secunder kermani reporting. minister has defended a i2—month trial in which some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk in small boats or on the back of lorries could be electronically tagged. borisjohnson said it was important to "make sure asylum seekers can't just vanish into the rest of the country." critics say the plan treats those fleeing persecution as criminals. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. after the plane, chartered at a cost of several hundred thousand pounds to take asylum seekers to rwanda could not leave this week, the legality of the government's policy of deporting those seeking protection here must now be decided by british courts. so, in the meantime, some of those who were due to be on board may be part of this trial and be electronically tagged while their cases are decided. when people come here illegally, and when they break the law, it's important that we make that distinction. that's what we're doing with our rwanda policy, that's what we are doing with making sure

secunder kermani, thank you very much.he rate at which prices rise — has hit a a0 year high, and that's according to the office for national statistics. this graph shows how steep the rise has been — from 2.1% in may last year to 9.1% this may. that's the big picture, but look at what's happened to some everyday staples. bread's gone up 10% in the same period. and the cost of cooking oil is up by a whopping 18%. 0ur ecomonics editor faisal islam sums up what the numbers mean for households and the wider economy. there is no respite from the relentless rise in prices, rolling everyone�*s way everyday. essen relentless rise in prices, rolling everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i — everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have _ everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have found _ everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have found how— everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have found how much - here today i have found how much things i buy every week, it is going up things

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ourt's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion. before her performance on the pyramid stage, the 20—year—old singer said it was a dark day for women in the us. the world—famous music festival's main stage opened today after three years of covid cancellations. a warning — this report by our culture editor katie razzall contains flashing images. it's the 50th birthday party twice postponed. finally, glastonbury is back, with its youngest ever headliner, billie eilish, taking to the pyramid stage. sam fender's never even been to this festival before, now he knows what it's like to perform here in front of thousands. let's have some fun! brit winners wolf alice nearly didn't make it today after their original flight from america where they were touring was cancelled. what is it about glastonbury that means you just didn't want to miss it? everything about it, i think, i mean, especially playing on the pyramid stage. it's like...a dream come true. i think every gig we've played

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ake a look at some other stories in the headlines. the french president, emmanuel macron, has acknowledged that sunday's parliamentary elections have underlined divisions in the country but said all parties must make compromises. mr macron said various political parties at the national assembly would have to make clear how much responsibility they were willing to take. uk health officials are urging people to make sure they're fully immunised against polio, after the virus has been found in multiple sewage samples in london. polio was common in the britain in the 1950s, but eradicated by 2003. a client of chinese e—commerce firm alibaba has been sentenced to 18 months injail for sexually assaulting one of its female employees on a work trip. the court found that the woman had been forced to drink alcohol before the assault. she was later fired after making her allegations public. us president biden has called for a three month suspension of the federal gasoline tax. the average cost of

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.ted a third suspect in the murder of a britishjournalist and an indigenous expert in the amazon. the remains of the guardian journalist dom phillips have been identified from dental records. a second body, believed to be that of the brazilian bruno pereira, is being analysed. police sayjeferson da silva lima had been on the run before he gave himself up. he's denied involvement. the us centers for disease control and prevention has authorised covid—19 vaccines for children as young as six months. earlier, a panel of 12 advisers voted unanimously to recommend the use of pfizer and moderna vaccines for those children. a nationwide rollout could start as early as next week. the headlines on bbc news. as their casualties continue to grow, could ukraine be pressured to making concessions? the mayor of kyiv tells the bbc peace talks can wait. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. militants in

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news.ain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act which, for 40 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. | early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and fatherl to their apartments . in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wo

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ok at some other stories in the headlines: the school district police chief who delayed launching an assault on a mass shooter who murdered 19 school children and two teachers in uvalde, texas, has been placed on administrative leave. chief pete arredondo was in charge of the law enforcement response in uvalde on the day of the attack. the french president, emmanuel macron, has acknowledged that sunday's parliamentary elections have underlined divisions in the country but said all parties must make compromises. mr macron said various political parties at the national assembly would have to make clear how much responsibility they were willing to take. a client of chinese e—commerce firm alibaba has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexually assaulting one of its female employees on a work trip. the court found that the woman had been forced to drink alcohol before the assault. she was later fired after making her allegations public. president biden has called for a three month sus

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines.month in the us city of buffalo has been charged with multiple hate crimes. payton gendron, a white teenager, is the first person in new york state to face charges of domestic terrorism motivated by hate. germany has accused the russian state—controlled gas giant gazprom of attempting to push up energy prices further by sharply reducing supplies. gazprom says it's limiting the daily amount of gas it sends through the nord stream pipeline by more than half. a civil lawsuit brought by brigitte macron, the wife of the french president, has begun in which she accuses two people of spreading rumours that she is a transgender woman. the fake news story was spread on social media last year. brigitte macron has said that as a victim of cyber—harassment, she wanted to speak out and set an example. now to a story that has sparked controversy in some parts of the world. walt disney's latest animated film lightyear, which is a spinoff of the toy story franchise, has been banned in a number of mark

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. breaking news, police in brazil searching for the bodies of two men, a britishjournalist don phillips and a brazilian expert on indigenous people, bruno pereira, have found some human remains. we understand forensic analysis is yet to take place. police in the city of manus, in the amazon, are holding a news conference. we can show you pictures of that news conference 110w. police said a suspect has confessed to killing the two men, and he apparently led detectives through thick forest to the place where the bodies were found. again, forensic analysis is yet to take place. police say they can't say the motive, even though they think they know, but it's under confidential investigation. 0ur correspondent is at the conference, and we will bring you more information here on bbc world news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why walt disney's latest animated film is seen as controversial in some markets across asia and the middle east. there was a bomb in

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.est rates of three quarters of a percentage point. the federal reserve is trying to curb inflation which reached an annual rate of more than 8.5% last month. i spoke to nina trentmann from the wall streetjournal and asked her why this interest rate rise was happening now. basically, because of recent inflation figures that came out of friday. 8.6 for may, which is an increase from 8.3 in april, and a similar rate to what we saw in march. i think we just saw in recent days there was this momentum building up in the markets and among market participants and also then federal reserve officials are saying, well, ok, maybe we should wait untiljuly to increase rates by that much, but we should do it now, given that the fed also faces criticism of having waited too long before it started raising rates and wound down is quantitative easing programmes that were launched in the pandemic to help the economy. and now, of course, we're seeing inflation being persistently high, influenced by various

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ore than a0 years. you know something, ijust love myjob. 0wain is with us now. so, the beast from the east. a household name in the north of england where he presented look north from 1982 until he retired two years ago, harry gration won four royal television society awards for his presenting and journalism and was well known for his love of sport and rugby league in particular. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said he was an "outstanding broadcaster" and would be "hugely missed". harry gration, who died suddenly today at the age of 71. glastonbury festival's main stage opened today after three years of covid cancellations. our culture editor katie razzall has been down at worthy farm, where she spoke to wolf alice, who won best band at this year's brits. her report contains flashing images. it's the 50th birthday party twice postponed. finally glastonbury is back. with its youngest ever headliner, billie eilish, taking to the pyramid stage. sam fender's never even been to this

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. the start of summer in europe, but several countries are already facing an unprecedented heatwave, earlier than usual, as a wave of hot air has moved north from africa. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri reports. a record—breaking heat wave has put europe on alert. spain is facing the earliest one it has seenin facing the earliest one it has seen in decades. it has led to wildfires continuing over the weekend in areas like catalonia, burning thousands of hectares of land, and forcing whole villages to evacuate. temperatures in france have hit 40 temperatures in france have hit a0 celsius earlier in the year than ever before. with some parts of the country like bordeaux outright banning outdoor events, with their hospitals under pressure. it also means places like city zoos have had to find creative solutions to keep animals cool. translation: we solutions to keep animals cool. translation:— solutions to keep animals cool. translation: we have a frozen watermelon _ translation: we have a frozen

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ld affairs correspondent caroline hawley is here. caroline, let's consider this taliban regime, which of course has its problems with the rest of the world community. when they appealed for help, what is your sense of the readiness to provide help? that for help, what is your sense of the readiness to provide help?- for help, what is your sense of the readiness to provide help? that is a critical question. _ readiness to provide help? that is a critical question. the _ readiness to provide help? that is a critical question. the international. critical question. the international community has faced the dilemma of how to respond to the suffering of afghans since the taliban takeover last summer. internationalfunding last summer. international funding for the last summer. internationalfunding for the country was withdrawn. aid agencies had to scale back their work, but the un is still working in the country. it's one of the poorest on earth. it is already facing what the un says is an un

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.appealed for more international support — to help those affected by the earthquake. humanitarian agencies are rushing to get shelter, food and medicine to the worst—hit areas — but the question is how to get the aid to those who need it, and not into the hands of the taliban. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye, who's in kabul, says the international community will have to tread a very thin line. well, afghanistan doesn't have an internationally recognised government, and that's where the problem lies. you know, whenever a disaster strikes a country, particularly an economically weak one, what you see almost immediately on the ground are rescue teams from a host of countries around the world trying to help and relieve operations. that's not something which is happening here. as far as financial assistance is concerned, there are difficulties giving that directly to the taliban because there are sanctions against the group. and therefore it comes on to humanitarian agencies, whic

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.nyar is a journalist from afghanistan who we spoke to when the taliban took over and he was in hiding. he worked for many years for the new york times. he isjournalist in residence at the university of michigan. he's in ann arbor. very much forjoining us. we're still trying to piece together the whole situation. what have you gleaned aboutjust how bad it is and how many are affected?— it is and how many are affected? ., ~ , ., ., ~ , ., affected? thank you, thank you for having _ affected? thank you, thank you for having me. _ affected? thank you, thank you for having me. well, _ affected? thank you, thank you for having me. well, it - affected? thank you, thank you for having me. well, it was, - for having me. well, it was, you know, it was a deadly earthquake that hit really hard paktika province, several pa ktika province, several districts paktika province, several districts were hit so hard, the taliban have been scrambling and calling out for help. they have been in touch with ag

secunder kermani reporting.g british journalist dom phillips. journalist, dom phillips. a second body — believed to be his travelling companion, bruno pereira — is still being examined. mr phillip�*s sister said he was a "leading light in journalism." katy watson reports. the grim news confirmed — dom phillips�* family can now, in the words of his wife, ale, say goodbye to him with love. these are the two men as their friends and family want to remember them — dom phillips, a passionate journalist writing a book on saving the amazon. i think he was a leading light injournalism. he was shining a light on an area which is a global problem and i would like to see any changes that we can make as a positive outcome of a tragedy. his travelling companion, bruno pereira, was an indigenous expert who knew the community so well and was loved by so many here. the authorities are still trying to establish whether the human remains also include those of bruno pereira. suspect amarildo da costa de 0liveira confessed to the c

secunder kermani is there and has just sent this report.es reduced to rubble, lives reduced to memories. "these were my son's shoes," says agha jan. his three young children were killed in the earthquake as they slept, as well as his two wives. when the roof fell down, what did you do? translation: i ran toward my family, but everything was under the rubble, even my shovel, so i couldn't do anything. i shouted to my cousins, but when we took my family out, they were already dead. it's a three—hour frive to the nearest big city from the worst—affected villages along largely dirt roads. here, practically every home is destroyed, every family grieving. the people here didn't have much to begin with, but they've seen their homes, their possessions — you can see them scattered amongst the debris — and their loved ones disappear in a single terrible moment. in this one home, 18 people were killed. habib gul raised back across the borderfrom pakistan to help bury 20 of his family members. translation: if the world looks on us like brothers and hel

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.f at the tech giant apple have voted to form their first trades union in the united states. several american companies, including apple and amazon, have been accused of intimidating workers againstjoining unions. employees at a store in maryland, said they wanted to expand their rights, when it came to pay, hours, and safety issues. staff in at least two other apple stores are trying to form unions. extreme weather conditions are having significant consequences around the world. across western europe, heatwaves are hitting earlier than usual, causing severe disruptions to daily life. whilst in bangladesh and india, at least a0 people have been killed in landslides and lightning triggered by heavy monsoon storms. our news reporter aza—day moshiri gave me more details. military moshiri gave me more details. personnel have bee deployed military personnel have been deployed in relief and rescue operations because other than the loss of life that you mention just there, there the loss of li

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.n policy for the us department of defense in the trump adminstration. jason you're now with the think—tank the rand corporation in washington. we hear that there are now so few sikhs left in afghanistan and they want to leave, what kind of dangers are they facing?— are they facing? well, the sikhs community. _ are they facing? well, the sikhs community. as _ are they facing? well, the sikhs community, as with _ are they facing? well, the sikhs community, as with many - are they facing? well, the sikhs community, as with many other| community, as with many other religious and ethnic majorities now in afghanistan face daily increased dangers. —— ethnic minorities. as you have this new ethnic —— taliban in place and the isis who have the ability to carry out these very high level focused attacks on these communities and put all of that minority in a very precarious position right now. can minority in a very precarious position right now.— minority in a very precarious position right now.

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. weather and temperatures are having significant consequences around the world. in bangladesh, more than 30 people have been killed in landslides and lightning triggered by heavy monsoon storms. while across western europe, heatwaves are hitting earlier than usual, causing severe disruptions to daily life, as well as wildfires. with me to discuss is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. let's reporter azadeh moshiri. begin in south asia. dozens let's begin in south asia. dozens were killed in bangladesh. what do we know about that?— about that? because the situation _ about that? because the situation is _ about that? because the situation is so _ about that? because the l situation is so dangerous, military personnel have been sent out because other than the loss of life you just mentioned, millions have been stranded from their homes and they don't have access to them, and transport has been hit as well. one example that really brings home the extent of how bad the floods have been is in

from gayan, secunder kermani reports. scrambling for scraps of bread., but more is needed. in this district, close to the epicentre, hundreds of homes have been destroyed, families wiped out. there are still injuries to treat. this charity normally removes landmines, but now they have set up a mobile clinic. this five—year—old had his arm trapped by rubble. "there are lots of wounded children," he tells us. "12 patients had to be flown to kabul by helicopter because they needed specialist care." nearby we meet this man, his home reduced to rubble. when the earthquake struck, he faced a terrible dilemma, who to save first. "when the ceiling fell down, my wife cried out for help, "but my daughter was in the room with us, "and i took her out first. "then i went to my other children." by the time he returned to his wife, she had died. the winding dirt roads, leading to the remote, worst—affected villages are now busy with trucks, carrying supplies from the taliban government and humanitarian agencies. aid is arriving. the un are here, as are international c

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. police have arrested a third suspect in the murder of a british journalist and an indigenous expert in the amazon. meanwhile, members of indigenous tribes have joined protesters in sao paulo, demanding justice for the murders. the remains of the guardian journalist dom phillips have been identified from dental records. a second body, believed to be that of the brazilian bruno pereira, is being analysed. police sayjeferson da silva lima had been on the run before he gave himself up. he's denied involvement. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the casulties continue to mount, could ukraine be pressured into making concessions? the mayor of kyiv tells the bbc peace talks can wait. the islamic state group says it carried out a deadly attack on one of the last sikh temples in the afghan capital, kabul. here in the uk, the prime minister has defended a i2—month trial in which some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk in small boats or on the back of lorries could be electronically tagged. bo

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.on the pressure they say former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election results. donald trump wanted to fire the acting attorney general at the time and replace him with jeffery clark. three formerjustice department officials testified before the committee earlier — one of them was richard donoghue. i made the point that jeff clark is not even competent to serve as the attorney general. he has never been a criminal attorney or conducted a criminal investigation and his life. he has never been in front of a grand jury, he has never been in front of a grandjury, much he has never been in front of a grand jury, much less a trial jury. and he kind of retorted by saying well, i've done a lot of very complicated appeals and civil litigation and environmental litigation and things like that and i said that's right, you are an environmental lawyer. how about you go back to your office and we will call you when there is an oil spill? and i remember saying, tha

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.arts of the world. walt disney's latest animated film lightyear, which is a spinoff of the toy story franchise, has been banned in a number of markets across asia and the middle east, mainly in muslim—majority countries. in singapore, children below the age of 16 will not be able to watch it in cinemas. so, why is the film facing a backlash? it's all because of a scene in the movie which shows a female space ranger kissing another woman. we took to the streets of singapore to find out more about what people think about the rating. i feel like it's not something that we should prevent our kids from watching. i feel like it's something we should start normalising and start to reflect kids seeing this in media and stuff like that. i have a son, so i mean i wouldn't mind to bring him to watch the movie in the cinemas. i wouldn't mind, yeah. yeah, too bad because of that, we cannot watch. i maybe next year. i don't want to wait for another year. . laughter. yeah, yeah, but let's sayi if we

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.ampbell, a policy researcher with the think—tank the rand corporation, who previously worked on afghanistan policy for the us department of defense in the trump adminstration. i began by asking him what kind of dangers the sikh community is facing. the sikh community along with many other religious and ethnic minorities now faced daily increased dangers as you have this new taliban regime and its top rival, isis which has the ability to carry out these very high level focused attacks on these communities and put all minorities in a very precarious position right now. $3? minorities in a very precarious position right now.— position right now. q talk us throu~h position right now. q talk us through who _ position right now. q talk us through who is _ position right now. q talk us through who is behind - position right now. q talk us through who is behind these attacks? . . through who is behind these attacks? , , . . attacks? this is the hallmarks of what we — attacks? this is the hallm

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ar in ukraine — russian forces are closing in on the beleaguered city of lysychansk, in the donbas region, where russia has been focusing much of its firepower. artillery attacks on the city have intensified in recent days, and military sources have told the bbc the russians are less than three kilometres away. they've already captured almost all the neighbouring city of severodonetsk, where fierce fighting is continuing. local officials say about 7—8,000 civilians are still there in lysychansk, compared to the pre—war population of 100,000. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin, and video journalist colm 0'molloy, joined volunteers who are busy evacuating civilians from the city while there is still time. 0n the road to war. ukrainian tanks heading towards lysychansk laden with troops. we follow a team of volunteers risking their lives to get others out. along the way, they stop for a daily ritual, praying to god to keep them safe. inside the city, the hallmark of russia's invas

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. there are almost a0 million people in afghanistan.agency says 2a million of them need vital humanitarian aid. and that was before the earthquake. $4.5 billion — that's how much the un says it needs for this year alone to help the people of afghanistan. but the question is how it gets to the people who need it, and not into the hands of the taliban, who took control last year and who have struggled to get funds because of their hard—line islamist policies. 0ur southeast asia correspondent yogita limaye is in the afghan capital of kabul and the taliban have appealed for international support but there is concern particularly about sending funds directly to them.— directly to them. that's right. afghanistan _ directly to them. that's right. afghanistan doesn't - directly to them. that's right. afghanistan doesn't have - directly to them. that's right. afghanistan doesn't have an i afghanistan doesn't have an internationally recognised government and so a lot of things you would see happening on the ground in this region if a disaster wer

secunder kermani.rney general at the time and replace him with jeffrey clark. three formerjustice department officials testified before the committee earlier. one of them was richard donoghue. had similar laid had similarlaid in had similar laid in at one point, i remember, saying that letter that this guy wants to send,it letter that this guy wants to send, it is a murder suicide pact, it will damage everyone who touches it.— pact, it will damage everyone who touches it. time for some aood who touches it. time for some good news- — over the past two days, 200,000 visitors have been arriving for the first glastonbury festival in three years. the music programme is due to start in the next few hours with billie eilish, foals and little simz topping the bill on the first night. our correspondent colin paterson has been meeting some of the festivalgoers. concern about what mps will do next. where have you come from? tennessee. who are you really wanting to see?— tennessee. who are you really wanting to se

secunder kermani reporting.ecause of its invasion of ukraine as insane. he said the measures had failed to work, and were impacting the west instead. his comments came as the boris johnson announced that the uk will lead a major training operation for ukrainian soldiers. meanwhile, russia has accused lithuania of trying to strangle the territory of kaliningrad by bringing in restrictions on rail cargo traffic. kaliningrad's governor said he was seeking clarification from the european union about the apparent blockade, in relation to sanctions over russia's invasion of ukraine. this follows in which a number of european partners rallied to kyiv in its demands for greater military support, and membership of the european union. here's our europe correspondent nick beake. this has been a week where european leaders to try to show their solidarity with uk by a number of visits here. first we had the french, german, italian and romanian leaders in town to meet president zelensky in yesterday byjohnson was a that about

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.al tests, with two parliamentary by—elections at tiverton and honiton in devon and wakefield in west yorkshire. both seats present significant challenges, and the cathedral city of wakefield is certainly a test of whether labour can win back its former heartlands. wakefield is surrounded by former mining communities and was a labour stronghold until 2019, when the conservatives took it with a modest majority of 3,358. in fact, wakefield had been labour for nearly 90 years. you need to consider the context, from 1931 all the way until 2019, this was a labour from 1931 all the way until 2019, this was a labou— from 1931 all the way until 2019, this was a labour seat, so you can aet a this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense _ this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense of— this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense of the _ this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense of the context. - this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense of the context. will. get a sense of the

secunder kermani reporting.g on the government to do more to tackle the crisis. frances o'grady is the general secretary of the trades union congress. thank you for being with us. what will the marching achieve? this thank you for being with us. what will the marching achieve?- thank you for being with us. what will the marching achieve? this is a really important — will the marching achieve? this is a really important opportunity - will the marching achieve? this is a really important opportunity for - really important opportunity for people to come together from all over the uk, ordinary working people saying enough is enough, we have a living standards crisis and we need action from employers and government to make sure that working people who have been struggling, with pay cuts and pay freezes over ten years now, just cannot afford to take another hit and direction —— asking for action from the government, demanding better. i action from the government, demanding better.— action from the government, demandin

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.petrol, energy and food. uk inflation edged up to 9.1% in the 12 months to may. the bank of england has warned inflation will reach 11% later this year. earlier, the chair of supermarket chain asda said the cost of living crisis has led to shoppers tightening their belts. what we are seeing is a massive change in behaviour. and this is the first time that consumers have seen significant inflation for nearly 30—a0 years. and it's come as a surprise, it's come as a very nasty surprise, and they are finding and they are worrying because we do that on an income tracker basis every month, we are finding that nine out of ten of our customers are saying that they are worried about their incomes, they are worried about the future, they are worried about what might happen. so they are cutting back their baskets, they are eating, if you like, more sensibly and they are cutting out some treats in some cases. it's causing a headache for the government. a recent poll found 65% of people saying mini

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.on the pressure they say former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election results. donald trump wanted to fire the acting attorney general at the time and replace him with jeffrey clark. three formerjustice department officials testified before the committee earlier. one of them was richard donoghue. we spoke to our correspondent peter bowes, who told us about the key takeaways from this session of the hearing. i think the main takeaway is that we are now hearing from several former officials from thejustice department about this alleged pressure that donald trump was putting on them and the department to essentially back him in his claims that he had won the election — that the result was fraudulent as a result of voter malpractice. we heard from the former acting attorney generaljeffrey rosen during the trump administration that during this crucial period leading up to january the sixth, that he had been in contact with donald trump — or, rather, dona

that was secunder kermani. here's our south america correspondent, katy watson. the grim news confirmed — dom phillips' family can now, in the words of his wife, ale, say goodbye to him with love. these are the two men as their friends and family want to remember them — dom phillips, a passionate journalist writing a book on saving the amazon. his travelling companion, bruno pereira, was an indigenous expert who knew the community so well and was loved by so many here. the authorities are still trying to establish whether the human remains also include those of bruno pereira. suspect amarildo da costa de oliveira confessed to the crime and lead the search teams to the place he buried the two men. a difficult location, two miles inland from the river, and they needed the help of helicopters, sniffer dogs and divers, but the police said that they still hadn't located the boat belonging to mr pereira that the suspect admitted he'd sunk. authorities are also looking for a third suspect, jeferson da silva lima. they

with no paved roads, helicopters transport the injured to the hospital, where our bbc colleague secunder kermanirvivors. "there was a rumbling and my bed began to shake," shabir tells us. "i'm sure seven or nine people from my family who were in the same room as me are dead." >> reporter: at the hospital in the city of sharana, patients are treated for their wounds. there's a fight to save lives. >> food, medicine, you know. i mean, human... things are really, really essential. >> reporter: one-year-old saidullah was struck on the head by a piece of debris. "three of our relatives were trapped under the rubble" says shamira, his grandmother. "there's nothing left of our house. the. the shock has yet to turn to mourning in a tragedy that has struck one of the poorest provinces in one of the poorest countries in the world. the taliban has issued an urgent plea for international aid agencies to provide support, but many fled the country during last year's taliban takeover. making matters worse, search-and-rescue efforts are being hampered by thunderstorms and torrential rain tonight. norah. >> o'do

the bbc�*s secunder kermani reports from paktika province.porting food and tents to the earthquake—hit parts of giyan and barmal districts, here in paktika province, travelling along the long, dirt bumpy road from sharan, the nearest big city which is where we are now. taliban military helicopters have also been used to fly in supplies because the location is so remote. taliban officials telling us the search and rescue operation is now over, the focus very much on those who survived this earthquake, getting them adequate food and shelter. mobile health teams are also visiting these villages. yesterday, in a briefing at the security council, a senior un official described this disaster as a tragic reminder of the myriad dangers facing the afghan people at this moment. the country was already in the middle of an economic and humanitarian crisis with average incomes slashed by about a third, that's in a country where many people were already struggling just to survive. this and whilst humanitarian aid, that immediate short—term aid is being del

, but access to remote areas has been hampered by heavy rain and flooding. 0ur correspondent secunder kermaniin sharana, the capital of pa ktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. cracks in the walls of what used to be a home, this, a major disaster of those who survived many now homeless. searching continues in the rubble, but overnight heavy rain and hail has the rescue. the airambulance rain and hail has the rescue. the air ambulance arrives in a remote area, but the response is limited. it is one of only a handful of helicopters left backin handful of helicopters left back in the country since the taliban returned to power. the hospital beds and a paktika's capital are full of both the very youngest and the oldest. this woman survived but lost 19 family members and fears she is now completely alone. translation: now completely alone. tuna/mom- now completely alone. translation: ,, ., ., ., translation: seven in one room, five in the other, _ translation: seven in one room, five in the other, for— translation: seven in one

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.hid majrooh, former minister of public health of afghanistan. thank you forjoining us. have you beenin thank you forjoining us. have you been in touch with anyone on the ground? what has been the message from there? we ground? what has been the message from there? �* , ., . from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact _ from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact points, _ from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact points, including i a subtle contact points, including health officials and staff members on the ground. as well as local influential leaders, provincial members, mps, people in kabul and paktika. —— several contact points. based on the evidence received, unfortunately the evidence is much more disastrous than has been reported. the focus has been on specific spots which are hugely damaged, but on the peripheries, there are spots which are still... inaudible. the search and rescue has been delayed. the operation in the field has been affected by ma

our correspondent secunder kermani who is in kabul has more details.g metal doors, thatis if you see their big metal doors, that is the main entrance. this is where the attack began. a number of silence tried to overpower the guards to get inside. there are a number of posts around here and say members of the taliban station to immediately engage the attackers in a firefight and at some point, a car thatis a firefight and at some point, a car that is parked around here in which a bomb exploded, that exploded killing the commander of the check post, and causing the damage you can see to the shops, many of which were owned by members of the seek community. fighting here last for three hours and gives you a sense of how intense it must have been from the state of the screen. this was the state of the screen. this was the main prayer hall and has been left completely devastated. once upon a time, there were tens of thousands of sikhs living here in afghanistan. over the years, with the conflict, that number has dwindled and dwindled. there has been a state

with no paved roads, helicopters transport the injured to the hospital, where our bbc colleague secunder kermaniere was a rumbling and my bed began to shake," shabir tells us. "i'm sure seven or nine people from my family who were in the same room as me are dead." >> reporter: at the hospital in the city of sharana, patients are treated for their wounds. there's a fight to save lives. >> foods, medicine, you know. i mean, human... things are really, really essential. >> repord saidullah was struck on the head by a piece of debris. "three of our relatives were trapped teunder r:the rubble" ny shamira, his grandmother. "there's nothing left of our house. the shock has yet to turn to turn to mourning in a tragedy that has struck one of the poorest provinces in one of the poorest countries in the world. the taliban has issued an urgent plea for international aid agencies to provide support, but many fled the country during last year's taliban takeover. making matters worse, search-and-rescue efforts are being hampered by thunderstorms and torrential rain tonight. norah. >> o'donnell: seems so cruel.