The bbc s DIrector General reveals he knew In november that Huw Edwards had been arrested for possessIon of the most serIous category of Indecent Images of chIldren. Also comIng up on the World Today VenIce lImIts the sIze of TourIst PartIes to 25 people, In the latest attempt to reduce the Impact of crowds on the lagoon. Welcome to the World Today, an hour of InternatIonal news from the bbc. It Is one of the bIggest PrIsoner Exchanges between East And West In recent hIstory. 26 people have been swapped between russIa and the unIted states and fIve other countrIes. The WhIte House has haIled the deal as hIstorIc. PresIdent bIden has called It a feat of dIplomacy. Among the 16 people released from custody In russIa Is the Wall Streetjournal reporter evan gershkovIch, former Us MarIne Paul Whelan, and RussIan AmerIcan RadIo JournalIst Alsu kurmasheva. These are the latest pIctures weve had In, they were fIlmed of prIsoners beIng transported to make theIr way back to the west. And among t
It has to be saId PrIme MInIsters questIons Is a rather poIntless affaIr when there Is no Government Record to Interrogate. We are barely a week Into thIs new parlIament, so we shouldnt be entIrely surprIsed that todays fIrst pmqs post electIon was pretty underwhelmIng. In fact the exchanges between SIr KeIr Starmer and RIshI Sunak were at tImes so obsequIous It was almost unsettlIng. The commons have been met the commons have been met wIth the commons have been met wIth varIous protests In WashIngton, here are some pIctures of amerIcan flags that were burned In unIon square. SIx people have so far been arrested. Asked joel In the last few hours how that speech wIll be vIewed among the unIted states allIes In the MIddle East, In the arab countrIes, standIng ovatIons, though whoopIng and hollerIng he made out In that speech. How dId It go down for you . A sad day for the us, but a very sad day for the us standIng In the regIon, to Platform RegImen at yahoo, and Its not about hIm, Its ab
BrItish woman to win a major in more than a0 years. Prince Andrews legal team say they dont believe Court Papers from lawyers for the woman accusing him of Sexual Abuse have been successfully served. Virginia giuffre launched a civil case against the prince he denies the claims. Hello And welcome to bbc news. Ceremonies have been taking place in the unIted states to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In New York, a Minutes Silence marked the exact time that the first hijacked Plane HIt the North Tower of the World Trade Center in 2001. President biden travelled to pay his respects at all three attack sItes in New York, pennsylvania, And at the pentagon in virginia. WIth more on the days events, heres our North America EdItorjon sopel. Drumbeat on this stunning clear september morning, they gathered in SolemnIty And Sadness in lower manhattan. 0h, say, can you see by the dawn s early light. The weather identical to that fateful Tuesday Morning 20 years ago,
That the protection given by two doses Of the Pfizer And Astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear Off within six months. Do you have any questions about the protection Offered by these jabs . We will be speaking to an expert at 10clock this morning. Get in touch on Twitter Annita Mcveigh using the Hashtag Bbcyourquestions a new lead in the case Of the missing Chef Claudia Lawrence 12 years on, Police Search Gravel pits near her home in york and its a golden start In Tokyo for Paralympics Gb as Cyclist Dame Sarah storey takes the 15th gold Of her career. President biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states Forces Airlift in afghanistan beyond the 31st Of August , saying it would be too dangerous. In a televised address from the White House last night, President Biden said each day Of operations brings added risk to our troops Of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. Some us Soldiers have already started to leave as the Rescue Effort enters its fin