is almost nine times higher in those who catch coronavirus, than those who ve had a vaccine, according to a major new study. we ll bring you up to speed with the paralympics where world records have been set in the velodrome and at the athletics track. coming up nearly a0 years since they last released new music are abba about to make a return? we ll speak with the founder of a abba tribute band. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk s defence secretary has said british forces have entered the final stages of flying people out of kabul. ben wallace said it was a matter of deep regret that not everybody could be evacuated. it comes after 90 people were killed in two bomb blasts. this includes 13 us military personnel. most of the dead were afghan civilians. an emotional us presidentjoe biden had a message to those behind the attacks saying, we will hunt you down, and make you pay. the uk says the kabul bombings will not affect the the
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for the victims of a deadly crush at a religious festival. at least 45 people are known to have died, and more than 150 were injured at meron, the site of the tomb of a revered second century rabbi. almost all of those affected were ultra orthodoxjews, in attendance to mark the lag b omer holiday. our middle east correspondent tom bateman sent this report from the scene. and a warning, it contains distressing images. they came to celebrate and to be blessed. tens of thousands ofjewish pilgrims at the mountain tomb of an ancient rabbi. but instead they were met with panic and a deadly crush. men and boys left the shrine, descending a narrow walkway which was badly overcrowded. those at the front became trapped. people tried tearing away metal barricades to free them. all of a sudden we saw paramedics from mada and whatever, running by, like mid cpr on kids and then one after the other started coming, ambulances, th
in myanmar throw their support behind people protesting against the military s power grab. and a pharaoh ld journey through the streets of cairo the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers transported to a new resting place. there s turmoil in one of britain and america s key middle eastern allies, jordan, where the former crown prince has accused the armed forces of putting him under house arrest. prince hamzah, who was removed as crown prince in 2004, has accused jordan s leaders of incompetence, corruption and harassment. thejordanian military denies he s been detained, but says he was told to stop any action that could undermine the country s security and stability. this is prince hamzah, the half brother of king abdullah. a statement from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff confirms that a number of other seniorfigures are under arrest, including a member of the royal family and former envoy to saudi arabia. prince hamzah has denied any wrongdoing in a video passed
hello, i m shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together uk commentators, bbc specialists and foreign correspondents who file their stories for audiences at home, dateline london. this weekend, as christians celebrate easter and renewal, we re devoting the programme to one theme after the pandemic can we renew our world? and is reconciliation possible when people in much of it seem so angry? to try to answer that are catherine pepinster, the first woman to edit the tablet, the international catholic newspaper. michael goldberg, veteran foreign correspondent for us public radio. his podcast frdh is inspired by the ambition ofjournalism as the first rough draft of history. and in the studio, the bbc broadcaster and china specialist, vincent nee. welcome to all of you, it is good to have you with us this easter weekend. pope francis, who delivers his easter message for a second yearfrom inside the basilica rather than to the thousands of catholics who gather most y
moves its all star game out of the state. a state of emergency has been declared in florida after a major leak at a large reservoir of an old phosphate mine. and a pharaoh ld journey through the streets of cairo the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers, transported to a new resting place. hello. there s turmoil in one of britain and america s key middle eastern allies, jordan, where the former crown prince has accused the armed forces of putting him under house arrest. prince hamzah, who was removed as crown prince in 2004, has accused jordan s leaders of incompetence, corruption and harassment. thejordanian military denies he s been detained, but says he was told to stop any action that could undermine the country s security and stability. this is prince hamzah, the half brother of king abdullah. a statement from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff confirms that a number of other seniorfigures are under arrest, including a member of the royal family and former envoy