he left belmarsh prison in london on monday. he is then driven to stansted airport before boarding a flight. the guilty plea is due to be confirmed on wednesday when mr assange will appear in front of a court in the northern mariana islands, a us territory in the pacific. he is then expected to return home to his native australia. julian assange spent seven years held up inside the ecuadorian embassy in london as washington tried to extradite him over the wikileaks files which disclosed confidential documents about the iraq and afghanistan wars in what turned out to be one of the biggest leaks of national security in american history. he was arrested in april 2019 over a breach of his bail conditions, and had spent the last five years inside a london prison, fighting his extradition to the united states. last month, a uk court ruled last month that he could appeal this decision after mr assange argued that he would not receive a fair trial. our north america correspondent,
sunday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the past hour spain hasjoined france, germany and italy to become the latest countries to suspend use of the oxford astrazeneca jab. it s over concerns about blood clots. this is happening despite the who saying there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. earlier, the republic of ireland and netherlands made a similar decision. it means eleven european nations in total have paused their rollout of the vaccination. some european countries have stopped using certain batches of the drug as a precautionary measure. the european medicines agency is carrying out a review into incidents of blood clots. it says the vaccine s benefits continue to outweigh its risks, and that it will hold an extraordinary meeting on the vaccine on thursday. around 17 million people in the european union and the uk have received a dose of the vaccine, with fewer than than a0 cases of blood clots reported.
of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of theirfamily. but it and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. let s get more from our correspondent, david willis, who joins us from la. good to see you. starting with the figure of $27 million, obviously a large figure. what is the significance of the size of that? ~ ., , , of that? well, of course, t
It might be good for the tempo of the Military Operation, but it isnt necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. Giving evidence, the surgeon accused of putting women through unnecessary operations to make more money. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The mother of Khalid Masood, the man behind the westminster attacks, has expressed her anguish about the actions of her son. In a statement in the last hour, she said she did not condone what hed done, or the beliefs that led him to commit the atrocity. It emerged today that masood had driven the car that people on westminster bridge, at over 70 miles an hour. Daniela relph reports. The moment Khalid Masood began his attack, we now know that he was driving at more than 70 kph, drew the crowd, killing and injuring as he drove. Over 70 mph. The crowd, killing and injuring as he drove. Over70 mph. The crowd, killing and injuring as he drove. Over 70 mph. Through the crowd. His mother has leased a statement, saying that sh
My deepest, darkest fears and nightmares actually came into reality here. So whenever youre actually physically back here, you know, its not easy. Nearly £30m has been slashed from bus services in the last year, with more than 500 routes cut or cancelled. But could new rules on how Bus Companies and councils Work Together change the way they operate . Ill look at the details. In sport hes apologised, but sunderland boss david moyes will be asked by the Football Association to explain himself after telling a bbc reporter she might get a slap. When i get old and losing my head, many years from now. 50 years on from the release of the album which brought us that song weve a snapshot of what lifes like when youre 64. It depends on the actual individual person how you look after your body, how you look after yourself. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It is a cloudy start at the gate day across england and wales will stop it will brighten up and wales will stop it will brighten up i