that is lawrence, sir nicholas winton's grant tone.stagram just now. he said over the summer, he's been dealing with a severe eye infection which is unfortunately, "left me with only limited vision in one eye. i'm healing, but it's an extremely slow process and will take some time before site returns to the impacted eyes." "i'm so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses in my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks. i've been sending the summer recuperating at home when i'm feeling positive about the progress i have made in my healing in my recovery so far." of post on instagram from sir eltonjohn, who says he's been left with limited vision after a severe eye infection. you're watching bbc news. japan'sjunko hagiwara has caused a stir in spain's traditional flamenco world by unexpectedly winning the prize for best dancer at the country's leading flamenco festival — the first foreigner to do so. the 48—year—old, who performs under the stage name "la yunko", was met with a mixture of applaus

and remembering sir nicholas winton — the british man saved hundreds of children from the holocaust — is named after him. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, from next year brendon mccullum will be head coach across all forms of england mens cricket taking on the test and whiteball sides. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. five children — three of them just 12 years old — have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80—year—old man died after being attacked in leicester while he was walking his dog. bhim kohli was in a park close to his home at around 6.30 on sunday evening when he was assaulted by a group of young people. leicestershire police launched the murder investigation today after he died of his injuries in hospital. danny savage reports. a small park in a residential area in leicester, now cordoned off and the scene of a murder investigation. an 80—year—old man was assaulted here on sunday evening, and has since died. the victim was bhim kohli, who lived close by and was walking his dog when he was attacked. neighbours say he was wel

can i ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton?ilms, documentaries and books, and now a new street, running past the very station where czechoslovakjews boarded trains for the camps. a ninth train, the largest transport, carrying 250 children, was scheduled for the 1st of september 1939, but then, the war intervened and it never left. we don't know what happened to those children, but most of them would have been herded onto trains here at praha bubny station and sent to theresienstadt and then to auschwitz. only a handful are believed to have survived. rob cameron, bbc news, prague. japan'sjunko hagiwara has caused a stir in spain's traditional flamenco world by unexpectedly winning the prize for best dancer at the country's leading flamenco festival — the first foreigner to do so. the 48 year old who performs under the stage name "la yunko" — was met with a mixture of applause and some jeering when awarded with best female dancer at the annual "cante de las minas festival". here's our reporter meghan 0wen. this isjunko hagiwara d

can i ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton?entaries and books, and now a new street, running past the very station where czechoslovakjews boarded trains for the camps. a ninth train, the largest transport, carrying 250 children, was scheduled for the 1st of september 1939, but then, the war intervened and it never left. we don't know what happened to those children, but most of them would have been herded onto trains here at praha bubny station and sent to theresienstadt and then to auschwitz. only a handful are believed to have survived. rob cameron, bbc news, prague. to some other important news around the world. the records for international investigation over the depth of almost 130 people in an attempted prison break in the democratic republic of the congo. 2a people were killed and the rest of the victims were either crushed or suffocated. despite reports of mass out of this, the government initially said only two people had died. the european union naval mission in the red sea says that an operation to salvage a burning

can i ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton? street, running past the very station where czechoslovakjews boarded trains for the camps. a ninth train, the largest transport, carrying 250 children, was scheduled for the 1st of september 1939, but then, the war intervened and it never left. we don't know what happened to those children, but most of them would have been herded onto trains here at praha bubny station and sent to theresienstadt and then to auschwitz. only a handful are believed to have survived. rob cameron, bbc news, prague. extraordinary story and a great tribute. queen camilla says king charles is "doing very well" with his cancer treatment. she made the comments during a visit to an nhs trust in bath which specialises in cancer treatment. the king is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer and has been receiving care as an outpatient since early february. the queen was asked by a charity support worker about her husband's health and gave a short answer ? "yes, he's doing very well." we will take a short b

can i ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton?, documentaries and books, and now a new street, running past the very station where czechoslovakjews boarded trains for the camps. a ninth train, the largest transport, carrying 250 children, was scheduled for the 1st of september 1939, but then, the war intervened and it never left. we don't know what happened to those children, but most of them would have been herded onto trains here at praha bubny station and sent to theresienstadt and then to auschwitz. only a handful are believed to have survived. rob cameron, bbc news, prague. from providing a warm space for communities to meet, to hosting activities, and of course offering free access to books, for many of us libraries have long been a key part of our lives. gfx but bbc analysis has found that since 2016, one in 20 libraries in the uk have been lost. and more deprived communities were four times more likely to have lost a publicly—funded library in that time. michael rosen, children's author and former children's laureate, desc

and remembering sir nicholas winton — the british man saved hundreds of children from the holocaust —

and remembering sir nicholas winton the british man who saved hundreds of children from the holocauste world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. the uk government's been defending its decision to stop some arms sales to israel after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu called the move "shameful". the defence secretary, john healey, says the uk remains a staunch ally of israel, but says it is following the law. around 30 licences out of 350 are being stopped, because ministers say there is a clear risk the weapons could be used to violate international humanitarian law. here's our political editor chris mason. the us national security adviserjohn kirby in the last few minutes was asked about this by reporters. it was not drawn on the uk's decision but he said that he has been no determination by the united states that israel has violated international humanitarian law. let's bring you live to tel aviv. you can see there at the moment, we will bring you those shots of air, there are large scale protests and what we understand there are protesters rallying in th

a new street in the czech capital prague has been named in honour of sir nicholas winton, who helpeding up to the outbreak of world war two. the street is next to a railway station from where tens of thousands of people were deported during the holocaust. he died in 2015 at the age of 106.

yeah, mine's nicholas winton.n escape the nazis. and find safety in britain. nicholas winton was the british chap who cajoled and harassed the british authorities to give 669 children permits to escape. and this week a street was the station where they left from has been named in his honoun from has been named in his honour. okay, three superb choices. >> i think the winner has to be allison pearson. we are grenfell, a notable winner. thank you. three great choices, but i think that has to be the clear winner and let's move on to your nomination alison for union jackass. >> it is that giant numpty david lammy . allegedly, our foreign lammy. allegedly, our foreign secretary must be the least diplomatic human being ever to hold the office of our most senior diplomat. he's making us a laughing stock on the world stage. apart from that , you love him. >> lord bailey, labour, the labour party, just labour, the labour party, just labour, the labour party, just labour, the labour party is private school vat . it is labou

a new street in the czech capital prague has been named in honour of sir nicholas winton, who helped save hundreds ofjewish children from the nazis. 669 young children escaped in the nine months leading up to the outbreak of world war two. the street is next to a railway station from where tens of thousands of people were deported during the holocaust. he died in 2015 at the age of 106. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. this programme continues on bbc one. the channel for three years. can labour stop the boats and the deaths? plus, a commons vote next week on labour's decision to scrap winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners — has keir starmer got another rebellion on his hands? welcome to newsnight. we are live monday to friday with late night interviews and insight. with us this evening, margaret hodge, former labour mp and former chair of thejewish labour movement, she is into the lords tomorrow. so it will be baroness margaret hodge. anne—marie trevelyan, former conservative trade secretary and defence minister, and faiza shaheen, an economist who stood as an in