the date, with many describing the anniversary as invasion day when the british fleet sailed into sydney harbour. many aboriginal australians see it as a symbol of colonisation. but for millions of others it s a day of national 0ur correspondent phil mercer spoke to protesters in sydney. australia is unusual in that it takes the start of colonisation as its national day. the 26th of january is celebrated by many australians with great pride, and this nation s achievements are celebrated. but for thousands of marchers here in sydney and at other events around the country, today is invasion day. the 26th of january for them marks the start of a lasting and brutal colonisation. because it was the day that our country was invaded by captain cook. so it started with, you know, murder, rape. like, this was our land
from poor, ruralareas. they felt that former president pedro castillo cared about them, but when he tried to dissolve congress, he was impeached and then imprisoned. many feel his replacement ms boluarte is aligned with the elite, and now she refuses to step down, a truce seems a long way away. stephanie prentice, bbc news. protests are being held across australia against the mistreatment of indigenous communities, as the country holds its annual australia day national holiday. phil mercer spoke to protesters in sydney. australia is unusual in that it takes the start of colonisation as its national day. the 26th of january is celebrated by many australians with great pride, and this nation s achievements are celebrated. but for thousands of marchers here in sydney and at other events around the country, today is invasion day. the 26th of january for them marks the start of a lasting
from many indigenous representatives young and old, and people have gathered here to vent their frustrations at inequality indigenous australians suffer disproportionately. so, today is all about urging australians to think about this a why are they celebrating australia day on this particular date, because they believe the 26th of january, 1788 was a start of a long and brutal and lingering colonisation. colonisation. indeed, and we can certainly colonisation. indeed, and we can certainly hear colonisation. indeed, and we can certainly hear the - colonisation. indeed, and we i can certainly hear the strength of emotion in those speeches behind you. people in australia have been urging the government to change this date, to move away from the celebrations, but what s the government response? there is no official government policy about moving the date. that we did hear from the
band of cloud across parts of wales into northern england and to the south and north of that we will see some spells of sunshine, 6 8 degrees. into sunday, that weather front disappears from the chart because we have this area of high pressure dominating things in the south and keeping it largely dry. further north and west, an area of low pressure approaching, this frontal system bringing some cloud and rain especially north west scotland but also northern ireland. gale is exposed in the north so when the end to the weekend. drier further south and mild on sunday for all of us. many thanks, ben rich with the weather. and that s bbc news at ten on thursday the 26th of january. usual reminder. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with ben, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team,
it will hear the case that argues that moscow played a key role in the shooting down of the malaysian airlines flight mh 17 injuly 201a. the malaysian airlines flight was shut down in eastern ukraine on the 17th ofjuly shut down in eastern ukraine on the 17th of july 2014, shut down in eastern ukraine on the 17th ofjuly 201a, and it resulted in the deaths of 298 people, including hundred and 96 dutch nationals. among other things, we are told the court found areas in eastern ukraine were in separatist hands from the 11th of may of that year, and up to at least the 26th of january last year. they were under the jurisdiction of the russian federation. it referred to the large scale deployment of russian troops from august in that year at the latest, the european court of human rights will hear the case that argues moscow played a key role in the shooting down of mh 17. let s