prince william and his wife kate mark the fifth anniversary of a catastrophic tower block fire in london in which 72 people died. in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in covid i9 cases. music plays and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked the uk government s plan to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda, under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, pritti patel, said she was disappointed but would not be deterred and preparations for a second flight were under way. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. boris johnson s reminder going nowhere. borisjohnson s reminder plan to curb immigration grand canal. this flight was
prince william and his wife kate mark the fifth anniversary of a catastrophic tower block fire in london in which 72 people died. in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in covid 19 cases. music. and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked the uk government s plan to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed, but would not be deterred and preparations for a second flight were under way. let s get the latest from our correspondent duncan kennedy at the airfierld where the flight was due to take off. what has happened really is that the flight is
notjust to deal with military tensions but also on counter drug efforts and use of ai. president biden said it didn t mean the two countries would stop competing. united states will continue to compete vigorously with prc but will manage that competition responsibly so it doesn t veer into conflict or accidental conflict. and where it s possible, where our interests coincide, we are going to work together, like we did on fentanyl. that s what the world expects of us. notjust people in china and the us, but the rest of the world expects that of us. has there been any reaction to the announcements from the us? so far we ve seen the official read out the chinese side, which emphasised a bit of what you just heard in the biden clip, that this is a moment of both sides assuming their responsibilities as great superpowers. the chinese noted this was an opportunity to focus on unity and co operation where possible, and to avoid a zero sum mentality that would lead the world further
Nigerias agriculture minister, audu ogbeh. When president buhari came to power 18 months ago, he raised hopes that he would reform the country. Instead, nigeria is involved in its worst recession for 20 years. There is widespread Food Insecurity in the north and growing unrest. Why cant this Oil Rich Nation with plenty of farmland feed its own people and enjoy greater stability . Minister audu ogbeh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for inviting me here. Weve seen 2 Million People displaced by boko haram in the north of nigeria. Terrible Food Insecurity there now. The Un Humanitarian Office is warning of severe food shortages. Nearly half a million children face acute malnutrition and that people will die if aid is not given. Are you managing to get these people some food to eat . We are managing to get them some food. My ministry sent over 10,000 tonnes of grain, about four months ago. On a regular basis the National Emergency Management Authority sends anything up to half a M
Nigerias agriculture minister, audu ogbeh. When president buhari came to power 18 months ago, he raised hopes that he would reform the country. Instead, nigeria is involved in its worst recession for 20 years. There is widespread Food Insecurity in the north and growing unrest. Why cant this Oil Rich Nation with plenty of farmland feed its own people and enjoy greater stability . Minister audu ogbeh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for inviting me here. Weve seen 2 Million People displaced by boko haram in the north of nigeria. Terrible Food Insecurity there now. The Un Humanitarian Office is warning of severe food shortages. Nearly half a million children face acute malnutrition and that people will die if aid is not given. Are you managing to get these people some food to eat . We are managing to get them some food. My ministry sent over 10,000 tonnes of grain, about four months ago. On a regular basis the National Emergency Management Authority sends anything up to half a M