i'm shaun ley.aders attending the g7 summit. among other senior royals attending the event — prince charles, who spoke to the leaders about his work on climate change. earlier, g7 leaders held talks on the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. they are expected to make a pledge to give one billion vaccine doses to poorer countries. a teenage girl who filmed the murder of george floyd has been awarded a special citation in this year's pulitzer prizes. she was recognised for highlighting the role ordinary people have to play in journalists' quest for truth. and italy have beaten turkey in the opening game of euro 2020, winning 3—nil in rome. the football tournament was postponed last year because of the pandemic.

dateline london, with shaun ley. hello. i'm shaun ley.me to the programme which brings together columnists from leading journals, bbc specialists and the reporters who write, broadcast and blog for folks back home from the dateline: london. this week — biden's back and bibi's out. what changes will follow from a united states administration re—engaged on the world stage and an israel led by its first new prime minister in more than a decade? to discuss that and more, i'm joined byjeffrey kofman, who hails from canada and anchored programmes there and in the united states. he's also served as a foreign correspondent in war and peace. russian—born arkady ostrvosky reports on the country of his birth, as well as eastern europe, for the economist. the bbc�*s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, also canadian by birth, is with me here. canadian by birth and nationality. we are glad to have you here. thank you for being with us. pasties in cornwall, pate in brussels, petite arvine by the glass on lake geneva. us presidentjoe biden ha

this is bbc news with me, shaun ley.d to solve post—brexit trade problems in northern ireland, following his first face—to—face meeting with president biden. the two met in cornwall on the eve of the g7 summit. they also agreed a new "atla ntic charter" to work together on global challenges. britain and the us have announced plans to deliver coronavirus vaccines to some of the world's poorest countries. president biden confirmed the us is buying half a billion doses of the pfizer vaccine to donate, while the uk said it would donate 1000 million doses. for football fans across the world, the long wait for euro 2020 is finally over. after being postponed last year because of the pandemic, the 2a—team tournament is set to kick off. the opening match will see italy take on turkey in rome.

now on bbc news: dateline london with shaun ley. hello, i'm shaun ley.ite, broadcast and blog for audiences from the dateline london. this weekend the united states declares its return to global leadership at the g7 summit by revising the atlantic charter it signed in 1941. but on vaccinating the globe, taxing multinationals, peace in northern ireland, treating with china and climate change, is the world of 2021 willing to be led? joining me to discuss all that and more, henry chu, who has run los angeles times bureau in beijing, delhi and rio. he is now the paper's deputy news editor. the irish journalist brian 0'connell was london editor for ireland's public service broadcaster rte

i'm shaun ley. our top story: joe biden begins the first foreign trip of his presidency. arriving in the uk, he spoke of his ambition to restore america as a major diplomatic force. the united states is backed in democracies of the world are standing together the toughest challenges. —— is back. the eu says its patience is "wearing very thin" with the uk , in talks aimed at avoiding a trade war — over border checks with northern ireland. a row between the sussexes and a buckingham palace source over the naming of their new baby daughter, now a warning from harry and meghan�*s lawyers. maybe we are powerless that and grab the popcorn and settle in, new york is hosting the tribeca film festival, with a blockbuster roll—out of the much—anticipated film �*in the heights�*. hello and welcome. president biden is in the uk tonight — starting his first overseas trip with a strong message in support of democracy and international alliances. he will attend a summit of world leaders in the coastal area of corn

dateline london with shaun ley. hello. i'm shaun ley.from the dateline: london. this week — biden's back and bibi's out. what changes will follow from a united states administration re—engaged on the world stage and an israel led by its first new prime minister in more than a decade? to discuss that and more, i'm joined byjeffrey kofman, who hails from canada and anchored programmes there and in the united states. he's also served as a foreign correspondent in war and peace. russian—born arkady 0strvosky reports on the country of his birth, as well as eastern europe, for the economist. the bbc�*s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, also canadian by birth, is with me here. iam i am still canadian. still canadian. ..by birth and nationality. we are glad to have you here. thank you for being with us. pasties in cornwall, pate in brussels, petite arvine by the glass on lake geneva. us presidentjoe biden has had a busy week, encompassing multi—national diplomacy with g7 and nato and a bi—lateral with vladimir putin. more than once

this is bbc news with me, shaun ley.rs in cornwall, where the agenda will include covid recovery, climate change and trade. the eu has said its relationship with the uk is at a "crossroads" after talks aimed at resolving the row about post—brexit trade rules in northern ireland ended without agreement. a buckingham palace source has told the bbc that the queen was "never asked" for permission by prince harry and meghan to name their daughter lilibet, which was the queen's childhood nickname. earlier, the law firm schillings, which acts for the couple, wrote to some news organisations saying that claim is false and defamatory. those of the headlines on bbc news. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

now on bbc news... ..dateline london with shaun ley. hello, i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together leading britishjournalists, bbc specialists and foreign correspondents who write, broadcast and blog for audiences from the leading britishjournalists, bbc specialists and foreign correspondents who write, broadcast and blog for audiences from the dateline london. this weekend the united states declares its return to global leadership at the g7 summit by revising the atlantic charter it signed in i9ai. but on vaccinating the globe, taxing multinationals, peace in northern ireland, treating with china and climate change, is the world of 2021 willing to be led? joining me to discuss all that and more, henry chu, who has run los angeles times bureau in beijing, delhi and rio. he is now the paper's deputy news editor. the irish journalist brian o'connell was london editor for ireland's public service broadcaster rte and here with me in the studio is celia hatton, the bbc�*s pacific asia editor. a warm welcome to all of you, thanks for being w

. —— i am a shaun ley.p towns came from some hippies after the publication of images showing him embracing his aid. —— from mps. matt hancock informed the prime minister he was resigning in a letter singular people down and made a public announcement on his social media feed. our political correspondent ben wright give us the full story earlier. a former lobbyist adviser to the health secretary a long—term friend. yesterday he came this image of them kissing and matt hancock's office, breaking as he admitted the governments own covid—i9 guidance in pledging his own career in the crisis. this evening, he quit. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make of these rules have got to stick by them and that is why i've got to resign. matt got to stick by them and that is why i've got to resign.— i've got to resign. matt hancock ho -e to i've got to resign. matt hancock hepe to write — i've got to resign. matt hancock hope to write out

i'm shaun ley. the headlines: sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. the labour leader says there are huge questions still to answer in the aftermath of mr hancock's resignation. a painful search through the rubble in florida — four more bodies are found in the ruins of the collapsed building in miami. an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about the british military — are found behind a bus stop in kent. police say they are searching for a spectator that called a large multi—rider or pilot during the first stage of the tour de france on saturday. —— large multi—rider pilot. now on bbc news, click. hey, welcome to click and welcome to my new office. it's a bit small but it does have one advantage, and that's that it can be absolutely anywhere. hiya, fancy seeing you here. hello, nice pod. are you avoiding me in there? as we start to talk about the

i'm shaun ley — the other main stories this hour...ales begin their euro 2020 campaign against switzerland as england fans also gear up for their team's chances in their opening game tomorrow. and the man leading a team which trialled covid treatments in the early stages of the pandemic, is among those to be recognised in the queen's birthday honours. today is the second day of the g7 summit — let'sjoin ben brown, who is in cornwall. i'm here at tregenna castle — the resort in st ives, cornwall in the south west of england which is hosting world leaders for the g7 summit. the sun has come out — so a fine blue sky and blue sea for the leaders to look out on as they continue their talks. today, they're agreeing a new plan to deal with future pandemics within the first 100 days of an outbreak. called the "carbis bay declaration", it promises measures aimed at slashing the time taken to develop and license vaccines and for any new disease, as well a global pandemic radar to track new viruses. here in england, it was expected that remaining

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley.tt hancock has resigned — after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office — in breach of covid guidelines. in his resignation letter — matt hancock says he �*owes it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down". i understand the enormous sacrifices that everyone in this country has made. that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that is why i have got to resign. to stick by them and that is why i have got to resign. and, the euros dream is overfor wales — as they lost 2—0 to denmark in amsterdam.

i'm shaun ley.night's big euros football match against england at wembley. england fans have begun to arrive in good spirits outside the stadium too, with both sides hopeful their teams will win. 2—1 scotland — mctominay, 90th—minute winner, break the english hearts. that's how it's going to end. we will win, so i'm confident either way. i hope so! we can't not, we can't not win. a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats in chesham and amersham, taking a seat that for almost half a century was tory blue. the lib dem leader says this is the beginning of the end, of the conservatives' southern "blue wall".

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley, the headlines at 7pm.issing a colleague, breaking covid guidelines. he says he's sorry after the images showed him with gina coladangelo. mr hancock still has the support of the prime minister, but labour says he should be sacked. unfortunately this saga does seem yet again to indicate that there is one rule for the conservatives and another rule for everybody else. find another rule for everybody else. and some of his — another rule for everybody else. and some of his own constituents appear to agree. l’m some of his own constituents appear to auree. �* ., , ~ some of his own constituents appear toauree. �* ., , ., , , to agree. i'm not shocked, honestly. i think he's — to agree. i'm not shocked, honestly. i think he's been _ to agree. i'm not shocked, honestly. i think he's been really _ to agree. i'm not shocked, honestly. i think he's been really dishonest - i think he's been really dishonest throughout the whole of the pandemic. throughout the whole of the pandemic-— throughout the whole of the andemic

this is bbc news i'm shaun ley — the headlines at 8pm.cretary. he is replacing matt hancock. in his resignation letter to the prime minister, matt hancock says he owes it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everyone in this country has made. that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that is why i have got to resign. he should have gone yesterday, that would _ he should have gone yesterday, that would have been far better. instead, downing _ would have been far better. instead, downing street said they

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this is bbc news. lam shaun i am shaun ley. the latest headlines: ajudge in minneapolis has sentenced the former us police officer derek chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of george floyd. presidentjoe biden said the sentence seemed appropriate. emergency services continue to search for survivors after working through the night, following a building collapse in miami. at least four people have been confirmed dead. more than 150 are missing. president biden has been meeting afghan president ashraf ghani to discuss us troop withdrawal and the surge in fighting between afghan forces and the taliban across the country. president biden said that afghans need to decide afghanistan's future. police in germany say three people have been killed by a man with a knife in the central city of wuerzburg. authorities say the attacker — a somali man — had recently spent time in a psychiatric institution. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, benedicte paviot, france 2

i'm shaun ley.tball match against england at wembley. lucky ticket—holders have started arriving at wembley in good spirits too, both sides optimistic. a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats in chesham and amersham, taking a seat that for almost half a century was tory blue. the lib dem leader says this is the beginning of the end of the conservatives' southern "blue wall". new data suggests one dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around 75%.

i'm shaun ley.: sajid javid says he recognises the huge responsibility facing him as he takes over as health secretary after man hancock —— mike matt hancock resigned. search going on through the rubble in florida for a fourth day. more bodies were found on sunday near the ruins of the collapsed building. here, an urgent investigation, as classified documents about the british military are found at a bus stop in kent. the bt satellite operator signed a memo of understanding to explain ways the microphone —— might provide broadband for remote areas of the uk. and the czech republic unexpectedly knock the netherlands out of the euros, winning 2—0. they will face denmark in the quarterfinals in baku. now on bbc news, lucy hedges presents a look back at some of the travel show�*s most tuneful musical adventure, including rajan�*s performance at new orleans' french quarter festival. coming up on this week's show: rajan�*s washboard recital in new orleans. christa's underwater coliseum in denmark. and a b

i'm shaun ley. our top story: joe biden begins the first foreign trip of his presidency.ding together the toughest challenges. —— is back. the eu says its patience is "wearing very thin" with the uk , in talks aimed at avoiding a trade war — over border checks with northern ireland. a row between the sussexes and a buckingham palace source over the naming of their new baby daughter, now a warning from harry and meghan's lawyers.

hello, you're watching bbc news and i'm shaun ley. first, the headlines. matt hancock quits after revelations of him kissing and embracing a colleague in breach of covert guidelines. he led the government's response to the start. he says he has let people down. the former chancellor was appointed as his successor. rescuers are teaching for survivors, it's a merge... and wales�*s euro 2023 ended when they were beaded 4—0 by denmark. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the evening standard columnist and times radio presenter ayesha hazarika and the conservative commentator tim montgomerie. a warm welcome to both of them. let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages. almost only one story. as you can expect, the news of matt hancock's resignation as health secretary dominates most of tomorrow's front pages. the observer leads with the headline "hancock quits after a day of humiliation." the sun on sunday carries a photo of matt hancock and his aide, gina coladangelo. she's also resigned. mr hancock h

my colleague shaun ley spoke to the conservative mp andrew bridgen.epartment of health and for the government —— i think he has done the right thing for the country two every cabinet minister needs to have the confidence of the public, notjust the prime minister, in particular secretary of state for health during a pandemic, and what has been clear over the last 24 hours is that for a minority or even majority of the public, they no longer have confidence in matt hancock. it wasn't the affair, it was the apparent hypocrisy of being someone who made the rules and broke their own rules. that made his position untenable at any time and particularly during a pandemic which has still got some weeks until we get to freedom day.— has still got some weeks until we get to freedom day. should the prime minister have — get to freedom day. should the prime minister have realised _ get to freedom day. should the prime minister have realised that _ get to freedom day. should the prime minister have realised that 24 - minister have realised that 24 school? i ministe

this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines: us presidentjoe biden has arrived in the uk, on his first trip abroad since taking office. he's due to attend the g7 summit of world leaders in cornwall, where the agenda will include covid recovery, climate change and trade. the eu has said its relationship with the uk is at a "crossroads" after talks aimed at resolving the row about post—brexit trade rules in northern ireland ended without agreement. a buckingham palace source has told the bbc that the queen was "never asked" for permission by prince harry and meghan to name their daughter lilibet, which was the queen's childhood nickname. earlier, the law firm schillings, which acts for the couple, wrote to some news organisations saying that claim is false and defamatory. those of the headlines on bbc news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in some countries, attitudes towards homosexuality have moved from prejudice and persecution to acceptance and legal protections. but very few n

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two...dow the g7 summit in cornwall after emmanuel macron is accused of suggesting that northern ireland is not part of the uk. it is offensive. again, we wouldn't dream of talking about the northern region of italy, the german lander or other provinces. particularly ones where there are these nationalist pressures. we wouldn't dream of talking about those areas in those terms. today, the leaders focus on climate change — borisjohnson will give a news conference shortly, stay with us for that. i'm annita mcveigh, live at windsor — where president biden

i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. about mental health — following naomi osaka's french open withdrawal. pope francis issues the most comprehensive overhaul of laws in the roman catholic church for nearly a0 years. and president biden visits the city of tulsa — on the centenary of one of the worst incidents of racial violence in american history.

i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. grealish, shaw, across for sterling! england across for sterling! knocked out germany with england knocked out germany with a 2—0 wing that backs them a quarterfinal place against ukraine. the crowd goes wild. 40,000 fans in the stadium in london sees england's first major tournament win over germany in 55 years. in ethiopia, tigrayan forces take back their regional capital from the government, but nearly 2 million people have fled their homes. 0ur teams are ready, our supplies are ready. however, as we have stated in the last eight months, the challenge has always been that we have not had consistent access to reach people who need the help most. we look at the impact of china's national security law on hong kong. hello and welcome. we start at euro 2020, where the last places in the quarterfinals have been decided, and england have come out on top against one of their fiercest rivals. goals from raheem sterling and harry kane secured a 2—0 victory over germany — the first time engla

this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldpresident biden announces plans to share the first batch of its unused coronavirus vaccines — three quarters will go to the covax global programme. portugal is removed from the uk green list — a bitter blow for travellers hoping to get to one of the very few options for european holidays. and why exiled uyghurs are in london to put pressure on the international community to act against china. with 50 days to go to the tokyo olympics, the head of the organising committee tells the bbc the games will definitely go ahead. hello and welcome. the biden administration has unveiled plans to share millions of unused covid vaccines with the rest of the world. they'll distribute 25 million doses immediately, with a goal of handing out 80 million by the end ofjune. of that initial batch, 19 million will be allocated to covax, the global facility designed to distribute vaccines fairly. the remaining six million doses will go directly to countries experiencing surges and to us neighbours. they incl

this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldpresident biden visits the city of tulsa — on the centenary of one of the worst incidents of racial violence in american history. for much too long, the history of what took place here was told in silence. some injustices are so heinous, so horrific, so egregious, they can't be buried, no matter how hard people try. a special report from jordan — where we go back to meet two syrian refugees — victims of the terrible conflict in their homeland. pope francis issues the most comprehensive overhaul of laws in the roman catholic church for nearly forty years organisers of the grand slam tennis tournaments promise to address players�* concerns about mental health — after naomi osaka withdraws from the french open. and — the spetacular last pictures from a drone — as it crashes into an erupting icelandic volcano. welcome to bbc news. joe biden has become the first sitting us president to visit the city of tulsa in oklahoma to commemorate the race massacre that took place there 100 years ago.

i'm shaun ley. president biden underlines america's strong support for nato as leaders warn of the military challenge posed by china. plans to ease covid restrictions in england are delayed. prime minister borisjohnson said right now it was best to be cautious. now is the time to ease off the accelerator, because by being cautious now, we have the chance, in the next four weeks, to save many thousands of lives by vaccinating millions more people. denmark resume training, and pledge to achieve something special at the euros for star player christian eriksen — who's recovering after a cardiac arrest during their last match. hello and welcome. president biden has sought to underline america's support for nato, striking a very different tone to that of his predecessor donald trump. joe biden said that the military alliance was �*critically important�* to the usa's interests. he was speaking at a nato summit belgium as our north america editor jon sopel reports. there's a new sheriff in town, and if nato

this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldnety—nine people are unaccounted for — and one is confirmed dead in miami — after the partial collapse of a twelve—storey apartment building. another horrific discovery in canada — more than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former boarding school for indigenous children near a former boarding school those near a former boarding school places were instituti for those places were institutions for rain, torture and death. down in germany they had concentration camps. we had them here, that they were called residential houses. it's back to the beach for some british holidaymakers — president biden announces a one—point—two trillion dollar infrastructure package that has the support of democrats and republicans. we had a really good meeting. we had a really good meeting. we have a deal. is the uk government updates its travel restrictions, more uncertainty. and the cosmic dawn, scientists say they found the first convincing evidence of when stars begin to shine. hello and welcome.

now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley.ello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading british columnists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline, london. this week, borisjohnson and the art of political cross—dressing. have electoral cockroaches begun stripping him bare? is it safer to eat a british sausage than meet a british tourist? and as india warns there's a delta plus variant, what would a world living with covid long—term look like? joining me this week, eunice goes is a portuguese academic, author and journalist, steve richards has been analysing british politics for 30 years and thomas has spent the last half—century writing about british politics and more recently british history, trying to explain the british to his fellow native germans. welcome to you and welcome to eunice anmd steve. now, sarah greene is proud to call herself a cockroach. the newly—elected liberal democrat mp ousted the conservatives. the scale of her victory has alarmed some of borisjohn

i'm shaun ley with the headlines.t would have led to a wide ranging debate on expanding voting rights across the country. democrats failed to get the 60 votes that were needed to advance the legislation, with republicans arguing that it infringed on states�* rights. a bbc investigation has found over 2,000 migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded and ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and a lack of medical care for the children. myanmar�*s armed forces have clashed with a militia group in the country's second city, mandalay. it's the first such exchange between the so—called people's defence forces — which are fighting to restore democracy — and the military in a major urban centre. the army says four protesters were killed.

shaun ley will be here next week same time, same place. dojoin him then.d the weather could not have been better. we quite literally had sunshine topping and tailing the country — as you can see by this weather watch picture sent in, from fife, all the way down to cornwall, not a cloud in the sky, light winds, lots of sunshine. the warmth peaked on wednesday and in fact it was the warmest day of the year so far across scotland, northern island, wales and also into england. 0ur week ahead will be a little bit more mixed, unfortunately. particularly into the far north and west as we see weather fronts just toppling in across an area of high pressure. that's going to bring some cloud and increasing, strengthening wind at well at times, and this further south in the east will keep warmer, drier and sunnier weather. so let's take a look in a little more detail then. monday morning, it starts off a little on the cloudy side with some mist and fog shrouding the coast. that will thin and break, we'll see some sunshine developing but into the afternoon, we could ha

shaun ley will be here next week, same time, same place. dojoin him then.really, for today. a change of fortune, really, for scotland and northern ireland where today we have got more broken cloud and that means some spells of sunshine and it's probably going to stay dry. the cloud that we had here yesterday has pushed its way into england and wales and you can see it's been bringing some rain and drizzle already. that lump of cloud stuck across england in particular moving very slowly eastwards. it's a very weak weather front, but that is continuing to bring a lot of cloud around, some rain and drizzle here and there, particularly through the midlands, heading into parts of northern england. to the south, as it brightens up, that could trigger a few heavy, perhaps even thundery showers as well. the best of the sunshine probably across scotland and northern ireland where it should stay fine and dry. temperatures here 17 or 18 degrees. ahead of this wetter weather that we've got in the midlands, temperatures will be highest of all in the south—east and east

i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines.he claims put to them by the bbc. voting has been taking place in ethiopia's general election. president abiy told the bbc there was no hunger in the war—torn tigray province — but admitted there were problems, and said the government was capable of fixing them. the un's expert on truth and justice has called on the vatican to do more to protect children from sexual exploitation in institutions run by the roman catholic church. fabian salvioli said there was systematic obstruction tojustice in many countries. the us, the uk, the european union and canada have imposed joint sanctions on belarus, after it forced a commercial flight carrying a dissident to land in minsk last month. individuals and some industries will be affected.

lam shaun i am shaun ley. the headlines this hour: the bbc has uncovered new claims that children from china's uyghur minority have been separated from their parents by chinese officials. voting has been taking place in ethiopia's general election. president abiy told the bbc there was no hunger in the war—torn tigray province, but admitted there were problems and said the government was capable of fixing them. the un's expert on truth and justice has called on the vatican to do more to protect children from sexual exploitation in institutions run by the roman catholic church. fabian salvioli said there was systematic obstruction tojustice in many countries. the us, the uk, the european union and canada have imposed joint sanctions on belarus, after it forced a commercial flight carrying a dissident to land in minsk last month. individuals and some industries will be affected. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist shyama perera an

iam shaun i am shaun ley.e murder of george floyd. presidentjoe biden said the sentence seemed appropriate. emergency services continue to search for survivors after working through the night, following a building collapse in miami. at least four people have been confirmed dead. more than 150 are missing. president biden has been meeting afghan president ashraf ghani to discuss us troop withdrawal and the surge in fighting between afghan forces and the taliban across the country. president biden said that afghans need to decide afghanistan's future. police in germany say three people have been killed by a man with a knife in the central city of wuerzburg. authorities say the attacker — a somali man — had recently spent time in a psychiatric institution.

i'm shaun ley. after days of frantic negotiations, a coalition of opposition parties signs an historic deal to form a new israeli government. the deal is likely to mean an end to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's 12 years in power. mr netanyahu, is this your last week, prime minister? is this your last week, prime minister? is that a wish or question? the man appointed to help england's children catch up on missed lessons during the pandemic resigns, saying government funds "fall far short of what is needed". and watching sport injapan — facemasks, temperature checks and polite applause instead of cheering. is this what the olympics will look like when they open in just 50 days�* time? hello, welcome to bbc news if you havejustjoined us. we begin in israel. late wednesday, oppostiions havejoined forces and agreed to form a new coalition government — a move that looks likely to end the 12 year reign as prime minister of benjamin netanhayu. his time in office os the longest in israels histor

iam shaun i am shaun ley.arents by chinese officials. voting has been taking place in ethiopia's general election. president abiy told the bbc there was no hunger in the war—torn tigray province, but admitted there were problems and said the government was capable of fixing them. the un's expert on truth and justice has called on the vatican to do more to protect children from sexual exploitation in institutions run by the roman catholic church. fabian salvioli said there was systematic obstruction tojustice in many countries. the us, the uk, the european union and canada have imposed joint sanctions on belarus, after it forced a commercial flight carrying a dissident to land in minsk last month. individuals and some industries will be affected.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm: in the last half hour, travellers returned to the uk from popular holiday destinations are told they were no longer have to quarantine as long as they arrive from next wednesday. these countries, with the exception of malta, have been put on the green watchlist, meaning they can be put on the amber list. more of the political reaction. germany introduces a two—week quarantine for brits to stop the delta variant and urges the eu to follow suit. at least 50 people are missing in miami after an apartment block collapses. the phone operator ee is to charge british customers for using their mobiles in eu countries, despite saying it had no plans to do so after brexit. and astronomers find evidence of the cosmic dawn, the moment when the first stars began to form. strictly professional dancer anton to back joins strictly professional dancer anton to backjoins thejudging team strictly professional dancer anton to backjoins the judging team from this year. —— anton du be

this is bbc news with shaun ley. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. faces as he has his first day in the office as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. 150 people are thought to be missing after the collapse of the apartment blocks thursday. nine bodies have been recovered from the ruins. an investigation has classifieds documents about the british military against russia off the coast of crimea have been found in a kent bus stop. crimea have been found in a kent bus sto. ~ ., , crimea have been found in a kent bus sto, . .,,, ~' crimea have been found in a kent bus sto. ~ ,,, ~' ., crimea have been found in a kent bus stop. was striking for distance! shocks in the _ stop. was striking for distance! shocks in the eurozone. - stop. was striking for distance! i shocks in the eurozone. belgium knockout portugal in the netherlands are also out —— in the euros. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. sifting through them, tony grew and caroline frost. welcome back to both of you. the metro lea

i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the world's top health and finance agencies warn that the world is at a perilous point in the pandemic. they want rich countries to share their vaccines. the organisers of the grand slam tennis tournaments have promised to address players�* concerns about mental health — following naomi osaka's french open withdrawal. pope francis issues the most comprehensive overhaul of laws in the roman catholic church for nearly a0 years. and president biden visits the city of tulsa — on the centenary of one of the worst incidents of racial violence in american history. hello, welcome to bbc news. the heads of the world health organization, the world trade organization, the international monetary fund and the world bank had a warning today for political leaders: there will be no broad recovery from this pandemic unless the global vaccination effort improves. the world has reached a perilous point, they said, and a 50 billion dollar investement is needed if we ever want to put covid behind us. with

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines.. 2—1. there have been more record high temperatures in western canada and the northwestern us, with one town recording 47.9 celsius on monday — that's just over 118 fahrenheit. officials are warning of a threat to health. presidentjoe biden is planning to visit the site of the miami building collapse on thursday, a week after the apartment block came down. rescue teams say they have found no new signs of life in the rubble. the former president of south africa, jacob zuma, has been given five days to surrender himself and begin a 15—month prison sentence.

i'm shaun ley with the headlines. republicans in the united states senate have blocked a bill that would have led to a wide ranging debate on expanding voting rights across the country. democrats failed to get the 60 votes that were needed to advance the legislation, with republicans arguing that it infringed on states�* rights. a bbc investigation has found over 2,000 migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded and ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and a lack of medical care for the children. myanmar�*s armed forces have clashed with a militia group in the country's second city, mandalay. it's the first such exchange between the so—called people's defence forces — which are fighting to restore democracy — and the military in a major urban centre. the army says four protesters were killed. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. the world of fashion, with its ofte