Scotland. Aberdeen fresh but sunny. The rest of the country, South Westerly Winds will push in thick cloud. Here is the outlook, the weekend and into next week, pretty much every weather icon the government has updated the definition of extremism, but who decides what individuals and groups are extremist . And what if they get it wrong . Tonight on newsnight. The independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and of state threat legislation is unimpressed. What constitutes hatred or intolerance is very much in the eye of the beholder. Im sure the government has acted with the best of intentions, but there is, of course, a risk it will be seen as a political decision. The senior government mp bob seely is here to explain how it works. Also tonight razor sharp criticism of israels actions in gaza by Chuck Schumer, americas most seniorjewish politician and the Us Senate Majority leader. The target of his ire . Benjamin neta nyahu himself. Prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. Israel c
Out its new definition of extremism but what will it mean in practice . Well hear from the former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. And. Are you ready for this. The all knowing, all reasoning robot that engages in speech to speech processing. Ai decoded is coming up. Good evening. The Us Senate Majority leader, Chuck Schumer, says Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his way and it is time for new elections in israel. Mr schumer, who is the most prominentjewish politician in the United States, said that netanyahu risked turning the country into a pariah state, with its bombardment of gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis it has caused. The fourth obstacle to peace is israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of the extremists. Like two other ministers, and the settlers in the west bank. I have known Prime Minister netanyahu for a very long time. While we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, i will always
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government has released a new definition of extremism, in order, it says, to try to stop organisations which promote hatred, violence and intolerance. The new terminology will be used to assess whether groups are eligible to receive public funding or support. But critics say the measure threatens Freedom Of Speech and public protest. Our Political Correspondent peter saull has this report. Was has become a regular side, thousands was has become a regular side, thousands of was has become a regular side, thousands of people was has become a regular side, thousands of people taking was has become a regular side, thousands of people taking to the streets in protest of israels actions in gaza. The current conflict in the middle east has prompted a political debate notjust about the fighting there but about the impact on Community Cohesion here. In the impact on Community Cohesion here. ~, the impact on Community Cohesion here. ,. , her
Hello, im lucy grey. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Former conservative Prime Minister theresa may is set to stand down as an mp at the next General Elections. Families of the victims of the uvalde Mass School Shooting have expressed their outrage after a report cleared the police of wrongdoing. 19 children and two teachers were killed in the may 2022 attack. Nearly 400 officers responded, but it took 77 minutes after the first officers arrived for police to confront and kill the 18 year old shooter. An independent investigator was assigned to look at the local police response, which has been criticised as slow. He found officers acted in good faith. The main problem in this scenario, in this incident, wasnt the fact that they didnt go to the door, it was they couldnt get to the door. There was eight feet that the shooter could see clearly. But families of the victims have condemned the new report, several walking out of the presentation. There were multiple Law Enforcement of
That company is the saudio oil giant saudi aramco, and its feeling the effects of lower oil prices, lower than expected demand from china, and thinner Profit Margins for refining oil. Between april and june, the company made a Profit Ofjust over 30 billion, lot of money by anyone s metric, but significantly down from more than the 48 billion it made in the same period a year ago. The main reason is, as you can see here, that oil prices during the period were at the lowest point in the last year, as the boost they got from russias invasion of ukraine wore off. And last week, in an effort to keep them that way, saudi arabia said it would only produce nine Million Barrels a day. That extended Production Cuts by the 0pec group of big oil producers, who profit more from a higher price. When it comes to saudi aramco, those higher prices mean higher Dividend Payments for shareholders, and its boosted those to nearly 30 billion in the current period. So i put it to our middle east Business Cor