orla guerin, bbc news, taiz. at the middle east institute.rar she served as a program officer for the department for international development in yemen. what do you make of the amount of aid pledged? it is what do you make of the amount of aid pledged?— of aid pledged? it is of substantial _ of aid pledged? it is of substantial amount - of aid pledged? it is of substantial amount of| of aid pledged? it is of - substantial amount of money. the united nations and united states appeal to all nations, especially those in the region, to give generously and it is crucial to do so because of the economic crisis and the covid—i9 pandemic. this is making it even worse. $4 billion is substantial, $1.7 billion is substantial, $1.7 billion achieved was kind of expected given the fact that other nations are really struggling with the covid—19 crisis at the moment. it is substantial, _ crisis at the moment. it is substantial, is _ crisis at the moment. it is substantial, is it - crisis at the moment. it is substantial, is it anything| substantial, is it an

orla guerin, bbc news, taiz.en adeimi, who's is an assistant professor at michigan state university and expert on yemeni history. thank you very much for your time professor. can you give us a sense of how important aid is in terms of day to day needs and risks for people in yemen? it is extremely crucial, and it is crucial because of the blockade that is being imposed on yemenis for the last six years, before the war here began, yemenis used to import 90% of their food from countries like saudi arabia, for example, and since the blockade, commercial trading has been very much restricted. and the saudi—led coalition banned much of what is needed in yemen, there are currently 14 in yemen, there are currently 1a fuel ships waiting to enter yemen despite being cleared by the un. because of these conditions, 80% of the population in yemen has come to rely on aid, so it is extremely crucial for people's daily survival. crucial for people's daily survival-— crucial for people's daily survival. ., ., ., ., survival. 50,

he is a study in determination. 0rla guerin, bbc news, taiz. legal advice it was given in the civil case in 2018 against alex salmond that it lost. the government admitted it acted unlawfully when investigating allegations of sexual harassment against mr salmond. the inquiry into the government's conduct is still going on. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith is in glasgow for us, what impact will this have on the war of words between alex salmond and nicola sturgeon? alex salmond is convinced this could prove one of his central allegations against nicola sturgeon namely that she ignored legal advice that her government was likely to lose a court battle with him when he challenged her of investigated claims of sexual harassment against him. alex salmond is convinced the scottish government lawyers warned that there was very little chance of winning the case but the government proceeded anyway for months at considerable public expense. in 2019 the government admitted they had acted unlawfully and paid alex salmond over half £1 million for his legalfe

but in the early morning on the outskirts of taiz, they flock here across the rubble.k and key. time for morning assembly. leading the drill, ahmed rageeb, who's nine. the al—wehdah primary school was the pride of the district until 2016, when it was occupied by houthi rebels and became a battleground. it has been reclaimed, such as it is, but some days, pupils sit and wait for teachers. the government hasn't paid many of them in years. so, in this class, there's a substitute. ahmed, who has been blind from birth, is the best student here. he has no trouble keeping order and plans to be a teacher himself. in the meantime, he's got a wish list. ahmed, what's that noise? front line or not, classes continue here. down below, it's mathematics. over here, it's arabic language. teachers tell us the war has already taught these children to be resilient. they say the pupils rarely miss a day. now, more than ever, they're hungry for education. it's not easy to learn or teach in an empty shell in a war zone but it's this or nothing, says the principal. school's out and this is t

he is a study in determination. 0rla guerin, bbc news, taiz.n jail for corruption, for attempting to bribe a magistrate. a court in paris has suspended two years of his jail term, with sarkozy expected to serve the remaining year outside prison, with an electronic tag. the 66—year—old is the first former french president to receive a custodial sentence. lucy williamson is in paris. lucy, this a huge fall fron grace for a former head of the french republic. yes, you really saw the two sides of president sarkozy�*s image today. as he walked into the courtroom, the police standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising then that is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another enquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that the then former president sarkozy used to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe

orla guerin, bbc news, taiz.. the duke of sussex has said he feared "history repeating itself," in an apparant reference to his mother's death, in a trailerfor his upcoming interview with oprah winfrey. he and his wife meghan appear in the adverts for the show, which will be broadcast in the us next weekend. daniela relph reports. were you silent, - or were you silenced? no answer to that yet from meghan, but this was just the trailer ahead of next weekend's broadcast of the much—anticipated interview. almost unsurvivable sounds - like there was a breaking point. my biggest concern was history repeating itself. from prince harry, the talk is of his mother and protecting his wife. i can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago, because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other. yeah. oprah winfrey has become a friend and neighbour of the couple since being invited to their wedding. her interview style isn

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ground in yemen government forces and who finds is have been lost in fierce battles near the city of taiz here you can see the government troops firing on hoofy positions yemeni media say the rebels were forced to retreat but so the fighting is taking a heavy toll on civilians in the area. libya's house of representatives is due to resume consultations on whether to endorse a new interim unity government if confirmed the cabinet prime minister designate abdul hamid baber will replace the 2 wives with ministrations in the east and west of libya parliament has until march 24th to make a decision. that a lot dollars of today the house of representatives received insecurely to the formation of the government and the proposed plan and the ministry of information was discussed some said that it is an expanded government and it should be a small government at the end of the session the members of the parliament agreed that mr abdul hamid baber would be simone tomorrow to discuss the formation of the government. the u.e.s. nuclear regulator has issued an operating license for a 2nd unit at its ba

last night we brought you the story of nine—year—old ahmed in the southern city of taiz, in yemen, whof children are also set to suffer acute malnutrition. the uk government is planning to reduce its aid spending, cutting its donation to yemen by half. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin has the story. imagine if this was the school your child was going back to. the building and its pupils, hanging by a thread. it's a snapshot of childhood in yemen. a country that will now get much less aid from the uk. this is ahmed, who touched many hearts in our story last night. he stands in when his teacher is absent. he's nine and was born blind. he's a beacon of hope and resilience. here in one of the world's poorest countries, the united nations says cuts in aid would be a death sentence. the spectre of famine is hanging over this land. in ad dali province, mothers queue to have their children checked for signs of severe acute malnutrition. labour has accused the government of leaving children to starve. the foreign secretary says britain is doing its bit, and remains one of the top fiv

orla guerin, bbc news, taiz.ening during the civil war in yemen for the past six years. all of us talking about these children being hungry for education. that's the least of their problems. there is famine, disease and everything else as well. is this humans worst crisis yet do you think? , , ., ., y humans worst crisis yet do you think? , , ., ., , .,, humans worst crisis yet do you think? , , ., ., , ., think? yes definitely. not only as a ounu think? yes definitely. not only as a young men's— think? yes definitely. not only as a young men's worst _ think? yes definitely. not only as a young men's worst crisis _ think? yes definitely. not only as a young men's worst crisis since - think? yes definitely. not only as a young men's worst crisis since the l young men's worst crisis since the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. at a time when there are too many crises to choose from. just remember, 80% of the population depend on humanitarian aid. that's 18 million people. and the un says that for 8 million people ha