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it is rumoured — priorities of the people. it is rumoured that _ priorities of the people.shortly finally be announcing some further help for our struggling constituents with the cost of living crisis, but we know how things work in this government with its enormous team of spin doctors. has his government deliberately held back the details of that desperately needed help in order to provide coverfor needed help in order to provide cover for the needed help in order to provide coverfor the damning impact needed help in order to provide cover for the damning impact of this report? cover for the damning impact of this re ort? ., ~ cover for the damning impact of this reort? ., ~ ,,, ., ., cover for the damning impact of this reort? ., ~ .,~ |, cover for the damning impact of this report?_ i. like - cover for the damning impact of this | report?_ i, like many report? no, mr speaker. i, like many in this country — report? no, mr speaker. i, like many in this country have _ report? no, mr speaker. i, like many in this country have lost _ report? no, mr speaker. i, like many in t

_ equates wants to, we find increasing rumours of— equates wants to, we find increasing rumours of theurs of the last few days that he is looking at the idea of maybe bringing — is looking at the idea of maybe bringing forward that promised income — bringing forward that promised income tax cut by a year. rishi sunak— income tax cut by a year. rishi sunak and _ income tax cut by a year. rishi sunak and the treasury are obviously resisting major spending. the chancellor often does as they try to balance the books. i think realistically, we are going to see more _ realistically, we are going to see more of— realistically, we are going to see more of this. something is going to have to _ more of this. something is going to have to budge in the next couple of months _ have to budge in the next couple of months if not sooner or this will have _ months if not sooner or this will have to — months if not sooner or this will have to come out. if it's not big enough, tory mps are going to be despairing, really, before it, he has to— despairing, really, before it, he has to come out and sort of s

to address a rumour mentioned by amber heard that kate moss had been pushed down some stairs during aaica with mr depp? we were leaving the room and johnny left the room before i did and there had been a rainstorm and as i left the room i slid down the stairs and i hurt my back. did mr depp push you in any way down the stairs? no. during the course of the relationship did he ever push you down any stairs. you down any stairs? no. he never pushed me, kicked me, or threw me down any stairs. johnny depp returned to the witness stand to himself address amber heard's allegations. one of the questions about his alleged drug use. have you ever consumed eight through ten and mdma pills at once? no i have not. and why is that? because i'd be dead, i'm pretty sure i'd be dead. final arguments are scheduled for friday. david sillitoe, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. and before we go back to our main story the school shooting in texas. there's been an outpouring of grief in the us. but in addition to vigils there've been tributes to the victims happening around the globe. this is the scene at a vigi

there's rumours of more strategic aeroplanes and things like that that might show up but i think we wille have seen in the past but they will have a lot less to celebrate. has russia thrown its most sophisticated weaponry into this war so far? i was looking recently at the tank models there. not the most modern versions of the tanks are being used, it seems, at present. the t90 which is probably what you're talking about, the terminator, has been seen destroyed on the ukrainian battlefields, but they have expended the most important weapons which are some of the most elite forces like their airborne forces that were destroyed around kyiv and other units. i think they put into the field what they have. an explosion at a luxury hotel in the cuban capital havana has killed at least 22 people. the blast tore through several floors of the hotel saratoga. the cuban president, miguel diaz canel, said the explosion had resulted from what he called a gas accident, though investigations were underway. more than 60 people have been injured. 0ur correspondent will grant reports. the saratoga hotel,

she told the court via video—link that she'd never been pushed down the stairs by the actor, a rumour she said he was violent, and she is countersuing. here's david sillito. would you please state your full name for the record? kate moss. kate moss testifying by video in what is week six of this libel case betweenjohnny depp and his former wife amber heard. and the reason? to address a rumour mentioned by amber heard that kate moss had been pushed down some stairs during a holiday injamaica, when she and johnny depp were a couple. what if anything happened when you were injamaica with mr depp? we were leaving the room, and johnny left the room before i did, and there had been a rainstorm and as i left the room i slid down the stairs| and as i left the room i slid down the stairs and i hurt my back. did mr depp push you in any way down the stairs? no. during the course of the relationship did he ever push you down any stairs? no. he never pushed me, kicked me, or threw me down any stairs. johnny depp returned to the witness stand to himself address amber heard's allegations. one of the

she told the court via video—link that she'd never been pushed down the stairs by the actor, a rumourle in which she said he was violent, and she is countersuing. here's david sillito. would you please state your full name for the record? kate moss. kate moss testifying by video in what is week six of this libel case betweenjohnny depp and his former wife amber heard. and the reason? to address a rumour mentioned by amber heard that kate moss had been pushed down some stairs during a holiday injamaica, when she and johnny depp were a couple. what, ifanything, happened when you were injamaica with mr depp? we were leaving the room, and johnny left the room before i did, and there had been a rainstorm and as i left the room i slid down the stairs and i hurt my back. did mr depp push you in any way down the stairs? no. during the course of the relationship did he ever push you down any stairs? no. he never pushed me, kicked me, or threw me down any stairs. johnny depp returned to the witness stand to himself address amber heard's allegations. one of the questions about his alleged drug u

to address a rumour mentioned by amber heard that kate moss had been pushed down some stairs during are injamaica with mr depp? we were leaving the room and johnny left the room before i did and there had been a rainstorm and as i left the room i slid down the stairs and i hurt my back. did mr depp push you in any way down the stairs? no. during the course of the relationship did he ever push you down any stairs. no. he never pushed me, kicked me, or threw me down any stairs. johnny depp returned to the witness stand to himself address amber heard's allegations. one of the questions about his alleged drug use. have you ever consumed eight through ten and mdma pills at once? no i have not. and why is that? because i'd be dead, i'm pretty sure i'd be dead. final arguments are scheduled for friday. david sillitoe, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. the broadcaster, dame deborahjames has visited the chelsea flower show to see the rose that is named after her. the ao—year—old host of the podcast revealed earlier this month she is receiving end—of—life care after being diagnosed with bowel cancer

there event during lockdown. have been rumours of the existence there have been rumours of the existencethe senior civil servant sue gray. "a catastrophic failure of intelligence, diplomacy and planning" — mps deliver a damning report into the government�*s handling of the evacuation from afghanistan last year.

and amid false rumours of a migrant crime wave, we were confronted by a menacing group of men who demandedo see our bbc ids. because of this experience that i'd had, you know, this very uncomfortable experience of somebodyjudging me for my skin colour. it made me understand what these people who had crossed from ukraine were telling me. and for them to say it was worse on the ukrainian side, ijust can't imagine. you're fighting in a war and you still have time for racism. itjust didn't make any sense. later, i got a chance to interview the ukrainian ambassador to south africa. what's your reaction to all these reports about the way africans who are trying to flee the fighting in your country are being mistreated by ukrainian border guards? i've been there, i've seen them and i've spoken to these students. ijust came back from ukraine. i don't want this part of the story to overshadow what's happening in ukraine. the ukrainians are being bullied. but if in turn the ukrainians are bullying a small group of people, i think that story should be told as well. everybody�*s suffering counts, and

the same rumours around the pandemic and the health stories search every few weeks. things about the regime and how much we know about them. one, which is how much misinformation we have, so we don't know. we are aware how much this war has been instigated and carried out by putin himself but at the same time we know little about his state of health at this stage. we don't get the sort of information we get for example about american presidents or even the french ones. i think the other element is how focused we are on the figure of him in this entire affair. whether he is healthy, whether he is not, it really matters in a sense for the future development of the war, for any potential negotiations and what happens thereafter. now, i think in practice we are going to have to wait and see whether he is terminally ill or not. he is clearly not a young man. but i think it does point to the pivotal nature of this putin figure and how people would like to know more about what is going on inside the kremlin. joe, we'll come back to you here, because mark asks how does ukrai

with rumours of impeachment hearings mounting, zelensky met trump in new york. in the united states, president trump kept the meeting going in front of the cameras, for about 45 minutes or so, so very difficult to have a serious conversation between two leaders of countries when you are doing so much of it in front of the media. i think zelensky handled it well, and i think wasjust saying, "0k, we've got to get through this period and then let's see if we can resume a normal relationship again". air raid siren wails then, on 24th february, everything changed with the start of the russian invasion. a man who had turned to politics just three years before was now facing down the world's second—most powerful army. this war has brought out the very best in volodymyr zelensky. whereas president putin has come across as aloof and distant, zelensky has seemed very much relatable and down—to—earth. staying with his people in kyiv, and staying in touch with video messages. the updates, delivered straight to social media, have enabled zelenksy to speak directly to ukraini

it is something that there are rumours that brentjohnson is now considering, even though the tories andhis backbenchers don't really like it. now, the energy companies in, look, we did get back, we are investing in green infrastructure and that they are that we are putting these profits back into the uk, but i think at a time when the situation is so severe on so many households and household finances, the idea that these companies can profit out of what is causing the rest of us misery, it doesn't really wash, and i think the government will probably be forced to seriously consider this.— consider this. martin, i'm afraid ou consider this. martin, i'm afraid you haven't _ consider this. martin, i'm afraid you haven't got _ consider this. martin, i'm afraid you haven't got long, _ consider this. martin, i'm afraid you haven't got long, despite i consider this. martin, i'm afraid. you haven't got long, despite the committee think we are going to see this windfall tax are not? i think we well. simply _ this windfall tax are not? i think we well. simply because - this windfall tax are not?

in the capital, beijing, there were rumours online that a strict lockdown was about to be imposed promptingases in beijing remain in the dozens, much less than in shanghai, where millions of people remain under lockdown. let's get some of the day's other news. south east asian leaders from the asean countries are in washington for a two—day summit with president biden. it's the first time the group has met at the white house. washington has promised support for clean energy and maritime security in the face of a rising china. it appears to be part of a campaign to show that the us still prioritises asia despite the focus on russia's invasion of ukraine. new york's police watchdog has recommended disciplinary action against 145 officers, in connection with their conduct during the black lives matter protests in 2020. a review board said 88 of them should face formal charges. in the us state of california, a wildfire in orange county, south of los angeles, has burned at least 20 mansions to the ground. fire officials say the blaze has scorched 199 acres since it started on wednesday. hundreds

ah, they say they're defending the last bastion of ukrainian territory in the besieged port city. rumour live liberally. they said to me, 2000 ukrainian fighters sheltering and the plants vast network of tunnels and bunkers, as well as the 1000 civilians. the focus of you in efforts to broker a humanitarian corridor, the ukrainian regiment, known as the as off battalion released these pictures. a woman said to be a doctor tells of increasingly, dia conditions must mother, which i know margin your source guys are literally dying before our eyes because we don't have any possibility to evacuate them. there is no way to heal them properly . we just ask, we beg to give us at least slightest chance to save life. of these fighters above ground are the ruins of a city that's been described as hell on earth. mary jo pole has been pummeled into submission. it's people facing what city officials say is a catastrophic shortage of drinking water and food. long could healy lou, i had a beautiful house, a good apartment, and now i have no apartment, nothing new quote, hearing tool. i live alone and no

however, the president was quick to dismiss rumours that the blast was anything other than an accident a bomb or an attack. it's just a very unfortunate accident, and it seems to be around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion could've been worse. the hotel was closed for refurbishments and was due to reopen next week. furthermore, a nearby school was unscathed, the children safely evacuated. nevertheless, this explosion comes at a difficult time for cuba. its tourism sector has been all but shut down amid the covid—19 pandemic and only this year was beginning to pick up again. for an island whose economy now largely revolves around tourism, the past two years have been brutal — especially when combined with tough us sanctions and the state's economic mismanagement. this explosion could set back that recovery even further. however, for now, most minds in cuba are simply focused on the families of those caught up in this tragic blast and those still fighting for their lives in hospital. will grant, bbc news. emmanuel macron has been formally inaugurated as president of france for his

, the war was going russia's way, and that any suggestion of ukrainian counteroffensive were just rumoursne of the things that, of course, is quite worrying is how willing the people who talk endlessly on television are to broach the idea of nuclear warfare, of armageddon, if necessary. it's important in the context of the war, actually, because at the beginning they were talking about it as a kind of surgical operation that would be over in days. the tune on russian tv has changed, and they've been framing russia itself as the victim and talking about how it's surrounded by a hostile west. and this idea of russia, effectively, being willing to carry out strikes on countries in the west, i think, it's part of this overall picture of russia as a victim which is willing to do anything to defend itself. the shooting of a hugely popular palestinian journalist, shireen abu aqla, in the west bank town ofjenin and the chaotic funeral that followed caused yet another crisis between israel and the palestinians. but it's still not finally been confirmed how shireen died. i asked the bbc middle east

in the capital, beijing, there were rumours online that a strict lockdown was about to be imposed promptingin in the dozens, much less than in shanghai, where millions of people remain under lockdown. meanwhile, in north korea, at least six people are confirmed to have died, a day after state media officially acknowledged some cases of covid—i9 for the first time. it also reported that almost 190,000 people are currently being treated in isolation for what's being called a fever of unidentified origin. pyongyang has refused international help with vaccinations. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we'll spill the tea on the putting —— pudding deemed fit to celebrate the queen's platinum jubilee. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sen

as will ball rumours spread. let's kick off. do you want to start us off with the metro?on the front of the guardian. it's on the front of the guardian. it's on the front of the guardian. it's on the metro to. it's not the kind us. it's too good to resist on a night like theirs. i think there is always a sport at finding unflattering photos of politicians. the picture editors strive particularly with stories like this to find one that adequately convey a lot of peoples feelings. looks like he's been at an all—night party. it does a little bit. the metro has splashed on these elevations from panorama. and there are some really quite shocking, are we shocked by anything any more? n quite shocking, are we shocked by anything any more?— anything any more? i don't know. good point- _ anything any more? i don't know. good point. will— anything any more? i don't know. good point. will ask _ anything any more? i don't know. good point. will ask rob. - anything any more? i don't know. good point. will ask rob. what i anything any more? i don't know. | good point. will ask rob. wha

in the capital beijing, there were rumours online that a strict lockdown was about to be imposed promptingemain in the dozens, much less than in shanghai — where millions of people remain under lockdown. meanwhile in north korea, at least six people are confirmed to have died, a day after state media officially acknowledged some cases of covid—i9 for the first time. it also reported that almost 190,000 people are currently being treated in isolation for what's being called a "fever of unidentified origin". pyongyang has refused international help with vaccinations, relying instead on trying to keep its borders closed to prevent the virus taking hold. kim jong—un says the arrival of the omicron variant means his country now faces a "serious emergency". much more about the pandemic on the special section of our website. just log on to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc app let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... south east asian leaders from the asean countries are in washington for a two—day summit with president biden. it's the first time the group has met at the white h

rumour has it this is the largest green rooftop of the mexico city centre, which is where the city startedctually. wow. you know, more than 600 years ago. - gabriella gomez-mont is the director and cofounder of laboratorio para la ciudad, the laboratory for the city. mexico city's official creative and experimental think tank. and trust me. she isn't afraid of facing urban challenges head-on. her staff of 20 is very diverse. half of them come from disciplines you'd expect: geographers, data analysts, social scientists. the other half, however, comes from the creative world. they're writers, filmmakers, artists. and to them, creativity is a powerful tool. if you ask me what the laboratory specializes in, because we've got a wide agenda, from mobility to experimenting democracy, i think we specialize in the gaps, like what are the conversations that are not being had, the things that are not being said, the people that are not included in the conversations, the disciplines, the framings, the points of view that have not necessarily been part of policy-making and city-making from within the g

there was a rumour he was clearing a declaration of war against ukraine, may be, but the trouble withple in a mass way and drafting them in big cities is going to be all that popular. he faces a lot of tough choices. and on the 9th of may, president biden is going to have a chance to push back, president emmanuel macron, because it is europe day, will have an opportunity and you may have an opportunity and you may have an opportunity and you may have a counterpoint, the russian dictator basically waving his fist and his armies are not doing that well, and leaders of the west speaking about russia �*s aggression and the need to support ukraine, it might be an interesting day. ambassador, thank you for joining us. an explosion at a luxury hotel in the cuban capital havana has killed at least 18 people. the blast tore through several floors of the hotel saratoga. the cuban president, miguel diaz canel, said the explosion had resulted from what he called a gas accident, though investigations were underway. more than 60 people were injured. 0ur latin america correspondent will grant is fol

however, the president was quick to dismiss rumours that the blast was anything other than an accidenttack. l it's just a very unfortunate accident, and it seems to be around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion could've been worse. the hotel was closed for refurbishments and was due to reopen next week. furthermore, a nearby school was unscathed, the children safely evacuated. nevertheless, this explosion comes at a difficult time for cuba. its tourism sector has been all but shut down amid the covid—19 pandemic, and only this year was beginning to pick up again. for an island whose economy now largely revolves around tourism, the past two years have been brutal — especially when combined with tough us sanctions and the state's economic mismanagement. this explosion could set back that recovery even further. however, for now, most minds in cuba are simply focused on the families of those caught up in this tragic blast and those still fighting for their lives in hospital. will grant, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the italian government has impounded a $700 milli

people have rumoured and there's a possibility that putin will for example admit that this is a war andlitary operation. it's unlikely, but possible. more plausible is that he'll talk about russia annexed in bits of ukraine which they now occupy, which, if they do that, is very serious because it makes arriving at peace talks much more difficult. and there's talk about him introducing conscription, full war preparation in russia which again i think is unlikely but it is possible. to again i think is unlikely but it is ossible. ., , , ., again i think is unlikely but it is ossible. ., , , ., possible. to pick up on your point that ou possible. to pick up on your point that you think— possible. to pick up on your point that you think it's _ possible. to pick up on your point that you think it's unlikely - possible. to pick up on your point that you think it's unlikely that i that you think it's unlikely that he'll describe this and use the term a war, i wonder why you make that specific point? the fear is that is if —— if he uses that term he can conscript and possibly mobilise more peopl

there was a rumour circulating that article 16 was potentially going to be triggered as a way to tryappen. so there's a lot of mixed coming about, we don't know how things will progress. but what we do know for certain is that nothing is going to made any time soon. we nothing is going to made any time soon. ~ ., ., ~' nothing is going to made any time soon, ~ ., ., " ., soon. we have talked about the london theatre _ soon. we have talked about the london theatre in _ soon. we have talked about the london theatre in -- _ soon. we have talked about the london theatre in -- the - soon. we have talked about the - london theatre in -- the government london theatre in —— the government here in london. what about the government in the republic of ireland? i government in the republic of ireland? ~ , , ., ireland? i think probably the main focus for the _ ireland? i think probably the main focus for the republic _ ireland? i think probably the main focus for the republic of - ireland? i think probably the main focus for the republic of ireland i ireland? i think probably the mainj focus for

i so, why did kim jong—un- suddenly decide to announce after many theoretical outbreaks — rumoured and denied. why now — why is he i announcing this now? and very publicly going i on television, attending emergency meetings every day. it's really thought - that this is going to be a massive crisis. this is a country where around 40% of the population - is already undernourished. in theory, you know, i back in 2019, we knew that the north koreans were reusing syringes, i reusing medical equipment. reusing syringes?! exactly. they were apparently becoming rusty, they were used so often. and so, think about covid ripping through that kindl of population — it. really is quite scary. but they've had offers from china and south korea of help and they're saying no, so what are people being advised to do at the moment? well, actually, we think- now that they have accepted some help from china. ah, right. we know of three flights that have gone between china - and north korea just - in the past couple of days, taking medical supplies over. but that's just three - planeloads for a country of aro

in the capital beijing, there were rumours online that a strict lockdown was about to be imposed prompting. but daily cases in beijing remain in the dozens — much less than in shanghai, where millions of people remain under lockdown. meanwhile, in north korea, at least one person is confirmed to have died from covid—19 — a day after the country publicly confirmed its first outbreak. the country's state media also reported that almost 190,000 people are currently being treated in isolation for what it calls a "fever of unidentified origin". pyongyang has refused international help with vaccinations, relying instead on trying to keep its borders closed, to prevent the virus taking hold. kim jong—un says the arrival of the omicron variant means his country now faces a "serious emergency". thomas bollyky is still with me. thomas, i want to ask you about china — it is a failure of another kind. the who has also told them that it's zero covid policy isn't working. in your view, what will it take for them to change their approach? 50 take for them to change their approach?— take for them to chang

describing it as simply the latest anti—china falsehood and an attempt to "smear china" with rumoursid. but there's been no attempt to address the evidence itself, which includes these images from deep within the system — further evidence of the harsh detention and indoctrination of a people — not for what they've done, but for who they are. john sudworth, bbc news. a11i—year—old boy who fatally stabbed a schoolgirl in a row over social media has been found guilty of murder. ava white, who was 12, was killed in liverpool city centre last year. the boy who can't be named for legal reasons will be sentenced at a later date. its creators call it "the most spectacular railway in the world". others say it's the "most technologically advanced rail service" in existence. they're talking about the elizabeth line — the impressive addition to london's public transport network which cuts the journey time from paddington in the west to canary wharf in the east tojust 16 minutes — that's roughly twice as fast as the average tube journey. eventually, the service is set to run from reading in the w

she told the court by a video link that she'd never been pushed down the stairs by the actor, a rumourr imran khan has arrived near islamabad to lead a protest demanding new elections. imran khan has urged supporters tojoin his long march to the capital — despite all approach road5 being blocked and thousands of police being deployed to prevent the demonstrators reaching the city centre. he was ousted as prime minister in april after a no—confidence vote in parliament. saher baloch report5 now. islamabad this evening looks like a battleground. the capital is ten5e a5 protester5 continue to arrive. former prime minister imran khan has asked his supporters and party workers to gather near the parliament. holding pakistan's flag in his hands, khan is also on his way towards the capital, where he will demand the dissolution of the parliament and call for early elections. protester5 have fought all day to reach the city. there were early—morning classes in lahore, where tear gas was fired in an attempt to scatter the protesters — but they remained undeterred. gunshots. tear gas was again fi

have plenty of tanks, they have ceremonial weapons so i think it will be much like the past, there's rumoursoplanes and things like that that might show up but i think we will see much of the same that we have seenin much of the same that we have seen in the past but they will have a lot less to celebrate. has russia thrown its most sophisticated weaponry into this war so far? i was looking recently at the tank models there. not the most modern versions of the tanks are being used,it versions of the tanks are being used, it seems, at present. the teeth 90 which _ used, it seems, at present. the teeth 90 which is _ used, it seems, at present. iie: teeth 90 which is probably used, it seems, at present. tie: teeth 90 which is probably what you're talking about, the terminator, has been seen destroyed on the ukrainian battlefields, but they have expended the most important weapons which are some of the most elite forces like their airborne forces that were destroyed around kyiv and other units. i think they put into the field what they have. john sencer, the field what they have. john spencer, t

and there were a lot of rumours swirling, denied by the kremlin, that mr putin would try to mobilised the country to replenish his depleted army, and thus the assumption goes, try to push on with his attack in ukraine. and that hasn't happened. he hasn't made the announcement, no formal declaration of war on his neighbourjust yet. who knows what will happen in the coming days? but it's hard to see really what he can do next, beyond make a lot of threats against the west, who he has blamed for making this conflict longer and harder than in his view, it should have been. jenny, thank you very much for now. vladimir putin about to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier here in moscow, very close to red square, and as president putin remembers the 20, potentially 27 million dead in the great patriotic war, many russian soldiers losing their lives, more in this conflict in a very short period of time than when in russia was fighting another conflict in the last 20 or 30 years as well. let's go to our correspondent andrew harding, who joins us from the donbas region, an area much

and for a couple of days, no—one had the real name, and we did have rumours spreading around of who itartly part of the reason why neil had to come out and say it was him, because other tory male mps were being rung up and being told, "we've been told it's you, is it you?" so, you are having people accused of doing something that had not actually done, so it was quite awkward i think for the parliamentary party to be put through that. and those people being called up because they were on a list of, was it people who might do this sort of thing or were people calling everybody? no, i think probably more the former. interesting, 0k. well, this story is for us as an opportunity to find out more about the culture of politicaljournalism at westminster. and eleanor langford, i'm going to bring you in here because you're a reporter for the website politics home and you're relatively new to the lobby. i wonder what your experience in this field is. it's been interesting, one, because ijoined politics about two years ago, and obviously we had the pandemic for a lot of that time, so not actually

however, the president was quick to dismiss rumours that the blast was anything other than an accidenty case was this a bomb _ accident. translation: my case was this a bomb or— accident. translation: my case was this a bomb or an _ accident. translation: my case was this a bomb or an attack, - was this a bomb or an attack, it'sjust a very was this a bomb or an attack, it's just a very unfortunate accident and it seems to be around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion _ around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion could - around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion could have - is the explosion could have been worse. the hotel was closed for refurbishment and was due to reopen next week. furthermore, a nearby school unscathed. the children were safely evacuated. nevertheless, this explosion comes at a difficult time for cuba. its tourism sector has been all but shut down amid the covid—19 pandemic and only this year was beginning to pick up again. for an island whose economy now largely revolves around tourism, past two years have been brutal, specially when combined with to

however, the president was quick to dismiss rumours that the blast was anything other than an accidentt seems to be around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion could've been worse. the hotel was closed for refurbishments and was due to reopen next week. furthermore, a nearby school was unscathed, the children safely evacuated. nevertheless, this explosion comes at a difficult time for cuba. its tourism sector has been all but shut down amid the covid—i9 pandemic and only this year was beginning to pick up again. for an island whose economy now largely revolves around tourism, the past two years have been brutal, especially when combined with tough us sanctions and the state's economic mismanagement. this explosion could set back that recovery even further. however, for now, most minds in cuba are simply focused on the families of those caught up in this tragic blast and those still fighting for their lives in hospital. will grant, bbc news. emmanuel macron has been formally inaugurated as president of france for his second term. the event at the elysee palace comes two weeks after

describing it as simply the latest anti—china falsehood and an attempt to "smear china" with rumoursp within the system — further evidence of the harsh detention and indoctrination of a people — not for what they've done, but for who they are. john sudworth, bbc news. i'm joined by laura murphy, professor of human rights at the helena kennedy centre for internationaljustice. thank you for internationaljustice. thank you forjoining us i know this is a topic that you felt into extensively. were you surprised by what we've just seen in my colleague's report? i what we've just seen in my colleague's report? what we've just seen in my colleatue's re-ort? , , , colleague's report? i suppose, these ima . es did colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me a _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me a bit _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me a bit by - images did take me a bit by surprise. we don't see a lot of the images of either t

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reporter, describing it as simply the latest anti—china falsehoods and an attempt to smear china with rumoursdence itself, which includes these images from deep within the system, further evidence of the harsh detention and indoctrination of a people not for what they have done, but for who they are. john sudworth, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy, who fatally stabbed a schoolgirl in a row over a snapchat video has been found guilty of her murder. ava white, who was 12, was killed in liverpool city centre after a christmas lights switch—on in november last year. the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced at a later date. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. ava white was only 12 when she went into liverpool for the christmas lights being switched on last year. she was messing around with friends when they encountered another group of schoolchildren. there was an argument and a 14—year—old boy pulled out a flick knife, and stabbed ava white in the neck. her mum and dad and sister are still completely devastated by what has happened to ava, and it has been

however, the president was quick to dismiss rumours that the blast was anything other than an accident an attack. _ it's just a very unfortunate accident, and it seems to be around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion could've been worse. the hotel was closed for refurbishments and was due to reopen next week. furthermore, a nearby school was unscathed, the children safely evacuated. nevertheless, this explosion comes at a difficult time for cuba. its tourism sector has been all but shut down amid the covid—19 pandemic and only this year was beginning to pick up again. for an island whose economy now largely revolves around tourism, the past two years have been brutal, especially when combined with tough us sanctions and the state's economic mismanagement. this explosion could set back that recovery even further. however, for now, most minds in cuba are simply focused on the families of those caught up in this tragic blast and those still fighting for their lives in hospital. will grant, bbc news. chelsea have agreed terms on the £4.25 billion sale of the club. it'll be sold to a c

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