This programme cOntinues On bbc One. Thanks very much. A hot One today across england and wales, increasing humidity. We saw temperatures reach 30 celsius in a number of locatiOns in central Huw Edwards is cOnvicted of possessing images of the most serious Sexual Abuse of children. TOnight, newsnight can reveal that the Bbc News knew nine mOnths ago the nature of that investigatiOn. And hamass Political Leader is assassinated in tehran. Benjamin netanyahu says israel has delivered a crushing blow to irans proxies. Could it lead to all out war . Good evening. Welcome to newsnight, the home of insights and interviews. Its hard to comprehend that a former colleague, who for years had been the most prominent figure in Bbc News, was today in court admitting three charges of possessing 41 indecent images of children. Seven of them involved the most serious abuse, two of them picturing children as young as seven. Hell be sentenced in september. But tOnight it is the bbc in the dock. Newsnight
In such a way as to be irreversible. The United Nations says it will raise the detention of Princess Latifa, the daughter of dubais ruler, with the United Arab Emirates the uk says it, too, is concerned. The horrific trolling of a National Hero the online messages which the family of captain sir tom moore say they hid from him. He was such a lovely parent. They took us camping and helped us out whenever they could. And we hearfrom bbc reporter Cathy Killick on how shes coped with the death of her parents from coronavirus and why good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Healthy, young volunteers will be infected with coronavirus to test vaccines and treatments in the worlds first covid 19 Human Challenge study which will take place in the uk. The project has just got the go ahead from the uks Clinical Trials ethics body. It could start within the next few weeks. 90 people aged between 18 and 30 will be exposed to the virus in a safe and controlled environment while medics monitor their
the foreign secretary lord cameron has been injerusalem as the world waits to see how israel will respond to iran s drone and missile attacks last weekend. lord cameron has had talks with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. from jerusalem, our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. more than 300 drones and missiles were launched at israel from iran, an unprecedented attack that thrust an unprecedented attack that thrust an old war out of the shadows and into the open. the men and women around this table have decided to retaliate but it is not clear when or how. their allies are urging restraint. the message of lord cameron reinforced when he met his counterpart injerusalem, asking israel to think about the future of the region. germany s foreign minister also in town, urging israel to act wisely. minister also in town, urging israel to act wisely- to act wisely. israel is an independent to act wisely. israel is an independent sovereign i to act wisely.
and celine dion on the illness that s kept her away from the stage and how she s determined to sing again. i ll be on stage. i don t know when exactly, but trust me, i will. and the fans start preparing early before scotland kick off tomorrow against germany at the start of the euros. and coming up on bbc news scotland fans are ready on the eve of the opening game of euro 2024 against hosts germany. we ll have the latest from the camp. good evening. sir keir starmer has unveiled labour s plan for government if they win the election. their manifesto promises that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private sch