Control after weeks of speculation about this. Hello there are concerns that coronavirus is fueling a rise in discrimination against minorities malaysias government says it was just trying to contain the virus when it rounded up almost 600 undocumented migrants in kuala lumpur they include refugees who fled me and mar meanwhile france has extended its data from urgency by 2 months until the end of july even though some of its restrictions are due to be eased in just over a week and in spain people flooded the streets as a ban on outdoor exercise was lifted at certain times a day social distancing is required but appeared impossible in some places well the mass arrests in malaysia follow weeks of increased social media attacks on foreigners some posts have accused them of spreading it others blame them for being a drain on the countrys resources lawrence though he has more from kuala lumpur. Hundreds of migrants and refugees including children rounded up in a raid in kuala dubow on frid
Here although it is chilly outside if you are just stepping out. For many of us it will be a dry start and a sparkly one with a Weather Front coming in from the south west introducing some rain later on. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story facebooks procedures for Vetting Content on its pages have been strongly criticised, after a bbc investigation found it was failing to remove inappropriate and sexualised images of children. The chair of the Commons Media Committee, Damian Collins, has said it casts grave doubts on the effectiveness of facebooks systems. Our correspondent Angus Crawford reports. The rules are simple. Facebook says it removes nudity or sexually suggestive content. But our investigation last year found paedophiles using secret groups to swa p paedophiles using secret groups to swap obscene images of children. We informed the police, and this man was sent to prison for four years. Facebook told us it had improved its systems, so we put th
Recipient of numerous fellowships including the National Endowment for humidityities. Boston globe calls the slave clause a powerful look at the struggle to end slavery in the United States. Its as multifacetted as the movement it chronicles. Sinha we are so very delighted to have her joining us. Please join me in welcoming manisha sinha. [applause] thank you for that generous introduction, so as you can probably tell from the size of this book. I have said almost everything wanted to about abolition in it. So today i will just briefly outline the book. The slaves cause is a comprehensive history of abolition that reevaluates it as a radical, interavailable, social interracial, social movement. From far nature rowing the boundaries of freedom as selfownership and legitimatizing new forms of servitude and modern forms such as slavianor, abolition gave birth to other political passions. Not restricted to wartime emancipation, the American Abolitionist Movement unfolded in 100year drama,
On twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. As more people reached the uk illegally by boat in september than in the whole of last year, the government is understood to be considering plans to house Asylum Seekers on disused ferries while their claims are assessed. And the impact of the pandemic on wildlife how a lack of funding for zoos could threaten the future survival of rare species. Good morning. The growth in cases of coronavirus may be slowing down, according to the largest study of its kind in england, in one of a series of developments this morning. The react study, at Imperial College london, analysed samples from 84,000 random people. It found that the r number appears to have fallen to around 1. 1 since the rule of six was introduced. In late august to early september, it was estimated to be as high as 1. 7. Merseyside could be the next area to face new local lockdown measures. Its expected new rules such as a ban on household mixing will be announced today. There
Will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of Climate Change. And coming up, barack obama discusses his long awaited memoir, a promised land, with historian david olusoga, talking about his reflections on the volatile racial divide in the us. I think, as i was watching the events unfold this summer, both the death of george floyd, the murder of george floyd, but also the response, it was a mixture of despair and optimism. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The annual 620 summit has opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone around the world. Saudi arabia is hosting the annual summit which is being held virtually online because of the pandemic. Borisjohnson is expected to call on countries to be more ambitious in their efforts to tackle coronavirus. Our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports. A thoroughly modern moment. Many families have to meet like this these days. Even the powerful 620 family. The 84 year old saudi