welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in northern ethiopia and some disturbing videos obtained by the bbc. they appear to show the killing of unarmed civilians by people apparently dressed in ethiopian army uniform. in november the government launched a military campaign in the region of tigray. to have been carried out by the rebel tigray people s liberation front. there have been accusations of serious abuses, by all sides in the conflict. our africa correspondent leila nathoo s report contains images that some will find very disturbing. armed men in uniform, leading a group towards a cliff edge. bodies appear strewn across the ground. a man is urged to throw one off the cliff. these graphic videos and others like it were passed to the bbc and began circulating on social media last month. we have been able to match elements of the landscape shown to features visible on satellite images to identify the location mahbere dego in ethiopian s
hello and welcome. the girlfriend of george floyd, the black american whose death sparked protests across the world, has given evidence in the trial of derek chauvin, the white police officer accused of murdering him. courtney ross cried as she talked about how she first met mr floyd and described their struggle with opioid addiction. both floyd and i, our story, it is. it is a classic story of how many people get addicted to opioids. we both suffered from chronic pain. mine was in my neck and his was on one of the paramedics who treated george floyd testified that they thought he was already dead when they arrived at the scene. we gauged what was going on. i walked up to the individual. obviously he was not moving. i did not see the chest rise or fall. our coreresponent, lebo diseko was at the court throught the fourth day of testimonies. she told us the court paid particular attention to one. fix, particular attention to one. dispatcher who had been watching what had been
after scotland beat france in paris for the first time this century to end french hopes of winning the title. will music festivals be back by the summer? with many hoping so, we look at the chellenges facing the organinsers. good morning! after a chilly start this morning we will have sunshine for a while but there is cloud, rain and wind to move in from the atlantic this weekend. there is something to look forward to next week, and i will tell you all about that later on. good morning. it s saturday the 27th of march. our top story people over the age of 70 could start receiving booster jabs from september to help protect them from other variants of coronavirus. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, said the programme would most likely be rolled out in the autumn, if it is required. health and social care staff and the clinically vulnerable would also be first in line for the doses, as simon jones reports. on track, the government is confident it will offer all adults the
facing backlash. i m telling you it s going to be unbelievable. turns out those kids were paid actors. a second angle, second on the game, there is, touchdown and this game is over. it belongs to the baltimore ravens. a furious comeback. todd: you are looking at the national harbor in maryland. one of the favorite rivers in the country, a convention, a hub and there s also according to reports a ferris wheel. yes, a ferris wheel. i m not too sure [laughter] welcome back, ainsley. thank you. i went to south carolina to see some friends. any praise? we didn t see any praise and will we actually came back sunday night. the mayor showed up at a parade and he got booed. who would think even though he has been trashing columbus day for his entire seven year reign, who would think he would be booed at a columbus day parade. they were 35,000 people in attendance one block around fifth avenue celebrating. so, how many times have you been in the grocery store
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30 year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has more. air force i arrives at belfast international and northern ireland s first presidential visit in ten years is under way. time for a short hello with rishi sunak on the tarmac before the president was whisked away for the night. a ring of steel is in place in belfast city centre in what is one of the biggest security operations here of recent years. we ve been planning for this for a number of weeks. we ve prepared for all the various contingencies. our style and tone that we ll be delivering around this policing o