in gujarat when he was chief minister of the state in 2002. more than a thousand people, mostly muslims, died in the violence. the bbc said the film was rigorously researched and the indian government chose not to respond to the issues raised. the indian government described the film as hateful propaganda . sweden s prime minister has condemned as deeply disrespectful the burning of a copy of the koran in stockholm. protestors have set the swedish flag alight in ankara and turkey has described the burning of the islamic holy book as a vile act. the anti muslim demonstration in stockholm was organised by a far right politician, and took place in front of the turkish embassy. ankara has cancelled a planned visit by the swedish defence minister. millions of people around the world are welcoming in the year of the rabbit as the lunar new year celebrations begin. the event kicks off a 15 day festival and it s the first time since the pandemic began that it s been held without any tra
sweden s prime minister has condemned as deeply disrespectful the burning of a copy of the koran in stockholm. protestors have set the swedish flag alight in ankara and turkey has described the burning of the islamic holy book as a vile act. the anti muslim demonstration in stockholm was organised by a far right politician and took place in front of the turkish embassy. just time to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc world news. labour is calling for parliament s standards watchdog to investigate claims in the sunday times that the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, helped borisjohnson secure a loan guarantee weeks before the then prime minister recommended him for the job at the corporation. mr sharp has denied any conflict of interest. a spokesman for mrjohnson said he had never sought or received any financial advice from richard sharp. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports.
pension reform plans. left wing party unbowed and other youth organisations have been marching in paris. on friday, the country saw nationwide strikes, affecting travel, finance, education and other sectors. 0rganisers say they are opposed to raising the state pension age from 62 to 64. president macron says it s the best way to ensure the system remains affordable. new zealand s labour party has confimed chris hipkins as its new leader, paving the way for him to replace jacinda ardern as prime minister. the current minister for education and policing emerged as the sole nomination after ardern s surprise resignation on thursday. turkey has condemned the burning of a copy of the quran during a protest in sweden, describing it as a vile act . in the build up to the protest, ankara cancelled a planned visit by the swedish defence minister. the anti muslim demonstration in stockholm was organised by a far right politician and took place in front of the turkish embassy. 0ur reporter
the film as hateful propaganda . the former uk prime minister boris johnson has made an unannounced visit to ukraine to show his ongoing support to the ukrainian government. he was in the kyiv suburb of borodianka this morning. sweden s prime minister has condemned as deeply disrespectful the burning of a copy of the koran in stockholm. protestors have set the swedish flag alight in ankara and turkey has described the burning of the islamic holy book as a vile act. the anti muslim demonstration in stockholm was organised by a far right politician, and took place in front of the turkish embassy. ankara has cancelled a planned visit by the swedish defence minister. in the uk, the business secretary has written to energy suppliers to demand they stop forcing households onto more expensive prepayment metres. grant shapps said suppliers should instead offer more support to customers who are struggling to pay their bills. under 0fgem rules forced switching to prepayment must only
that election later this year. the man himself says that he will bring stable and strong government to new zealand, but of course later this year, a country of 5 million people will ultimately have their say as to whether they think chris hipkins is “p whether they think chris hipkins is up to thejob. whether they think chris hipkins is up to the job. qm. whether they think chris hipkins is up to the job- up to the ob. 0k, thank you very much. turkey has condemned the burning of a copy of the quran during a protest in sweden, describing it as a vile act . in the build up to the protest, ankara cancelled a planned visit by the swedish defence minister. the anti muslim demonstration in stockholm was organised by a far right politician, and took place in front of the turkish embassy. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri gave me more details on the protest. it was certainly known about by turkey they knew this was an anti muslim protest and that s why they appealed to the swedish gove