paul adams, bbc news.—day curfew ahead of the first anniversary of delhi's decision to revoke the special status of the region. i've been speaking to the independentjournalist, aa kash hassan. he's in kashmir and described for us the current situation. right now as i am speaking with you there is a curfew on roads, roads are completely deserted. there are paramilitary forces patrolling, razor wires have been laid to block any movement. as of now, people are not allowed to move out. that has been the situation for the last year. communication lines remain snapped for six months, which include connections to internet and landline connections. right now, people are not allowed to move out of their homes because the authorities believe that there may be protests. how are local people coping with all of this? it has been really difficult for the local people, especially if you look at the economic effect of the change new delhi has made because for the last year there has been no business going on. there has be

paul adams, bbc news.waz changed forever when his school was targeted by taliban gunmen. the attack left more than 130 children dead. ahmad — then aged 14 — only survived by playing dead. the road to recovery has been long, but ahmad's life is about to change again — he's accepted a place to study at oxford university. bbc asian network's shabnam mahmood reports. that was a horrible day. i will never be able to forget the things that happened on that day. december 2014, over 130 children and their teachers died in an attack by the taliban on a school in peshawar, in pakistan. my friends being killed, of course, in front of my eyes, and that's one of the pictures i will never be able to forget. ahmad nawaz, who also lost his younger brother in the massacre, was shot in the arm. it shattered the bone at that time, and i had to go through 11 surgeries. so severe were his injuries, he was flown to a birmingham hospital, which specialises in trauma surgery. i met him shortly after his operation. he explained ho

to remind us, here's paul adams in beirut.to the minute, which continues to overshadow everything here, plus the fact that we are about to go into another coronavirus lockdown in the next couple of days, plus the fact that late last year, this country has been spiralling into an appalling economic crisis, combined with political paralysis. the events that happenjust over 15 years ago do seem to most people a little bit remote. let's turn to mali now, where in the last hour, we've received reports that president ibrahim boubacar keita has been arrested by soldiers in what appears to be an attempted coup. the leaders of the protest movement which has been out on the streets in the day prior to this said it was not a military coup, but a popular insurrection, saying the president did not want to listen to his people. the news has come from a government spokesperson who presumably won't be in beina be inajob be in a job for much longer, but says that the president and the prime minister of that country were both arrested by the mi

we should warn you that this report by paul adams contains distressing images. take a seat.erica's tortured story of race in america's tortured story of ra ce sto p in america's tortured story of race stop a name and a face known all over the world. but how did it come to this? thanks to video from two separate police body cameras obtained by the daily mail, we can see how it unfolded. 0n the daily mail, we can see how it unfolded. on may 25, in a grocery store in minneapolis, the owner shows police officers a counterfeit $20 bill, allegedly used to buy cigarettes. the man who used it, he says, is sitting in a car across the road. 0ne it, he says, is sitting in a car across the road. one of the officers, thomas lane, approaches the car where george floyd and two passengers are sitting. can i see your other hand? please! within seconds, a gun is pointed at mr‘ make it. unsurprisingly, he seems agitated. face away. please don't shoot me, man! please! he seems highly emotional and far from cooperative. he says his mother has recently died and he has been shot before. so far, th

paul adams, bbc news. risk of closing getting emergency funding. the troubadour in london, where adele and ed sheeran performed early gigs, and the jacaranda in liverpool, where the beatles held early rehearsals, are among the recipients of the government's culture recovery fund. here's lizo mzimba with more. artists ranging from chrissie hynde to paul young, and bands ranging from motorhead to u2 have played here at the horn in st albans. it's one of 135 music venues across england that are receiving emergency grants from the government. the money's been welcomed by hard—hit venues that might otherwise be facing closure over the next few months. after that, though, there's still uncertainty. whether it's going to be enough long—term, i doubt it. because we're never going to get back to 100% normality very quickly, so i would think there would have to be extra funding put in place going forward from march, spring, next year, going into next year. smaller grassroots venues are seen as an essential part of t

caretaker capacity, and there are growing calls for the international community to intervene. the bbc‘s paul adamsrs still searching for victims. under the now iconic shadow of beirut‘s shattered grain silos. more than a week on, dozens of people remain missing, some may never be found. beirut‘s clean—up, slow, labourious and painful goes on. it is a daunting task. this bankrupt country seems overwhelmed, unsure of where to start. hopes are not high that parliament can fix anything, meeting for the first time since the explosion, it rubber stamped last nights declaration of the state of emergency. 0utside, tight security as it has been since the end of last year,

to remind us, here's paul adams in beirut.which continues to overs ha d ow the minutes, which continues to overshadow everything here, plus the fa ct overshadow everything here, plus the fact that we are about to go into another coronavirus lockdown in the next couple of days, plus the fact that late last year, this country has been spiralling into an appalling economic crisis, combined with political paralysis. the events that happen just over 15 years ago do seem to most people a little bit remote. in the uk tens of thousands of students are scrambling for university places after a u—turn by the government yesterday, on monday, allowed them higher grades at a—level. with many courses already full, some students remain unsure about their academic future. the government was forced to abandon the computer modelling it had based exam results on, after an outcry when 40% of entries were downgraded. wales and northern ireland also reversed their policies. bra nwen jeffreys reports. natasha is still looking for a place to study med

the bbc‘s paul adams has more. in the devastated port, navy divers still searching for victims.nic shadow of beirut‘s shattered grain silos. more than a week on, dozens of people remain missing, some may never be found. beirut‘s clean—up, slow, labourious and painful goes on. it is a daunting task. this bankrupt country seems overwhelmed, unsure where to start. hopes are not high that parliament can fix anything, meeting for the first time since the explosion, it rubber stamped last week's declaration of a state of emergency. 0utside, tight security as it has been since the end of last year, lebanon's ruling class held in such low regard, it can only meet behind barricades. a major demonstration is planned for saturday, the people of beirut determined that those responsible for wrecking their city are brought to account. the government said there will be answers by now, but it is not clear what, if any, progress has been made. america says it is willing to help uncover the truth, a top diplomat saying american investigators will soon be involved. the fbi will soonjoin lebanese a

the bbc‘s paul adams has more. in the devastated port, navy divers still searching for victims. iconic shadow of beirut‘s shattered grain silos. more than a week on, dozens of people remain missing, some may never be found. beirut‘s clean—up, slow, labourious and painful goes on. it is a daunting task. this bankrupt country seems overwhelmed, unsure where to start. hopes are not high that parliament can fix anything, meeting for the first time since the explosion, it rubber stamped last week's declaration of a state of emergency. 0utside, tight security as it has been since the end of last year, lebanon's ruling class held in such low regard, it can only meet behind barricades. a major demonstration is planned for saturday, the people of beirut determined that those responsible for wrecking their city are brought to account. the government said there will be answers by now, but it is not clear what, if any, progress has been made. america says it is willing to help uncover the truth, a top diplomat saying american investigators will soon be involved. the fbi will soonjoin lebane

paul adams, bbc news.the and how the problems are ongoing, even 3s the cameras and how the problems are ongoing, even as the cameras have left and attention focuses elsewhere. here's tomasz with a look at this morning's weather. you have a double rainbow!|j you have a double rainbow! i do. good morning to you. the weather todayis good morning to you. the weather today is going to be a little bit calmer than yesterday. yesterday it was blowing a gale widely across the uk. today we call it breezy rather than windy. this low pressure has been spinning around, almost out of control across the uk. swells of cloud heading our way bringing gusty winds and showers. a bit of that left over for today. a winds and showers. a bit of that left overfor today. a big cluster of showers moving across the north—west quadrant of the uk this morning, eventually into the lake district. i think here the showers will be quite heavy and also in parts of scotland. for most of us today, upright if not a sunny day, with passing clou

i went to adam cling paul, a big man. he and my uncle one together.e came to town to talk and i went to one of his meetings, civil rights meetings. in the church, the people clapped and they bang to their feet and it scared me because i had never been and a whole group of black people. remember, i'm black and i'm scared? that is it makes sense. >> but you've never experienced this before? >> no. you said earlier when you first got to virginia and the black people not like in the white people, that change for you? >> yes. i got a better understanding of what was happening. but black people had to live there. the white people are only going along with the status quo. i knew i was getting out of there. >> as soon as you could? >> yes, as soon as i could. >> i was? that >> i don't like virginia. i shouldn't say that on camera because virginia has many fine qualities. i was too immature to really appreciate what was going on. i was too immature. >> i do other experience other parts of the deep south? >> no. >> jumping around and that, but i want to follow

the second is lebron, the great leadership of himself and great leadership of lebron, chris paul and adamour commissioner now they have a plan, that was the second stage. that leadership. so i think that if done the right way and i believe it will, this should impact communities for generations to come, or as loongs the long as there is an nba to be able to entertain the communities from which those players come from. >> this is playing out during a political campaign here. an election is on the calendar. the president of the united states saying this to reporters on air force one, i think what they're doing to the nba in particular is going to destroy basketball. i can't -- i don't even watch it. when you watch sports, you want to relax. this is a whole different world. it is going to be very bad for football and very bad for the nba. maybe even nba threatening. and it is going to be very bad for baseball. the president doesn't like it. when players take a knee or players talk about things outside of their sports. he forgets sometimes that we all have first amendment rights including ath

i remember i went to adam paul was a big man. he and my uncle worked together too. he came to town to talk. i went to one of his meetings, civil rights meetings. and the people clapped and ba banged their feet and it scared me because i had -- i don't want this on the thing. i had never been in a whole group of black people. can you imagine i'm black and i'm scared. that doesn't make good sense. >> you said when you first got to virginia. >> i got a better understanding of what was happening. the black people had to live there. the white people were only going along with the status quo. and i knew i was getting the hell out of there. >> as soon as you could? >> as soon as i could. >> because i didn't like virginia. it has many fine qualities. i was too immature to really appreciate what was happening. i was too immature. >> did you ever experience other parts of the south or the deep south? >> no. no. that was enough. >> you finished? >> uh-huh. >> where did you go from there? >> you mean school wise? >> i went to d.c. i had a young boyfriend. my mother kept saying

adam: nine pitches to get three outs, all of them on the ground. here's carson kelly. we mentioned andy young who was on deck was part of that trade for paul goldschmidt, carson kelly was part of that trade as well. same deal with tomorrow's arizona starter luke weaver to the mound in their first contest against the san diego padres. how about that padres-dodgers finish last night? chris taylor getting a walk-off assist in what was a really fun series, the dodgers ended up taking 2 of 3. >> eric: the padres are for real. they played the dodgers extremely well -- it's ironic, the thing that has faulted them so far in the season has been their bullpen and that was expected to be their strength. but this national league west, there are no easy games. >> adam: nolan arenado is finally starting to heat up, he's had a couple of big blasts in the last week. >> eric: how about the rockies starting pitching. they've been doing a fantastic job. >> adam: nice breaking ball from scrubb, he gets carson kelly and ends the inning 1-2-3. carlos correa will bat second for the astros who have a 4-3 lead. ♪ don't just think about where you're headed this sum

adam andrzejewski, your thoughts. in the armed services committee hearing on july first, republican congressman from california paul cook. he's a retired marine officer. he said that it's criminal. he said he participated in it when he was in the marine corps as an officer. he said i will probably burn in hell for this. nobody stopped it and it has to be stopped. in the data we reviewed, one out of every seven contracts that the pentagon let's on the year goes out the door in the last 30 days. that's no way to run the finest military in the world. and i would feel a lot better about their spending if the pentagon could simply pass their audit. they've only had two audits. the trump administration mandated the pentagon have an audit. they were supposed to have an audit since 1990. so for the past two years they have flunked their audit. 1400 auditors spend 12 months. the audit costs a billion dollars in the pentagon flunks it. host: you have mentioned this bill by senator joni ernst a couple of times. the end of year fiscal responsibility act would limit agency spending to know more than what usually spends every month o

paul vercammen. now back to you. >> thanks for that report. >>> well, u.s. house intelligence chairman adam said sunday intelligence officials could be subpoenaed to testify on election security. this a day after the director of national intelligence, john ratcliffe, informed congress his office will no longer deliver in-person briefings. instead, it will primarily provide written updates. that's despite warnings that other countries are seeking to interfere in november's election. schiff spoke sunday to cnn's dana bash. >> this intelligence paid for by taxpayers doesn't belong to donald trump, it doesn't belong to the intelligence agencies, it belongs to the american people. the agencies are merely the custodians of that information. and the american people ought to know what russia is doing. they ought to know their president is unwilling to stand up to vladimir putin. they ought to know that senators like ron johnson are pushing a kremlin false narrative about joe biden and doing it knowingly. >> meanwhile, republican senator ron johnson said the controversy about written briefings has b

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adam andrzejewski, your thoughts. in the armed services committee hearing on july first, republican congressman from california paul cook retired marine officer. he said that it's criminal. he said he participated in it when he was in the marine corps as an officer. he said i will probably burn in hell for this. nobody stopped it and it has to be stopped. in the data we reviewed, one out of every seven contracts that the pentagon let's on the year goes out the door in the last 30 days. that's no way to run the finest military in the world. and i would feel a lot better about their spending if the pentagon could simply pass their audit. they've only had two audits. the trump administration mandated the pentagon have an audit. they were supposed to have an audit since 1990. so for the past two years they have flunked their audit. 1400 auditors spend 12 months. the audit costs a billion dollars in the pentagon flunks it. host: you have mentioned this bill by senator joni ernst a couple of times. the end of year fiscal responsibility act would limit agency spending to know more than what usually spends every month on averag