quentin sommerville, bbc news.: meanwhile, police in israel have arrested dozens of demonstrators following the latest mass protest against the government's plans there to overhaul the judicial system. the confrontations came only hours after the israeli parliament ratified a law making it more difficult to remove a prime minister deemeunfit for office. critics say the law is meant to shield israel's current leader, benjamin netanyahu, from corruption trials. from jerusalem, tom bateman sent this report. >> israelis are stopping the traffic over their politicians plan to overhaul their courts. weeks of protest are boiling over. it's aitter division. this is a fight for the flag. and now it is spilling blood onto the streets of tel aviv. >> then i try to stop him and he hit me in the face. we have a dictator in israel that is trying to make these people hate us. tell your government and tell the people. >> prompting foreign governments to add pressure as mr. netanyahu heads to a visit in london today. they warn of d

quentin sommerville, bbc news, velyka novosilka.the zero line in ukraine, giving you a clear idea of the brutality on that front line. junior doctors in england have announced another strike next month, this time for four days, as they intensify their fight for a pay rise of 35%. the walk—outs will begin at 7am on tuesday 11th april, just after the easter weekend, and finish at 7am on saturday 15th april. joining me now is our health editor, hugh pym. escalating this, the fight for more pay? yes, this is set to be the longest action of its kind so far and a planned 96 hour strike will be right after the easter weekend, when traditionally hospitals are under more pressure because gp services and social care have been wound back and social care have been wound back a bit for the bank holiday. of course, earlier this month we saw a 72 hour strike in england byjunior doctors affecting all forms of care and that resulted in 175,000 cancellations of routine operations and outpatient appointment. so nhs providers representing trusts say al

quentin sommerville, bbc news, velyka novosilka.aul thejudicial system. the confonrtations came only hours after the israeli parliamanet ratified a law making it more difficult to remove a prime minister deemed unfit for office. critics say the law is meant to shield israel�* s current leader — benjamin natanyahu — from corruption trials. from jerusalem, tom bateman sent this report... israelis are stopping the traffic over their politician's plan to overhaul their courts. weeks of protest are boiling over into bitter division. this is a fight for the flag. and now it's spilling blood onto the streets of tel aviv. he sprayed us with mace. and then i tried to stop him and he hit me with the cane on the face. how does this make you feel about all of this, what's happening in your country? we have a dictator in israel that is trying to make these people hurt us. you tell your government, you tell your people. the demonstrators had reached the british embassy last week wanting foreign governments to add pressure, as mr netanyahu heads a

quentin sommerville, bbc news, velyka novosilka. remarkable reporting there. information from them on the website. the chief executive of tiktok has been defending the chinese—owned video—sharing app in the face of hostile questioning at a us congressional committee hearing. shou zi chew denied tiktok is a national security risk and played down the company's connection to china. but many in congress are not convinced, as nomia iqbal reports. 150 million americans... even before he arrived, shou zi chew was on tiktok, arguing for its existence. and even before he started speaking, lawmakers made it clear how they felt. tiktok has repeatedly chosen the path for more control, more surveillance and more manipulation. your platform should be banned. shou zi chew hit back. bytedance is not owned or controlled by the chinese government. but politicians and many parent activists here don't believe that. former president donald trump was suspicious... we're looking at tiktok. we may be banning tiktok. ..and now, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, presidentjoe biden an

quentin sommerville, bbc news, velyka novosilka. you're watching newsday on the bbc.in paris — as protests across france continue into a ninth day against plans to raise the pension age. applause. i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee has decided that south africa will be excluded from the 1970 competition. chant. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. our headlines... the head of tiktok is grilled by us lawmakers as he tries to convince them the chinese—owned app is not a threat to us national security. world athletics issues new guidance on transgender athletes saying they cannot compete in the female category at international events. over a million people have taken to the streets across france in the latest round of protests against president macron�*s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. the biggest protests were in paris, from where lucy williamson r

quentin sommerville, bbc news, velyka novosilka.to governments to better manage the precious resource. the conference has heard water scarcity is becoming endemic due to over—consumption and pollution. 0ne campaigner has literally gone a long way to highlight this issue, running 200 marathons in one year, from her native australia to america. thejourney taking mina guli through the outback down under via the mountains and snow, in places like central asia and europe. and across the plains of africa before finally arriving in the us. a trek of more than eight—and—a—half thousand kilometres. the australian arrived at her final destination outside the un headquarters in new york city on wednesday. she says she set out looking for a water problem, but discovered a global "catastrophe". let's get some more on the tiktok congressional hearing — our reporter nick marsh is with me. thank you forjoining us on the programme. we have heard a lot from washington lawmakers. but what has china's response then to this? first and foremost. _ china'

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut.video of what it claims to be part of tuesday's incident between a us drone and a russian jet. the incident which happened here in the black sea, was the first direct us—russian incident since the war in ukraine began in february last year. in the footage, you can see what is claimed to be the russian su27 jet approaching the drone. the jet releases fuel as it passes, before flying over the top of the drone. the russian jet then repeats the manoevre. russia has denied us accusations that its jets acted recklessly. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has more. i think certainly, what the us has released, and this is edited footage that it has released, they say this interaction was going on for at least 30 minutes, so we are only seeing a snapshot of the moments when the fuel was dumped, it seems deliberately, on the drone, whether it was to try and make it go down, we don't know, or to disrupt its sensors. but we see the propeller blade being twisted after the second pass being sh

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut.have a higher risk of cancer after scientists discover a harmful gene. they identified a gene which is known to increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. and they've narrowed down the variant to people of orkney islands heritage. more specifically, the gene variant has been traced to the island of westray, with a resident population ofjust under 600 people. 0ur scotland science and innovation correspondent laura goodwin has the story. people have lived here on the island of westray for many thousands of years. in part, the community's deep connection to their roots have helped scientists solve a 25—year medical puzzle — an increase in family history of breast cancer first noticed by the screening services in 0rkney. now a team of geneticists have come to the island to communicate their findings face—to—face. over time, a pattern emerged, that we were starting to come across a gene difference in the gene that was, at that point, we were uncertain of the meaning of, but we kept fin

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut.roubled relationship. it came after leaders of the two countries met at a summit in tokyo. 0ur correspondent, shaimaa khalil, says both face increasing challenges from china and north korea. top of the agenda really was set by north korea, just hours before president yoon was supposed to land in tokyo, north korea fired a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, and in that, it really demonstrated why it was important for the two leaders to talk to show a united front, because of that — now frequent missile launches from north korea. this is the fourth this week. but also notjust that, the fact that they also have threats from china, the expansion, its military ambitions in the region. these are security issues that affect both countries and they both benefit, really, from working together on them. a community on a remote scottish island has been told they have a higher risk of cancer because of their genetics. scientists identified a gene which is known to increase the risk of b

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut. the northeastern coast of the country, may be more susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer. it's all about a gene variant — which is already known to increase the risk of those cancers — being more common in people of 0rcadian heritage. laura goodwin has the details. people have lived here on the island of westray for many thousands of years. in part, the community's deep connection to their roots have helped scientists solve a 25 year medical puzzle. an increase in family history of breast cancer first noticed by the screening services in 0rkney. now a team of geneticists have come to the island to communicate their findings face to face. around one in 1,000 women across the uk have a brca1 variant. the study found one in 100 people with 0rkney grandparents have this particular variant. the historical nature of small island communities means there is some shared ancestry and researchers have been able to trace its origin back hundreds of years to westray. linda hagan can map her own

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut. sobering insight there.video showing a russian militaryjet coming very close to a us military drone over the black sea yesterday. fuel from the russian jet was dumped from the aircraft and a propeller on the drone was damaged after the incident. russia denies american claims that its jets acted recklessly. the key measures in yesterday's budget — to encourage people back to work by boosting free childcare and changing the rules on pension savings — may not be cost effective, according to the independent body the institue for fiscal studies. new analysis has also raised concerns that freezing income tax bands will have a big impact on the cost of living for many households. our economics editor, faisal islam, is here with his analysis. a day on from the budget, that historic squeeze on households is mostly driven by a previously announced effective tax rise from the freezing of the thresholds where tax rates start. high inflation drags millions into tax and higher tax brackets. but many benefits are about to

quentin sommerville, bbc news, velyka novosilka. you're watching newsday on the bbc.cryptocurrency mogul do kwon with fraud. he was arrested at an airport in montenegro, where he was found carrying forged documents. applause i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, - the committee has decided that south africa will be excludedl from the 1970 competition. chanting streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. wow. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines: the head of tiktok is grilled by us lawmakers, as he tries to convince them the chinese—owned app is not a threat to us national security. the us has charged south korean cryptocurrency mogul do kwon with fraud. it comes after police in montenegro said they've arrested a man suspected of being do kwon. the south korean authorities are convinced the man arrested is one of the world's most wanted fugitive. do kwon is wanted by the us, singapore and south korea. people

our correspondent quentin sommerville, and camera operator darren conway, have been to the front lineexplosion. this is dimas daily duty. whoa! for months, the first separate tank brigade have been under russian attack, but they've barely given the enemy an inch of ukrainian soil. this way, come on. run, run, run. straight to me. open ground here is the enemy's friend. come on, this way. there are spotter drones above. russian eyes are always watching... down, down, down, down. ..waiting for movement. get in, get down. those two russian shells that have just come in, i think it's tank fire. i think they're very close to these positions. it gives you an idea of how exposed it is here. there's absolutely no tree cover. the safest place for these men is in the trenches. they've already taken a couple of casualties here in the last week. oh, you all right? yeah. keep down. the bombardments never stop. explosion. quentin sommerville and his camera operator darren conway with ukrainian troops on the frontline — and you can see their full report on tonight's six o'clock news here on bbc one.

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut.oming very close to a us military drone over the black sea on tuesday. the us military says it shows fuel being dumped from the plane, and then after that, the video shows a damaged propeller on the drome, after the incident. the footage has been edited by the us military for reasons of security. russia has denied the us claim that its jets acted recklessly. in the race to be the new leader of the scottish national party, two of the three candidates are calling for an independent auditor to supervise the vote. kate forbes and ash regan have raised concerns about the integrity of the process. this afternoon, after much delay, the snp agreed to reveal the latest number of party members, which stands at 72,000, a significant reduction in the membership at the time of the independence referendum in 2014. 0ur scotland editorjames cook joins us from edinburgh. i suppose you could say, james, that this dispute tells us that whoever wins this contest will have quite a job to do to unite people

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our correspondent, quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have sent this report which can see in full on bbc news and on our website later today. this is a daily duty for dema. for months, the first bank gate have been under russian attack. but they have barely given the enemy an inch of ukraine soil. this way, come on, run! run! straight to me. all around here are the enemy's friends. there are the enemy's friends. there are spotter drones above. russian eyes are always watching. and waiting for movement.— watching. and waiting for movement. , ., ., movement. get in and get down. as to russian _ movement. get in and get down. as to russian shells _ movement. get in and get down. as to russian shells that - movement. get in and get down. as to russian shells that have i as to russian shells that have just come, i think it is tank fire close to these positions and that gives you an idea of how exposed it is here. there is no tree cover and the safest place for these men is in the trenches. they have already taken a couple of casualties here in the last week. panting hea

quentin sommerville reports. no matter the hardship, the enemy must not pass. this ground must be held. winter has given way to early spring. they hope it might slow russia's advance. the thing is, it complicates the job for both parties. the enemy has difficulty attacking, because nothing moves in the mud. nothing except tank tracks... ..and army boots. the mud's unreal. it pulls you this way and that way. it's a trap for men, for vehicles. it makes moving around this battlefield almost impossible. and for the soldiers of the 3rd separate assault brigade, it means going the long way round. moving as fast as the territory allows. they're in range of russian guns. we're told to keep low. stop, stop! there's a russian outpost around here. these trenches are new, but warfare along this front is antiquated. below ground, these are dugouts that their grandfathers would recognise. but by digging in, they've tied up russian forces here and held bakhmut longer than many expected. but it isn'tjust the conditions that are

our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have sent this report, whichws and on our website later today. missile whistles past, explosion this is dima's daily duty. for months, the 1st separate tank brigade have been under russian attack, but they've barely given the enemy an inch of ukrainian soil. darren: this way, come on, run! run! straight to me. open ground here is the enemy's friend. come on. this way. there are spotter drones above. russian eyes are always watching... down, down, down, down. ..and waiting for movement. get in, get down. quentin pants heavily those two russian shells that have just come in, i think it's tank fire very close to these positions, and that gives you an idea of how exposed it is here. there's absolutely no tree cover. the safest place for these men is in the trenches. they've already taken a couple of casualties here in the last week. panting heavily are you all right? keep down. the bombardments never stop. missile whistles past, explosion quentin somerville and darren conway with that report. french president emmanue

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut. homophobic behaviour. lady casey — the uk�*s first victims�* commissioner — was appointed to review the met�*s culture and standards after the murder of sarah everard by wayne couzens, a serving policeman. her second report is due out on tuesday and the bbc has been told the findings are "very serious". i�*m joined now by abimbola johnson she�*s the chair of the independent scrutiny and oversight board which was set up to tackle racism and racial disparity in policing at an institutional level. thank you for your time today. 0bviously thank you for your time today. obviously we are yet to see that full report but what do you make of what we are hearing about it so far? i don�*t think it should come as a surprise, the interim report that was released in october of last year gave some strong indications she was seeing pervasive racism, misogyny and those issues across the metropolitan police, that she was using data which had been available to the force and demonstrated that it had been

significant advantage along a front line that stretches for hundreds of miles. 0ur correspondent, quentin sommervillerussian attack, but they've barely given the enemy an inch of ukrainian soil. darren: this way, come on, run! run! straight to me. 0pen ground here is the enemy's friend. come on. this way. there are spotter drones above. russian eyes are always watching... down, down, down, down. ..and waiting for movement. get in, get down. quentin pants heavily those two russian shells that have just come in, i think it's tank fire very close to these positions, and that gives you an idea of how exposed it is here. there's absolutely no tree cover. the safest place for these men is in the trenches. they've already taken a couple of casualties here in the last week. panting heavily are you all right? keep down. the bombardments never stop. missile whistles past, explosion very extraordinary reporting from quentin. that isjust very extraordinary reporting from quentin. that is just a little snippet of it, and you can watch as full report on the bbc news website, and that gives you a real sense of life

quentin sommerville, bbc news, on the outskirts of bakhmut.years of domestic abuse. the faces of women, all killed by men, often their partners. a woman is killed on average every three days in the uk. the families of these women, filmed here by the bbc at the end of last year, have been campaigning for change, in particular for tougher sentences. 24—year—old poppy devey waterhouse was stabbed at home 49 times by her ex—boyfriend. her killer, joe atkinson, was sentenced to 16 years. poppy's family has always argued the excessive force used in her murder should have led to a longer sentence. today the ministry ofjustice in england is announcing the findings of an independent review of the sentencing of so—called domestic murders by barrister claire wade. it says killers with a history of coercive or controlling behaviour will face tougher sentences, and the use of excessive or gratuitous violence will be made aggravating factors in sentencing decisions. i'm pleased that that will be brought in. the next step is to find how much weighting that w

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our correspondent quentin sommerville, and camera operator darren conway, have been to the front line tonight�*s six o�*clock news here on bbc one. and afterwards on the bbc iplayer. a senior wealthy nigerian politician, his wife and a medical "middleman" have been found guilty of an organ—trafficking plot, which saw them bring a 21—year—old man to the uk from lagos for his kidney. prosecutors told the old bailey the organ was to be removed and given to the couple�*s daughter. she was cleared of the same charge. here�*s our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. a young nigerian man walks into a west london police station with a remarkable story. he�*s run away because people want to take his kidney. weeks before, daniel — not his real name — had been selling mobile phone accessories in the markets of lagos. at the other end of the nigerian social scale, ike ekweremadu, a powerful senator, and his wife, beatrice. their daughter, sonia, has a debilitating kidney condition. she needs a transplant. for help, ekweremadu turned to this man, dr obinna obeta... i'm fine, i'm ok. ..who�*d p

our correspondent, quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have sent this report which given the enemy an inch of ukrainian soil. this way. come on, run. run, run. straight to me. open ground here is the enemy's friend. come on, this way. there are spotter drones above. russian eyes are always watching... down, down, down, down. ..waiting for movement. get in, get down. that's two russian shells that have just come in. i think it's tank fire landing very close to these positions. it gives you an idea of how exposed it is here. he pants. there's absolutely no tree cover. the safest place for these men is in the trenches. they've already taken a couple of casualties here in the last week. he pants. you all right? yeah. yeah? keep down. he pants. the bombardments never stop. explosion. you can watch that report in full right now on the bbc news website. stay with us on outside source. still to come — it's a common condition that can make everyday sounds intolerable. we'll speak to the author of a new study about misophonia. now to the story of a man who says he's the lucki