orla guerin, bbc news, on the banks of the ganges.he opening ceremony. the mosque sits in taksim square, next to a public space traditionally seen as a symbol of the secular turkish republic and dwarfs a nearby monument to the republic and its founding. in 2013, opposition demonstrators took over taksim square and next door gezi park in protest against a separate government plan to build a replica barracks in the area. every 17 years, they cause havoc and the occasional shudder. billions of cicadas known as brood x or brood 10 are emerging in a synchronized event that only happens in the us. and as the bbc s nada tawfik reports from the state of newjersey ? the great eastern brood is causing quite the buzz. it�*s a sight and sound that will make your skin crawl. billions of periodical cicadas emerging out of the earth and overtaking the eastern united states. the rare spectacle has americans in awe. it was deafening, really deafening... the grants have lived here for decades, and like clockwork, the brood x cicadas have arrived at the

orla guerin, bbc news, uttar pradesh, india.ppointment. they were comprehensively beaten 4—0 by barcelona in gothenburg, as jo currie reports. the biggest game in club football. a new name destined for the champions league trophy. for chelsea, a first european final. and in games of this magnitude, you need a fast start. the sort their opponents barcelona had as they struck first the woodwork, before a frantic scramble ended with the ball looping into the net after just 33 seconds. and the blows kept coming for emma hayes�* side. after conceding a penalty, they were outpaced and outplayed for the third goal. chelsea�*s european dream had become a nightmare. when a fourth went in, perhaps a blessing, chelsea�*s fans weren�*t in gothenburg to see it. after the break, they searched for a consolation goal and had chances, but on a difficult night theyjust couldn�*t get it right. chelsea — devastated and needing to regroup. barcelona — runners—up two years ago, finally champions of europe. jo currie, bbc news. there�*s more throughou

orla guerin, bbc news, on the banks of the ganges. stay with us on bbc news.he killing ofjames byrdjr has reshaped the way america handles hate crimes. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the j tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of. the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than a500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, girl power. not geri, w

orla guerin, bbc news, delhi.recent infections. a nightly curfew is to be extended meaning nonessential shops, bars and restaurants, will be forced to close by 10pm. gail maclellan has the details. south africa has recorded more than 56,000 deaths and 1.6 million cases — more than any other african nation, and infections are once again beginning to rise. facemasks remain mandatory in public, and a nightly curfew has been extended. the country's president, cyril ramaphosa, has announced a limit on indoor and outdoor public gatherings. further restrictions are necessary to ensure that health facilities are not overwhelmed, and that lives that could be saved are not lost. the country was hit by a devastating second wave in december and january, when a variant emerged. and there are concerns a third wave is following the same trajectory. the situation has also shone a light on south africa's lagging vaccine roll—out — only about 1.5% of the country's 60 million people have received a vaccine. as the african continent,

orla guerin, bbc news, on the banks of the ganges.pions league final between chelsea and manchester city. sixteen—and—a—half thousand supporters will be allowed into the stadium to watch one of the biggest events in sport — after the venue of the final was switched from istanbul because of covid. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports from porto. music. wembley may have been a more practical choice for an all—english final... singing. ..but now they're in porto, fans are more than happy. for the train to london, it's 100 quid, and it's 400 quid to come here. you get the sun, you get the beer and the people are better. wembley would've been nice because you could've had a lot more drink and a lot more people, but you can't really beat this, can you, to be honest? it's our first— champions league final. you can't not follow| your team, can you, with or without a ticket? i've missed two games in 42 years. it was essential that i was here, even though there were a lot of hoops tojump through. yes, it hasn't exactly been simple. #

orla guerin, bbc news, delhi. continue to fight to save the lives of patients, they re also battling against another, pre—existing crisis: the excessive use of antibiotics. some experts say its contributing to the country's huge death toll. for more on this lets bring in professor sanjaya senanayake, good to speak to you. good but not take you for being a bbc news for that let me first ask about the connection. you not say as such the antibiotics are not being used necessarily properly for treating covid patients but that covid patients are more vulnerable because they've over prescribed antibiotics? yes. priorto they've over prescribed antibiotics? yes. prior to this covid pandemic there was already a pandemic that... sense antibiotics have appeared in the 1940s we become very close to losing them with the evolutionary link of an eye. and people, 700,000 people every year prior to covid were dying from antibiotic resistant infections. covid has compounded the problem. one pandemic has compounded anotherfor a vari

orla guerin reporting. most people injapan are opposed to the olympic games being held in tokyo in just over two months�* time, according a new opinion poll. the president of the international olympic committee is insisting the games will go ahead, and will be safe. but, as our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports, very few people injapan believe him. never before has a summer olympics faced such overwhelming opposition from the people of the host nation. in recent days, this double—page spread has appeared in several japanese newspapers. it's an old photo from world war ii ofjapanese children training to fight the americans with bamboo spears, except now the enemy is covid. "no vaccines", it reads, "no drugs". "are we supposed to fight the virus with bamboo spears?" this is the city of nagoya in centraljapan, and i've come here because this city has just been placed under a state of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infections. i've also come because medical workers here are up in arm