the authorities in iran are vowing to enforce the wearing of a headscarf by women more rigorously, despite months of protests. a growing number of women have been seen unveiled in public, and hardline politicians are giving judges ultimatums to punish those who ignore the rules. earlier i spoke to bbc s parham ghobadi and asked what prompted this latest move. in big cities like in tehran and in other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without headscarf and without her and without hijab, it s not only headscarf, it s also a kind of trench coat that for four decades, iranian women had to wear in order to walk on the streets. so now we see, especially younger women, walking on the streets without any sort of hijab and iranian politicians and it has frustrated iranian hardliners. and so iranian regime is in a really difficult position because they have this tiny margin of supporters that are hard liners, and these are the people who are willing to pick up arms and
Tonights Eurovision Final . Good morning on a pivotal day in the Premier League where forest, luton and burnley are fighting to survive. And Manchester City can go top of the table if they beat fulham on this, the penultimate weekend of the season. And after the strongest solar storm in 20 and after the strongest solar storm in 20 years. And after the strongest solar storm in 20 years, Incredible Aurora right across in 20 years, Incredible Aurora right across the in 20 years, Incredible Aurora right across the uk, ill show you more pictures across the uk, ill show you more pictures throughout the morning. Plus it pictures throughout the morning. Plus it is pictures throughout the morning. Plus it is a pictures throughout the morning. Plus it is a dry and warm day for many plus it is a dry and warm day for many today plus it is a dry and warm day for many today but thunderstorms tomorrow, join me very shortly. Its saturday 11 may. The Us Government says that israel may have breached Int
We spend the day with prince harry as he makes a surprise visit to a Charity Event for bereaved military children. Aston villas European Dream is over. Disappointment in athens as theyre knocked out in the semi finals of the Europa Conference League by olympiakos. Good morning from the blue peter garden, which is going to be fine in todays lovely weather once again. Is it going to last of the weekend . Join me throughout the programme. Its friday 10th may. Officalfigures released in an hour are expected to show the economy is no longer in recession, after growing in the first three months of this year. The uk entered recession after output fell during two consecutive quarters at the end of last year. Our Economics Correspondent andy verity reports. At this butcher on the Gloucester Road in bristol, business is ticking along, but hardly roaring away. After the soaring price rises ofjust over a year ago some customers are now seeing wages rise faster than prices, and the price of meat or
With the latest, heres our North America editor sarah smith. As donald trump heads to court, waving at the cameras, it looks much the same each day, but theyre not the same. Today, he had to watch a woman who claimed she had sex with him, testify about it. He is accused of falsifying Business Records when he marked a Hush Money Payment to her as Legal Expenses. The Legal Expense that we paid was put down as Legal Expense. There is nothing more you could say. You dont have to put down anything like this, but we put down Legal Expense because it was ilLegal Expense. Is that right, mr attorney . Because it was a Legal Expense. Stormy daniels was paid 130,000 by mr trump to stop her going public with her claims of a sexual encounter, shortly before the 2016 president ial election. The court was shown this photograph of them together, as she described first meeting him at a Golf Tournament in 2006, the day she said they later had sex. It was at this golf course, she said, that donald trump
Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im gavin ramjaun. Plenty on the way. Nottingham forest lose their appeal against their premier League Points deduction, as the struggling side battle to avoid the drop. Can things get any worse for Manchester United . Another resounding defeat they could be heading for their lowest ever Premier League finish. And Olympic Marathon champion Eliod Kipchoge tells us about the impact of being wrongly blamed for the death of a rival. Also coming up on sportsday a first World Snooker championship for kyren wilson, and he tells us hes not stopping there. I would not be happy with only one world title. I want multiple, i think thats the way you to train your brain. Hello there and welcome along to sportsday, and we start with news around the battle to avoid the drop in the Premier League a blow for Nottingham Forest fans. The club has lost its appeal, against a four point deduction, for brea