Of information we have from afp saying rescuers entering the tunnel to extract the five year old who has been struck down the bottom of that 30 me to shaft. He has been stuck down the bottom of that 30 metre well shaft. We will bring you more on this when we get any updates. Now its time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. Hello. Its a wet and windy afternoon for many, the best of any sunshine across the far east and southeast of england. Meanwhile, for scotland, snow becomes an increasing hazard over the next 2a hours, this cold front sliding its way south and eastwards, the snow showers piling into scotland. Notice the squeeze in the isobars, so weve got some strong winds to deal with through this afternoon and into tomorrow. Gusts perhaps 50, 55 mph for some western coast. For many, its milder compared to yesterday, Butjust Mid Single figures as a high across scotland. And here further snow showers piling in through the evening and overnight. Coupled with those gusty winds
With High Pressure just to the south, it looks like we wont see much if any rain across central and Southern England and south wales and the rain on monday, perhaps across the north and west of scotland, into northern england, maybe across north wales and some patchy rain for northern ireland. By and large, the further south and east you are, it should be drier, increasing cloud after a sunny and frosty start. And also a milder afternoon after that cold and frosty start. Still some rain in the forecast on tuesday and wednesday, particularly the further north and west you are. Further south, it stays dry for much of the week and we will all see something colder by the end of the week. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Emergency workers in morocco inch closer to rescuing the five year old boy whos spent five days trapped in a well. Heres the scene there now. It is too narrow for an adult to get in to rescue him but rescuers are said to be as close to a metre away from where he is.
Hello. A major trial will take place this year in the us. Youll remember the story behind it. El Shafee Elsheikh is accused of being a member of the Islamic State group and of being one of the notorious is beatles. So named by their hostages because of their british accents and accused of torturing and beheading journalists and aid workers. Itv newss Rohit Kachroo secured interviews with el Shafee Elsheikh and another man before they were transferred into us custody. Those interviews are to form part of the trial. So, what are the ethics of interviewing suspected members of a terror group . Is it ever 0k to give what amounts to be publicity to people accused of such serious crimes . And how you even go about doing it . Welcome to the media show, and lets start right at beginning of the story. Who were the is beatles and when did you first come across them . Well, everyone will remember years ago 2014, 2015 the rise, the rapid rise of Islamic State group, isis. And the fact that they st
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In beijing can and cant say. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Welcome to the programme. We start with the latest on the ukraine crisis and the news that President Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 troops to bolster nato allies in the region. This would be the first Major Movement of us forces in russias Military Standoff with ukraine. 2,000 will be sent to poland and germany, and a 1,000 strong squadron will be redeployed from germany to romania. A pentagon spokesman said the deployments were a signal that america was ready to defend its allies but he was keen to stress the troops were not going to fight in ukraine. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that the United States will respond to the growing threat to europes security and stability. Our commitment to nato, article f