Successfully launches. We start with chinas ambassador to the uk denying reports that his country is carrying out a programme of sterilisation of uighur women in the western part of country xinjang. Reports and eyewitness accounts have accused china of trying to reduce the uighur population by forced sterilisation. The uighur muslims are the Largest Ethnic Group in chinas far west xinjiang region. China denies human rights abuses there, but theres evidence of mosques being destroyed as you see in these before and after pictures and uighurs say they are subject to intense state surveillance. Britains foreign secretary, dominic raab, said there were gross and egregious human rights abuses going on there and that he found it deeply troubling. It comes amid a rise in diplomatic tension between the two countries over a new National Security law in hong kong, and the british governments decision to ban the Chinese Company huawei from the uks 56 network. Our Diplomatic Correspondent Caroline
Ten temporary nightingale courts are being set up to help clear a backlog of hearings caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Theyll Begin Operating in england and wales from tomorrow. Police and Public Health officials are investigating a mosque in blackburn after 250 people attended a funeral there on monday. Its since emerged that the imam has tested positive for coronavirus. No deal yet eu leaders meet for an unscheduled third day of talks on a post coronavirus economic recovery plan. And watford sack their manager Nigel Pearson with just two game to go in the premier League Season as the club fight to avoid relegation. And coming up at 5. 30 audiences from around the world question their leaders in global questions. Crisis in america. Good afternoon. Amid growing tensions between beijing and london, china has threatend repercussions, over british criticism of its handling of hong kong. The foreign secretary dominic raab will set out in full tomorrow, number 10s response to beijings to
Right and do it all from scratch. That is rightand in do it all from scratch. That is right and in 2014 when the mission arab Space Mission was announced. All, some of the tea m to mars has successfully launched was announced. All, some of the team members are here clapping, the probe being sent along with the media. Jubilation, excitement, and as you can see if i can pull the camera round, a sense of exhilaration is here. So yes, it has taken off, but this is phase one, remember, and the next stage will take about an hour or a little more than that when the spacecraft will separate itself from the rocket and that is the period, the time when it will start sending signals back to the control room here and thatis back to the control room here and that is a really critical moment to really determine whether the launch has been successful. This is phase one and we really have to wait for another hour or so to figure out whether the liftoff has been successful. Coming to your other questio
Mortality rate in the world. And the first arab Space Mission to mars is preparing for lift off. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start with chinas ambassador to the uk denying reports that his country is carrying out a programme of sterilisation of uighur women in the western part of country xinjang. Reports and eyewitness accounts have accused china of trying to reduce the uighur population by forced sterilisation. The uighur muslims are the Largest Ethnic Group in chinas far west xinjiang region. China denies human rights abuses there, but theres evidence of mosques being destroyed as you see in these before and after pictures and uighurs say they are subject to intense state surveillance. Britains foreign secretary, dominic raab, said there were gross and egregious human rights abuses going on there and that he found it deeply troubling. It comes amid a rise in dipl
Second spike of covid i9 this winter. And watford have sacked their manager Nigel Pearson with just two games to go in the premier league season. As the club fights to avoid relegation. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Chinas ambassador to the uk has denied reports that beijing is carrying out a programme of forced sterilisation of uighur women in the Western Region of the country xinjiang. He acknowledged that there may be some cases. He was interviewed on the Andrew Marr Show this morning and wish own testimony from a women who had suffered forced sterilisation. Foreign secretary said he was deeply troubled by what he said were chinas egregious human rights abuses of the uighur population. Here are some of those interviews. There is no socalled pervasive, massive forced sterilisation among uighur people in china. It is totally against. The government is strongly opposed to this kind of practice. I cannot rule out single cases for any country. These are single cases stop there is