hello and welcome to unspun world. thank you forjoining us. britain heads into a snap election. will its position in the world change? international politics is becoming far more fluid, and in that context, the uk potentially has advantages to gain because of its unique relationship set around the world. iran will soon hold an election too, but is there any possibility its rulers can win back popular support? the majority of the people have been disillusioned with this regime. they have taken to the streets time and again asking for regime change. and we look at the new shape of the middle east with security correspondent frank gardner. there have been discussions about how to share the middle east, essentially. it s pretty tenuous. the saudis have been fighting a five, six, seven year war in yemen against the iranian backed houthis, without success. british politics, which has always seemed so stable, even predictable compared with the politics of the rest of europe, appeare
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Despite surging coronavirus infections, donald trump uses his Independence Day speech to praise the us response to the disease and he attacks those he says are seeking to erase americas history. We will not throw away our heroes. We will honour them and we will prove worthy of their sacrifice. Will there be a hangover . England wakes up after a major easing of its lockdown as pubs and restaurants re open. In spains catalonia region, tens of thousands of people are getting used to re imposed coronavirus controls, after a sharp rise in infections. The nhs in england will get whatever funds it needs
according to the Health Secretary, matt hancock. We protected the nhs during the peak of this crisis and we will protect the nhs in the future. As the formula one season opening race gets under way, Lewis Hamilton says some drivers reluctance to take a knee before the austrian grand prix is down to a lack of
Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. Infections and deaths from coronavirus continue to mount the contagion shows no sign of slowing. Switzerland and the uk report their first deaths. While italys death toll has gone up to 148. The who suggests some governments arent taking the crisis seriously. This is not a dream. This is not the time to give up. This is not a time of excuses. And as the virus spreads so too has misinformation. Well explain why a video of a woman eating a bat added to some
of the false reports of the origins of coronavirus. I will not be running for president of the 2020 but i guarantee that i will stay in the fight. We saw that one coming. Elizabeth warren has ended her bid for the white house. That leaves Bernie Sanders and joe biden to battle it out for the democratic nomination. Londons High Court Rules the billionnaire ruler of dubai, lets take as long as we need to give you an update on the coronavirus. The global death toll is passed 3000. Swipe and t
he has responsibility for the overall conduct of the country in religious, political and social matters. and he runs iran s foreign policy. plus, he has ultimate oversight of the powerful revolutionary guard corps, the irgc. this shows the real intensity of feeling. but some past presidential elections, like the one in 2009, which i covered, have seen anger and violence spill over on a national scale. and without the use of considerable force, the islamic regime might not even have survived. this election, though, could be marked by inertia, and lack of interest, like the last one in 2021, where the turnout was at a record low. i sought the views of baran abbasi of bbc persian on what we can expect. there is usually, on the basis of precedence, up to ten people would be allowed to run.