the worlds biggest event is kicking up the worlds biggest event is kicking up in europe for. liverpool. it is up in europe for. liverpool. it is an absolute up in europe for. liverpool. it is an absolute the up in europe for. liverpool. it 3 an absolute the exciting buzzing feeling been here in liverpool. it is a city that is well and truly ready for one of the biggest if not the biggest regrets music condition in the world. millions of viewers around the world are expected to tune into that grand final on saturday. this is a difference because this time this eurovision is hosted in a country that didn t went last year. it was one by ukraine but because of the war with russia, the uk agreed to hosted and liverpool won that honour. you can see the sign post into your crane all over the city. there are ukrainian flags everywhere. the colours blue and yellow together with the union flag. it is a sight to behold. all the, behind me in the sanborn, there s been music their kno
hello and welcome to the programme. we start in new york, where former us president, donald trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case brought by the magazine writer e jean carroll. a unanimous jury took less than three hours to award ms carroll five million dollars in damages. but it rejected ms carroll s more serious accusation of rape. the writer had claimed donald trump attacked her in department store in the 1990s, which he denied, labelling her a liar. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has been following events. ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defamed her when he accused of being a liar. for all the women who have been abused across the country, this trial is a step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised
amnesty international demands fifa should pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate migrant workers abused during world cup preparations in qatar. as india and pakistan face blistering temperatures of 50 degrees celsius, experts warn such heatwaves are now 100 times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4:30am in afghanistan, where the number of restrictions imposed on women, under taliban rule, is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue, has been behind a raft of new, hard line laws, and among them, ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent, secunder kermani, has been given exclusive access to a team of inspectors, from the ministry and begins our programme. meet the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. with branches across the country, they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban s
labour government in nine years. experts warn record breaking heatwaves in india and pakistan are a hundred times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 2.30am in afghanistan where the number of restrictions imposed on women under taliban rule is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue has been behind a raft of new, hard line laws, and among them ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent secunder kermani has been given exclusive access to a team of inspectors from the ministry, and begins our programme. we re joining the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban s hardline beliefs. and how often do you do this? every day. every day? morning and afternoon? first stop, a shopping centre. bystanders and shopkeepers are given a lecture on the importance of saying yo
The uk has told the European Union that it is going to leave. This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Britain is leaving the eu. We are going to make our own decisions and our own laws. The terms of the uks divorce deal will be subject to intense scrutiny. The labour party set out its red lines. Labour will not give this government a free hand to use brexit to attack rights, protections and cut services, or create a tax dodgers paradise. And the Scottish Parliament voted in favour of a second referendum on independence. The snp urges the Prime Minister to show some respect. If she remains intransigent, and if she denies scotland a choice in our future, she will make Scottish Independence inevitable. The Journey Towards triggering article 50 began nine months ago. 52 of voters in the Eu Referendum put a cross next to the box that said leave the European Union. Those 7. 4 Million People unleashed a huge political upheaval. David cameron resigned the next day,