding the

so as things stand, mr zuma is not going to hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers haveudgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. so as things stand, mr zuma's lawyers will go back to the constitutional court on july 12 where the court has said it is prepared to hear him out. let's get some of the day's other news. the vatican has said pope francis is doing well after intestinal surgery at a rome hospital. it said he responded well to the operation but didn't say how long he'd stay in to recover. the pope is 84 years old. before going into hospital he gave his sunday blessing to worshippers in st peter's square. the suez canal authority and the owners of a huge container ship that blocked the egyptian waterway earlier this year have reached a deal to release the vessel. after three months of wrangling over compensation, the two sides say the ever given will be allowed to set off on wednesday. the terms of the agreement have not been revealed. chinese regulators have ordered the removal of the country's biggest ride—hailing firm, didi —

mr zuma was handed the prison term on tuesday for failing to appear before a corruption inquiry.e to challenge the decision. speaking to reporters at his home, mr zuma claimed the country was �*sliding back to apartheid rule'. the fact that i was lambasted with a punitive jail sentence without trial is something which should induce a sense of shock. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko is in nkandla and says it has been an eventful day. it has been an eventful day with the spotlight firmly on south africa's former president, jacob zuma — hundreds of his supporters lined the streets and also, i gather, at his home, here in nkanga, saying that they were forming a human shield to prevent him from getting arrested, but earlier in the day, there were some confrontations between jacob zuma's supporters and police, who were trying to prevent his supporters from going to his house to gather there, because that gathering was illegal, and the level 4 regulations here in south africa aimed at curbing covid—19 infections, but later on, jacob zuma addressed his supporters and said that it would hav

so as things stand, mr zuma is not going to hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers havethe judgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. so as things stand, mr zuma's lawyers will go back to the constitutional court on july 12 where the court has said it is prepared to hear him out. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a news, still to come: full sports round—up including a full sports round—up including wimbledon serving a capacity crowd from the quarter—finals onwards. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president jiang zemin said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit _ at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. j cheering

mr zuma said that sending him to jail at his age during a pandemic would be a death sentence. in nkandla in kwazulu—natal, where jacob zuma's home is, and sent us this update. a huge fall from grace for the fourth democratically elected president of south africa. the former presidentjacob zuma finally surrendering and handing himself over to prison authorities to avoid being taken by force by the prison authorities who were told that they have until midnight to effect the arrest if the former president does not hand himself over. what has led him here. how has he got to this point? well, the reason why the former president is in prison is not because he was convicted for a specific crime but it is because he ignored a court order that required him to give testimony at a corruption inquiry which he set up himself when he was still president a few years ago. there have been widespread allegations that the former president was involved in corruption and these are allegations that he has denied. the accusation here is that he was giving lucrative business deals to his friends and

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his supporters had said they were standing guard to ensure that mr zuma does not get arrested. hundreds of his supporters sunday afternoon, said it would've been a messy confrontation if police officers had dared to arrest him. so all eyes will be back in kwazulu—natal tomorrow to find out if indeed the former president will be arrested. it's opening night for one of the biggest events in the world of cinema. yes, the red carpet is out, and the cannes film festival has begun in the south of france. it was cancelled in 2020 due to covid, and delayed by two months this year. joining us now from cannes is the bbc�*s tom brook. so tom, if cannes is back, does this mean that sentiment itself is back? —— cinema itself? mean that sentiment itself is back? -- cinema itself?— mean that sentiment itself is back? -- cinema itself? well cannes might be back and — -- cinema itself? well cannes might be back and that's _ -- cinema itself? well cannes might be back and that's a _ -- cinema itself? well cannes might be back and that's a big _ be back and that's a big psychological boost to the

mr zuma was convicted of contempt of court, afterfailing to attend an inquiry into corruption duringwere clearly overwhelmed. they had their hands full, trying to stop mobs who started looting shopping centres. nothing was spared. every shop was looted here. the military was then deployed. with more boots on the ground, the government hopes the protests and looting will come to an end. the jailing of south africa's former president, jacob zuma, resulted in violent protest action, followed by looting incidents in two provinces — mr zuma's home province of kwazulu—natal and gauteng, the country's economic hub. more than 200 people have been arrested. police are investigating the deaths of six others. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, addressed the nation. he said criminal activity would not be tolerated. i have today authorised the deployment of the defence force personnel in support of the operations of the south african police service. the nationaljoint operation and intelligence structure known as natjoints has intensified deployments in all the affected areas in kwazulu—na

mr zuma was convicted of contempt of court, afterfailing to attend an inquiry into corruption during the bbc�*s southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko has the latest. south african police were clearly overwhelmed. they had their hands full, trying to stop mobs who started looting shopping centres. nothing was spared. every shop was looted here. the military was then deployed. with more on the ground, the government hopes the protests and looting will come to an end. the jailing of south africa's former president, jacob zuma, resulted in violent protest action, followed by looting incidents in two provinces — mr zuma's home province of kwazulu—natal and gauteng, the country's economic hub. more than 200 people have been arrested. police are investigating the deaths of six others. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, addressed the nation. he said criminal activity would not be tolerated. i have today authorised the deployment of the defence force personnel in support of the operations of the south african police service. the nationaljoint operation and intelligence structure

mr zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the governing african national congress. tion of the anc has been the most potent internal force opposing president ramaphosa. mr zuma will probably be released from the estcort correctional centre after serving four months of his 15—month term for contempt of court, but that will not be an end to the controversy — former president zuma's actual corruption trial is yet to get under way. gail maclellan, bbc news. two of international football's biggest rivals, brazil and argentina, have been playing in rio for the copa america. argentina won the game, one goal to nil. it was the first major international trophy for one of the world's best players, lionel messi. from rio dejaneiro, here's the bbc�*s tim vickery. it is the world's oldest continental cup competition. it has been played since 1916. this was the 47th version. one of the most controversial, being played in the middle of the pandemic. but it is the moment where lionel messi has finally won a senior title with argentina. how many barroom discussions about the greatest

and mr zuma was imprisoned after failing to appear...d the current president, ramaphosa? it seems like it. it does seem like it, because ciryl ramaphosa, who is the current president, has really been on an anti—corruption campaign. that�*s why he was actually elected as the president of the country and as the president of the african national congress, which is the governing party. he ran on a ticket of anti—corruption, cleaning up the country and restoring the country�*s economy, which has been battered through around nine or ten years of mrjacob zuma�*s rule as the president. many south africans have been very tired and angry regarding how the country was governed and therefore we saw mr ramaphosa�*s election. but at the same time, mr zuma�*s faction has been fighting back because they can see ciryl ramaphosa is relentless in fighting corruption and therefore they have been fighting back in terms of trying to reclaim ground within the african national congress and also within certain government departments as well. just to bring you ri

their argument is that judges made rescind double errors and treated mr. zuma unfairly. s more on why jacob zuma supporters are pushing for his release. >> it was not expected that he would be jailed. his supporters. that he would at least be given a fine but not a direct jail sentence. that is why they are taking issue with it, even going as far as saying that he was jailed without tri. the law in south africa, people can be found in contempt of court without having to gone on trail and that is what has happened here with the former president david what is standing out is the fact that it is the first time the south african constitutional court has actually sentenced anyone to a jail sentenc that is why they take issue with it. they are saying the judges in the constitutional court just did not want to see the former president having the last laugh, because he has been saying that he will not take part in the corruption inquiry that is actually investigating corruption, which allegedly took place in the nine years that he was in power. ros: help me understand the politic

, july 12, all eyes will be on the constitutional courts, the court that convicted and sentenced mr. zuma to prison. he has asked that court to reconsider their conviction and sentence. brent: that was our correspondent, christine mhundwa, reporting from south africa. a new law has come into effect in hungary, despite can the nation -- calmed donation from the european union. critics say the law discriminates against lgbtq people. the european commission has urged hungary to repeal the law, but budapest has defended its decision. >> more love, less hate. activists in hungary gathered in front of parliament to protest the controversial child protection law. they vowed to disobey the new legislation. >> this is a law that puts lgbtqia youth more at risk of bullying and harassment in schools, and of their families as well. >> a provision in the law bands the display of content of homosexuality or gender reassignment to minors. this caused widespread condemnation in the european union. >> this law puts homosexuality and gender reassignment on par with pornography. this law uses the protection

and creating all sorts of chaos, they were saying thathis is in the name of the former president, mr. zumaust be freed. but now it is a suation where there are criminal elements bearing mind, a lot of people we are seeing carrying out violence, they come from underprivileged communities. we have a lot of poverty and unemployment here in south africa. you can see people walking into shops are stealing basic items. , clothing. , bathing and items of the night it is opportunistic criminality taking place, people taking advantage of the situation. young people and elderly people looting as well. there was incitement from the zuma on in terms of the retreating of these videos, and imploring more people to do the same thing in the name of zuma but has now gone into a complete chaotic situation. brent: that was our correspondent, christine mhundwa reporting in cape town. other stories making headlines around the world, police in haiti say they have arrested the man who alleged flew into the country in a private jet and conspired to assassinate the president. the haitian national allegedly worked

mr. zuma's decision to surrender to prison authorities. laura: accountability in south africa.u're in the mood for a nice summer picnic with beautiful surroundings, we have just the place for you. buckingham palace. ye the row home reopened its lawns to lounging tourists. people are encouraged to enjoy lunch and enjoy the regal 39 acres, making it the largest private garden in london. reporter: right in the heart of london, an oasis of calm, which has been enjoyed by the royal family for more than two centuries. it's where successive monarchs have relaxed, played, and planted, as a team of garden tour guides are preparing to explain to visitors. >> when the guests have the opportunity to see the border, 156 meters long, has exotic plants like banana trees, strawberry trees. they will also be able to see plane trees planted by queen victoria and pnce albert themselves. you also have a great view of the lake, 3 million gallons of water. reporter: the palace bees produce 160 jars of honey every year. every week, flowers are picked from this border to make a posy, which is placed o

his supporters mobilized on ethnic grounds and believe that an attack on mr. zuma attack on their nation. what originally began as demonstrations against his arrest quickly deteriorated. no political chanting, no signboards, just looting and violence. it's hard to tell how much of what's happening is down to hunger and the lack of jobs. here in south africa, inequality, poverty, unemployment, often described as a ticking time bomb and these incidents of the last couple of days are a conquence of the social economic problems plaguing the country. >> despite the clear criminality and violence around what's going on, some south africans still believe it's about the former president. >> it is about jacob zuma. it is about jacob zuma. it's not just federal. this was the day of his ousti. that is when the things started. most people didn't want him to be innocent in the beginning. the president of this country should have done something to prevent this. >> well, for the latest on what's happening on the ground, we have more from johannesburg. >> according to the governme

mr. zuma is a member of the anc.initely, as former president of the anc, he does have some anc members who are still very supportive of him. and of course, there have been tensions and squabbles within the ruling party. but it is not easy to just recuse everything to pro-zuma elements versus ramaphosa elements. the anc is a big organization. there are lots of ideological positions and perspectives that you find within the anc. and these perspectives sometimes are not necessarily for zuma and against ramaphosa, or for ramaphosa and against zuma. so i'm trying to say -- sami: what are some of the other major forces here at play? kwandiwe: i'm trying to say, let's avoid reductive approaches, when you look at this, because not everybody in the anc is just pro zuma, anti-ramaphosa. that is simplistic. sami: ok. perhaps we will bring william in to broaden it out then. no doubt, this is about more than simply what happens to jacob zuma or his forces. -- or his supporters. there is an element here of perhaps rebellion agains

mr zuma was due to hand himself in by sunday or face arrest for failing to appear before a corruptionsrael to tackle a huge wildfire, which one official described as the worst in the country's history. the blaze is spreading through an area north of the cities of limassol and larnaca and has forced the evacuation of several villages. dozens of properties have been damaged but no casualties have been reported. tens of thousands of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of president jair bolsonaro, calling for his resignation over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the demonstrations were triggered by recent allegations of corruption involving the purchase of vaccines by the health ministry. mr bolsonaro denies any wrongdoing. here's thais carranka, from bbc brazil. she told us what the atmosphere was like at the protests. well, yeah, iamjust back from the protest here in sao paulo, itjust started about two hours ago, so still picking up. yeah, it's very vibrant and very full of people, the audience is quite different from the pro—bolsonaro pro

mr zuma said that sending him to jail at his age during a pandemic would be a death sentence., courtney bembridge. courtney, this is something of a change of tactics from mr zouma, who had been pretty robust in his response to the ruling by the constitutional court popular right up till the midnight deadline, it was unclear how this would ballet out. . , unclear how this would ballet out. ., , ., ., out. he handed himself over to olice out. he handed himself over to police 40 _ out. he handed himself over to police 40 minutes _ out. he handed himself over to police 40 minutes from - out. he handed himself over to police 40 minutes from the - police 40 minutes from the deadline. this is the first sign yet that he may be willing to serve this 15 month sentence for contempt of court, because he didn't turn up to a corruption hearing. but there is still legal drama to play out, and because the two courts have made different decisions, the constitutional court handed him the cost, consents, and the high court has put off its decision till friday. so the government was put in a tigh

mr zuma was ordered to present himself to a judge by today after he was given a 15 month sentence fora short reprieve while the constitutional court hears his application to have the judgment rescinded. jacob zuma has been speaking in the last few hours and claims he is not asking for sympathy, butjustice. the fact that i was lambasted with a punitive jail sentence without trial is something which should induce a sense of shock. the headlines on bbc news... all covid rules in england could go if lockdown restrictions are eased as planned later this month — including the use of face coverings. south africa's former president jacob zuma days he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start a 15 month jail sentence. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines — up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. representatives of the owners of the ship that blocked the suez canal in march say they've struck an agreement with the egyptian authorities that will finally allow it to leave. the vessel, the ever given, has been detained in the area

best it was an attempt to destabilise cyril- ramaphosa's government and maybe force him to release mr zumaple were talking about attempted coups. it spiralled out of control - and an order of violence that has led to extraordinary economicl hit on south africa's economy. huge uncertainty, queues for basic foodstuffs, - vaccination centres have been ripped apart, ambulances- have been targeted. the economy and the battle - against covid had been damaged by what's happened there. in terms of the situation in south africa, stephanie, we think of it as the great success story in a lot of ways of african politics. here was a minority, white, racist regime that defined people purely by the colour of their skin, whether they were black, coloured, white, and everything about their lives determined at that point. and was still in existence up until the late 20th century. a relatively peaceful transition. that confidence any constitution that saw one of the mandela team right, it looks as though it has not delivered to enough people the quality of life that is even the most basic quality of life and

on tuesday, the court ordered mr zuma to be punished for contempt for having failed to appear beforetion allegations. prosecutors in northern ireland are dropping cases against two army veterans who had faced murder charges linked to the troubles. victims�* families were told that key evidence was likely to be ruled inadmissible after other cases collapsed. a boeing 737 cargo aircraft with two crew on board was forced to make an emergency landing in the sea off honolulu after the pilots reported engine trouble. both pilots were rescued, but one is said to be in a critical condition in hospital. to afghanistan next. the last american troops have left bagram air base — the us military�*s centre of operations for two decades. their departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. a taliban spokesperson described the handover of bagram as a positive step. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner has the details. bagram air base, afghanistan. the most strategically vital base in the country. last night, the us military pulled out after nea

on tuesday, the court ordered mr zuma to be punished for contempt, for having failed to appear beforellegations. the german chancellor has held talks with borisjohnson on what's likely to be her last official trip to the uk, before standing down in the autumn. angela merkel also met queen elizabeth at windsor castle. more from our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley. angela, how are you? despite their disagreements over brexit, today was about celebrating and strengthening the german—british relationship in a new era. high on the agenda for borisjohnson, germany's insistence that british travellers quarantine for 14 days, even if they're fully vaccinated. but after a working lunch of english asparagus tart and 0xfordshire beef, angela merkel hinted at good news to come for british holiday—makers. translation: we are seeing a rise of the delta variant - in germany, a significant rise, and, of course, we are regularly reviewing these travel restrictions and i expect that, in the foreseeable future, double vaccinated people will be able to travel without having to quarantine upon

he is also facing charges of corruption, but despite his legal issues, mr zuma _ but despite his legalhome — zuma still has a lots of support in his home province and also his supporters who have mobilised on ethnic— supporters who have mobilised on ethnic grounds believe an attack on jacob _ ethnic grounds believe an attack on jacob zuma is an attack on their hatioh — jacob zuma is an attack on their hatioh but_ jacob zuma is an attack on their nation. but what originally began as demonstrations against his arrest has quickly deteriorated. it has been _ has quickly deteriorated. it has been no — has quickly deteriorated. it has been no political chanting, no sign of it, _ been no political chanting, no sign of it, there's looting, there is vioiehce. _ of it, there's looting, there is violence, and there's no telling how much _ violence, and there's no telling how much of— violence, and there's no telling how much of it— violence, and there's no telling how much of it is— violence, and there's no telling how much of it is down to hunger and lack of— much of it is down to hunger and lac

mr zuma said that sending him to jail at his age during a pandemic would be a death sentence.n assassinated at his home in the capital port—au—prince. the government said the property was stormed overnight by unidentified armed men. mr moise had been in power since 2017. his critics had accused him of corruption, and he'd faced waves of often violent protests. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long reports. haiti is a country in chaos, where acts of everyday life have come to pose a mortal risk. accused of corruption and extending his presidency illegally, jovenel moise faced mass protests and demands from the opposition to step down. the interim prime minister described the assassination, which came after weeks of escalating violence, as a heinous, inhumane and barbaric act and declared a state of emergency. still recovering from the devastating earthquake of 2010 and the hurricane that struck six years later, parts of the country remain inaccessible, besieged by territorial battles between heavily armed gangs, violence that has forced more than 13,000 to flee there home

mr zuma was due to hand himself in by sunday or face arrest for failing to appear before a corruptionlp from the european union and israel to tackle a huge wildfire, which one official described as the worst in the country's history. the blaze is spreading through an area north of the cities of limassol and larnaca and has forced the evacuation of several villages. dozens of properties have been damaged but no casualties have been reported. two bodies have been found after a powerful mudslide around 20 people are still missing. the city is southwest of tokyo, in shizuoka prefecture and is a popular hot—spring resort. this is the aftermath in the city. knocking down and crushing homes, and sweeping away cars. officials say the mudslide struck at 1030 in the morning local time living thousands of homes without power. atame is known for its hot springs and holiday resorts. it's in the same region as the famous mount fuji which normally attracts over a million visitors every year, but there are fears that tourism already affected by the coronavirus pandemic could be further impacted.— fur

shops were looted and buildings were set on fire today as mr zuma challenged his sentence at a hearinge says the model of a free and open internet is under attack. sundar pichai says many countries are restricting the flow of information and the western model, free from political censorship, is often taken for granted. google is under huge pressure from regulators around the world for its approach to privacy, data — and tax. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports from silicon valley in california. for the past two decades, one californian company, more than any other, has designed and built the internet with a dominance in digital advertising. now google isjourneying into the unknown with two big bets... unimaginably powerful quantum computers and, above all, artificial intelligence. i viewed it as the most profound technology that humanity will ever, you know, develop and work on, and we have to make sure we do it in a way that we can harness it to society's benefit. sundar pichai is the man leading google into this new era. be it health care, be it education, be it how we manufacture

the main opposition party — which supports mr zuma's detention — has said it will file charges againstldren and others for inciting the unrest. mark lobel has the latest. gunfire. shocking footage on social media shows open warfare amongst citizens in former presidentjacob zuma's backyard. ok, let's go! pitting south african against south african. looters against armed locals. where isjohn with the shotgun? local militia are stepping in as elsewhere the police are simply overwhelmed. it is perhaps no surprise the army has been called in, but that brings its own challenges. if they start shooting, there will be war and that is what we don't want here in south africa. the fire department — vehicles are being escorted by the metro police. in affected areas, public transport is suspended with some roads now off limits. how volatile the situation is. that has led to this statement from south africa's biggest oil refinery, which supplies a third of the country's petrol. due to the civil unrest, they are left with no option but to complete shutdown. the jobs that are being lost at the moment

mr zuma was due to hand himself in by sunday or face arrest for failing to appear before a corruptionry. cyprus has appealed for help from the european union and israel to tackle a huge wildfire, which one official described as the worst in the country's history. the blaze is spreading through an area north of the cities of limassol and larnaca and has forced the evacuation of several villages. dozens of properties have been damaged but no casualties have been reported. this is bbc news. we pause to say goodbye to viewers around the world. the semifinal line—up at euro 2020 is now complete. an impressive england side thrashed ukraine 4—0 in rome to grab their place in semis. denmark will face england at wembley after beating the czech republic 2—1. mark lobel reports. i cannot escape and i cannot forget. i cannot escape and i cannot foruet. ., ., ., , forget. for england fans, the travel to italy _ forget. for england fans, the travel to italy for _ forget. for england fans, the travel to italy for this - forget. for england fans, the travel to italy for this one, i travel to italy fo

mr zuma was due to hand himself in by sunday or face arrest, after the court ordered him to be jailedred outside his home in kwazulu—natal — many hoping to ensure he stays out of prison. one of sweden's biggest supermarket chains, co—op sweden, says it's had to close around five hundred of its stores temporarily — due to what's been called a "colossal" ransomware cyber—attack — after checkouts began crashing on friday evening. cyber—security firm huntress labs said the hack first targeted a florida—based it company kaseya before spreading through corporate networks that use its software. our cyber reporter joe tidy told me more. i think many people will be unfamiliar with the name kaseya. unfamiliar with the name kase a. �* , v , unfamiliar with the name kase a. �* , �*, _ ., ., kaseya. but she's by of other companies — kaseya. but she's by of other companies and _ kaseya. but she's by of other companies and that's - kaseya. but she's by of other companies and that's why - kaseya. but she's by of other| companies and that's why this is so serious because usually a ransom attack has th

mr zuma faces charges of fraud and racketeering dating back to the 1990s.ext year. the publishers say it will be a definitive account of the experiences, losses, and life lessons that have helped shape the thirty—six year old. a very public rift has opened up in the past few years between harry his american wife meghan — who've moved to the united states — and other senior members of britain's royal family. borisjohnson has announced that from september those going to night clubs will need to be double jabbed and show proof. it is quite the comedown for night clubs that have been taking full advantage of the loosening of restrictions today. these were the scenes at the mighty fibre in leeds with club goers celebrating the end of restrictions and the beginning of clubbing again, and its owner terry george joins us now. trying to put it into words. it is like new year's eve but with a lot of emotion. is like new year's eve but with a lot of emotion-— of emotion. is like opening a pressure _ of emotion. is like opening a pressure pot- _ of emotion. is like ope

the constitutional court has begun reviewing mr zuma's is—month sentence for contempt of court in connectionsands of cubans have joined the biggest protests for decades against the island's communist government. the demonstrations come after cuba's economy saw its worst fall in almost three decades. protesters are also calling for better handling of the coronavirus pandemic and for the vaccination programme to be increased. the cuban authorities have confronted thousands of people who marched through the streets of major cities in the biggest anti—government protests in three decades. the police used pepper spray and beat some protesters, who were demonstrating against food shortages, high prices and the authorities�* handling of the pandemic. the protesters are taking a stand against cuba s communist government. it's the biggest demonstration in over three decades. the president argues the united states is to blame 7 calling supporters to confront the protestors. let's bring in dr parvathi kumaraswami in aberystwyth, wales. she's the director of cuba research at the university of nottingham

the main opposition party, which supports mr zuma's detention, has said it will file charges againstand others for inciting the unrest. mark lobel has the latest. gunfire. shocking footage on social media shows open warfare amongst citizens in former presidentjacob zuma's backyard. ok, let's go. pitting south african against south african, looters against armed locals. where's john with the shotgun? local militia are stepping in, as elsewhere, the police are simply overwhelmed. it is perhaps no surprise the army has been called in, but that brings its own challenges. if they start shooting, that will be war, and that is the thing that we don't want here in south africa. the fire department vehicles are being escorted by the metro police... in affected areas, public transport is suspended, with some roads now off—limits, prompting the temporary closure of south africa's biggest oil refinery. the jobs that are being lost at the moment are going to exacerbate the situation and we don't need this. it's perhaps ironic that the jailing of this man, former presidentjacob zuma, as part of th

marked mandela day, mr ramaphosa urged people to honour the legacy of the country's former leader by helping to rebuild. the riots, sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zumaaard, the danish cartoonist whose caricature of the prophet muhammad outraged many muslims worldwide, has died at the age of 86. he became known around the world for his controversial depiction of the prophet reprinted in the charlie hebdo newspaper. he was the target of an assassination attempt, and had to live the rest of his life under police protection at a secret address. thai police have used force to break up large protests calling for the resignation of the prime minister. the demonstration fell on the first anniversary of pro—democracy rallies and the concerns of protesters have now widened to include the government's handling of the pandemic, amid a dramatic rise in cases. courtney bembridge reports. anger on the streets of bangkok was met with water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas. the protesters were flouting a nationwide ban on public gatherings. thailand has also extended to stay—at—home orders and a nighttime curfew to three more provinces because of coronavirus. tr

broke out after the former president, jacob zuma, began a 15—month jail sentence for contempt of court over a corruption trial. as south africans mark mandela day, mritish travel rules changing tomorrow for people returning from some major holiday destinations, there's been a scramble to rearrange plans to return home. travellers arriving from france, which is on the amber list, will need to quarantine for ten days regardless of their vaccination status. and the previously green list islands of mallorca, menorca and ibiza will now move on to the amber list — it means compulsory quarantine for adults who are not double—jabbed. our europe correspondent nick beake is on ibiza to assess the impact on holiday makers there. it was fun while it lasted. their stay on party island is ending sooner than expected, a final drink before heading back to the uk to beat the latest quarantine rule change. we have to pay for the extra flight, miss two days holidayjust to come home on sunday so we can go to work and we can live our lives as normal. and what do you think about that? i'm not happy. i'd rather be here for two more days. we've had a great time. ibiza's g