our correspondent ramzan karmali has the story. of michal prasek, a 33—year—old man mauled to death by his pet lion. prasek had bought the then 6—year—old lion in 2016 and thrn bought a lioness in order to breed them. his father originally found his body in the lion's cage which had been locked from the inside. local police said they were forced into drastic action to get to the stricken breeder. translation: in the morning, an incident between the owner and the lion he kept occurred, resulting in fatal consequences. in order to reach the man, police had to shoot both lions dead. mr prasek and his lions made international news injune 2018. his lioness attacked a cyclist while being taken for a walk by the breeder. back then, police deemed itjust a traffic violation. local residents had repeatedly voiced their concerns. mr prasek kept the lions in home built pens and did so without getting the appropriate permits. also, vets repeatedly refused to give him permission to breed. in fact, he'd been fined a number of times as a result an

. —— ramzan karmali.were running out to my, through my room where i was in and also, i saw some people had blood on their body and some people were limping. at that moment, i realise that it was a really serious. there are reports that carmen was firing continuously for at least ten minutes. another mosque in the city also came under attack and police say that several other people have also been apprehended. new zealand's prime minister expressed a shock. what i can say is that it is clear that this is one of new zealand's darkest days. clearly, what is an extraordinary and unprecedented acts of violence. local canterbury police have not confirmed numbers, but have said that there have been fatalities and injuries in more than one location. in an unprecedented action, they have also asked for all mosques throughout the country to close their doors. and currently, the whole of christ church is in lockdown. ramzan karmali, bbc news. and just an update on what ramzan karmali was saying there, police have mad

ramzan karmali, bbc news.tages and power cuts deepen the crisis in venezuela as the us considers more sanctions. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief, this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours, then, the soviet union lost an elderly, sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years hisjunior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts, and, god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an 8—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really. i've never been married before. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the british parliament overwhelmingly rejects the prime minister's brexit dealfor a second time. cardinal george p

ramzan karmali reports.esident, instead they were met by water cannon. hundreds of thousands across the country and around a million in the capital, algiers, joined protests. now in its sixth week, they are fed up. not just with the actu president clinging to power but with the entire regime. we do not want anyone to leave, we want the departure of the entire system which created this crisis, killed the best amongst us and pushed our children to immigrate, which i was affected by as my children all aboard. over the six weeks, the demonstrations against president boutaflika have been peaceful but they have been going. he has been in power 20 years but has been rarely seen since he suffered a stroke. on march 13, president boutaflika offered to resign later this year if you won elections scheduled to take place in april. he changed his mind is nine days later, and said that he was not going to seek re—election but he cancelled those elections. however, this week, the army chief, lt gen ahmed gaed salah, said t

ramzan karmali, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. to table fresh proposals to the european union within the next few days to break the brexit impasse. eu officials said they would work non—stop over the weekend if acceptable ideas were received by friday to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland. both sides have described the talks as "difficult". venezuela's government is expelling the german ambassador for what it says is interference in its internal affairs. martin kriener has been given 48 hours to leave. he was one of the foreign diplomats who went to the airport in caracas to greet opposition leader juan guaido as he returned to the country. the singer r kelly is back behind bars after a court hearing in chicago on unpaid child support. cook county sheriff's office says he will be detained until he pays more than $160,000 he owes. in a tv interview earlier in the day, he angrily denied allegations of sexual abuse. four experimental drugs are being used to try to contain an outbreak of ebola in the east of the democratic

ramzan karmali has more.ister trudeau's biggest political crisis since he took office in 2015. the snc—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government. treasury board president jane philpott became the latest to step down. while i am disappointed, i understand her decision to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the news at an event in toronto. i want to thank her... commotion and yelling 0k. in democracies, you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible, and i think that's an important piece of it. so i want to thankjane... cheering and applause in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote: she goes on to say: the snc—lavalin affair centres around a quebec—based engineering firm, which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to $36 million in bribes it's alleged to have offered to libyan officials between 2001 and 2011. philpott‘s resignation comes less than a month after former attorn

ramzan karmali reports., including the us, but today venezuela's opposition leader, juan guaido, was dealt this blow by the government. translation: we disable the citizen juan gerardo guaido marquez, identity number 16727086, from holding or exercising any public office for the maximum period established by the law. that period is 15 years. this is due to what the government say are inconsistencies within mr guaido's personal financial statements. but the man who declared himself interim president in january rejected the ruling. translation: they choose randomly someone who says they're going to strip me of the right to hold public office. really?! the people of venezuela, the armed forces, and even the regime's party know that this isn't going to solve the electricity crisis. this crisis culminated in more power cuts, which started on monday and have affected hospitals, public transport, water and other services — hitting the economy hard. this isn't the first time the government has put pressure on mr gua

ramzan karmali, bbc news.g people on instagram that encourages and glamourises eating disorders. advice is being shared on how to make the illnesses more extreme, along with disturbing images of weight loss. the royal college of psychiatrists calls it a problem "spiralling out of control". last month instagram promised to remove all graphic images of self harm — a move prompted by our reports about the death of molly russell. her family say she took her own life after viewing graphic content on the platform. you may find some of angus crawford's report distressing. a secret world of harm... i close my eyes and i can see them, images i'll never, everforget. ..promoting illnesses that can kill. the fact that i did have instagram, it fuelled the eating disorder. i was dying. if it hadn't been for immediate treatment, yes, i wouldn't be sat here today. but jodie has recovered and is thriving, the memory of the illness pushing her to help others. i love this one here. with her mum julie, using their instagram accou

ramzan karmali has more.us, but today venezuela's opposition leader, juan guaido, was dealt this blow by the government. translation: we disable the citizen juan gerardo antonio guaido marquez, identity number 16727086, from holding or exercising any public office for the maximum period established by the law. that period is 15 years. this is due to what the government say are inconsistencies within mr guaido's personal financial statements. but the man who declared himself interim president in january rejected the ruling. translation: they choose randomly someone who says they're going to strip me of the right to hold public office. really?! the people of venezuela, the armed forces, and even the regime's party know that this isn't going to solve the electricity crisis. this crisis culminated in more power cuts, which started on monday and have affected hospitals, public transport, water and other services — hitting the economy hard. this isn't the first time the government has put pressure on mr guaido and

ramzan karmali has more.untries and 2,000 cities walked out of lessons on friday to make their voices heard. they want action from politicians to combat climate change. the world leaders are the ones acting like children. they are the ones who are having the tantrums, arguing with each other, and refusing to take responsibility for their actions while the planet burns. all chant: we won't let our planet die! friday's protests have mainly been organised on social media, with many using the hashtag #fridaysforfuture. protesters have been inspired by swedish teenager greta thunberg. she first staged a school strike in front of the swedish parliament in august last year and has been missing lessons most fridays since. this week, she was nominated for the nobel peace prize. translation: we won't accept it. we're on strike because we want a future, and we won't abandon that. scientists say tougher measures are needed to cut global warming. the paris climate agreement of 2017 committed nearly 200 countries to keepin

ramzan karmali has more.z, the persian new year, but disaster struck when the ferry, thought to be carrying around 2000 passengers, overturned. at least 90 women and several children were among the 200 people said to have died, however, 30 people were rescued. the ferry capsized and i was underwater. every time i tried to surface, the boat was above me and by almighty god, i paid. i thought that was it, the end of my life. the vessel was on its way to a tourist area, and witnesses say it was carrying too many people. authorities had reportedly warned people about rising water levels as the gates of the most of had been opened. many accused the ship's operator of ignoring this advice. —— mosul dam. the governor visited the area and promised action would be taken. the health minister and i came immediately and ordered all those institutions to investigate into the incident and punish all those who are responsible for it, but what is most important hours to help and support victims, treat patients and retrieve v

ramzan karmali has more.nly a chemicalfactory in the moment which shock not only a chemical factory in eastern china but also the nearby area. in fact, the blast was found three kilometres away. the powerful explosion followed a fire at a factory which produces fertiliser. firefighters from across the whole of the province were brought in to help put out the flames of what is becoming one of the biggest industrial accidents to hit china in recent yea rs. accidents to hit china in recent years. it took them over 12 hours to bring the fire under control and local residents were evacuated amid concerns about toxic fumes. there we re concerns about toxic fumes. there were reports over 600 people were sent to hospitalfor were reports over 600 people were sent to hospital for treatment. worried relevant —— relatives were quick to try and track down left once. translation: when we heard about the explosion, we did not know which factory it was in and we call people and found out it was in that industrial park so we

ramzan karmali has the latest emergency vehicles rushing the injured to hospital after gunmen enterednoor mosque in christchurch and opened fire. about 300 people were in attendance for the traditional friday prayers. a senior member of the congregation described the horrific scene. i saw that some people were running out to my, through my room where i was in and also, i saw some people had blood on their body and some people were limping. at that moment, i realise that it was a really serious. there are reports that the gunman was firing continuously for at least ten minutes. another mosque in the city also came under attack and police say that several other people have also been apprehended. new zealand's prime minister expressed shock. what i can say is that it is clear that this is one of new zealand's darkest days. clearly, it is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence. local canterbury police have not confirmed numbers, but have said that there have been fatalities and injuries in more than one location. in an unprecedented action, they have also asked for all mosques

ramzan karmali has more. the syrian defence forces warming baghouz, is‘s last conclave in syria. strikes and artillery fire in an attempt to get the last remaining is fighters to surrender. it is a far cry for is, who wants ruled an area of 88,000 square kilometres. that was roughly one third of iraq and syria. a few years later and all thatis syria. a few years later and all that is left is baghouz. is‘s like flag still fighters in town but only just. earlier this week, the bbc gained access to baghouz and so the extreme conditions people have been forced to live in. with the intense bombing from the syrian defence forces, it comes as no surprise that so forces, it comes as no surprise that so many is forces are giving up. translation: they are surrendering during the day. during the night, there is no movement because coalition planes are there and are hitting any movement. surrendering during the day means that we can see if there is room for is or civilians to surrender themselves. but within baghouz, is fighters remained defiant. translation: what is our guilt? what is a cri

ramzan karmali has more it is probably prime minister trudeau's biggest political crisis since he took—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government. treasury board president jane philpott became the latest to step down. while i am disappointed, i understand her decision to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the affair at a press conference in toronto. in democracies you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible, i think that is important. i want to thankjane... in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote: she goes on to say: the snc—lavalin affair centres around a quebec—based engineering firm, which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to millions of dollars in bribes it is alleged to have offered to libyan officials between 2001 and 2011. philpott‘s resignation comes less than a month after former attorney generaljody wilson—raybould resigned from the cabinet amid accusations that the prime minister's office improperly try to influence her to stop a c

but this isn't the first time a tour like this has been hit by illness as ramzan karmali reports.d it off his bands at north american tour. in a statement on twitter, the man said —— band said... the european leg of the tour had been seen by over 1.5 million fa ns had been seen by over 1.5 million fans and made the ban on eye watering $237 million. a decision like this cannot be taken lightly but it is not the first time they have pulled out of the tour. they cancel their australian and new zealand tour following the death of mickjagger‘s partner. zealand tour following the death of mick jagger's partner. they zealand tour following the death of mickjagger‘s partner. they received a pay—out from their insurance company. just last month former black sabbath lead singer cancelled a number of gigs after being hospitalised with pneumonia. and younger performers are not immune either. adele cancelled the final two shows of her world tour after damaging her vocal cords. pop star justin bieber cancelled the last 14 shows of his tour in 2017 saying he wa nted shows of his tour in 2017 say

ramzan karmali has the details. she was the first woman us fighter pilot to fly in combat., senator martha mcsally made this stunning revelation to her colleagues in washington. i am also a military sexual assault survivor, but unlike so many brave survivors, i didn't report being sexually assaulted. this evidence to a senate hearing was the first time in public, but not the first time she had told authorities what had happened. in one case, i was preyed upon, and then raped by superior officer. i stayed silent for many years, but later in my career as the military grappled with scandals and their wholly inadequate responses, and felt the need to let some people know, i too, was a survivor. i was horrified at how my attempt to share generally my experiences were handled. i almost separated from the air force at 18 years over my despair. like many victims, ifelt force at 18 years over my despair. like many victims, i felt the system was raping me all over again. mcsally entered politics shortly after leaving the air force in 2010. 26 years in uniform, she was taking the figh

ramzan karmali has the details. she was the first woman fighter pilot to fly in combat. today, senator mcsally met a stunning revelation in her colleagues at washington. either sexual assault survivor, but unlike so many brave survivors, i didn't report being sexually assaulted. this evidence was the first time in public, but not the first time she had told authorities what had happened. not the first time she had told authorities what had happenedlj not the first time she had told authorities what had happened. i was preyed upon, and then raped by superior officer. a stateside for many years, but late in my career as a military grapple with scandals and the wholly inadequate responses, and felt the need to let some people know, i too, felt the need to let some people know, itoo, was felt the need to let some people know, i too, was a survivor. 0ne felt the need to let some people know, i too, was a survivor. one was horrified at how my attempt to shed generally my experiences were handled. but almost separated from the airports at at&t‘s over my despair. like many victi

ramzan karmali has more. the burnt out wreckage of a school bus.other vehicles. the 47—year—old driver, an italian born in senegal, is reported to have tired some children up, does the bus in petrol and set it on fire. before he was apprehended, he shouted, no—one will survive! everyone did. 1a people suffered from smoke inhalation. the driver's motivations seem to come from his opposition to italy's migrant policy. translation: made no reference to isis, not a propaganda campaign is in favour of islam. he said it was his personal choice because he could not bear to see children torn apart by sharks and pregnant women drowned. italy's right wing interior minister reacted with outrage and said that the man had a criminal record. but a spokesman from the gut —— bus company was at a loss as to why the driver could have done this. translation: we have no idea because he never showed any sign. i even asked his chief that he sees every day, but we have no explanation. this really is a tragic situation. the ordeal lasted a0 minutes and ended shortly after

ramzan karmali has more.iguez, maria del tra nsito 0rella na and cinthia rodriguez, maria del tra nsito 0rellana and cinthia rodriguez emerged from prisonjust 0rellana and cinthia rodriguez emerged from prison just outside the capital, san salvador. translation: we feel so happy, so happy. we are grateful to the citizen organisations, the national and international organisations, that have supported us. and we hope the state will also recognise the fact that there are many women inside that there are many women inside that are also innocent and hopefully one day they will regain their freedom. the three women were released after the supreme court commuted their original 30 year sentences. since 1998, when abortion was banned in el salvador, dozens of women accused of aborting their babies have been sent to prison, evenin babies have been sent to prison, even in some cases where the women had been victims of rape. campaigners say at least 30 women jailed abortion have been freed by reviews in the past ten year

but this isn't the first time a tour like this has been hit by illness as ramzan karmali reports.off his hands north american tour. in a statement on twitter, the band said: the european leg of the tour had been seen by over 1.5 million fans and made the band an eye—watering $237 million. a decision like this couldn't have been taken lightly, but it isn't the first time the rolling stonees have pulled out of a tour. in 2014, they cancelled their australian and new zealand tour following the death of jagger's then—partner, l'wren scott. back then, the band received a pay—out of $12.7 million from their insurance company. and they aren't the only musicians forced to cancel gigs. just last month, former black sabbath lead singer ozzy osbourne cancelled a number of gigs after being hospitalised with pneumonia. and younger performers are not immune either. # never mind, i'll find... adele cancelled the final two shows of her world tour after damaging her vocal cords. pop starjustin bieber cancelled the last 14 shows of his mammoth world tour in 2017, saying he wanted his mind, heart an

ramzan karmali has the story.k, a 35—year—old man mauled by his pet line. the borderline in 2016 and bought a lioness in order to breed them. his father found the body on the line's cage which had been locked from the inside. local police said they were forced into track sheep —— drastic action. in the morning, an incident between the owner are not blind he kept occurred, resulting in fatal consequences. in order to reach the man, police had to reach shoot the line is dead. his line is attacked a cyclist while being taken for a walk by the breeder. back then, police deemed itjust a traffic violation. local residents had repeatedly voiced their concerns. he kept the lines in home built pens and it is about getting the appropriate permits. also, that's repeatedly refused to give permission to breed. he'd been fined a number of times as a result and authorities were left powerless. a lack of alternative facilities or any evidence of animal cruelty meant the lions could be forcibly removed. stay with us on bbc news, s

ramzan karmali has more.air has now seen three high—profile departures from government. treasury board president jane philpott became the latest to step down. while i am disappointed, i understand her decision to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the news at an event in toronto. in democracies, you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices, and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible. i think that's an important piece of it. so i want to thankjane... cheering. in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote, a minister must always be prepared to defend other ministers publicly. i must speak in support of the government and its policies. she goes on to say, sadly, i have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised. the snc—lavalin affair centres around the quebec—based engineering firm which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to $36 million in bribes it's alleged to have offered to

ramzan karmali has more.now seen three high—profile departures from government. treasury board president jane philpott became the latest to step down. while i am disappointed, i understand her decision to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the news at an event in toronto. in democracies, you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices, and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible. i think that's an important piece of it. so i want to thankjane... cheering in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote, a minister must always be prepared to defend other ministers publicly. i must speak in support of the government and its policies. she goes on to say, sadly, i have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised. the snc—lavalin affair centres around the quebec—based engineering firm which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to $36 million in bribes it's alleged to have offered to libyan o

ramzan karmali reports.mergency vehicles rushing the injured to hospital, after a gunman entered the al noor mosque in christchurch and opened fire. about 300 people were in attendance for the traditional friday prayers. a senior member of the congregation described the horrific scene. i saw that some people were running out through my — through my room where i was in, and also i saw some people had blood on their body, and some people were limping. at that moment, you know, i realised that it was really serious. there are reports the gunman was firing continuously for at least ten minutes. another mosque in the city also came under attack, and the police say that several people have been apprehended. new zealand's prime minister expressed shock. what i can say is that it is clear that this is one of new zealand's darkest days. clearly, what has happened here is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence. police have not confirmed numbers, but have said that there have been fatalities and injuries in