if the worst comes, that means the most effective way that i can bring the world s attention to hong kong nothing that i m going to suffer would be lost. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people you know, if they can induce fear in you, that s the easiest way to control you, that s the cheapest way to control you and the most effective way, and they know it, and they re very good at it. sebastien lai is living in self imposed exile in taiwan. he s campaigning for his father s release. my one goal is to free my father, because he deserves to be free. he has committed no crime. because standing up forfreedom is not a crime. and doing so peacefully, journalism is not a crime. freedom of speech is not a crime. even now, if you ask the hong kong government if they have freedom of speech, freedom of press, they will tell you that they do. now, they can t tell you that they do and then put someone in jail for saying something they d
hello, thank you for being with us. negotiations are continuing at the united nations in new york to agree a new resolution on gaza. a vote had been expected in the last hour but it s been postponed as diplomats try to agree a form of words that the united states may sign on to. on a visit to israel, the us defense secretary lloyd austin has reaffirmed support for its ally but demanded the country do more to protect civilians. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. greipel hugo bachega. there was criticism of the israeli military in gaza by the defense secretary lloyd austin, alongside the israeli defense minister when they gave a statement earlier today but i think he gave a hint of the frustration at the high number of civilian casualties in gaza, frustration there microphone that s already been as addressed by the by that administration. he said he had discussions with the israeli leadership about how to reduce harm to civilians but he said he had not travelled to isr
and 18,000 miles in an electric car. stay with us here for and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. the fallout from baroness mone s interview with the bbc yesterday, in which she admitted lying about how she and her family stood to profit from a government contract to supply ppe during the pandemic, continues. claim and counter claim have been flying around today. the prime minister insisted he s taking the allegations against michelle mone extremely seriously. she replied, what s the pm talking about, he knew about her involvement all along. a former tory health minister thenjoined in, saying she didn t tell him about it. the company run by baroness mone s husband, ppe medpro, made £60 million profit from its contract with the government. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has the latest. a pandemic strikes. suddenly, gowns and masks personal protective equipment, pp
welcome to newsday. negotiations are continuing at the united nations in new york to agree a new resolution on gaza. a vote had been expected in the last hour, but its been postponed as diplomats try to agree a form of words that the united states may sign on to. on a visit to israel, the u 5 defence secretary lloyd austin has reaffirmed support for its ally, but demanded the country do more to protect civilians. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. they say there s nowhere safe in gaza. the children s unit at nasser hospital hit by a shell yesterday. doctors and parents who once raced to get wounded children in here now scrambling to get them out. the epicentre of the dust and panic, a children s bedroom on the second floor. translation: we were seated on the bed when something - exploded and all the ceiling fell on us. i couldn t do anything. debris fell on us and we couldn t see anything. ijust grabbed my daughter and escaped. i don t know what happened to the others.
negotiations are continuing at the united nations in new york to agree a new resolution on gaza. a vote had been expected in the last hour, but its been postponed as diplomats try to agree a form of words that the united states may sign on to. on a visit to israel, the u 5 defence secretary lloyd austin has reaffirmed support for its ally, but demanded the country do more to protect civilians. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. they say there s nowhere safe in gaza. the children s unit at nasser hospital hit by a shell yesterday. doctors and parents who once raced to get wounded children in here now scrambling to get them out. the epicentre of the dust and panic, a children s bedroom on the second floor. translation: we were seated - on the bed when something exploded and all the ceiling fell on us. i couldn t do anything. debris fell on us and we couldn t see anything. ijust grabbed my daughter and escaped. i don t know what happened to the others. this was 13 year old