we will start in iran. politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be enforced rigorously they re demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. joining here with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian service. just talk us through what is happening right now. why are authorities cracking down now? because of what we see is happening today in iran is that many women in big cities like tehran and other major cities, theyjust walk big cities like tehran and other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without headscarves and without hijab. without hijab, not only headscarves, for four decades iranian women had to wear to walk in the streets. now we see especially young women walking on the streets without any sort of hijab and iranian politicians and iranian dutch mic that has frustrated iranian hardliners. so the regime rigid regime is a a difficult position becaus
hello and thanks forjoining us, here s your latest sports news. we ll start with football because was this the weekend that the premier league title race swung back towards the holders manchester city. leaders arsenal were looking for their eighth league win in a row, but threw away a 2 goal lead to draw 2 2 with liverpool at anfield. gabriel martinelli and gabriel jesus put the gunners 2 up inside half an hour. mo salah pulled won back by the break and also missed a penalty early in the second half, dragging his spot kick wide of the post. substitute roberto firmino scored the equaliser inside the last five minutes and liverpool were denied victory by a number of stunning saves from keeper aaron ramsdale. well, i ma am from the outside world it was a great game to watch. we started the game really well. we really dominant in the first half, scored the first one, continued play, scored the second one and the half time we concede the goal and we give liverpool some momentum.
there is still a long way to go in the battle against inflation for families up and in the country who are seeing food price inflation of nearly 17% and that is causing a massive hike in the cost of the weekly shop. church of england bishops won t back a change allowing priests to marry same sex couples, sources tell the bbc. government plans to scrap thousands of eu era laws by the end of this year will be challenged in the commons today. britain s emma raducanu is in second round action at the australian open tennis. she s up against the american coco gauff. welcome. we begin this morning with breaking news coming to us in the last few minutes from ukraine. the country s interior minister denys monastyrskyy died in a helicopter crash in a suburb of kyiv. mr monastyrskyy was travelling with his deputy interior minister and a state secretary they have all been killed in a helicopter crash next to a kindergarten in brovary, east of kyiv. 16 people have been killed in total,
slows in the uk for a second month in a row, but remains close to a ao year high. there is still a long way to go in the battle against inflation for families up and down the country who are seeing food price inflation of nearly 17% and that is causing a massive hike in the cost of the weekly shop. philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa is cleared of tax evasion charges. in tennis defending men s champion rafa nadal is out of the australian open at the second round stage after defeat by american mackenzie mcdonald. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in ukraine have told the bbc that the country s interior minister denys monastyrsky and his deputy are among at least 18 people who ve been killed in a helicopter crash in a suburb of kyiv. there were nine people including mr monastyrsky aboard the helicopter. some of those killed were on the ground. the regional governor said the aircraft came down near a kin