By the British Charity regulator for mishandling allegations of Sexual Misconduct by its staff in haiti. And botswanas high court has decriminalised homosexuality its the latest country to overturn laws on sexuality from the colonial era. Yesterday, we talked about the public outcry in russia over the arrest of an Investigative Reporter called ivan golu nov. Well this is russias interior minister today. Translation the decision was made to drop the charges against mr. Golunov, because his relation to the crime was not proven. Today he will be released from under house arrest. And here he is a short while ago being released from house arrest. All charges dropped. And the two Police Officers who carried out the arrest have been suspended. That arrest was in moscow last week. Ivan golu nov accused of trying to sell a drug that he was carrying. His lawyer says the drugs were planted and that this was in an attempt to silence him. Plenty of people might want to. Mr golu nov investigates hig
growing importance. a warm welcome from the north korean leader, two men shunned by much of the world, united in defiance of the west, each bearing a shopping list, their embrace a source of deep anxiety in washington. deepening cooperation between russia and the dprk is a trend which should be of great concern to anyone interested in maintaining peace and stability in the korean peninsula, upholding the global non proliferation regime, abiding by the un security council resolutions and supporting the people of ukraine as they defend their freedom and independence. for vladimir putin, it s all about the war in ukraine. the russian economy may already be on a war footing, but mr putin needs every artillery shell and rocket he can get. north korea is a willing supplier, helping russia to outgun ukraine. before arriving, putin is to kim jong un for firmly supporting the war. north korea, the regime, shows little regard for human life, even the lives of its own people. so i would
Theresa may says tests are being carried out on tail block cladding. Asa carried out on tail block cladding. As a precaution we will test cladding on all relevant tail block. Shortly before they came to the chamber i was informed a number of tests have come back as combustible. The Home Secretary warns the uk is entering a phase of global terrorism. We must do more to defeat ideologies of patriot by turning peoples minds away from violence and towards pluralistic values. And and towards pluralistic values. And a new mp may see famous speech. Churchill said courage is what makes us churchill said courage is what makes us stand up and speak, but it is also what makes us sit down and listen. Testing has shown cladding used on high rise buildings is combustible. Theresa may made a statement to the commons following the fire at the Grenfell Tower block last week. 79 people are believed to have died and hundreds more made homeless after losing everything in the blaze. It is estimated 600 bui
Getting straight to work the new president signs a blizzard of executive orders and says he received a personal note from his predecessor. The president wrote a very generous letter. Because it was private i wont talk about it until i talk to him but it was generous. The democrats take control of the senate, swearing in new members, giving President Biden a narrow majority in both chambers of congress. Hello, im laura in washington, mike is in london. President biden has already been hard at work in the oval office. On his first day, joe biden signed i7 executive actions, 15 executive orders, some of which will reverse decisions made by his predecessor, former President Trump. The executive actions will make changes to the us response to the covid i9 pandemic and try to ease some of the financial strain placed on americans resulting from the pandemic. But other executive actions directly target and undo mr trumps actions on the environment, immigration, the us census, and regulatory ch
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Another grim milestone the worldwide death toll from coronavirus has now passed 150,000. Could the pandemic cause more damage to the Global Economy than expected . Weve been looking at the numbers. A top uk Health Specialist warns the country could end up with the highest death rate in europe, due to early errors made in the pandemic. We have to face the reality of that. We were too slow with a number of things. But we can make sure that, in the second wave, were not too slow. And donald trump is about to give his Daily White House briefing, as deaths in america near 35,000. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First the latest figures charting the human cost of the coronavirus pandemic have passed another grim record. 150,000 people have now lost their lives. Just how we know who has died