UnderstandIng why he was rehIred. A promInent equalIty actIvIst, Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson, Is In a crItIcal condItIon In hospItal after beIng shot In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. A new Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-scheme'>BuddyIng Scheme Is trIalled to help people strugglIng durIng covId and encourage those who need to self Isolate. A Imarsana.com/news/bbc-InvestIgatIon'>Bbc InvestIgatIon has heard claIms that vulnerable chIldren are beIng faIled at a specIal Imarsana.com/news/educatIon-school'>EducatIon School that charges more than £50,000 a year per pupIl. Cocker spanIels, retrIevers and labradors have been traIned to detect coronavIrus In humans. They could be used for screenIng at aIrports or mass events. Good afternoon. Theres been wIdespread Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-condemnatIon'>InternatIonal CondemnatIon of the government of belarus after It forced a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-passenger-plane'>RyanaIr Passenger Plane whIch was flyIng from athens to vIlnIus to dIvert to mInsk. The belarus authorItIes then arrested an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-actIvIst'>OpposItIon ActIvIst who was on board, the journalIst Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch. Here, the foreIgn secretary, Imarsana.com/news/domInIc-raab'>DomInIc Raab, saId Imarsana.com/news/presIdent-alexander-lukashenko'>PresIdent Alexander Lukashenko must be held responsIble for hIs outlandIsh actIons. The us Imarsana.com/news/state-department'>State Department called It a shockIng act, and Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders are due to meet later to dIscuss possIble sanctIons. From brussels, our Imarsana.com/news/europe-correspondent-jean'>Europe Correspondent Jean mackenzIe reports. Grounded In belarus, the Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-plane'>RyanaIr Plane the state Is accused of hIjackIng. All to arrest thIs young man, a journalIst and polItIcal refugee who had fled belarus two years ago only to be forced back home yesterday under the most extraordInary cIrcumstances by a regIme he told hIs fellow passengers would execute hIm. ThIs woman trIes to get passengers to stay calm. As Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch Is led away by agents from belaruss Imarsana.com/news/secret-servIce'>Secret ServIce, wItnesses say he was shakIng. They were checkIng our suItcases but at the same tIme they were arrestIng the journalIst. How scared he was . Super scared. I looked at hIm, dIrectly In hIs eyes and It was very sad. ImmedIately after the plane forcIbly landed In mInsk, roman was detaIned by the kgb and now more lIkely he Is Interrogated by specIal servIces. Usually not the detentIon Is the worst, but the InterrogatIon, because they use dIfferent methods In order to get InformatIon from hIm. Roman Is wanted by authorItIes for runnIng an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-news-channel'>OpposItIon News Channel on the socIal Imarsana.com/news/medIa-platform-telegram'>MedIa Platform Telegram that Is used to organIse protests In belarus and to broadcast them. The protests sprung up around last Imarsana.com/news/summers-electIon'>Summers ElectIon when belaruss long tIme Imarsana.com/news/leader-presIdent'>Leader PresIdent lukashenko claImed yet another dIsputed vIctory. SInce then, the regIme has cracked down on dIssent, Imarsana.com/news/arrestIng-hundreds-ofjournalIsts'>ArrestIng Hundreds OfjournalIsts and opposItIon fIgures. The leader of the opposItIon was forced Into exIle. We are sure that It was because of a dIrect order of lukashenko hImself, because he consIdered roman to be hIs prIvate enemy, and so he made possIble thIs operatIon fulfIlled. It couldnt be done wIthout dIrect orders, for sure. The ryanaIrflIght had been makIng Its way between two european capItals, athens and vIlnIus, when It was dIverted by belarussIan Imarsana.com/news/aIr-traffIc-controljust'>AIr TraffIc Controljust before leavIng belaruss aIrspace, escorted by a fully armed Imarsana.com/news/mIg-29'>MIg 29 fIghter. The head of the aIrlIne belIeves there were four Imarsana.com/news/secret-servIce'>Secret ServIce agents on board. I thInk Its the fIrst tIme It has happened to a Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIrlIne, but, I mean, thIs was a case of Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored. It was a Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored hIjack, It was Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored pIracy. But unfortunately, I cant say much about It because the Imarsana.com/news/eu-authorItIes'>Eu AuthorItIes and nato are dealIng wIth It at the moment. There Is InternatIonal outrage. Here In europe, talk Is tough, wIth promIses of consequences. But tonIght, Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders must decIde what exactly the consequences should be for hIjackIng an eu flIght. After hours In mInsk, the plane was allowed to complete Its trIp wIthout roman and hIs gIrlfrIend. Already, It appears aIrlInes have started to avoId belarussIan aIrspace, decIdIng the detours are worth the delays. Former defence and foreIgn Imarsana.com/news/secretary-sIr-malcolm'>Secretary SIr Malcolm rIfkInd joIns me now. Good afternoon, thanks very much for joInIng us. What do you thInk the Imarsana.com/news/eu-response'>Eu Response should be to thIs . Well. JoInIng us. What do you thInk the Imarsana.com/news/eu-response'>Eu Response should be to thIs . Response should be to thIs . Well, It Is more than response should be to thIs . Well, It Is more than the response should be to thIs . Well, It Is more than the eu, response should be to thIs . Well, It Is more than the eu, It response should be to thIs . Well, It Is more than the eu, It also Is more than the eu, It also Includes the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-kIngdom'>UnIted KIngdom, the unIted states and any other country. What we have seen Is a delIberate act by Imarsana.com/news/presIdent-lukashenko'>PresIdent Lukashenko of terrorIsm, of InternatIonal terrorIsm, of InternatIonal terrorIsm, pIracy, hIjackIng, all three casuals are valId descrIptIons, and therefore, the response I belIeve should be Imarsana.com/news/uncle-prIze'>Uncle PrIze In. It should be that unless the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person they have arrested and ImprIsoned, unless he Is ImmedIately released and allowed to contInue to hIs home In lIttle an, then I thInk fIrst of all eu countrIes, the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-kIngdom'>UnIted KIngdom, the unIted states and I hope many other wIll break dIplomatIc relatIons wIth belarus and completely Isolate them. I thInk any trade advantages they have wIth the eu or wIth the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-kIngdom'>UnIted KIngdom or the eu or wIth the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-kIngdom'>UnIted KIngdom or the unIted states should be wIthdrawn, and any other actIon that Is avaIlable to the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty and It should be made entIrely clear that thIs Is the prIce they have to pay If they do not ImmedIately release the IndIvIdual they have arrested. AnythIng less than that wIll be pure meanIngless symbolIsm. MeanIngless symbolIsm. There are re orts meanIngless symbolIsm. There are reports and meanIngless symbolIsm. There are reports and fears meanIngless symbolIsm. There are reports and fears from meanIngless symbolIsm. There are reports and fears from those meanIngless symbolIsm. There are reports and fears from those who l meanIngless symbolIsm. There are l reports and fears from those who are hIs allIes that he Is beIng tortured, that hIs lIfe Is In danger, and It Is an extraordInarIly bold act, Isnt It, by belorussIa . Bold Is the wrong word, It Is a crImInal act, bold Is the wrong word, It Is a crImInalact, It bold Is the wrong word, It Is a crImInal act, It Is a stupId act, and of course we do not know how It Is beIng treated, but obvIously It Is beIng treated, but obvIously It Is perfectly possIble that what you have saId Is Indeed happenIng to hIm at thIs very moment. But belarus Is at thIs very moment. But belarus Is a small, pretty weak country wIth a very unpopular presIdent. I dont thInk they could afford, I dont thInk they could afford, I dont thInk he could afford, total InternatIonal IsolatIon, by pretty well the whole of europe, the unIted states, the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-kIngdom'>UnIted KIngdom as well. And It Is notjust that, there should be a complete cessatIon of all Imarsana.com/news/flIghts-notjust'>FlIghts Notjust to belarus but over belarus as base. He wIll have to realIse the prIce he wIll pay If he does not have thIs Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person released ImmedIately, and It wIll be very hIgh and damagIng both for hIm Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Personally and to the state that he controls. �. Personally and to the state that he controls. ,. ,. ,. , Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Personally and to the state that he controls. ,. ,. , controls. And what of those sorts of trade and economIc controls. And what of those sorts of trade and economIc moves controls. And what of those sorts of trade and economIc moves to controls. And what of those sorts of I trade and economIc moves to pressure the country, what If they dont work, what other steps can be taken . Well, I have mentIoned the other steps. Its a questIon of complete InternatIonal IsolatIon. Of course he wIll contInue to have relatIons wIth russIa, they wIll Imarsana.com/news/no-doubt'>No Doubt, they have already publIcly welcomed what he has done. But belarus has been desperate, IncludIng lukashenko, not to become a total dependent state of russIa and of moscow. Well, he wIll have to realIse that the west� s attempts to assIst In that objectIve wIll have dIsappeared completely If he contInues In thIs way. It Is not only Important In order to put pressure on lukashenko to release thIs IndIvIdual, It also has to be an example to any other tInpot dIctator Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World that If they seek to use theIr Imarsana.com/news/mIlItary-capabIlIty'>MIlItary CapabIlIty to Interfere wIth a cIvIl aIrlIner that Is flyIng through there as spIce through theIr space, In order to achIeve a short term polItIcal objectIve, there Is one heck of a prIce that they wIll pay whIch wIll far outweIgh any advantage they thInk they are achIevIng by arrestIng thIs partIcular Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. I5 they are achIevIng by arrestIng thIs partIcular Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. They are achIevIng by arrestIng thIs partIcular Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Is there a danger that If the west partIcular Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Is there a danger that If the west Isolates partIcular Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Is there a danger that If the west Isolates thIs that If the west Isolates thIs country, then It does push It more towards russIa In Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End, and we have seen what russIa has done wIth navalny, for example . Navalny, for example . There Is no rIsk In myjudgment, navalny, for example . There Is no rIsk In myjudgment, because navalny, for example . There Is no rIsk In myjudgment, because that| navalny, for example . There Is no I rIsk In myjudgment, because that Is happenIng anyway. The only Imarsana.com/news/reason-lukashenko'>Reason Lukashenko remaIns In power Is because putIn Intervened to warn the people of belarus that If they contInued to demonstrate In theIr hundreds of thousands, then the lIkelIhood was that russIa would move In mIlItarIly. So, we are already In that sItuatIon. But thIs partIcular crIsIs whIch has developed Is not about belaruss relatIonshIp wIth russIa or any other IndIvIduaImarsana.com/news/l-country'>L Country, It Is about the need for the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty, partIcularly led, because It was an Imarsana.com/news/eu-country'>Eu Country whIch was dIrectly Involved, but also the unIted states and the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-kIngdom'>UnIted KIngdom, to make It abundantly clear that one of the worst thIngs that can happen Is the hIjackIng of an InternatIonal aIrcraft lawfully goIng about Its busIness, and when It Is hIjacked not by a bunch of terrorIsts but by a state machIne, by a presIdent who Is Imarsana.com/news/head-of-state'>Head Of State of a country, then he has to be treated as If he Is sImply another mealymouthed terrorIst. SIr malcolm rIfkInd, many mealymouthed terrorIst. SIr malcolm rIfkInd, many thanks mealymouthed terrorIst. SIr malcolm rIfkInd, many thanks for mealymouthed terrorIst. SIr malcolm rIfkInd, many Imarsana.com/news/thanks-forjoInIng'>Thanks ForjoInIng mealymouthed terrorIst. SIr malcolm rIfkInd, many Imarsana.com/news/thanks-forjoInIng'>Thanks ForjoInIng us. RIfkInd, many Imarsana.com/news/thanks-forjoInIng'>Thanks ForjoInIng us today. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of the Imarsana.com/news/corporatIons-edItorIal'>CorporatIons EdItorIal and Imarsana.com/news/whIstle-blowIng'>WhIstle BlowIng polIcIes, followIng the report Into Its 1995 IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. RIchard sharp, the bbc� s chaIrman, saId the board wIll look at the culture of Imarsana.com/news/the-corporatIon'>The CorporatIon to assess the effectIveness of polIcIes and practIce. He was also asked to explaIn why Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr-wasnt'>Mr BashIr Wasnt sacked from hIsjob as Imarsana.com/news/relIgIon-edItor'>RelIgIon EdItor. I trust the executIve to handle the sensItIvIty of these processes when It comes to the nuances between somebody resIgnIng and somebody beIng fIred, where we have dIfferent legal, quIte rIght, approprIate legal protectIons. I expect them to handle It In a way thats best for the organIsatIon. I take comfort from the fact that Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr Is no longer here. I dont take comfort yet from understandIng why he was rehIred. 0ur Imarsana.com/news/medIa-edItor-amol'>MedIa EdItor Amol rajan Is wIth me. Is that statement by the IntervIew that we heard from the bbc chaIrman, goIng to go far enough for the bbc she has many crItIcs . I goIng to go far enough for the bbc she has many crItIcs . She has many crItIcs . I dont thInk It Is auoIn she has many crItIcs . I dont thInk It Is goIng to she has many crItIcs . I dont thInk It Is goIng to go she has many crItIcs . I dont thInk It Is goIng to go far she has many crItIcs . I dont thInk It Is goIng to go far enough she has many crItIcs . I dont thInk It Is goIng to go far enough for she has many crItIcs . I dont thInkj It Is goIng to go far enough for the many crItIcs, but It does really show for the fIrst tIme the bbc respondIng In a bIg way to what happened. I thInk the sIgnIfIcance of Imarsana.com/news/rIchard-sharp'>RIchard Sharp as the new chaIrman of Imarsana.com/news/rIchard-sharp'>RIchard Sharp as the new chaIrman of the bbc, the sIgnIfIcance of hIs InterventIon If you moments ago, Is that Imarsana.com/news/It-InterventIon'>It InterventIon If you moments ago, Is Imarsana.com/news/thatItIs-InterventIon'>ThatItIs InterventIon If you moments ago, Is that It Is the fIrst tIme we have really heard from a senIor Imarsana.com/news/bbc-executIve'>Bbc ExecutIve after prInce Imarsana.com/news/wIllIams-extraordIn-restatement'>WIllIams ExtraordIn Restatement on thursday nIght. He announced a few dIfferent thIngs. He announced a couple of dIfferent revIews. 0ne thIngs. He announced a couple of dIfferent revIews. One wIth three board members, weather they are goIng to look Into edItorIal guIdelInes to see weather or not thIs can happen agaIn. That Is not goIng to report to the board untIl september so It Is a bIt of a slow burner. But there Is a separate Issue whIch Is I thInk where thIs story Is goIng, whIch Is what the bbc� s crItIcs wIll be most Interested In, Is that, the bbc am sure would have lIked to have argued, thIs was 25 years ago, thIs was the past, but the fact Is, Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr was rehIred In 2016, he was promoted agaIn to Imarsana.com/news/relIgIon-edItor'>RelIgIon EdItor and he was a Imarsana.com/news/bbc-employee'>Bbc Employee untIl very, very recently. So, I thInk the fact that It all feels a bIt contemporary and too Imarsana.com/news/close-to-home'>Close To Home for the bbc, means that It Is not goIng to go away for some tIme, and those crItIcs wIll have plenty to argue about. I and those crItIcs wIll have plenty to argue about. And those crItIcs wIll have plenty to araue about. ,. , to argue about. I have got the tImes here wIth olIver to argue about. I have got the tImes here wIth Imarsana.com/news/olIver-dowden'>OlIver Dowdens to argue about. I have got the tImes here wIth olIver Imarsana.com/news/dowdens-pIece'>Dowdens PIece to argue about. I have got the tImes here wIth olIver Imarsana.com/news/dowdens-pIece'>Dowdens PIece In I here wIth olIver Imarsana.com/news/dowdens-pIece'>Dowdens PIece In there, the culture secretary, the longer Imarsana.com/news/term-horIzon'>Term HorIzon for the bbc Is, how much change Is goIng to be Imposed on It. Is fundIng goIng to be cut and wIll the government perhaps use thIs as a valId reason, In many peoples eyes to lImIt the scope of the bbc . Its In many peoples eyes to lImIt the scope of the bbc . Scope of the bbc . Its thIs weIrd thIng about scope of the bbc . Its thIs weIrd thIng about beIng scope of the bbc . Its thIs weIrd thIng about beIng brItIsh, scope of the bbc . Its thIs weIrd thIng about beIng brItIsh, the Imarsana.com/news/I-scope'>I Scope of the bbc . Its thIs weIrd Imarsana.com/news/I-thIng'>I ThIng about beIng brItIsh, the bbc has thIs very partIcular relatIonshIp wIth the government, It Is meant to be completely Independent and yet It exIsts under somethIng called the Imarsana.com/news/royal-charter'>Royal Charter, whIch Is constantly revIewed by the government. And there Is a revIew comIng up where the bbc fundIng arrangement, the Imarsana.com/news/lIcence-fee'>LIcence Fee, Is goIng to be up for grabs. The fact Is, you have got the culture secretary, a cabInet mInIster, front page of the tImes, thIs creates partIcular Imarsana.com/news/mood-musIc'>Mood MusIc goIng Into those negotIatIons. And It comes out a tIme when the bbc has a huge range of challenges from the lIkes of netflIx and others and young people flockIng to other platforms. So thIs doesnt help the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-Iplayer'>Bbc Iplayer In Its upcomIng crItIcal negotIatIons. The government has got to be careful not to be too overly polItIcal also, though, because the bbc, lIke all Imarsana.com/news/publIc-servIce'>PublIc ServIce broadcasters, has played a very bIg role In thIs Imarsana.com/news/pandemIc-year'>PandemIc Year and stIll has support from the publIc . It Imarsana.com/news/pandemIc-year'>PandemIc Year and stIll has support from the publIc . From the publIc . It does, and I thInk It Is from the publIc . It does, and I thInk It Is worth from the publIc . It does, and I thInk It Is worth sayIng from the publIc . It does, and I thInk It Is worth sayIng that. From the publIc . It does, and I | thInk It Is worth sayIng that the bbc has, through the pandemIc, there have been lots of people comIng to the bbc because It Is a trusted source of ImpartIal news, and It Is more trusted than almost any other Imarsana.com/news/news-source'>News Source In the uk or Indeed the world, or one of the most trusted, certaInly In the englIsh whIch. So It Is worth sayIng that there Is stIll a strong resIdue of publIc Imarsana.com/news/affectIon-and-trust'>AffectIon And Trust In the bbc, among the publIc, but I thInk thIs wIll damage the bbc� s reputatIon quIte severely. In terms of whether or not the government gets Involved, Imarsana.com/news/0lIver-dowden'>0lIver Dowden Is keen to say that they do not get Involved In any edItorIal decIsIons, the questIon of governance Is, have you got the rIght people, have you got the rIght structures, and I thInk they feel that that Is somethIng for them to get Involved In. The bbc has changed hugely. You and I know, there has been so much turmoIl, It Is now regulated by 0fcom, and there Is a new chaIrman, I thInk that Is somethIng that the government wIll be proactIve wIth over the comIng months. � ,. ,. ,. , months. AlrIght young, our medIa edItor, thanks months. AlrIght young, our medIa edItor, thanks very months. AlrIght young, our medIa edItor, thanks very much. A Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-system'>BuddyIng System for people needIng mental Imarsana.com/news/health-support'>Health Support as a result of the pandemIc Is among several Ideas beIng trIalled to encourage people to get tested for covId, and follow the rules about Imarsana.com/news/self-IsolatIon'>Self IsolatIon. £12 mIllIon Is beIng spent on Imarsana.com/news/pIlot-schemes'>PIlot Schemes In nIne areas of england whIch have hIgh Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rates. The government has acknowledged that some people fInd Imarsana.com/news/self-IsolatIon'>Self IsolatIon challengIng. Imarsana.com/news/0ur-health-correspondent'>0ur Health Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/anna-collInson'>Anna CollInson has more. If you come Into close contact wIth someone who has tested posItIve for coronavIrus, you may receIve thIs a message from Imarsana.com/news/test-and-trace'>Test And Trace sayIng you must self Isolate for ten days. But for many who are concerned about Imarsana.com/news/money-or-cant'>Money Or Cant work from home, It Is just not that sImple. Now the government Is pIlotIng more ways to support people. NIne areas wIth hIgh Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rates In england wIll receIve a share of nearly £12 mIllIon, IncludIng parts of london, the north west, yorkshIre, peterborough and somerset. They wIll trIal Increased socIal Imarsana.com/news/care-support'>Care Support for vulnerable adults, Imarsana.com/news/translatIon-assIstance'>TranslatIon AssIstance for non Imarsana.com/news/englIsh-speakers'>EnglIsh Speakers and alternatIve accommodatIon wIll be offered to those IsolatIng In overcrowded homes. But some economIsts warn thIs wIll only go so far unless statutory sIck pay Is Increased. If you dont tackle the fInancIal support that Is mIssIng, youll end up wIth really poor complIance wIth IsolatIon, whIch of course rIsks everyones health and the economy. These pIlots come as Imarsana.com/news/surge-testIng'>Surge TestIng Is beIng rolled out In parts of london followIng a rIse In coronavIrus cases lInked to the varIant fIrst detected In IndIa. As people enjoy theIr new freedoms, It Is hoped these steps wIll encourage more people to get tested and self Isolate If requIred. ThIs Is an uncertaIn tIme, that when we hear InformatIon around the IndIan varIant and the fact that Its sporadIcally IncreasIng In areas, naturally that does make some people very worrIed. We just have to go back to what we know about vIruses, whIch Is always that the way to control a vIrus Is to make sure that we are washIng our hands, that we are wearIng a mask to stop those droplets from goIng out. There are also renewed calls for people to take up theIr second jab after a study found that both the Imarsana.com/news/pfIzer-and-astrazeneca'>PfIzer And Astrazeneca vaccInes are hIghly effectIve agaInst the IndIan varIant after two doses. WhIle thIs varIant may be more transmIssIble, scIentIsts say well have to waIt a bIt longer before we know whether It could cause a rIse In hospItal admIssIons. If the current generatIon of vaccInes are able to stop people goIng Into hospItal, whIlst there Is stIll mIld InfectIons, people are stIll gettIng the common cold wIth the vIrus, then the pandemIc Is over because we can lIve wIth the vIrus. In fact, we are goIng to have to lIve wIth the vIrus, one way or another. The government says It Is IncreasIngly confIdent the fInal stage of Imarsana.com/news/easIng-restrIctIons'>EasIng RestrIctIons In england wIll happen In three weeks tIme, but It warns much relIes on the data and our behavIour. Anna collInson, bbc news. An update on our top story, the hIjackIng that we saw yesterday of a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-plane'>RyanaIr Plane. Well, today, It Is beIng reported by reuters that a flIght from mInsk has been suspended today, sayIng that they have suspended the boardIng of a Imarsana.com/news/lufthansa-flIght'>Lufthansa FlIght to frankfurt from mInsk over Imarsana.com/news/securIty-fears'>SecurIty Fears after receIvIng a tIpoff about a possIble terrorIst act. We cant confIrm the detaIls on that but that has just been reported now, that a Imarsana.com/news/lufthansa-flIght'>Lufthansa FlIght from mInsk has just been suspended over some Imarsana.com/news/securIty-checks'>SecurIty Checks at the moment. We wIll update you as soon we can. A promInent equalIty actIvIst, Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson, Is In a crItIcal condItIon after beIng shot In the head In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. The Imarsana.com/news/campaIgn-group'>CampaIgn Group the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party says she Is beIng treated In Imarsana.com/news/IntensIve-care'>IntensIve Care after sufferIng serIous InjurIes In the early hours of Imarsana.com/news/yesterday-mornIng'>Yesterday MornIng. ChIImarsana.com/news/chI-Izundu'>ChI Izundu Is wIth me. We have just had another statement Issued by the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party, sayIng that Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson has had an operatIon, and she Is now restIng wIth her parents. Just to go back to the detaIl of what actually happened, polIce say they were called to a Imarsana.com/news/house-party'>House Party whIch was goIng on In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London, In peckham, just before three oclock, because of reports of gunfIre. They say that they had found a 27 year old woman who had sustaIned InjurIes, and she was taken to hospItal and was saId to be In a crItIcal condItIon. PolIce wIll not confIrm to the bbc that the 27 year old woman that they found Is Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson. However, as we saId, the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party, whIch Is the polItIcal party that sashaIs whIch Is the polItIcal party that sasha Is thought to be a leadIng Imarsana.com/news/member-of'>Member Of, confIrmed on theIr Imarsana.com/news/socIal-medIa'>SocIal MedIa feeds Imarsana.com/news/last-nIght'>Last NIght that she Is In fact the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person who sustaIned those Imarsana.com/news/gunshot-wounds'>Gunshot Wounds at that party In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. In a post on theIr Instagram feed, they saId that sasha has always been actIvely fIghtIng for black people and the InjustIces that surround the black Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. SashaIs that surround the black Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. Sasha Is also a mother of two and a strong, Imarsana.com/news/powerfulvoIce-sasha'>PowerfulvoIce Sasha Is also a mother of two and a strong, powerful voIce for our people and our Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. Now, the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party also state that she had been receIvIng death threats. But operatIon trIdent, whIch Is the Imarsana.com/news/polIce-unIt'>PolIce UnIt InvestIgatIng thIs case and normally InvestIgatIng thIs case and normally In charge of InvestIgatIng gun crImes, say that they dId not see any quotable threats before the shootIng took place. There Is supposed to be a vIgIl that has been organIsed by her frIends and famIly, whIch Is happenIng later on thIs afternoon. � , whIch Is happenIng later on thIs afternoon afternoon. And ust brIefly, It Is also obvIously afternoon. And just brIefly, It Is also obvIously rather afternoon. And just brIefly, It Is I also obvIously rather extraordInary tImIng, thIs week . Also obvIously rather extraordInary tImIng, thIs week . Indeed, tomorrow Is the fIrst annIversary tImIng, thIs week . Indeed, tomorrow Is the fIrst annIversary of tImIng, thIs week . Indeed, tomorrow Is the fIrst annIversary of the Is the fIrst annIversary of the death of george floyd, and Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson came to Imarsana.com/news/promInence-marchIng'>PromInence MarchIng In the uk, partIcularly In oxford, durIng some black Imarsana.com/news/lIves-matter'>LIves Matter protests last year, before focusIng on Imarsana.com/news/Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty-work'>CommunIty Work and socIal care. ChIImarsana.com/news/chI-Izundu'>ChI Izundu, many thanks Indeed. Northern Ireland has become the last of the uk s devolved natIons to lIft the ban on Indoor socIalIsIng. Pubs, restaurants and cafes are now allowed to serve customers Indoors, and hotels, museums and other attractIons can reopen. 0ur Imarsana.com/news/Ireland-correspondent'>Ireland Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/chrIs-page'>ChrIs Page joIned skaters at an Ice rInk. It mIght feel that ordInary lIfe has been on Ice for more than a year, but today, some slIppery and skIlful steps are beIng taken on the journey out of lockdown. A number of popular actIvItIes resumed thIs mornIng, among them, skatIng. It was so surreal to be able to get back and really enjoy It agaIn. It feels lIke were flyIng, doesnt It . Yes. Itsjust, doIng jumps and spIns agaIn, the fIrst tIme around Is a bIt shaky but I thInk now, we are ok I thInk were gettIng back to It, Itlljust take a few days. Everyone Is excIted, Its just lIke a bIg Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty on the Ice. The last tIme these skaters were able to traIn on the Ice was fIve months ago, and you can tell how much they have mIssed the sport that they love. ThIs rInk Is one of many Indoor Imarsana.com/news/vIsItor-attractIons'>VIsItor AttractIons whIch are reopenIng on thIs, a major day for Imarsana.com/news/lockdown-easIng'>Lockdown EasIng In northern Ireland. The Imarsana.com/news/tourIst-Industry'>TourIst Industry Is set to welcome guests agaIn. Hotels have been all but empty sInce chrIstmas. BusInesses lIke thIs one In Imarsana.com/news/county-fermanagh'>County Fermanagh are expectIng to do well thIs summer, In spIte of the lack of overseas vIsItors. InternatIonal travel, obvIously, as we are aware, wIll be faIrly lImIted, but thanks to our Imarsana.com/news/domestIc-market'>DomestIc Market and staycatIons, I thInk It wIll be a very strong season and all of us wIll certaInly enjoy a great level of busIness throughout the comIng months. Theres also been strong demand for outer Imarsana.com/news/eatIng-and-drInkIng'>EatIng And DrInkIng over the last few weeks, but not every pub, Imarsana.com/news/restaurant-and-cafe'>Restaurant And Cafe has been able to offer that servIce. Customers are now allowed back Indoors. ThIs pub In newry has been shut for almost all of the last 1a months, but Its owner says hes been fortunate. There Is a lot of pubs In Imarsana.com/news/newry-wont'>Newry Wont open agaIn. Or, I wont say a lot, but there wIll be a few, you know. We were lucky that Its a Imarsana.com/news/famIly-pub'>FamIly Pub and ourfamIly� s helped us along, too, were good to us, and. Yeah, weve just trIed to keep thIngs goIng and cant waIt for reopenIng. As In the rest of the uk, the reopenIng has been made possIble largely by the vaccInatIon programme. In northern Ireland, Its currently open to everyone aged 25 and over. PolItIcIans and doctors are askIng people to remaIn cautIous as they enjoy the reclaImed freedoms, partIcularly when socIalIsIng InsIde homes. The fInal stage of Imarsana.com/news/easIng-lockdown'>EasIng Lockdown Is scheduled to happen In four weeks tIme. The moves towards normalIty have been tentatIve, but our routInes are becomIng less restrIcted. Bbc radIo 5 lIve Is launchIng a new project from Imarsana.com/news/leeds-today'>Leeds Today lookIng at how a major cIty can become carbon neutral by Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the decade. Its a hIghly ambItIous plan and It starts wIth the people lIvIng and workIng there. Lets speak now to dIane sImpson, Imarsana.com/news/sustaInabIlIty-offIcer'>SustaInabIlIty OffIcer at aw haInsworth, one of the oldest textIle companIes In the country. Thanks very much forjoInIng us. Just tell us a lIttle bIt fIrst of all about what the company does. Well, a Imarsana.com/news/textIle-manufacturer'>TextIle Manufacturer, we have been manufacturIng sInce 1783. Its a Imarsana.com/news/famIly-run-busIness'>FamIly Run BusIness and we use wool predomInantly, whIch Is a Is a vIsually a sustaInable fIbre, and that Is our core. We make many fabrIcs for dIfferent market segments, IncludIng, you see the guards on parade, In the scarlet, through to technIcal fabrIcs, classIcalfabrIcs for through to technIcal fabrIcs, classIcal fabrIcs for garments and many dIfferent, other, technIcal products for lots of dIfferent market segments. 50. Products for lots of dIfferent market segments. Products for lots of dIfferent market segments. So, what does Imarsana.com/news/sustaInabIlIty-market'>SustaInabIlIty Market segments. So, what does sustaInabIlIty mean market segments. So, what does sustaInabIlIty mean for market segments. So, what does sustaInabIlIty mean for you, I market segments. So, what does sustaInabIlIty mean for you, what market segments. So, what does I sustaInabIlIty mean for you, what do you have to do to achIeve thIs target and wIll It cost you money . Yeah, absolutely. But we are a Imarsana.com/news/textIle-manufacturer'>TextIle Manufacturer so we obvIously do use Imarsana.com/news/energy-and-water'>Energy And Water and raw materIals. We are all warrant holders, so, for us, that has been quIte a good encouragement, because In order to have the royal warrant, you have to be able to prove that you have to be able to prove that you are actIvely workIng towards sustaInable measures. So, over the last 5 10 years, weve really been takIng the guIdance from that and workIng wIth It. Plus, the fact we are a Imarsana.com/news/famIly-run-busIness'>FamIly Run BusIness, we want to be here for the future, we employ 157 people and Its really Important for the local Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. find 157 people and Its really Important for the local Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. For the local Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. And what about the actual, for the local Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. And what about the actual, practIcal for the local Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. And what | about the actual, practIcal changes that you wIll have to make . 50. About the actual, practIcal changes that you wIll have to make . That you wIll have to make . So, It Is an everchangIng that you wIll have to make . So, It Is an everchangIng market I that you wIll have to make . So, It Is an everchangIng Imarsana.com/news/market-and-l'>Market And L Is an ever changIng Imarsana.com/news/market-and-sustaInabIlIty'>Market And SustaInabIlIty has come rIght up on the agenda of everybody� s mInd, so people are more conscIous about what they are bayern, they want to know they are bayern, they want to know the provenance, the authentIcIty. So, we have been workIng on responsIble Imarsana.com/news/wool-sourcIng'>Wool SourcIng projects, and weve also been workIng on reducIng our Imarsana.com/news/energy-usage'>Energy Usage of water through havIng an energy effIcIent boIler fItted, through havIng an energy effIcIent boIlerfItted, whIch through havIng an energy effIcIent boIler fItted, whIch obvIously comes wIth a cost, monItors on the machInes to be able to measure Imarsana.com/news/what-ou'>What Our throughput Is. So, theres lots of dIfferent costs, but lots of dIfferent benefIts as well. So, sometImes, when you look at reducIng Imarsana.com/news/energy-and-water'>Energy And Water, you can actually make some savIngs. 50. Energy and water, you can actually make some savIngs. Energy and water, you can actually make some savIngs. So, overall, do ou thInk make some savIngs. So, overall, do you thInk It make some savIngs. So, overall, do you thInk It Is make some savIngs. So, overall, do you thInk It Is stIll make some savIngs. So, overall, do you thInk It Is stIll goIng make some savIngs. So, overall, do you thInk It Is stIll goIng to make some savIngs. So, overall, do you thInk It Is stIll goIng to cost I you thInk It Is stIll goIng to cost you thInk It Is stIll goIng to cost you money . Because that Is ultImately goIng to be the bottom lIne for any busIness. Also, In terms of sustaInabIlIty, I guess people should be buyIng less In terms of new clothes or textIles, shouldnt they, and there for there Is a contradIctIon In the nature of your busIness . Is a contradIctIon In the nature of your busIness . Yes, no, actually, there Isnt your busIness . Yes, no, actually, there Isnt because your busIness . Yes, no, actually, there Isnt because we your busIness . Yes, no, actually, there Isnt because we have I your busIness . Yes, no, actually, I there Isnt because we have launched our campaIgn, wIth whIch we are tryIng to change the mIndset of the consumer, askIng them to look at buyIng for qualIty, to last, makIng It somethIng that Is classIcal but dIfferent, and unIque, In Its own way. And somethIng that you can perhaps sell on after you dont want It anymore, or recycle. So, we are also lookIng at IntroducIng a new partner on sIte who wIll be brIngIng In a Imarsana.com/news/recyclIng-machIne'>RecyclIng MachIne to take fabrIc back to fIbre. So, yes, there Is a lot to do. Lots of people say that they want to be sustaInable. When It comes down to It, It Is very dIffIcult to be sustaInable If the optIons are not there, but we belIeve that as a busIness, we do offer those optIons and qualIty to last. � , ,. ,. , last. Its very InterestIng to hear exactly how last. Its very InterestIng to hear exactly how It last. Its very InterestIng to hear exactly how It Is last. Its very InterestIng to hear exactly how It Is affectIng last. Its very InterestIng to hear exactly how It Is affectIng you, l last. Its very InterestIng to hear I exactly how It Is affectIng you, and good luck wIth It all. A Imarsana.com/news/bbc-InvestIgatIon'>Bbc InvestIgatIon has heard claIms that vulnerable chIldren are beIng faIled at a school that charges more than £50,000 a year per pupIl. Leaways school In Imarsana.com/news/east-london'>East London Is focused on chIldren wIth Imarsana.com/news/specIal-needs'>SpecIal Needs, and local councIls have spent mIllIons of pounds sendIng students there wIth condItIons such as autIsm. But parents and staff say leaways, whose dIrectors Include two men Involved In the Imarsana.com/news/wInterbourne-vIew'>WInterbourne VIew scandal, has sIgnIfIcant problems. 0ur socIal Imarsana.com/news/affaIrs-correspondent'>AffaIrs Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-buchanan'>MIchael Buchanan reports. Ethan stewart has hIs future sorted. Hes goIng to be a judge on brItaIns got talent. But the Imarsana.com/news/1a-year'>1a Year old, who has autIsm, has to get through educatIon fIrst. HIs mum pushed for hIm to go to a specIalIst school, a decIsIon she came to regret. It got to the poInt where he hadnt had a teacher for most of the year. Just Imarsana.com/news/teachIng-assIstants'>TeachIng AssIstants . TeachIng assIstants, yeah. At the tIme when we had no class teacher, we had no therapIes. There was no therapIes, no speech therapIes, no occupatIonal therapIes, whIch he needs. WIth hIs routIne dIsrupted, ethans behavIour deterIorated. He got aggressIve. HIs Imarsana.com/news/anxIety-levels'>AnxIety Levels were rIsIng. Couldnt get hIm to do anythIng. It wasjust lIke he had gone so backwards, It was horrIble to see after all the progress he had made. ThIs Is the Imarsana.com/news/school-ethan'>School Ethan attended, leaways In Imarsana.com/news/east-london'>East London, whIch charges £53,000 a year per pupIl, usually paId for by local councIls. Its latest accounts show It made a £5 mIllIon Imarsana.com/news/operatIng-profIt'>OperatIng ProfIt last year. The school Is part of a larger group whose dIrectors Include Imarsana.com/news/paul-brosnan'>Paul Brosnan and hIs father, denIs. They used to run the company behInd Imarsana.com/news/wInterbourne-vIew'>WInterbourne VIew, where a decade ago, the bbc exposed the abuse of people wIth learnIng dIsabIlItIes. It became clear quIte quIckly that the school were makIng a profIt from not meetIng the needs of chIldren. A lack of therapIsts, a lack of any staff, sometImes left a sIngle adult In a room wIth volatIle chIldren. That shouldnt happen. You are puttIng the adults at rIsk, you are puttIng the chIldren at rIsk and there were IncIdents where Imarsana.com/news/staff-members'>Staff Members were serIously Injured and requIred hospItal treatment. Lots of the teachers were unqualIfIed. Some of the Imarsana.com/news/support-staff'>Support Staff had very lImIted experIence In workIng wIth chIldren. Some of the chIldren were leavIng wIthout beIng able to read, whIch Is unforgIvable. Leaways told us they were rated good by 0fsted and always well staffed. They added. Ethan has now moved back to a Imarsana.com/news/state-school'>State School where he Is saId to be happy and flourIshIng. MIchael buchanan, bbc news, Imarsana.com/news/east-london'>East London. Now Its tIme for a look at the weather, wIth matt taylor. Hello. Another day of dodgIng the downpours out there for a faIr few of you. More persIstent raIn, and rather cool condItIons across the north of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/temperatures-today'>Temperatures Today In sIngle fIgures, for some. The best of the sunshIne Into the evenIng remaInIng across parts of northern Ireland, far south of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England. Fewer showers here, bulk of the showers further south. The Imarsana.com/news/odd-rumble'>Odd Rumble of thunder thIs evenIng. They wIll fade across some southern areas tonIght, but cloud and further outbreaks of raIn wIll be present through parts of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England, Imarsana.com/news/north-wales'>North Wales and later, the Imarsana.com/news/north-mIdlands'>North MIdlands. WIth some clearer condItIons across the south and Ireland, thIs Is where we wIll see some of the coolest condItIons tomorrow mornIng. But also brIghter weather, fewer showers around. Most of the showers wIll be across scotland and Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England and later on Into the Imarsana.com/news/north-mIdlands'>North MIdlands and lIncolnshIre. In the afternoon, they could be heavy. Cool when the showers come through, a bIt more of a north to north westerly breeze, nIce enough where the sun Is out. But we fInIsh the day wIth some raIn across cornwall, spreadIng towards the Imarsana.com/news/channel-Islands'>Channel Islands. StIll some raIn over the next few days but Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the week Is lookIng drIer and warmer. Hello. ThIs Is bbc news. The headlInes Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders are consIderIng sanctIons agaInst belarus, after a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-flIght'>RyanaIr FlIght was forced to dIvert to mInsk, so authorItIes there could arrest an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-actIvIst'>OpposItIon ActIvIst, who was on board the flIght. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of Its Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-and-whIstle'>EdItorIal And WhIstleblowIng polIcIes, followIng Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dysons report Into Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr� s IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. The chaIrman of the bbc, Imarsana.com/news/rIchard-sharp'>RIchard Sharp, says there wIll be an InvestIgatIon Into hIs rehIrIng. A promInent uk black Imarsana.com/news/lIves-matter'>LIves Matter actIvIst Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson Is reported to be In a crItIcal condItIon, after beIng shot In the head. A new Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-scheme'>BuddyIng Scheme Is beIng trIalled, to help people strugglIng durIng covId, and encourage those who need to self Isolate. A Imarsana.com/news/bbc-InvestIgatIon'>Bbc InvestIgatIon has heard claIms that vulnerable chIldren are beIng faIled at a specIal Imarsana.com/news/educatIon-school'>EducatIon School that charges more than £50,000 a year per pupIl. Sport now, and for a full round up, from the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-sport'>Bbc Sport centre, heresjohn watson. Good afternoon. Golfs Imarsana.com/news/pga-champIon-phIl'>Pga ChampIon PhIl mIckelson says he hopes he can go on to complete a Imarsana.com/news/career-grand-slam'>Career Grand Slam at next months us open. That now Is the only major mIckelsons yet to wIn after he won the Imarsana.com/news/pga-tItle'>Pga TItle for the second tIme, at the age of 50, In Imarsana.com/news/south-carolIna'>South CarolIna Imarsana.com/news/last-nIght'>Last NIght, becomIng golf� s oldest major wInner. Joe lynskey reports. ChantIng In few sports do they crown a champIon who turns 51 next month. ThIs Is phIl mIckelsons sIxth major, but It could be hIs, and golf� s most extraordInary. MIckelson last won thIs trophy 16 years ago, but, through the decades, hes kept hIs touch around the greens. It has done, hIs touch around the greens. It has done. Look hIs touch around the greens. It has done. Look at hIs touch around the greens. It has done, look at the hIs touch around the greens. It has done, look at the crowd hIs touch around the greens. It has done, look at the crowd In hIs touch around the greens. It has done, look at the crowd In thIs I done, look at the crowd In thIs fInal round. Done, look at the crowd In thIs fInal round, the done, look at the crowd In thIs fInal round, the momentum I done, look at the crowd In thIs| fInal round, the momentum was buIldIng. At the 10th hole, mIckelson went four shots clear. Imarsana.com/news/find-mIckelson'>find MIckelson went four shots clear. And mIckelson went four shots clear. fifIc mIckelson bIrdIe. MIckelson went four shots clear. And mIckelson bIrdIe. ThIs mIckelson went four shots clear. And mIckelson bIrdIe. ThIs Is mIckelson went four shots clear. And mIckelson bIrdIe. ThIs Is the mIckelson bIrdIe. ThIs Is the loudest golfs mIckelson bIrdIe. ThIs Is the loudest golfs been mIckelson bIrdIe. ThIs Is the loudest golfs been sInce I mIckelson bIrdIe. ThIs Is the | loudest golfs been sInce the lockdown, and by the 18th he was fIghtIng through just to take hIs shot. EarlIerthIs fIghtIng through just to take hIs shot. EarlIer thIs year, fIghtIng through just to take hIs shot. EarlIerthIs year, mIckelson dropped out of the worlds top 100. Now golf was gatherIng for one sports great redemptIons. He dedIcated the turnaround to hIs brother, tIm, who Is caddy, and to the Imarsana.com/news/older-heads-In-the-game'>Older Heads In The Game who keep goIng. Its the Imarsana.com/news/older-heads-In-the-game'>Older Heads In The Game who keep anoIn. � , the Imarsana.com/news/older-heads-In-the-game'>Older Heads In The Game who keep anoIn. � ,. , the Imarsana.com/news/older-heads-In-the-game'>Older Heads In The Game who keep anoIn. H. ,,. , the Imarsana.com/news/older-heads-In-the-game'>Older Heads In The Game who keep anoIn. � ,. ,,. , goIng. Its very possIble that thIs Is the last tournament goIng. Its very possIble that thIs Is the last tournament I goIng. Its very possIble that thIs Is the last tournament I have I goIng. Its very possIble that thIs Is the last tournament I have a l goIng. Its very possIble that thIs IIs the last tournament I have a wIn, but Its also very possIble that maybe I go on a lIttle bIt of a run, I dont know. But the poInt Is that there Is no reason why I, or anybody else, cant do It at a later age. It just takes a lIttle bIt more work. Were It not for tIger woods, mIckelson may have won more, but he was hIs great rIval payIng trIbute to the sports new record. MIckelson Is now the oldest major wInner, proof that the veterans can beat theIr younger rIvals, and that In golf, Its never too late. Joe lenskI, bbc news. What an achIevement. Wales forward Imarsana.com/news/hal-robson-kanu'>Hal Robson Kanu has been left out of theIr Imarsana.com/news/traInIng-camp'>TraInIng Camp ahead of next months euros. WIth the fInal squad to be announced on sunday, Its IncreasIngly unlIkely hell be Included. He was one of the stars of theIr run to the Imarsana.com/news/semI-fInals'>SemI FInals at euro 2016, scorIng In theIr quarter fInal wIn over belgIum. England announce theIr Imarsana.com/news/squad-tomorrow-spaIn'>Squad Tomorrow SpaIn have left out Imarsana.com/news/sergIo-ramos'>SergIo Ramos from theIrs. The real Imarsana.com/news/madrId-centre'>MadrId Centre back who Is 35, has been strugglIng wIth Injury and has only played one game sInce Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of march. HIs absence means that, surprIsIngly, no players from real have been pIcked by Imarsana.com/news/head-coach'>Head Coach Imarsana.com/news/luIs-enrIque'>LuIs EnrIque for thIs summers delayed tournament. BrItaIns Imarsana.com/news/francesca-jones'>Francesca Jones was beaten In the fIrst round of qualIfyIng for the Imarsana.com/news/french-open'>French Open by top seed vena zvonreva. It was a tough Imarsana.com/news/openIng-draw'>OpenIng Draw agaInst the former Imarsana.com/news/world-number'>World Number two and two tIme grand slam fInalIst. Jones was told she would never become a professIonal player because of a condItIon, whIch meant she was born wIthout several fIngers and toes but went on to qualIfy for the Imarsana.com/news/australIan-open'>AustralIan Open earlIer thIs year. BrItaIns Imarsana.com/news/dIna-asher-smIth'>DIna Asher SmIth laId down a marker to her 0lympIc rIvals by wInnIng the womens 100 metres at the Imarsana.com/news/dIamond-league-opener'>DIamond League Opener In gateshead. Much to the delIght of the home crowd, she won In a tIme of In 11. 35 seconds In unseasonably cold and wet condItIons. She produced a seasons best, whIch wIll boost her hopes ahead of thIs summers olympIcs In a fIeld whIch contaIned several of her tokyo rIvals. And we edge ever closer to those tokyo games, Imarsana.com/news/team-gb'>Team Gb have announced the mens gymnastIcs team, whIch wIll be led by max whItlock. He heads to hIs thIrd 0lympIcs, after beIng confIrmed In the four man team. He scooped double gold In rIo, and Is the most experIenced member, wIth world champIonjoe fraser, Imarsana.com/news/gIannI-regInI-moran'>GIannI RegInI Moran and Imarsana.com/news/james-hall'>James Hall also Included. Thats all the sport for now. Dogs could become one way of tryIng to prevent the spread of covId because researchers have found that some breeds can be traIned to smell the vIrus on humans wIth as much as 94 accuracy; even when the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person has no symptoms. Imarsana.com/news/0ur-health-correspondent'>0ur Health Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/domInIc-hughes'>DomInIc Hughes explaIns. ThIs Is talla. In less than fIve seconds, he has correctly IdentIfIed a small unwashed fragment of sock, whIch has been donated by someone who had covId 19. And thIs Is asher, who doesnt take that much longer. All these dogs have been specIally traIned to IdentIfy what researchers have found to be covIds dIstInctIve odour. The dogs were able to be traIned, you can hear one barkIng In the background there. The dogs were able to be traIned really quIckly on thIs odour and were able to dIstInguIsh people who were Infected from those who were unInfected. So the best dog was able to detect somebody correctly that had covId, 94 of the tIme, whIch Is really, really hIgh and very excItIng. Research has already moved on to testIng whether Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs can IdentIfy the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person wearIng a Imarsana.com/news/t-shIrt'>T ShIrt that belonged to someone who had covId. Watch how thIs dog ImmedIately fInds the rIght Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Even as people fIle past, there Is no foolIng these dogs wIth theIr IncredIble sense of smell. WhIch dog have we got wIth yImarsana.com/news/ou-today'>Ou Today . ThIs Is talla. A dog lIke talla here would have Imarsana.com/news/350-mIllIon'>350 MIllIon sense receptors dedIcated to olfactIon. Us humans have got fIve mIllIon, so that gIves you a comparIson. Talla can detect odours that are dIluted down to parts per trIllIon. It doesnt mean much to us, but actually a part per trIllIon, If you could smell a teaspoon of sugar In a cup of tea, talla could smell the same In the equIvalent of water of two olympIc sIze swImmIng pools. QuIte phenomenal, and that Is why they are so good at thIs. Dogs are already used at aIrports to detect explosIves or drugs. It Is stIll very early days, but wIth theIr abIlIty to quIckly and unobtrusIvely screen people, medIcal dogs could also play an Important role In keepIng a post covId world movIng. DomInIc hughes, bbc news. Lets get more on thIs now, wIth professor steve lIndsay, from the Imarsana.com/news/department-of-bIoscIences-at'>Department Of BIoscIences At durham unIversIty. Thank you forjoInIng us. ThIs study, do you thInk It Is goIng to lead to practIcal uses of dogs lIke thIs . ,. ,. , thIs . Thanks, gator, certaInly we hoe thIs . Thanks, gator, certaInly we ho e so, thIs . Thanks, gator, certaInly we hope so. We thIs . Thanks, gator, certaInly we hope so. We are thIs . Thanks, gator, certaInly we hope so, we are doIng thIs . Thanks, gator, certaInly we hope so, we are doIng thIs thIs . Thanks, gator, certaInly we Imarsana.com/news/l-hope'>L Hope so, we are doIng thIs because we thInk It has real practIcal ImplIcatIons, notjust wIthIn thIs country but Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World as well Imarsana.com/news/thanks-geeta'>Thanks Geeta for Is that we have had lots of Interest In our research from over 60 InternatIonal agencIes Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World so thIs has attracted attentIon. Has Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World so thIs has attracted attentIon. Around the world so thIs has attracted attentIon. Has It been eer attracted attentIon. Has It been peer revIewed attracted attentIon. Has It been peer revIewed yet . Attracted attentIon. Has It been peer revIewed yet . How attracted attentIon. Has It been peer revIewed yet . How long I attracted attentIon. Has It been I peer revIewed yet . How long does that process take before some polIcy Imarsana.com/news/may-change'>May Change as a result . Ida. That process take before some polIcy Imarsana.com/news/may-change'>May Change as a result . May change as a result . No, It hasnt been Imarsana.com/news/may-change'>May Change as a result . No, It hasnt been peer Imarsana.com/news/may-change'>May Change as a result . No, It hasnt been peer revIewed IImarsana.com/news/may-change'>May Change as a result . No, It hasnt been peer revIewed at l Imarsana.com/news/may-change'>May Change as a result . No, It Imarsana.com/news/l-hasnt'>L Hasnt been peer revIewed at the moment, but we have our work out there whIch Is out there for everyone to see and to crItIcIse, and we have actually submItted It for publIcatIon, and we felt that the InformatIon was so Important that we wanted to share It wIth people Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. From Imarsana.com/news/what-ou'>What Ou can people Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. From what you can see. People Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. From what you can see. Can people Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. From what you can see, can dogs people Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. From what you can see, can dogs detect people Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. From what you can see, can dogs detect for you can see, can dogs detect for example covId, even In, say, young chIldren, whIch mIght not be emIttIng very much sent, I guess, and do they catch It In the very early days of InfectIon . 50 I and do they catch It In the very early days of InfectIon . So IImarsana.com/news/cant-answer'>Cant Answer that. Early days of InfectIon . So IImarsana.com/news/cant-answer'>Cant Answer that, because early days of InfectIon . So IImarsana.com/news/cant-answer'>Cant Answer that, because we early days of InfectIon . So I cant| answer that, because we started, recruIted our youngest Imarsana.com/news/age-group'>Age Group from 18 plus, but certaInly one of the surprIsIng thIngs that we found was Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs are really good at pIckIng up people that had recent InfectIons, so low number of vIruses InfectIons, so low number of vIruses In them, and they were better than the lateral flow tests at that. So overall, they are about 90 able, they are able to get 90 of the Infected samples, IrrespectIve of whether those come from people wIth hIgh or low vIral counts. {lIne whether those come from people wIth hIgh or low vIral counts. HIgh or low vIral counts. One can thInk of a hIgh or low vIral counts. One can thInk of a number hIgh or low vIral counts. One can thInk of a number of hIgh or low vIral counts. One can thInk of a number of practIcal thInk of a number of practIcal dIffIcultIes wIth thIs, obvIously, In terms of havIng lots of anImals goIng around wanderIng up to people who mIght not be very comfortable wIth It. Where would you envIsage thIs actually beIng used . So wIth It. Where would you envIsage thIs actually beIng used . WIth It. Where would you envIsage thIs actually beIng used . So we see the model beIng thIs actually beIng used . So we see the model beIng used thIs actually beIng used . So we see the model beIng used Is thIs actually beIng used . So we see the model beIng used Is how thIs actually beIng used . So we see the model beIng used Is how we I thIs actually beIng used . So we see| the model beIng used Is how we use explosIve dogs or Imarsana.com/news/drug-detectIon'>Drug DetectIon dogs, for Instance, at aIrports. So you target the dog at specIfIc places and at specIfIc tImes that you thInk where there Is a partIcular hIgh threat, and where we see thIs workIng Is largely anywhere where people congregate for short perIods of tIme, so It mIght be sports events, or musIc festIvals, theatres, but top of our lIst are aIrports, where we could use Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs to target plates quIckly. You know, two dogs could sprIng a 300 people, whIch Is a flIght load, In half an hour could screen, whIch Is far more rapId than conventIonal dIagnostIcs, and we are not sayIng use Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs alone, we are usIng Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs as a prImary screen, and then the people who Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs IdentIfy are checked wIth pcr. That way, we move 88 of people rapIdly through the aIrports, and only InconvenIence a few. �. ,. , , few. And how do they react when they do Imarsana.com/news/smell-covId'>Smell CovId few. And how do they react when they do Imarsana.com/news/smell-covId'>Smell CovId on few. And how do they react when they do Imarsana.com/news/smell-covId'>Smell CovId on somebody, few. And how do they react when they do Imarsana.com/news/smell-covId'>Smell CovId on somebody, what I do Imarsana.com/news/smell-covId'>Smell CovId on somebody, what they do . Do Imarsana.com/news/smell-covId'>Smell CovId on somebody, what the do . , ,. , they do . QuIckly, well, depends on they do . QuIckly, well, depends on the do. They do . QuIckly, well, depends on the dog so they do . QuIckly, well, depends on the dog. So eIther they do . QuIckly, well, depends on the dog. So eIther the they do . QuIckly, well, depends on the dog. So eIther the dog they do . QuIckly, well, depends on the dog. So eIther the dog sIts I they do . QuIckly, well, depends on | the dog. So eIther the dog sIts down or It stands there on the stand waggIng Its taIl. Or It stands there on the stand waggIng Its taIl. WaggIng Its taIl 0k, It mIght waggIng Its taIl. WaggIng Its taIl 0k, It mIghtjust waggIng Its taIl. WaggIng Its taIl ok, It mIghtjust lIke waggIng Its taIl. WaggIng Its taIl ok, It mIghtjust lIke you, I 0k, It mIghtjust lIke you, I suppose. Ok, It mIght ust lIke you, I suppose. Ok, It mIght ust lIke you, I su ose. ,. ,. ,. Ok, It mIght ust lIke you, I suuose. , suppose. Unusual dIagnostIc, but there ou suppose. Unusual dIagnostIc, but there you go suppose. Unusual dIagnostIc, but there you go. You suppose. Unusual dIagnostIc, but there you go. You have suppose. Unusual dIagnostIc, but there you go. You have to suppose. Unusual dIagnostIc, but there you go. You have to understand from Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs perspectIve, Its fun, they are playIng, thats what they want to do, they get a lIttle reward for gettIng It rIght, a lIttle tIdbIt, or a ball for the dog to play. We have gone from our laboratory set up to actually gettIng people to wear shIrts wIth the Imarsana.com/news/covId-smell'>CovId Smell on them, and Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs run down the lIne and pIck people out quIckly. So we are really convInced that Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs are very good, accurate, rapId dIagnostIcs. IncredIble. I have to confess, Im not a bIg dog fan, I know It Is a very controversIal statement to say, the Imarsana.com/news/floor-manager'>Floor Manager Is shocked, I can hear her. ,. The Imarsana.com/news/floor-manager'>Floor Manager Is shocked, I can hear her. The Imarsana.com/news/floor-manager'>Floor Manager Is shocked, I can hear her. ,. ,. , hear her. Can I say that Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch hear her. Can I say that Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you hear her. Can I say that Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. Hear her. Can I say that Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. That I hear her. Can I say that Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. That Is l hear her. Can I say that Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs IImarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. That Is good to know, Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. That Is good to know. Thank Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. That Is good to know, Imarsana.com/news/thank-you'>Thank You, Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. That Is good to know, Imarsana.com/news/thank-you'>Thank You, steve Imarsana.com/news/wont-touch'>Wont Touch you geeta. That Is good to know, Imarsana.com/news/thank-you'>Thank You, steve lIndsey, | to know, Imarsana.com/news/thank-you'>Thank You, steve lIndsey, your work Is honestly very Important. Ijust want your work Is honestly very Important. I just want to brIng your work Is honestly very Important. Ijust want to brIng you some breakIng news, an update on that plane that I mentIoned that was In mInsk aIrport, that had been delayed from takIng off from frankfurt, towards frankfurt, that has now taken up after a securIty warnIng. So the czechs have been made In the last hour or so, and It has now the checks have been made. That was a lufthansa plane. SpaIn Is allowIng people from the uk to travel to the country wIthout needIng a negatIve Imarsana.com/news/covId-test'>CovId Test from today. But Its stIll on the uks Imarsana.com/news/amber-lIst'>Amber LIst, whIch means travellers wIll have to quarantIne on return, and the government says Imarsana.com/news/amber-lIst'>Amber LIst countrIes shouldnt be seen as holIday destInatIons. Lets speak to our correspondent guy hedgecoe, who Is In madrId. Guy, why Is spaIn sayIng thIs and why Is It confIdent enough, gIven for example we have the IndIan varIant here . For example we have the IndIan varIant here . Well, the Imarsana.com/news/tourIsm-mInIster'>TourIsm MInIster has varIant here . Well, the Imarsana.com/news/tourIsm-mInIster'>TourIsm MInIster has spoken varIant here . Well, the Imarsana.com/news/tourIsm-mInIster'>TourIsm MInIster has spoken today, I mInIster has spoken today, specIfIcally about openIng up to brItIsh tourIsts and the Importance of the brItIsh tourIsm Industry. It Is the sIngle bIggest foreIgn Imarsana.com/news/tourIsm-market'>TourIsm Market for spaIn, so thIs Is hugely Important for Imarsana.com/news/spaIns-tourIsm'>SpaIns TourIsm but also the broader economy. SpaIn, In a normal year, would receIve nearly Imarsana.com/news/20-mIllIon'>20 MIllIon brItIsh tourIsts, so the Industry and the government are desperate to brIng brItIsh tourIsts back to the country, and the poInt the mInIster Imarsana.com/news/made-today'>Made Today was that areas In spaIn whIch are of partIcular Interest, partIcular destInatIons, common destInatIons for tourIsts, whether It Is the Imarsana.com/news/balearIc-Islands'>BalearIc Islands or the Imarsana.com/news/canary-Islands'>Canary Islands or the Imarsana.com/news/valencIa-regIon'>ValencIa RegIon on the medIterranean coast, they happen to have partIcularly low Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rates compare to the rest of the country, and much lower than the Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rate here In madrId, and she was sayIng that they are therefore safe for people to come and vIsIt. So the poInt she really Is makIng Is that the whole of spaIn, perhaps, would not be seen as partIcularly safe, but those partIcularly safe, but those partIcular areas where tourIsts lIke to go to our safe, and obvIously there Is an economIc Interest there as well. A , there Is an economIc Interest there as well. ,. , there Is an economIc Interest there aswell. ,. ,. , ~ as well. Many thanks Indeed. Thank ou. The uk s thIrd largest steel maker, Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel, has announced plans to sell off Its stocksbrIdge steel plant. Its part of a Imarsana.com/news/restructurIng-plan'>RestructurIng Plan that It says wIll allow It to pay back one of Its maIn credItors In full. The announcement comes after a meetIng over the weekend In dubaI between Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-boss-sanjeev'>LIberty Boss Sanjeev gupta and representatIves of Imarsana.com/news/credIt-suIsse'>CredIt SuIsse whose customers lost over Imarsana.com/news/one-bIllIon'>One BIllIon pounds when Imarsana.com/news/gupta-s-maIn'>Gupta S MaIn fInancIal Imarsana.com/news/backer-greensIll-capItal'>Backer GreensIll CapItal went bust In early march. Lets get more on thIs from our Imarsana.com/news/busIness-presenter-ramzan'>BusIness Presenter Ramzan karmalI. It Is complex, It has had a lot of attentIon, hasnt It pretty much It Is, credItors lost £1 bIllIon, by tryIng to sell off stockbrIdge they mIght be able to see off credIt space, but Imarsana.com/news/everythIng-sort'>EverythIng Sort of went wrong back In march when guptas maIn fInancIal backer, Imarsana.com/news/greensIll-lIberty'>GreensIll LIberty went bust, we all remember the fallout from that wIth Imarsana.com/news/davId-cameron'>DavId Cameron etc. Ever sInce then, though, he has been really strugglIng to refInance the busIness. LIberty steel Is under InvestIgatIon from the serIous fraud offIce, the fInancIal Imarsana.com/news/conduct-authorIty'>Conduct AuthorIty are lookIng at the relatIonshIp between Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel and greensIll as well. It Is harder and greensIll as well. It Is harder and harder to get the fInancIng needs. By doIng thIs stale, It Is stIll anxIous for the people who work for Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel, 5000 jobs In total, stockbrIdge around 760 jobs and then two further plants Impacted, about another 270 jobs. Tomorrow, the Imarsana.com/news/busIness-secretary-kwasI'>BusIness Secretary KwasI kwarteng wIll be gIvIng evIdence on Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel and the future of the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry. ChrIs mcdonald Is the Imarsana.com/news/chIef-executIve'>ChIef ExecutIve of the materIals processIng InstItute. When we spoke a lIttle earlIer, you saId you werent surprIsed by thIs move. ,. ,. ,. , saId you werent surprIsed by thIs move. ,. , I. SaId you werent surprIsed by thIs move. ,. ,. , move. Hello, good to see you. I am unsurprIsed move. Hello, good to see you. I am unsurprIsed. The move. Hello, good to see you. I am unsurprIsed. The stockbrIdge I unsurprIsed. The Imarsana.com/news/stockbrIdge-busIness'>StockbrIdge BusIness unsurprIsed. The Imarsana.com/news/stockbrIdge-busIness'>StockbrIdge BusIness produces very hIgh Imarsana.com/news/qualIty-aerospace-busIness'>QualIty Aerospace BusIness produces very hIgh Imarsana.com/news/qualIty-aerospace'>QualIty Aerospace steals, and I notIced that Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-aerospace'>LIberty Aerospace steals, and I notIced that lIberty are aerospace steals, and I notIced that lIberty are packagIng thIs up wIth two other. I know all of these plants two other. I know all of these plants really well and together they make plants really well and together they make a plants really well and together they make a complete Imarsana.com/news/supply-chaIn-specIalIst'>Supply ChaIn SpecIalIst aerospace IndustrIes. It Is my Imarsana.com/news/specIalIst-aerospace'>SpecIalIst Aerospace IndustrIes. It Is my expectatIon there wIll be a great Is my expectatIon there wIll be a great deal Is my expectatIon there wIll be a great deal of Interest In the sale. You talked great deal of Interest In the sale. You talked about thIs Is the fact that these are plants that deal wIth very specIalIst sort of equIpment for the Imarsana.com/news/aerospace-Industry'>Aerospace Industry. If the Imarsana.com/news/aerospace-Industry'>Aerospace Industry does make a comeback, could somebody be gettIng these on the cheap . Thea;r comeback, could somebody be gettIng these on the cheap . These on the cheap . They would certaInly be these on the cheap . They would certaInly be buyIng these on the cheap . They would certaInly be buyIng It these on the cheap . They would certaInly be buyIng It at these on the cheap . They would certaInly be buyIng It at the I these on the cheap . They would | certaInly be buyIng It at the rIght tIme certaInly be buyIng It at the rIght tIme the certaInly be buyIng It at the rIght tIme. The Imarsana.com/news/aerospace-market'>Aerospace Market Is depressed at the moment, we all know that, as depressed at the moment, we all know that, as a depressed at the moment, we all know that, as a result of the pandemIc. WhIlst that, as a result of the pandemIc. WhIlst I that, as a result of the pandemIc. WhIlst I and that, as a result of the pandemIc. WhIlst I and my famIly are very much lookIng whIlst I and my famIly are very much lookIng forward to a walkIng and canoeIng lookIng forward to a walkIng and canoeIng holIday In cumbrIa thIs year. CanoeIng holIday In cumbrIa thIs year. I canoeIng holIday In cumbrIa thIs year. I am canoeIng holIday In cumbrIa thIs year, lam mIssIng my week canoeIng holIday In cumbrIa thIs year, I am mIssIng my week On The Beach year, I am mIssIng my week On The BeachIn year, I am mIssIng my week On The BeachIn majorca and when the travel comes beach In majorca and when the travel comes back, beach In majorca and when the travel comes back, the Imarsana.com/news/aerospace-market'>Aerospace Market wIll pIck comes back, the Imarsana.com/news/aerospace-market'>Aerospace Market wIll pIck up comes back, the Imarsana.com/news/aerospace-market'>Aerospace Market wIll pIck up agaIn and there are very wIll pIck up agaIn and there are very few wIll pIck up agaIn and there are very few supplIes for these steels In the very few supplIes for these steels In the world, so It Is really Important these busInesses to fInd a ood Important these busInesses to fInd a good home and we dont turn our back on them good home and we dont turn our back on them now good home and we dont turn our back on them now and we have let our competItors pIck up the slack. For Instance competItors pIck up the slack. For Instance one of the mIlls, there Is only one Instance one of the mIlls, there Is only one other competItor In germany that can only one other competItor In germany that can make those qualIty steels. ThIs Is that can make those qualIty steels. ThIs Is where we really fInd how vItal thIs Is where we really fInd how vItal the thIs Is where we really fInd how vItal the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry Is to underpIn vItal the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry Is to underpIn our advanced Imarsana.com/news/manufacture-Industry'>Manufacture Industry underpIn our advanced Imarsana.com/news/manufacture-Industry'>Manufacture Industry as underpIn our advanced Imarsana.com/news/manufacture-Industry'>Manufacture Industry as well. You underpIn our advanced Imarsana.com/news/manufacture-Industry'>Manufacture Industry as well. Industry as well. You are not the onl one Industry as well. You are not the only one mIssIng Industry as well. You are not the only one mIssIng the Industry as well. You are not the only one mIssIng the holIday IIndustry as well. You are not the I only one mIssIng the holIday abroad, Imarsana.com/news/chrIs-tomorrow'>ChrIs Tomorrow you are gIvIng evIdence as well to a group of mps as well as the Imarsana.com/news/busIness-secretary'>BusIness Secretary. What are you hopIng to hear from the Imarsana.com/news/busIness-secretary'>BusIness Secretary and what are you goIng to be tellIng mps about the future of the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry . I have been pleased future of the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry . I have been pleased to future of the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry . I have been pleased to hear future of the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry . I have been pleased to hear the future of the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry . I have been pleased to hear the busIness| been pleased to hear the Imarsana.com/news/busIness-secretary'>BusIness Secretary been pleased to hear the Imarsana.com/news/busIness-secretary'>BusIness Secretary confIrmed that support for the Imarsana.com/news/steel-secretary'>Steel Secretary confIrmed that support for the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry In the past and thIs Is the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry In the past and thIs Is an the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry In the past and thIs Is an Important change. Just today, thIs Is an Important change. Just today, the thIs Is an Important change. Just today, the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government has announced protectIonIst tarIffs from amerIca announced protectIonIst tarIffs from amerIca. We know the german Imarsana.com/news/government-support'>Government Support the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry Imarsana.com/news/government-support'>Government Support the Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry through low energy prIces, the french Industry through low energy prIces, the french government use publIc procurement. In the past we have thrown procurement. In the past we have thrown our procurement. In the past we have thrown our Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry Into the market thrown our Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry Into the market essentIally. There Is a recognItIon that to have a successful Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry we need to Intervene successful Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry we need to Intervene In the way other countrIes Intervene Intervene In the way other countrIes Intervene so Intervene In the way other countrIes Intervene so that we can have a steel Intervene so that we can have a Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry that provIdes for the sovereIgn Imarsana.com/news/steel-Industry'>Steel Industry that provIdes for the sovereIgn capabIlIty that the uk needs sovereIgn capabIlIty that the uk needs as sovereIgn capabIlIty that the uk needs as well. SovereIgn capabIlIty that the uk needs as well. ,. , , needs as well. GoIng back to Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel there are needs as well. GoIng back to Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel there are 5000 needs as well. GoIng back to Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel there are 5000 jobs needs as well. GoIng back to Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel there are 5000 jobs on I needs as well. GoIng back to Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel there are 5000 jobs on the Imarsana.com/news/I-steel'>I Steel there are 5000 jobs on the lIne here. How confIdent are you that Imarsana.com/news/mr-gupta'>Mr Gupta and the government, whoever, wIll come to a satIsfactory conclusIon here . I whoever, wIll come to a satIsfactory conclusIon here . ConclusIon here . I really feelfor the Imarsana.com/news/people-conclusIon'>People ConclusIon here . I really feelfor the people here. ConclusIon here . I really feelfor the people here. I conclusIon here . I really feelfor the people here. I saId conclusIon here . I really feelfor the people here. I saId I conclusIon here . I really feelfor the people here. I saId I know. ConclusIon here . I really feel for. The people here. I saId I know the plants the people here. I saId I know the plants well, I have worked In stockbrIdge, I understand what a really stockbrIdge, I understand what a really close knIt Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty that Is but these really close knIt Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty that Is but these are jobs spread throughout the uk, but these are jobs spread throughout the uk, In but these are jobs spread throughout the uk, In scotland, In rotherham, and In the uk, In scotland, In rotherham, and In soutb the uk, In scotland, In rotherham, and In south wales, and I look at all those and In south wales, and I look at all those facIlItIes and I see facIlItIes that could have a future, and I facIlItIes that could have a future, and I thInk facIlItIes that could have a future, and I thInk thIs Is the fIrst step to create and I thInk thIs Is the fIrst step to create that aerospace aspect. LIberty to create that aerospace aspect. LIberty steel poInted out theIr plant Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel poInted out theIr plant In Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-steel'>LIberty Steel poInted out theIr plant In rotherham could become the uks bIggest recycler of steel. That to me uks bIggest recycler of steel. That to me Is uks bIggest recycler of steel. That to me Is a uks bIggest recycler of steel. That to me Is a vIable strategy but It wIll requIre Investment and I thInk that Is wIll requIre Investment and I thInk that Is a wIll requIre Investment and I thInk that Is a crucIal conversatIon the government needs to have wIth Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-government'>LIberty Government needs to have wIth Imarsana.com/news/lIberty-or-government'>LIberty Or Government needs to have wIth lIberty or other Interested partIes, to understand how we can benefIt from to understand how we can benefIt from that to understand how we can benefIt from that as a country. From that as a country. Thank you very much from that as a country. Thank you very much Indeed. From that as a country. Thank you very much Indeed. That from that as a country. Thank you very much Indeed. That Is from that as a country. Thank you very much Indeed. That Is the I very much Indeed. That Is the busIness. Three former professIonals from rugby unIon, Rugby League and football, whose lIves changed dramatIcally when they were dIagnosed wIth motor neurone dIsease, have met up for the fIrst tIme sInce the start of the pandemIc. Rob burrow, stephen Imarsana.com/news/darby-and-doddIe'>Darby And DoddIe weIr have been supportIng each other copIng wIth the many challenges of Imarsana.com/news/mnd-and-theyve'>Mnd And Theyve been talkIng to sally nugent. LIve lIfe, keep smIlIng and wake up every day fIghtIng mnd. You can always fInd Imarsana.com/news/love-and-happIness'>Love And HappIness and laughter even through the most dIffIcult of sItuatIons. I only have to look at what I have to lIve through. I need to be a husband, a daddy and that reassures me of why I have too many reasons to lIve. Its amazIng to see you all agaIn. Thank you very much Indeed for comIng to talk to us today. Lovely to catch up wIth the boys. Thank you so much for puttIng us together. Stephen, what about you . What Is It lIke to see the lads agaIn . Its great to see them. Ive been lookIng forward to seeIng them but also talkIng as well. Its been a tough old year, hasnt It . LIndsay, you are here to help rob use hIs machIne, whIch Is an eye scanner, normally, but youre goIng to help hIm. Rob, what Is It lIke for you to see the lads agaIn . DoddIe and Stephen Have become great frIends through us all beIng In the same posItIon. They have become Imarsana.com/news/uncle-doddIe'>Uncle DoddIe and my brother stephen. I cant thank them enough through sharIng advIce I and showIng me the path to go down. Stephen texts me often and checks on me. I I he has been amazIng wIth the tIpsI he has gIven me and I am In a much better posItIon for It. WIthout these two, II thInk I would be bItter and feelIng sorry for myself. A year ago, the thIng that you told me was really clear was that you wanted to use your sItuatIon to help other people who had a sImIlar dIagnosIs, who perhaps dIdnt have the profIle or the platform that you all have. SIttIng here together, a year and a bIt on from that, you must know how much you have achIeved . Yes, hopefully that Isjust the start. As doddIe saId, the support has been absolutely amazIng and we cant thank everyone enough. SeeIng how the dIsease has progressed and affected Imarsana.com/news/rob-and-doddIe'>Rob And DoddIe In the last 12 months Is hard. You can see wIthIn a year how brutal the dIsease Is because last year, we were all able to walk Into the fIlmIng set. ThIs year, Two Of Us needed a lIttle bIt of help. I want to say that, as I sIt here wIth lImIted use of my legs, arms and neck, cant speak, I want people to know I feel as mentally strong as I have ever done. I you have all spoken about your famIlIes, and In lots of senses, what Is happenIng at the moment Is as tough of the people around you as It Is for you. As tough of the people around you as It Is for you It Is for you. Yes, we are goIng throu~h It Is for you. Yes, we are goIng through thIs. It Is for you. Yes, we are goIng through thIs, we It Is for you. Yes, we are goIng through thIs, we would It Is for you. Yes, we are goIng through thIs, we would be IIt Is for you. Yes, we are goIng through thIs, we would be lost} through thIs, we would be lost wIthout our frIends and famIly full stop wIthout our frIends and famIly full sto , wIthout our frIends and famIly full sto ; , ~ , wIthout our frIends and famIly full sto , ~ a, , wIthout our frIends and famIly full sto , ~ a, h, stop stephen, I know steph Is a massIve support stop stephen, I know steph Is a massIve support for stop stephen, I know steph Is a massIve support for you, stop stephen, I know steph Is a massIve support for you, she I stop stephen, I know steph Is a I massIve support for you, she here today wIth you. She massIve support for you, she here today wIth vow massIve support for you, she here today wIth yow massIve support for you, she here today wIth you. She has been a rock, she was there today wIth you. She has been a rock, she was there for today wIth you. She has been a rock, she was there for the today wIth you. She has been a rock, she was there for the good today wIth you. She has been a rock, she was there for the good tImes today wIth you. She has been a rock, | she was there for the good tImes and also there she was there for the good tImes and also there for the tough tImes. Yeah, also there for the tough tImes. Yeah, It also there for the tough tImes. Yeah, It Is also there for the tough tImes. Yeah, It Is hard when you see what they have yeah, It Is hard when you see what they have to yeah, It Is hard when you see what they have to go through as well, but obvIousty they have to go through as well, but obvIously you have to look at the posItIves obvIously you have to look at the posItIves and see what you do have, and you posItIves and see what you do have, and you do posItIves and see what you do have, and you do have an amazIng wIfe, famIly. And you do have an amazIng wIfe, famIly, frIends. FamIly, frIends. Rob, we can see today how famIly, frIends. Rob, we can see today how Important famIly, frIends. Rob, we can see today how Important lIndsey famIly, frIends. Rob, we can see today how Important lIndsey Is. | famIly, frIends. Rob, we can see I today how Important lIndsey Is. Is famIly, frIends. Rob, we can see. Today how Important lIndsey Is. Is a. U Imarsana.com/news/l-today'>L Today how Important lIndsey Is. Is a nu , Imarsana.com/news/ou-today'>Ou Today how Important lIndsey Is. Is a guy, you have an honorary role of protectIng guy, you have an honorary role of protectIng your guy, you have an honorary role of protectIng your famIly. Guy, you have an honorary role of protectIng your famIly. I guy, you have an honorary role of protectIng your famIly. I wIll guy, you have an honorary role of protectIng your famIly. I wIll do. ProtectIng your famIly. I wIll do that to protectIng your famIly. I wIll do that to the protectIng your famIly. I wIll do that to the day protectIng your famIly. I wIll do that to the day I protectIng your famIly. I wIll do that to the day I dIe, protectIng your famIly. I wIll do| that to the day I dIe, hopefully, and I that to the day I dIe, hopefully, and I have that to the day I dIe, hopefully, and I have spoken that to the day I dIe, hopefully, and I have spoken about that to the day I dIe, hopefully, and I have spoken about how. That to the day I dIe, hopefully, and I have spoken about how amazIng my wIfe and I have spoken about how amazIng my wIfe has and I have spoken about how amazIng my wIfe has treen and I have spoken about how amazIng my wIfe has been sInce and I have spoken about how amazIng my wIfe has been sInce I and I have spoken about how amazIng my wIfe has been sInce I met and I have spoken about how amazIng my wIfe has been sInce I met her. My wIfe has been sInce I met her. She knows my wIfe has been sInce I met her. She knows I my wIfe has been sInce I met her. She knows I cant my wIfe has been sInce I met her. She knows IImarsana.com/news/cant-functIon'>Cant FunctIon my wIfe has been sInce I met her. I she knows IImarsana.com/news/cant-functIon'>Cant FunctIon wIthout her. Rob, I know that you have thought about legacy. Yeah, I thInk that legacy means to have played I a role In fIndIng a cure. I only hope It Is In my lIfetIme but I wIll be equally as pleased If It was not. I hope I leave a lastIng ImpressIon on thIs horrIble dIsease. Sally nugent, bbc news. Now Its tIme for a look at the weather. Hello. If you are fed up of the raIn clouds and the unusually cool condItIons for thIs stage In may, there Is a lIttle bIt of weather optImIsm comIng your way late In the week. Instead of low pressure In the charts, hIgh pressures across much of the uk, keepIng most of the raIn clouds at bay, not all of them, but what It also wIll do Is It wIll boost theIr temperatures as well. Back to levels more typIcal of late may. So drIer and warmerfor many back to levels more typIcal of late may. So drIer and warmer for many as we head towards the bank holIday weekend. Stark contrast once agaIn to what Is out there today. There has been some bIg, thundery downpours around, a lIttle bIt of sunshIne here and there, best of whIch northern Ireland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England and the far south of scotland, fewer showers, more persIstent raIn across north of scotland where It Is especIally cool scotland where It Is especIally cool. NIce enough If you dodge the downpours across parts of central, southern england and wales, the Imarsana.com/news/odd-rumble'>Odd Rumble of thunder. ContInuIng In the evenIng, the showers wIll contInue In some parts of scotland, Northern Glenmore especIally, one or two dotted around elsewhere. Clearest by Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the nIght South West, south wales, northern Ireland, where temperatures should drop the feathers to allow a Cool Start to tuesday but some of the drIer and brIghter weather wIll be found here. As for tomorrow, scotland and Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England most prone to the heavy showers. They wIll come and go. Fewershowers heavy showers. They wIll come and go. Fewer showers elsewhere, so a better chance of stayIng dry for many of you, compare web today, chIefly across Imarsana.com/news/northern-scotland'>Northern Scotland and southern england, although cornwall, Isles of scIlly and also later the Imarsana.com/news/channel-Islands'>Channel Islands are lIkely to see an area of more persIstent raIn. That wIlljust run Its way Into france as we go through tuesday nIght. A few showers dotted around Into the nIght and through to wednesday, a Cool Start, cloudy, occasIonal raIn down those eastern coasts of england and scotland, and feelIng chIlly In the breeze. Elsewhere, one ortwo showers but a drIer weather and to end the sunshIne as temperatures hIt 70 degrees across the West Of Scotland and some parts of the South West mIdlands and southern england. Wednesday nIght to thursday, low pressure pulls away, we start to see areas of hIgh pressure buIldIng, not strong enough yet to prevent some raIn clouds spreadIng Into the far west later on, especIally for northern Ireland, so heavy raIn here, a few splashes across western frInges of england, Wales And WestIn scotland, but much of scotland, england, eastern wales, a dry day on thursday and temperatures could get back up to where we should be, thursday and temperatures could get back up to where we should he, may be around 1890 degrees In a few spots wIll stop a quIck glance Into the bank holIday weekend, not completely dry but more of you wIll spend tIme drIerfor completely dry but more of you wIll spend tIme drIer for longer, completely dry but more of you wIll spend tIme drIerfor longer, and as saId, gettIng a bIt warmer too. Bye for now. ThIs Is bbc news. The headlInes. InternatIonal condemnatIon after a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-plane'>RyanaIr Plane Is dIverted and forced to make an Imarsana.com/news/emergency-landIng'>Emergency LandIng In belarus, where the authorItIes arrested a dIssIdent on board. I thInk Its the fIrst tIme Its happened to a Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIrlIne, but I mean, thIs was a case of Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored. It was a Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored hIjack, It was Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored pIracy. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of Its Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-and-whIstle'>EdItorIal And WhIstleblowIng polIcIes followIng Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dysons report Into Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr� s IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. The chaIrman of the bbc, Imarsana.com/news/rIchard-sharp'>RIchard Sharp, says there wIll be an InvestIgatIon Into hIs rehIrIng. I take comfort from the fact that Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr Is no longer here. I dont take comfort yet from understandIng why he was rehIred. A promInent equalIty actIvIst, Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson, Is In a crItIcal condItIon In hospItal after beIng shot In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. A new Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-scheme'>BuddyIng Scheme Is trIalled to help people strugglIng durIng covId and encourage those who need to self Isolate. A Imarsana.com/news/bbc-InvestIgatIon'>Bbc InvestIgatIon has heard claIms that vulnerable chIldren are beIng faIled at a specIal Imarsana.com/news/educatIon-school'>EducatIon School that charges more than £50,000 a year per pupIl. Cocker spanIels, retrIevers, and labradors have been traIned to detect coronavIrus In humans. They could be used for screenIng at aIrports or mass events. Good afternoon. Theres been wIdespread Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-condemnatIon'>InternatIonal CondemnatIon of the government of belarus after It forced a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-passenger-plane'>RyanaIr Passenger Plane whIch was flyIng from athens to vIlnIus to dIvert to mInsk. The belarus authorItIes then arrested an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-actIvIst'>OpposItIon ActIvIst who was on board, the journalIst Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch. Here, the foreIgn secretary, Imarsana.com/news/domInIc-raab'>DomInIc Raab, saId Imarsana.com/news/presIdent-alexander-lukashenko'>PresIdent Alexander Lukashenko must be held responsIble for hIs outlandIsh actIons. The us Imarsana.com/news/state-department'>State Department called It a shockIng act, and Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders are due to meet later to dIscuss possIble sanctIons. From brussels, our Imarsana.com/news/europe-correspondent-jean'>Europe Correspondent Jean mackenzIe reports. Grounded In belarus, the Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-plane'>RyanaIr Plane the state Is accused of hIjackIng. All to arrest thIs young man, a journalIst and polItIcal refugee who had fled belarus two years ago only to be forced back home yesterday under the most extraordInary cIrcumstances by a regIme he told hIs fellow passengers would execute hIm. ThIs woman trIes to get passengers to stay calm. As Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch Is led away by agents from belaruss Imarsana.com/news/secret-servIce'>Secret ServIce, wItnesses say he was shakIng. They were checkIng our suItcases but at the same tIme they were arrestIng the journalIst. How scared he was . Super scared. I looked at hIm, dIrectly In hIs eyes and It was very sad. ImmedIately after the plane forcIbly landed In mInsk, roman was detaIned by the kgb and now more lIkely he Is Interrogated by specIal servIces. Usually not the detentIon Is the worst, but the InterrogatIon, because they use dIfferent methods In order to get InformatIon from hIm. Roman Is wanted by authorItIes for runnIng an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-news-channel'>OpposItIon News Channel on the socIal Imarsana.com/news/medIa-platform-telegram'>MedIa Platform Telegram that Is used to organIse protests In belarus and to broadcast them. The protests sprung up around last Imarsana.com/news/summers-electIon'>Summers ElectIon when belaruss long tIme Imarsana.com/news/leader-presIdent'>Leader PresIdent lukashenko claImed yet another dIsputed vIctory. SInce then, the regIme has cracked down on dIssent, Imarsana.com/news/arrestIng-hundreds-ofjournalIsts'>ArrestIng Hundreds OfjournalIsts and opposItIon fIgures. The leader of the opposItIon was forced Into exIle. We are sure that It was because of a dIrect order of lukashenko hImself, because he consIdered roman to be hIs prIvate enemy, and so he made possIble thIs operatIon fulfIlled. It couldnt be done wIthout dIrect orders, for sure. The ryanaIrflIght had been makIng Its way between two european capItals, athens and vIlnIus, when It was dIverted by belarussIan Imarsana.com/news/aIr-traffIc-controljust'>AIr TraffIc Controljust before leavIng belaruss aIrspace, escorted by a fully armed Imarsana.com/news/mIg-29'>MIg 29 fIghter. The head of the aIrlIne belIeves there were four Imarsana.com/news/secret-servIce'>Secret ServIce agents on board. I thInk Its the fIrst tIme It has happened to a Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIrlIne, but, I mean, thIs was a case of Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored. It was a Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored hIjack, It was Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored pIracy. But unfortunately, I cant say much about It because the Imarsana.com/news/eu-authorItIes'>Eu AuthorItIes and nato are dealIng wIth It at the moment. There Is InternatIonal outrage. Here In europe, talk Is tough, wIth promIses of consequences. But tonIght, Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders must decIde what exactly the consequences should be for hIjackIng an eu flIght. After hours In mInsk, the plane was allowed to complete Its trIp wIthout roman and hIs gIrlfrIend. Already, It appears aIrlInes have started to avoId belarussIan aIrspace, decIdIng the detours are worth the delays. Jean mackenzIe, bbc news. And we are gettIng quIte a bIt of reactIon from european leaders. The belgIan prIme mInIster says he hopes the eu can come to consensus on sanctIons quIckly, reactIon should be swIft and severe, they say. Germany has also summoned the Imarsana.com/news/belarus-envoy'>Belarus Envoy over thIs plane hIjackIng yesterday. The chaIrman of the lIthuanIan parlIamentary natIonal Imarsana.com/news/securIty-defence-commIttee'>SecurIty Defence CommIttee says Imarsana.com/news/belarus-kgb'>Belarus Kgb showed It can act InsIde the european unIon, sayIng, thIs Is the tIppIng poInt. These are all reported comments from a lot of european leaders, as they try and coordInate, presumably, some kInd of retalIatory response now, and It Is lookIng lIke sanctIons are one way forward, as far as Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders and possIbly the uk are concerned. We wIll brIng you more on that In terms of potentIally a statement from the foreIgn secretary a lIttle later, In about 20 mInutes or so. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of the Imarsana.com/news/corporatIons-edItorIal'>CorporatIons EdItorIal and whIstleblowIng polIcIes followIng the report Into Its 1995 IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. RIchard sharp, the bbc� s chaIrman, saId the board wIll look at the culture of Imarsana.com/news/the-corporatIon'>The CorporatIon to assess the effectIveness of polIcIes and practIce. He was also asked to explaIn why Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr-wasnt'>Mr BashIr Wasnt sacked from hIsjob as Imarsana.com/news/relIgIon-edItor'>RelIgIon EdItor. I trust the executIve to handle the sensItIvIty of these processes when It comes to the nuances between somebody resIgnIng and somebody beIng fIred, where we have dIfferent legal, quIte rIght, approprIate legal protectIons. I expect them to handle It In a way thats best for the organIsatIon. I take comfort from the fact that Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr Is no longer here. I dont take comfort yet from understandIng why he was rehIred. 0ur medIa edItor, amol rajan, explaIned the sIgnIfIcance of the IntervIew gIven by the chaIrman and the statement Issued by the board. It It Is the fIrst tIme we have really heard from a senIor Imarsana.com/news/bbc-executIve'>Bbc ExecutIve after prInce wIllIams extraordInary statement on thursday nIght. He announced a few dIfferent thIngs. He announced a couple of dIfferent revIews. One wIth three board members, whether they are goIng to look Into edItorIal guIdelInes to see whether or not thIs can happen agaIn. That Is not goIng to report to the board untIl september so It Is a bIt of a slow burner. But there Is a separate Issue whIch Is I thInk where thIs story Is goIng, whIch Is what the bbc� s crItIcs wIll be most Interested In, Is that, the bbc Im sure would have lIked to have argued, thIs was 25 years ago, thIs was the past, but the fact Is, Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr was rehIred In 2016, he was promoted agaIn to Imarsana.com/news/relIgIon-edItor'>RelIgIon EdItor and he was a Imarsana.com/news/bbc-employee'>Bbc Employee untIl very, very recently. So, I thInk the fact that It all feels a bIt contemporary and too Imarsana.com/news/close-to-home'>Close To Home for the bbc, means that It Is not goIng to go away for some tIme, and those crItIcs wIll have plenty to argue about. I have got the tImes here wIth olIver Imarsana.com/news/dowdens-pIece'>Dowdens PIece In there, the culture secretary, the longer Imarsana.com/news/term-horIzon'>Term HorIzon for the bbc Is, how much change Is goIng to be Imposed on It . Is fundIng goIng to be cut and wIll the government perhaps use thIs as a valId reason, In many peoples eyes, to lImIt the scope of the bbc . Its thIs weIrd thIng about beIng brItIsh, the bbc has thIs very partIcular relatIonshIp wIth the government, It Is meant to be completely Independent and yet It exIsts under somethIng called the Imarsana.com/news/royal-charter'>Royal Charter, whIch Is constantly revIewed by the government. And there Is a revIew comIng up where the bbc fundIng arrangement, the Imarsana.com/news/lIcence-fee'>LIcence Fee, Is goIng to be up for grabs. The fact Is, you have got the culture secretary, a cabInet mInIster, front page of the tImes, thIs creates partIcular Imarsana.com/news/mood-musIc'>Mood MusIc goIng Into those negotIatIons. And It comes out a tIme when the bbc has a huge range of challenges and It comes at a tIme when the bbc has a huge range of challenges from the lIkes of netflIx and others and young people flockIng to other platforms. So thIs doesnt help the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-Iplayer'>Bbc Iplayer In Its upcomIng I thInk In Its upcomIng crItIcal negotIatIons. The government has got to be careful not to be too overly polItIcal also, though, because the bbc, lIke all Imarsana.com/news/publIc-servIce'>PublIc ServIce broadcasters, has played a very bIg role In thIs Imarsana.com/news/pandemIc-year'>PandemIc Year and stIll has support from the publIc . It does, and I thInk It Is worth sayIng that the bbc has, through the pandemIc, there have been lots of people comIng to the bbc because It Is a trusted source of ImpartIal news, and It Is more trusted than almost any other Imarsana.com/news/news-source'>News Source In the uk or Indeed the world, or one of the most trusted, certaInly In the englIsh language. So Its worth sayIng that there Is stIll a strong resIdue of publIc Imarsana.com/news/affectIon-and-trust'>AffectIon And Trust In the bbc, among the publIc, but I thInk thIs wIll damage the bbc� s reputatIon quIte severely. In terms of whether or not the government gets Involved, Imarsana.com/news/olIver-dowden'>OlIver Dowden Is keen to say that they do not get Involved In any edItorIal decIsIons, the questIon of governance Is, have you got the rIght people, have you got the rIght structures . And I thInk they feel that that Is somethIng for them to get Involved In. The bbc has changed hugely. You and I know, there has been so much turmoIl, Its now regulated by ofcom, and there Is a new chaIrman, I thInk that Is somethIng that the government wIll be proactIve wIth over the comIng months. The breakIng news thIs hour, Imarsana.com/news/max-mosley'>Max Mosley has dIed. That has been confIrmed to Imarsana.com/news/bbc-sport'>Bbc Sport by bernIe ecclestone. He was 81 years old. And he changed the face of Imarsana.com/news/motorsport-safety'>Motorsport Safety In hIs role as f1 presIdent. BernIe ecclestone has Issued a statement sayIng It Is lIke losIng famIly, lIke losIng a brother, who dId a lot of good thIngs In the car Industry, makIng sure that people buIld cars that were safe. ObvIously, hIt the headlInes for some Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Personal controversy also, but that news just comIng Into us now, that news just comIng Into us now, that Imarsana.com/news/max-mosley'>Max Mosley, 81 years old, has dIed. A Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-system'>BuddyIng System for people needIng mental Imarsana.com/news/health-support'>Health Support as a result of the pandemIc Is among several Ideas beIng trIalled to encourage people to get tested for covId and follow the rules about Imarsana.com/news/self-IsolatIon'>Self IsolatIon. £12 mIllIon Is beIng spent on Imarsana.com/news/pIlot-schemes'>PIlot Schemes In nIne areas of england whIch have hIgh Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rates. The government has acknowledged that some people fInd Imarsana.com/news/self-IsolatIon'>Self IsolatIon challengIng. Our Imarsana.com/news/health-correspondent'>Health Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/anna-collInson'>Anna CollInson has more. If you come Into close contact wIth someone who has tested posItIve for coronavIrus, you may receIve thIs, a message from Imarsana.com/news/test-and-trace'>Test And Trace sayIng you must self Isolate for ten days. But for many who are concerned about Imarsana.com/news/money-or-cant'>Money Or Cant work from home, It Is just not that sImple. Now the government Is pIlotIng more ways to support people. NIne areas wIth hIgh Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rates In england wIll receIve a share of nearly £12 mIllIon, IncludIng parts of london, the north west, yorkshIre, peterborough and somerset. They wIll trIal Increased socIal Imarsana.com/news/care-support'>Care Support for vulnerable adults, Imarsana.com/news/translatIon-assIstance'>TranslatIon AssIstance for non Imarsana.com/news/englIsh-speakers'>EnglIsh Speakers and alternatIve accommodatIon wIll be offered to those IsolatIng In overcrowded homes. But some economIsts warn thIs wIll only go so far unless statutory sIck pay Is Increased. If you dont tackle the fInancIal support that Is mIssIng, youll end up wIth really poor complIance wIth IsolatIon, whIch of course rIsks everyones health and the economy. These pIlots come as Imarsana.com/news/surge-testIng'>Surge TestIng Is beIng rolled out In parts of london followIng a rIse In coronavIrus cases lInked to the varIant fIrst detected In IndIa. As people enjoy theIr new freedoms, It Is hoped these steps wIll encourage more people to get tested and self Isolate If requIred. ThIs Is an uncertaIn tIme, that when we hear InformatIon around the IndIan varIant and the fact that Its sporadIcally IncreasIng In areas, naturally that does make some people very worrIed. We just have to go back to what we know about vIruses, whIch Is always that the way to control a vIrus Is to make sure that we are washIng our hands, that we are wearIng a mask to stop those droplets from goIng out. There are also renewed calls for people to take up theIr second jab after a study found that both the Imarsana.com/news/pfIzer-and-astrazeneca'>PfIzer And Astrazeneca vaccInes are hIghly effectIve agaInst the IndIan varIant after two doses. WhIle thIs varIant may be more transmIssIble, scIentIsts say well have to waIt a bIt longer before we know whether It could cause a rIse In hospItal admIssIons. If the current generatIon of vaccInes are able to stop people goIng Into hospItal, whIlst there Is stIll mIld InfectIons, people are stIll gettIng the common cold wIth the vIrus, then the pandemIc Is over because we can lIve wIth the vIrus. In fact, we are goIng to have to lIve wIth the vIrus, one way or another. The government says It Is IncreasIngly confIdent the fInal stage of Imarsana.com/news/easIng-restrIctIons'>EasIng RestrIctIons In england wIll happen In three weeks tIme, but It warns much relIes on the data and our behavIour. Anna collInson, bbc news. The headlInes on bbc news. Eu leaders are consIderIng sanctIons agaInst belarus after a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-flIght'>RyanaIr FlIght was forced to dIvert to mInsk so authorItIes there could arrest an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-actIvIst'>OpposItIon ActIvIst who was on board the flIght. And the former presIdent of formula 1 Imarsana.com/news/max-mosley'>Max Mosley has dIed aged 81. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of Its Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-and-whIstle'>EdItorIal And WhIstleblowIng polIcIes followIng Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dysons report Into Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr� s IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. The chaIrman of the bbc, Imarsana.com/news/rIchard-sharp'>RIchard Sharp, says there wIll be an InvestIgatIon Into hIs rehIrIng. A promInent equalIty actIvIst, Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson, Is In a crItIcal condItIon after beIng shot In the head In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. The Imarsana.com/news/campaIgn-group'>CampaIgn Group the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party says she Is beIng treated In Imarsana.com/news/IntensIve-care'>IntensIve Care after sufferIng serIous InjurIes In the early hours of Imarsana.com/news/yesterday-mornIng'>Yesterday MornIng. PolIce say there Is no evIdence to suggest It was a targeted shootIng. Our correspondent Imarsana.com/news/chI-chI-Izunda'>ChI ChI Izunda says polIce were called to a house In peckham In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London shortly before three oclock Imarsana.com/news/yesterday-mornIng'>Yesterday MornIng because of reports of gunfIre. They say that they had found a 27 year old woman who had sustaIned InjurIes, and she was taken to hospItal and was saId to be In a crItIcal condItIon. PolIce wIll not confIrm to the bbc that the 27 year old woman that they found Is Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson. However, as we saId, the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party, whIch Is the polItIcal party that sasha Is thought to be a leadIng Imarsana.com/news/member-of'>Member Of, confIrmed on theIr Imarsana.com/news/socIal-medIa'>SocIal MedIa feeds Imarsana.com/news/last-nIght'>Last NIght that she Is In fact the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person who sustaIned those Imarsana.com/news/gunshot-wounds'>Gunshot Wounds at that party In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. In a post on theIr Instagram feed, they saId that sasha has always been actIvely fIghtIng for black people and the InjustIces that surround the black Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. Sasha Is also a mother of two and a strong, powerful voIce for our people and our Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. Now, the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party also state that she had been receIvIng death threats. But operatIon trIdent, whIch Is the Imarsana.com/news/polIce-unIt'>PolIce UnIt InvestIgatIng thIs case and normally In charge of InvestIgatIng gun crImes, say that they dId not see any quotable threats before the shootIng took place. There Is supposed to be a vIgIl that has been organIsed by her frIends and famIly, whIch Is happenIng later on thIs afternoon. Northern Ireland has become the last of the uk s devolved natIons to lIft the ban on Indoor socIalIsIng. Pubs, restaurants and cafes are now allowed to serve customers Indoors, and hotels, museums and other attractIons can reopen. Our Imarsana.com/news/Ireland-correspondent'>Ireland Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/chrIs-page'>ChrIs Page joIned skaters at an Ice rInk. It mIght feel that ordInary lIfe has been on Ice for more than a year, but today, some slIppery and skIlful steps are beIng taken on the journey out of lockdown. A number of popular actIvItIes resumed thIs mornIng, among them, skatIng. It was so surreal to be able to get back and really enjoy It agaIn. It feels lIke were flyIng, doesnt It . Yes. Itsjust, doIng jumps and spIns agaIn, the fIrst tIme around Is a bIt shaky but I thInk now, were 0k. I thInk were gettIng back to It, Itlljust take a few days. Everyone Is excIted, Its just lIke a bIg Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty on the Ice. The last tIme these skaters were able to traIn on the Ice was fIve months ago, and you can tell how much they have mIssed the sport that they love. ThIs rInk Is one of many Indoor Imarsana.com/news/vIsItor-attractIons'>VIsItor AttractIons whIch are reopenIng on thIs, a major day for Imarsana.com/news/lockdown-easIng'>Lockdown EasIng In northern Ireland. The Imarsana.com/news/tourIst-Industry'>TourIst Industry Is set to welcome guests agaIn. Hotels have been all but empty sInce chrIstmas. BusInesses lIke thIs one In Imarsana.com/news/county-fermanagh'>County Fermanagh are expectIng to do well thIs summer, In spIte of the lack of overseas vIsItors. InternatIonal travel, obvIously, as we are aware, wIll be faIrly lImIted, but thanks to our Imarsana.com/news/domestIc-market'>DomestIc Market and staycatIons, I thInk It wIll be a very strong season and all of us wIll certaInly enjoy a great level of busIness throughout the comIng months. Theres also been strong demand for outer Imarsana.com/news/eatIng-and-drInkIng'>EatIng And DrInkIng for outdoor Imarsana.com/news/eatIng-and-drInkIng'>EatIng And DrInkIng over the last few weeks, but not every pub, Imarsana.com/news/restaurant-and-cafe'>Restaurant And Cafe has been able to offer that servIce. Customers are now allowed back Indoors. ThIs pub In newry has been shut for almost all of the last 1a months, but Its owner says hes been fortunate. There Is a lot of pubs In Imarsana.com/news/newry-wont'>Newry Wont open agaIn. Or, I wont say a lot, but there wIll be a few, you know. We were lucky that Its a Imarsana.com/news/famIly-pub'>FamIly Pub and ourfamIly� s helped us along, too, were good to us, and. Yeah, weve just trIed to keep thIngs goIng and cant waIt for reopenIng. As In the rest of the uk, the reopenIng has been made possIble largely by the vaccInatIon programme. In northern Ireland, Its currently open to everyone aged 25 and over. PolItIcIans and doctors are askIng people to remaIn cautIous as they enjoy the reclaImed freedoms, partIcularly when socIalIsIng InsIde homes. The fInal stage of Imarsana.com/news/easIng-lockdown'>EasIng Lockdown Is scheduled to happen In four weeks tIme. The moves towards normalIty have been tentatIve, but our routInes are becomIng less restrIcted. A Imarsana.com/news/bbc-InvestIgatIon'>Bbc InvestIgatIon has heard claIms that vulnerable chIldren are beIng faIled at a school that charges more than £50,000 a year per pupIl. Leaways school In Imarsana.com/news/east-london'>East London Is focussed on chIldren wIth specIal Is focused on chIldren wIth Imarsana.com/news/specIal-needs'>SpecIal Needs and local councIls have spent mIllIons of pounds sendIng students there wIth condItIons such as autIsm. But parents and staff say leaways, whose dIrectors Include two men Involved In the Imarsana.com/news/wInterbourne-vIew'>WInterbourne VIew scandal, has sIgnIfIcant problems. Our socIal Imarsana.com/news/affaIrs-correspondent'>AffaIrs Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-buchanan'>MIchael Buchanan reports. Ethan stewart has hIs future sorted. Hes goIng to be a judge on brItaIns got talent. But the 1lI year old, who has autIsm, has to get through educatIon fIrst. HIs mum pushed for hIm to go to a specIalIst school, a decIsIon she came to regret. It got to the poInt where he hadnt had a teacher for most of the year. Just Imarsana.com/news/teachIng-assIstants'>TeachIng AssIstants . TeachIng assIstants, yeah. At the tIme when we had no class teacher, we had no therapIes. There was no therapIes, no speech therapIes, no occupatIonal therapIes, whIch he needs. WIth hIs routIne dIsrupted, ethans behavIour deterIorated. He got aggressIve. HIs Imarsana.com/news/anxIety-levels'>AnxIety Levels were rIsIng. Couldnt get hIm to do anythIng. It wasjust lIke he had gone so backwards, It was horrIble to see after all the progress hed made. ThIs Is the Imarsana.com/news/school-ethan'>School Ethan attended, leaways In Imarsana.com/news/east-london'>East London, whIch charges £53,000 a year per pupIl, usually paId for by local councIls. Its latest accounts show It made a £5 mIllIon Imarsana.com/news/operatIng-profIt'>OperatIng ProfIt last year. The school Is part of a larger group whose dIrectors Include Imarsana.com/news/paul-brosnan'>Paul Brosnan and hIs father, denIs. They used to run the company behInd Imarsana.com/news/wInterbourne-vIew'>WInterbourne VIew, where a decade ago, the bbc exposed the abuse of people wIth learnIng dIsabIlItIes. It became clear quIte quIckly that the school were makIng a profIt from not meetIng the needs of chIldren. A lack of therapIsts, a lack of any staff, sometImes left a sIngle adult In a room wIth volatIle chIldren. That shouldnt happen. Youre puttIng the adults at rIsk, youre puttIng the chIldren at rIsk and there were IncIdents where Imarsana.com/news/staff-members'>Staff Members were serIously Injured and requIred hospItal treatment. Lots of the teachers were unqualIfIed. Some of the Imarsana.com/news/support-staff'>Support Staff had very lImIted experIence In workIng wIth chIldren. Some of the chIldren were leavIng wIthout beIng able to read, whIch Is unforgIvable. Leaways told us they were rated good by ofsted and always well staffed. They added. Ethan has now moved back to a Imarsana.com/news/state-school'>State School, where hes saId to be happy and flourIshIng. MIchael buchanan, bbc news, Imarsana.com/news/east-london'>East London. Back now to our top story, and we have seen the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-condemnatIon'>InternatIonal CondemnatIon of the dIversIon of the Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-passenger-plane'>RyanaIr Passenger Plane whIch was flyIng from athens to lIthuanIa, forced to dIvert to mInsk. Carl bIldt Is the former prIme mInIster of sweden and Is now the co chaIr of the Imarsana.com/news/european-councIl'>European CouncIl on foreIgn relatIons. We are seeIng a lot of condemnatIon from fellow Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders sayIng that thIs Is not acceptable, It Is an InternatIonal scandal, and we know that sanctIons presumably wIll be dIscussed, what do you thInk should happen now . I dIscussed, what do you thInk should happen now . DIscussed, what do you thInk should happen now . I thInk that we need to treat the regIme happen now . I thInk that we need to treat the regIme In happen now . I thInk that we need to treat the regIme In mInsk happen now . I thInk that we need to treat the regIme In mInsk as treat the regIme In mInsk as bandIts, responsIble for a pIracy. And I thInk for a start we should declare that Imarsana.com/news/belarus-aIrspace'>Belarus AIrspace Is unsafe, so we should recommend our aIrlInes to avoId It. I thInk we should also dIscuss whether we should also dIscuss whether we should ban belarus from our aIrports, and then I thInk there are further measures, further sanctIons measures, that should be contemplated, but lets see how they react. But I thInk It Is Important to take early, decIsIve actIon, and then preserve the possIbIlIty of further actIon as we go along. Share further actIon as we go along. Are sanctIons enough, because thIs Is an extraordInarIly audacIous act of a bIt Is, absolutely. find extraordInarIly audacIous act of a bIt Is, absolutely. ExtraordInarIly audacIous act of a bIt Is, absolutely. And prImarIly It Is an agaInst bIt Is, absolutely. And prImarIly It Is an agaInst the bIt Is, absolutely. And prImarIly It Is an agaInst the eu, bIt Is, absolutely. And prImarIly It Is an agaInst the eu, because bIt Is, absolutely. And prImarIly Itj Is an agaInst the eu, because thIs was, lets be clear, thIs was a flIght between two eu capItals, contaInIng eu cItIzens. But It Is an affront agaInst the global regIme for commercIal aIr transport, If thIs Is allowed to be tolerated, then any regIme Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World could do thIs. They could arrest passengers at wIll. And then no one can fly anywhere. 50. Passengers at wIll. And then noone can fly anywhere can fly anywhere. So, It Is a real challenge can fly anywhere. So, It Is a real challenge to can fly anywhere. So, It Is a real challenge to the can fly anywhere. So, It Is a real challenge to the strength can fly anywhere. So, It Is a real challenge to the strength of can fly anywhere. So, It Is a real challenge to the strength of the | can fly anywhere. So, It Is a real challenge to the strength of the eu, to the uk, to the us, In terms of what actual response Is goIng to happen now, how tough everyone Is goIng to be In response . Absolutely. I thInk It Is prImarIly, goIng to be In response . Absolutely. I thInk It Is prImarIly, because goIng to be In response . Absolutely. I thInk It Is prImarIly, because It I thInk It Is prImarIly, because It was a flIght between two eu capItals, but of course, It affects the us, It affects the uk, and I would suspect that we wIll be In coordInatIon between brussels, washIngton and london, because It Is dIrectly agaInst the entIre rulebook for flyIng Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. It Is sImply pIracy, and It Is not to be tolerated. , ~ sImply pIracy, and It Is not to be tolerated tolerated. So, we talk about sanctIons tolerated. So, we talk about sanctIons and tolerated. So, we talk about sanctIons and trade tolerated. So, we talk about sanctIons and trade lImIts I tolerated. So, we talk about I sanctIons and trade lImIts and tolerated. So, we talk about sanctIons and trade lImIts and so on, Is that goIng to be enough, do you thInk . It on, Is that goIng to be enough, do ou thInk . ,. , on, Is that goIng to be enough, do you thInk . You thInk . It depends on what we want to achIeve. You thInk . It depends on what we want to achIeve. What you thInk . It depends on what we want to achIeve. What we you thInk . It depends on what we want to achIeve. What we want I you thInk . It depends on what we want to achIeve. What we want to achIeve Is prImarIly the safety of passengers, avoIdIng Imarsana.com/news/belarus-aIrspace'>Belarus AIrspace, obvIously, not havIng to deal wIth the belarus commercIal avIatIon authorItIes or whatever, because they are clearly unrelIable, they are under the order of an unstable dIctator. So, that Is the number one. And If we want to have It back, I thInk we need to threaten them wIth further very substantIal Imarsana.com/news/economIc-sanctIons'>EconomIc SanctIons further down the road. ,. ,. , Imarsana.com/news/economIc-sanctIons'>EconomIc SanctIons further down the road. , ,. , I. EconomIc sanctIons further down the road. ,. ,. , road. How confIdent are you that roman can road. How confIdent are you that roman can be road. How confIdent are you that roman can be returned road. How confIdent are you that roman can be returned In road. How confIdent are you that| roman can be returned In safety . Road. How confIdent are you that roman can be returned In safety . To be quIte honest, not very. I mean, we are dealIng wIth a very unstable, desperate dIctator. And the fact that he was able to order hIs authorItIes to do what was done yesterday Is astonIshIng. 50. AuthorItIes to do what was done yesterday Is astonIshIng. So, for a country that yesterday Is astonIshIng. So, for a country that Is. Yesterday Is astonIshIng. So, for a country that Is, as yesterday Is astonIshIng. So, for a country that Is, as you yesterday Is astonIshIng. So, for a country that Is, as you descrIbe, Imarsana.com/news/l-country'>L Country that Is, as you descrIbe, wIthIn the mIdst of the eu, to be able to take someone and potentIally treat them, put theIr lIfe at rIsk, potentIally, should the eu just be toleratIng that, just allowIng that toleratIng that, just allowIng that to happen . You say that you dont thInk he can be returned safely . Well, the problem Is that Imarsana.com/news/mr-lukashenko'>Mr Lukashenko Is not necessarIly lIke In moscow but he Is supported by moscow. 50, we can In moscow but he Is supported by moscow. So, we can see In moscow but he Is supported by moscow. 50, we can see russIa takIng measures In order to protect hIm In one way or another, he Is In the orbIt of moscow. And he wIll perhaps be more In the orbIt of moscow now because he wIll need the protectIon of russIa. Is because he wIll need the protectIon of russIa. ,. ,,. , of russIa. Is thIs about usrussIan relatIons In of russIa. Is thIs about usrussIan relatIons In the of russIa. Is thIs about usrussIan relatIons In Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End, of russIa. Is thIs about usrussIan relatIons In Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End, Is of russIa. Is thIs about usrussIan relatIons In Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End, Is that of russIa. Is thIs about usrussIan relatIons In Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End, Is that what I relatIons In Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End, Is that what thIs wIll go back to, who has got the strength to take on moscow . Yes. The strength to take on moscow . Yes, but I dont thInk the strength to take on moscow . Yes, but I dont thInk the the strength to take on moscow . Use; but I dont thInk the us. I thInk the us as a matter of fact has far more, the eu, has far more leveraged than the us, because the eu has the lInks, because It Is a neIghbour of the european unIon. 50, there Is far more eu leveraged than us and uk leveraged, but It Is very Important to get the us and the uk are long, because actIon needs to be taken In more wIder, InternatIonal organIsatIons. More wIder, InternatIonal oruanIsatIons. �. , organIsatIons. Carl bIldt, many thanks to you organIsatIons. Carl bIldt, many thanks to you for organIsatIons. Carl bIldt, many thanks to you for your organIsatIons. Carl bIldt, many| thanks to you for your thoughts organIsatIons. Carl bIldt, many thanks to you for your thoughts and for your tIme today. The presIdent of the Imarsana.com/news/european-councIl'>European CouncIl, charles mIchel, has been speakIng about thIs IncIdent In the past few mInutes. TonIght, we wIll have the opportunIty to tackle the InternatIonal topIcs, and especIally, belarus wIll be on the agenda. What happened yesterday Is an InternatIonal scandal, the lIfe of Imarsana.com/news/european-cIvIlIans'>European CIvIlIans were at rIsk yesterday, thIs Is not acceptable, and It Is why we put the debate on sanctIons on the table of the Imarsana.com/news/european-councIl'>European CouncIl, we are preparIng dIfferent optIons, dIfferent possIble measures, and I hope tonIght we can take decIsIons on that. �. , tonIght we can take decIsIons on that. �. ,. ,. , that. And we are ust hearIng now that. And we are ust hearIng now that european that. And we are just hearIng now that Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIrtraffIc that. And we are just hearIng now that Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIrImarsana.com/news/traffIc-control'>TraffIc Control. That. And we are just hearIng now| that Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIrImarsana.com/news/traffIc-control'>TraffIc Control Is that Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIr Imarsana.com/news/traffIc-control'>TraffIc Control Is a sayIng that they are workIng wIth our lInes and Imarsana.com/news/aIr-navIgatIon-servIce'>AIr NavIgatIon ServIce provIders In countrIes whIch are neIghbourIng belarus to ensure that aIrlInes can avoId Imarsana.com/news/belarus-aIrspace'>Belarus AIrspace If they wIsh. That Is goIng to be an Important Imarsana.com/news/safety-caveat'>Safety Caveat I am sure for many who are flyIng at the moment, those people who are much more lImIted flIghts of course because of the pandemIc, but stIll some traffIc and a move there across europe to lImIt, or to not fly through, Imarsana.com/news/belarus-aIrspace'>Belarus AIrspace. We wIll keep you updated on that. There Is much more comIng up, IncludIng a questIon In the house of commons, whIch we are expectIng wIth the foreIgn secretary on thIs whole questIon of belarus and what any potentIal response mIght be, In the comIng hours. Now Its tIme for a look at the weather. Hello. Another day of dodgIng the downpours out there for a faIr few of you. More persIstent raIn, and rather cool condItIons across the north of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/temperatures-today'>Temperatures Today In sIngle fIgures, for some. The best of the sunshIne Into the evenIng remaInIng across parts of northern Ireland, far south of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England. Fewer showers here, bulk of the showers further south. The Imarsana.com/news/odd-rumble'>Odd Rumble of thunder thIs evenIng. They wIll fade across some southern areas tonIght, but cloud and further outbreaks of raIn wIll be present through parts of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England, Imarsana.com/news/north-wales'>North Wales and later, the Imarsana.com/news/north-mIdlands'>North MIdlands. WIth some clearer condItIons across the south and Ireland, thIs Is where we wIll see some of the coolest condItIons tomorrow mornIng. But also brIghter weather, fewer showers around. Most of the showers wIll be across scotland and Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England and later Into the Imarsana.com/news/north-mIdlands'>North MIdlands and lIncolnshIre. In the afternoon, they could be heavy. Cool when the showers come through, a bIt more of a north to north westerly breeze, nIce enough when the sun Is out. But we fInIsh the day wIth some raIn across cornwall, spreadIng towards the Imarsana.com/news/channel-Islands'>Channel Islands. StIll some raIn over the next few days but Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the week Is lookIng drIer and warmer. Hello, thIs Is bbc news, wIth geeta guru murthy. The headlInes Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders are consIderIng sanctIons agaInst belarus, after a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-flIght'>RyanaIr FlIght was forced to dIvert to mInsk so authorItIes there could arrest an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-actIvIst'>OpposItIon ActIvIst who was on board the flIght. And the former presIdent of formula one Imarsana.com/news/max-mosley'>Max Mosley has dIed aged 81. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of Its Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-and-whIstle'>EdItorIal And WhIstle blowIng polIcIes, followIng Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dysons report Into Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr� s IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. The chaIrman of the bbc, Imarsana.com/news/rIchard-sharp'>RIchard Sharp, says there wIll be an InvestIgatIon Into hIs rehIrIng. A promInent uk black Imarsana.com/news/lIves-matter'>LIves Matter actIvIst Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson Is reported to be In a crItIcal condItIon after beIng shot In the head. A new Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-scheme'>BuddyIng Scheme Is beIng trIalled, to help people strugglIng durIng covId and encourage those who need to self Isolate. A Imarsana.com/news/bbc-InvestIgatIon'>Bbc InvestIgatIon has heard claIms that vulnerable chIldren are beIng faIled at a specIal Imarsana.com/news/educatIon-school'>EducatIon School that charges more than £50,000 a year per pupIl. Just to let you know, we have heard that the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government here has ordered Imarsana.com/news/uk-aIrcraft'>Uk AIrcraft to avoId Imarsana.com/news/belarus-aIrspace'>Belarus AIrspace, and It Is comIng to us from a tweet from the Imarsana.com/news/transport-secretary-grant'>Transport Secretary Grant shapps, as you can see, InstructIng the cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-authorIty'>AvIatIon AuthorIty to request aIrlInes avoId belarussIan aIrspace to keep passengers safe. That comes amId a wIder move from Imarsana.com/news/european-natIons'>European NatIons also to avoId any aIrcraft flyIng through or over Imarsana.com/news/belarus-aIrspace'>Belarus AIrspace. We wIll be back wIth you for a moment from an urgent questIon on all of thIs on house of commons but fIrst a quIck catch up wIth the sport. John. Good afternoon. Manchester Imarsana.com/news/cItys-phIl-foden'>CItys PhIl Foden says england have a bIg chance of wInnIng thIs summers delayed european champIonshIp, wIth manager Imarsana.com/news/gareth-southgate'>Gareth Southgate set to name hIs 26 man squad tomorrow. Foden looks certaInt to be Included, even start englands openIng game agaInst croatIa on the 13thjune, havIng helped cIty to the Imarsana.com/news/premIer-league-tItle'>PremIer League TItle and Imarsana.com/news/champIons-league'>ChampIons League fInal thIs season. It Isa It Is a lot of players at the moment on top of the game, so, yeah, I thInk we have a great attack, great everywhere all over the pItch. It must be a headache for gareth to pIck a team, but thatjust must be a headache for gareth to pIck a team, but that just shows how many qualIty players weve got, so yeah, I thInk we defInItely can start pushIng on to wIn thIngs now. We arejust goIng we are just goIng to take you straIght over to the house of commons because the foreIgn secretary Imarsana.com/news/domInIc-raab'>DomInIc Raab Is goIng to be asked to respond to an urgent questIon on the questIon of belarus. On hIs response to the InterceptIon of a belarussIan aIrcraft by fIghter jets thIs weekend. Flan of a belarussIan aIrcraft by fIghter jets thIs weekend. Jets thIs weekend. Can I thank my honourable jets thIs weekend. Can I thank my honourable frIend jets thIs weekend. Can I thank my honourable frIend for jets thIs weekend. Can I thank my honourable frIend for hIs jets thIs weekend. Can I thank my I honourable frIend for hIs questIon . Yesterday honourable frIend for hIs questIon . Yesterday afternoon, a ryan Imarsana.com/news/aIr-flIght-yesterday'>AIr FlIght Yesterday afternoon, a ryan Imarsana.com/news/aIr-flIght'>AIr FlIght was yesterday afternoon, a ryan Imarsana.com/news/aIr-flIght'>AIr FlIght was forced to land In mInsk. There flIght was forced to land In mInsk. There were flIght was forced to land In mInsk. There were over 100 passengers on board. There were over 100 passengers on board, IncludIng Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch. The belarussIan authorItIes claIm It was In the belarussIan authorItIes claIm It was In relatIon to an alleged Imarsana.com/news/bomb-threat'>Bomb Threat was In relatIon to an alleged Imarsana.com/news/bomb-threat'>Bomb Threat we was In relatIon to an alleged Imarsana.com/news/bomb-threat'>Bomb Threat. We have seen no evIdence to support threat. We have seen no evIdence to support that threat. We have seen no evIdence to support that claIm. What we have seen support that claIm. What we have seen Is support that claIm. What we have seen Is that a Imarsana.com/news/mIg-fIghter'>MIg FIghter was scrambled, forced the plane to dIvert scrambled, forced the plane to dIvert to scrambled, forced the plane to dIvert to mInsk and use the opportunIty to arrest a promInent Imarsana.com/news/journalIst-opportunIty'>JournalIst OpportunIty to arrest a promInent journalIst. We understand that Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch journalIst. We understand that Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch was detaIned on spurIous charges, protasevIch was detaIned on spurIous charges, IncludIng Involvement In rIots, charges, IncludIng Involvement In rIots, organIsatIon of actIons resultIng rIots, organIsatIon of actIons resultIng In publIc order, and the uk calls resultIng In publIc order, and the uk calls for hIs ImmedIate release, and release of all other polItIcal prIsoners and release of all other polItIcal prIsoners In belarus. We are urgently prIsoners In belarus. We are urgently seekIng full detaIls of precIsely what took place In relatIon precIsely what took place In relatIon to Imarsana.com/news/flIght-f-r'>FlIght F R 4978, but the Imarsana.com/news/scenarIo-relatIon'>ScenarIo RelatIon to Imarsana.com/news/flIght-f-r'>FlIght F R 4978, but the scenarIo as relatIon to Imarsana.com/news/flIght-f-r'>FlIght F R 4978, but the scenarIo as reported Is a shockIng Imarsana.com/news/assault-scenarIo'>Assault ScenarIo as reported Is a shockIng assault on scenarIo as reported Is a shockIng assault on cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-and-assault'>AvIatIon And Assault assault on cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-and-assault'>AvIatIon And Assault on cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-and-assault'>AvIatIon And Assault on InternatIonal law. It represents a danger to cIvIlIan flIghts represents a danger to cIvIlIan flIghts everywhere, and It Is an egregIous and extraordInary departure from the InternatIonal law and the departure from the InternatIonal law and the InternatIonal practIce that guIdes and the InternatIonal practIce that guIdes InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon under guIdes InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon under the guIdes InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon under the chIcago InventIon. InterventIon. The Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty has a joInt Interest to ensure Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty has a joInt Interest to ensure that cIvIlIan aIrcraft can fly safely ensure that cIvIlIan aIrcraft can fly safely and wIthout harassment. That Is fly safely and wIthout harassment. That Is why we are callIng of the councIl that Is why we are callIng of the councIl of that Is why we are callIng of the councIl of the InternatIonal cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-councIl'>AvIatIon CouncIl of the InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon to urgently convene to address avIatIon to urgently convene to address thoroughly and rIgorously thIs IncIdent. The regIme In mInsk must thIs IncIdent. The regIme In mInsk must provIde a full explanatIon for what appears to be as I saId a serIous what appears to be as I saId a serIous vIolatIon of InternatIonal law serIous vIolatIon of InternatIonal Imarsana.com/news/law-mr'>Law Mr serIous vIolatIon of InternatIonal law. Mr lukashenkos regIme must be held to law. Mr lukashenkos regIme must be held to account for such reckless and dangerous behavIour. For our part. And dangerous behavIour. For our part. We and dangerous behavIour. For our part, we have summoned the belarussIan ambassador, the mInIster for the belarussIan ambassador, the mInIster for the european natIon, and Is conveyIng for the european natIon, and Is conveyIng our dIsmay at these actIons conveyIng our dIsmay at these actIons as conveyIng our dIsmay at these actIons as we speak. We are workIng wIth our actIons as we speak. We are workIng wIth our partners to explore every emetIc wIth our partners to explore every emetIc optIon, at the un securIty councIl. EmetIc optIon, at the un securIty councIl, and Indeed at the g7. Beyond councIl, and Indeed at the g7. Beyond the dIplomatIc track, we are actIvely beyond the dIplomatIc track, we are actIvely consIderIng and coordInatIng wIth our allIes on further coordInatIng wIth our allIes on further sanctIons on those responsIble for thIs outlandIsh conduct~ responsIble for thIs outlandIsh conduct. To ensure the safety of aIr passengers, conduct. To ensure the safety of aIr passengers, I have also worked wIth the Imarsana.com/news/transport-secretary'>Transport Secretary to Issue a notIce the Imarsana.com/news/transport-secretary'>Transport Secretary to Issue a notIce to the Imarsana.com/news/transport-secretary'>Transport Secretary to Issue a notIce to all Imarsana.com/news/uk-aIrlInes'>Uk AIrlInes to cease flIghts notIce to all Imarsana.com/news/uk-aIrlInes'>Uk AIrlInes to cease flIghts over belarussIan aIrspace, and to flIghts over belarussIan aIrspace, and to suspend the Imarsana.com/news/operatIng-permIt'>OperatIng PermIt on the and to suspend the Imarsana.com/news/operatIng-permIt'>OperatIng PermIt on the belarussIan aIrlIne belavIa, wIth ImmedIate effect, the only aIrlIne wIth ImmedIate effect, the only aIrlIne that flIes regularly between the Imarsana.com/news/uk-aIrlIne'>Uk AIrlIne that flIes regularly between the uk and belarus, but as a precautIonary measure, the uk cIvIl avIatIon precautIonary measure, the uk cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-therapy'>AvIatIon Therapy wIll be Instructed not to Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-therapy'>AvIatIon Therapy wIll be Instructed not to Issue any further ad hoc permIts not to Issue any further ad hoc permIts to not to Issue any further ad hoc permIts to any other carrIers flyIng between permIts to any other carrIers flyIng between the uk and belarus. FInally, we contInue to support cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/socIety-and-medIa'>SocIety And MedIa we contInue to support cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/socIety-and-medIa'>SocIety And MedIa freedoms In belarus was that we and medIa freedoms In belarus was that we have provIded over £1 mIllIon that we have provIded over £1 mIllIon In that we have provIded over £1 mIllIon In 2020 and In thIs fInancIal mIllIon In 2020 and In thIs fInancIal year we are provIdIng an addItIonal fInancIal year we are provIdIng an addItIonal £1. 8 mIllIon. I know the whole addItIonal £1. 8 mIllIon. I know the whole Imarsana.com/news/house-wIlljoIn'>House WIlljoIn me In condemnIng unequIvocally thIs reprehensIble actIon under lukashenko regIme. The uk wIll stand fIrm In lukashenko regIme. The uk wIll stand fIrm In protectIng freedom of the medIa, fIrm In protectIng freedom of the medIa, upholdIng InternatIonal law, to maIntaIn medIa, upholdIng InternatIonal law, to maIntaIn the safety of InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon. Thank ou, mr InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. May InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. May IInternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. May I welcomej InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. May I welcome very much my rIght honourable Imarsana.com/news/frIends-statement'>FrIends Statement . What he has descrIbed quIte correctly as an outlandIsh attack Is really the fIrst tIme we have seen Imarsana.com/news/aIr-pIracy'>AIr PIracy In europe for many, many years. ThIs attack wIth a hIjackIng that turned Into a kIdnappIng, and now Is a serIous vIolatIon of the human rIghts not just of Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch, who has been held by the belarussIan authorItIes, but by every Imarsana.com/news/messenger-and-member'>Messenger And Member of the crew on that aIrlIner. ThIs Is a dIrect threat, notjust aIrlIner. ThIs Is a dIrect threat, not just to those who aIrlIner. ThIs Is a dIrect threat, notjust to those who may be dIssIdents to regImes lIke belarus, but to all of us who are at rIsk of overflyIng a state lIke that. I welcome enormously hIs decIsIon to suspend travel to belarus and to stop overflIghts wIll stop he Is absolutely rIght In doIng so, and In doIng so he alsojoIns absolutely rIght In doIng so, and In doIng so he also joIns wIth the chaIrs of the foreIgn Imarsana.com/news/affaIrs-commIttee'>AffaIrs CommIttees of canada, the czech republIc, estonIa, the european unIon, france, germany, Ireland, latvIa, lIthuanIa, poland, spaIn and the unIted states are callIng for thIs was that wIll he also go one step further and call for a suspensIon of the nord stream two pIpelIne and the Imarsana.com/news/energy-pIpelIne'>Energy PIpelIne that flows through belarus, whIch Is where the money comes from that supports thIs tyrannous regIme . WIll he alsojoIned supports thIs tyrannous regIme . WIll he also joIned wIth Imarsana.com/news/european-partners'>European Partners and frIends and nato allIes, lIke the unIted states, In reInforcIng that thIs was notjust an attack on a cIvIlIan aIrlIner flyIng from two eu capItals, but a cIvIlIan aIrlIner flyIng between two nato capItals . ThIs, therefore, Includes us, and It Is vItal to the securIty of the Imarsana.com/news/uk-people'>Uk People that we stand strong agaInst thIs, otherwIse everyone flyIng to thaIland, to australIa, to many other destInatIons, wIll have to wander not only what they may have done to offend a regIme that they are flyIng over, but even what somebody else on the aIrcraft, somebody they have never met before, has done. Because any of these regImes could be InspIred, lIke them, lIke lukashenko, to force a cIvIlIan aIrcraft out of the sky wIth threats of vIolence. AIrcraft out of the sky wIth threats of vIolence of vIolence. Can I thank my honourable of vIolence. Can I thank my honourable frIend of vIolence. Can I thank my honourable frIend for of vIolence. Can I thank my honourable frIend for hIs I of vIolence. Can I thank my honourable frIend for hIs questIon, and for honourable frIend for hIs questIon, and for hIs honourable frIend for hIs questIon, and for hIs support for the actIons that we and for hIs support for the actIons that we have taken today . I thInk he Is absolutely rIght about the threat posed Is absolutely rIght about the threat posed to Is absolutely rIght about the threat posed to all of us as users of cIvIl avIatIon posed to all of us as users of cIvIl avIatIon and posed to all of us as users of cIvIl avIatIon and Indeed to the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty at large, not least Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty at large, not least gIven that the regIme Is one of not least gIven that the regIme Is one of the not least gIven that the regIme Is one of the most well supported InternatIonal Instruments dealIng wIth a InternatIonal Instruments dealIng wIth a common good that we have In Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty. He Is rIght about Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty. He Is rIght about ako. InternatIonal Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. He Is rIght about ako, the uk has he has raIsed overflIghts about ako, the uk has he has raIsed overflIghts quIte rIghtly and wIll have seen and noted the decIsIons taken have seen and noted the decIsIons taken today. He raIsed sanctIons wIll stop taken today. He raIsed sanctIons wIll stop we wIll urgently consIder further wIll stop we wIll urgently consIder further possIbIlItIes wIth our partners, and I thInk the rIght thIng partners, and I thInk the rIght thIng to partners, and I thInk the rIght thIng to do Is to coordInate to maxImIse thIng to do Is to coordInate to maxImIse our approach, and he wIll know maxImIse our approach, and he wIll know that maxImIse our approach, and he wIll know that we already have Imposed targeted know that we already have Imposed targeted sanctIons on 99 IndIvIduals and entItIes sInce the rIgged electIon and entItIes sInce the rIgged electIon In august 2020, we very much electIon In august 2020, we very much led electIon In august 2020, we very much led the way at that tIme. He mentIoned much led the way at that tIme. He mentIoned nord stream and other possIbIlItIes, we wIll consIder and consult possIbIlItIes, we wIll consIder and consult wIth our partners and see what consult wIth our partners and see what further actIon they are wIllIng to take what further actIon they are wIllIng to take as what further actIon they are wIllIng to take as well. FInally I agree wIth to take as well. FInally I agree wIth much to take as well. FInally I agree wIth much of hIs characterIsatIon, on the wIth much of hIs characterIsatIon, on the face wIth much of hIs characterIsatIon, on the face of It, the lukashenko regIme on the face of It, the lukashenko regIme engaged In a partIcularly calculatIng and cynIcal ploy to force calculatIng and cynIcal ploy to force a calculatIng and cynIcal ploy to force a cIvIlIan flIght to land under force a cIvIlIan flIght to land under the threat of a Imarsana.com/news/mIg-fIghter'>MIg FIghter under under the threat of a Imarsana.com/news/mIg-fIghter'>MIg FIghter under the under the threat of a Imarsana.com/news/mIg-fIghter'>MIg FIghter under the hopes of a bomb alert, behavIour under the hopes of a bomb alert, behavIour whIch Is as dangerous as It Is deceItful and a flagrant vIolatIon of InternatIonal law. After vIolatIon of InternatIonal law. After Imarsana.com/news/yesterdays-act'>Yesterdays Act of modern pIracy, It Is clear that lukashenko must now be recognIsed as an InternatIonal threat, a danger not just to hIs own people but to the cItIzens of other countrIes. For a state to hIjack a cIvIlIan aIrlIner flyIng between two nato allIes In order to arrest a journalIst Is an assault on the freedoms of the aIr and on freedom of speech. Unless the consequences are swIft and robust and coordInated, It wIll create an extraordInarIly dangerous precedent that wIll put journalIsts, dIssIdents and actIvIsts from the uk, oranywhere dIssIdents and actIvIsts from the uk, or anywhere else, at rIsk every tIme they board a plane. So I very much welcome what he saId today, In partIcular that he has summoned the ambassador and demanded the release of Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch, and other polItIcal prIsoners. The belarussIan pro Imarsana.com/news/democracy-movement'>Democracy Movement are owed our Imarsana.com/news/solIdarIty-and-support'>SolIdarIty And Support as they fIght for the rIght to determIne theIr own future, through free and faIr electIons. And I was pleased to hear hIs response to the honourable member when he asked about workIng wIth allIes In nato and the eu, and through Icao to ban flIghts through belarussIan aIrspace and to suspend belarussIan aIrspace and to suspend belarus from Icao, In partIcular to block olIvIa from operatIng In and out of the uk and to stop dIrect flIghts belavIa. I was Interested to hear hIm say he was consIderIng how to best ramp up economIc pressure In the regIme, because In the space of 12 months the lukashenko regIme has stolen an electIon, employed brutal repressIon agaInst Its own people and hIjacked agaInst Its own people and hIjacked a cIvIlIan aIrlIner, and yet there are fewer belarussIan entItIes sanctIoned now than they were In 2012. So wIll he now brIng forward sanctIons agaInst nato enterprIses, some of whIch contInue to have uk subsIdIarIes, lIke a bee Imarsana.com/news/nk-uk'>Nk Uk fIrst at what steps wIll he take to stop the belarussIan government usIng the Imarsana.com/news/london-stock'>London Stock exchange to raIse fInance and sustaIn Imarsana.com/news/lukashenkos-grIp'>Lukashenkos GrIp on power . WIll he ensure the uk Is no longer a soft touch for corrupt elItes from belarus or elsewhere, seekIng to store theIr funds and assets, and contInue targeted consIder targeted sanctIons agaInst IndIvIduals . And gIven the apparent presence of belarussIan kgb agents on the flIght, can he tell us what assessment he has made of the threat to belarussIans In exIle and what can be done to dIsrupt any belarussIan agents who may be operatIng In the uk, europe and In Imarsana.com/news/nato-allIed-countrIes'>Nato AllIed CountrIes . Mr speaker, some of these thIngs are easy, others are much more dIffIcult, but all of them are necessary to stand up all of them are necessary to stand up for our values and to defend our natIonal Interest, and If he chooses to take a stand on thIs matter he can count on our support. Flan to take a stand on thIs matter he can count on our support. Can count on our support. Can I thank the can count on our support. Can I thank the honourable can count on our support. Can I thank the honourable lady can count on our support. Can I thank the honourable lady for| can count on our support. Can I thank the honourable lady for her support, thank the honourable lady for her support, and for the measures we have support, and for the measures we have taken support, and for the measures we have taken today, whIch she welcomed . I do thInk It Is Important on Issues welcomed . I do thInk It Is Important on Issues lIke thIs, as far as possIble. On Issues lIke thIs, as far as possIble, subject to all the scrutIny possIble, subject to all the Imarsana.com/news/scrutIny-and-accountabIlIty'>ScrutIny And AccountabIlIty and the challenge Imarsana.com/news/scrutIny-and-accountabIlIty'>ScrutIny And AccountabIlIty and the challenge expected we show a unIted front In challenge expected we show a unIted front In the face of appallIng acts by appallIng regImes, of whIch the lukashenko regIme Is one. And I agree lukashenko regIme Is one. And I agree wIth lukashenko regIme Is one. And I agree wIth her characterIsatIon, as I dId wIth agree wIth her characterIsatIon, as I dId wIth my honourable frIend. The lukashenko I dId wIth my honourable frIend. The lukashenko regIme has done somethIng here whIch lukashenko regIme has done somethIng here whIch doesntjust lukashenko regIme has done somethIng here whIch doesnt just threaten Its own people, but attacks a common good. Own people, but attacks a common good, most own people, but attacks a common good, most notably endangerIng a key tenant good, most notably endangerIng a key tenant of good, most notably endangerIng a key tenant of the InternatIonal system on cIvIl tenant of the InternatIonal system on cIvIl avIatIon. That Is a threat that on cIvIl avIatIon. That Is a threat that accrues on cIvIl avIatIon. That Is a threat that accrues to us all and we must stand that accrues to us all and we must stand up that accrues to us all and we must stand up and uphold It. She mentIoned sanctIons, not sure how numbers mentIoned sanctIons, not sure how numbers were quIte rIght, butjust for clarIty. Numbers were quIte rIght, butjust for clarIty, we have sanctIoned 99 IndIvIduals for clarIty, we have sanctIoned 99 IndIvIduals and entItIes. That Is a mIx of IndIvIduals and entItIes. That Is a mIx of those sanctIoned under the Imarsana.com/news/country-mIx'>Country MIx of those sanctIoned under the country specIfIc sanctIons regIme, but also country specIfIc sanctIons regIme, but also the extra IndIvIduals that we sanctIoned as a result of the global we sanctIoned as a result of the global human rIghts regIme that IIntroduced. On top of that, In relatIon Introduced. On top of that, In relatIon to Introduced. On top of that, In relatIon to corruptIon, she wIll of course relatIon to corruptIon, she wIll of course know that weve extended the mInutes course know that weve extended the mInutes of course know that weve extended the mInutes of sanctIons regIme to cover corruptIon mInutes of sanctIons regIme to cover Imarsana.com/news/corruptIon-and-embezzlement'>CorruptIon And Embezzlement and ImproprIetIes of that nature. She mentIons ImproprIetIes of that nature. She mentIons a couple of names, she wIll understand mentIons a couple of names, she wIll understand we are evIdence based, but I would understand we are evIdence based, but I would encourage her If she has evIdence but I would encourage her If she has evIdence or but I would encourage her If she has evIdence or she thInks there are Imarsana.com/news/IndIvIduals-evIdence'>IndIvIduals EvIdence or she thInks there are IndIvIduals who should be desIgnated to let us IndIvIduals who should be desIgnated to let us have that InformatIon, and then fInally to let us have that InformatIon, and then fInally I thInk she raIses a very then fInally I thInk she raIses a very Important poInt, whIch Is clearly very Important poInt, whIch Is clearly now there Is a threat not ust clearly now there Is a threat not just to clearly now there Is a threat not just to dIssIdents and journalIsts who have just to dIssIdents and journalIsts who have the temerIty to stand up to the regIme who have the temerIty to stand up to the regIme InsIde of belarus, but to those the regIme InsIde of belarus, but to those Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. WIth our global those Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. WIth our global medIa freedom coalItIon, whIch global medIa freedom coalItIon, whIch we global medIa freedom coalItIon, whIch we work very closely wIth the canadIans whIch we work very closely wIth the canadIans on, wIth a whole range of other canadIans on, wIth a whole range of other mechanIsms InternatIonally, It Is Important we stand up for those freedoms Is Important we stand up for those freedoms and those IndIvIduals wherever freedoms and those IndIvIduals wherever they may be. The outrageous kIdna |n~ wherever they may be. The outrageous kIdnappIng of wherever they may be. The outrageous kIdnappIng of mr wherever they may be. The outrageous kIdnappIng of Imarsana.com/news/mr-protasevIch'>Mr ProtasevIch wherever they may be. The outrageous kIdnappIng of Imarsana.com/news/mr-protasevIch'>Mr ProtasevIch has kIdnappIng of Imarsana.com/news/mr-protasevIch'>Mr ProtasevIch has rIghtly receIved unqualIfIed condemnatIon from across thIs house but It Is just the most recent In a despIcably long lIst of opposItIon polItIcIans and journalIsts who have been arrested or dIsappeared as part of alexander lukashenkos latest appallIng crackdown on legItImate opposItIon, so can my rIght honourable frIend tell the house what actIon he and the government are takIng to strIve to release all polItIcal prIsoners In belarus . Flan polItIcal prIsoners In belarus . Can I thank my polItIcal prIsoners In belarus . Can I thank my honourable frIend . I know honestly I thank my honourable frIend . I know honestly because of hIs Imarsana.com/news/background-help'>Background Help partIcularly Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Personal It Is when help partIcularly Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Personal It Is when he help partIcularly Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Personal It Is when he seesjournalIsts arrested, detaIned when he seesjournalIsts arrested, detaIned or otherwIse mIstreated around detaIned or otherwIse mIstreated Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. I agree wIth much of what Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. I agree wIth much of what he Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World. I agree wIth much of what he has suggested, as I made clear In of what he has suggested, as I made clear In my of what he has suggested, as I made clear In my openIng answer. We are supportIng clear In my openIng answer. We are supportIng cIvIl socIety In belarus, IncludIng supportIng cIvIl socIety In belarus, IncludIng the mIllIons of pounds we are pourIng In to support cIvIl socIety are pourIng In to support cIvIl socIety and journalIsts. We have called socIety and journalIsts. We have called for socIety and journalIsts. We have called for the release of all polItIcal prIsoners. We have done that from polItIcal prIsoners. We have done that from day one, we dId It when we fIrst trIggered as well the moscow mechanIsm, as part of the osce, and we contInue mechanIsm, as part of the osce, and we contInue to engage wIth leadIng democratIc fIgures, IncludIng mrs tIkhanovskaya, and we wIll contInue to do tIkhanovskaya, and we wIll contInue to do so tIkhanovskaya, and we wIll contInue to do so. , ~ , ~ tIkhanovskaya, and we wIll contInue todoso. , ~ ~ to do so. Thank you Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, I would warmly to do so. Thank you Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, I would warmly congratulate to do so. Thank you Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, I would warmly congratulate the I to do so. Thank you Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, I l would warmly congratulate the chaIr of the foreIgn Imarsana.com/news/affaIrs-commIttee'>AffaIrs CommIttee for brIngIng thIs urgent Issue to the Imarsana.com/news/house-today'>House Today and I would very well, the foreIgn secretary s announcement about the overflow over flIghts and flIghts of belavIa. It Is almost unImagInable that we have seen over the weekend a Imarsana.com/news/state-hIjackIng'>State HIjackIng of a cIvIlIan aIrcraft goIng between two Imarsana.com/news/eu-and-nato'>Eu And Nato capItals. ThIs cannot stand and we must work wIth our InternatIonal allIes on thIs. The foreIgn secretary wIll be aware the Imarsana.com/news/european-councIl'>European CouncIl Is meetIng thIs evenIng. Can he commIt now to engage wIth that as he commIt now to engage wIth that as he had saId but also to mIrror the response when It Is agreed, and honestly that hasnt happened yet . But to go a bIt further, In terms of expressIng solIdarIty, actually gIvIng practIcal aId to belarussIan actIvIsts, journalIsts and agItators, makIng asylum easIer to claIm wIthIn the uk for these brave IndIvIduals, and can I ask also what assessment hIs department has made of russIan Involvement In thIs actIon . It seems unforeseeable that thIs could have just been a unIlateral act by mInsk, there was surely some russIan Involvement, and would he have consequences for the russIan state as well as the belarussIan state, when thIngs are decIded . , ~ ,. , ~ belarussIan state, when thIngs are decIded . , ~ ~. ,~ belarussIan state, when thIngs are decIded . , ~. , decIded . Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, and I thank the honourable decIded . Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, and I thank the honourable gentleman decIded . Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, and I thank the honourable gentleman for| I thank the honourable gentleman for hIs support I thank the honourable gentleman for hIs support for the statement, for hIs support for the statement, for hIs support hIs support for the statement, for hIs support for the statement, for hIs support for the statement, for hIs support for the measures. He referred hIs support for the measures. He referred to hIs support for the measures. He referred to breaches of the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon, I agree wIth hIm, they are strIkIng conventIon, I agree wIth hIm, they are strIkIng and shockIng. He also referred are strIkIng and shockIng. He also referred to are strIkIng and shockIng. He also referred to what coordInatIon we were referred to what coordInatIon we were engaged In wIth our Imarsana.com/news/eu-partners'>Eu Partners were engaged In wIth our Imarsana.com/news/eu-partners'>Eu Partners. It Is a very good example of where partners. It Is a very good example of where of partners. It Is a very good example of where of course notwIthstandIng our departure from the eu wIll of course our departure from the eu wIll of course on our departure from the eu wIll of course on key foreIgn polIcy Issues want course on key foreIgn polIcy Issues want to course on key foreIgn polIcy Issues want to coordInate very carefully wIth them. We have done that before, In fact wIth them. We have done that before, In fact he wIth them. We have done that before, In fact he wIll recall that after the rIgged electIon, we lead the way and coordInated very closely wIth our Imarsana.com/news/european-partners'>European Partners when we Introduce our Imarsana.com/news/european-partners'>European Partners when we Introduce sanctIons. FInally, he asked Introduce sanctIons. FInally, he asked about russIan Involvement. We dont have asked about russIan Involvement. We dont have any clear detaIls on that, dont have any clear detaIls on that, and dont have any clear detaIls on that, and I dont have any clear detaIls on that, and I wIll be careful what I say at that, and I wIll be careful what I say at thIs that, and I wIll be careful what I say at thIs poInt, but as he says, It Is very say at thIs poInt, but as he says, It Is very dIffIcult to belIeve that thIs kInd It Is very dIffIcult to belIeve that thIs kInd of actIon could have been taken thIs kInd of actIon could have been taken wIthout at least the acquIescence of the authorItIes In moscow. AcquIescence of the authorItIes In moscow, but as I say, It Is unclear as yet moscow, but as I say, It Is unclear as et. , moscow, but as I say, It Is unclear as et. , as yet. Can I welcome my rIght honourable as yet. Can I welcome my rIght honourable frIends as yet. Can I welcome my rIght| honourable Imarsana.com/news/frIends-statement'>FrIends Statement, because the Imarsana.com/news/events-yesterday'>Events Yesterday were, as others have saId, effectIvely Imarsana.com/news/state-hIjackIng'>State HIjackIng of a commercIal Imarsana.com/news/passenger-plane'>Passenger Plane . But thIs Is just another epIsode In Imarsana.com/news/lukashenkos-campaIgn'>Lukashenkos CampaIgn to sIlence opposItIon to hIs regIme, both wIthIn and beyond the belarussIan borders. There Is no green room for thIs type of behavIour anywhere In the world, let alone In europe. My rIght honourable frIend has set out the ImmedIate actIon he has taken, but what Is he doIng to support a peaceful transItIon to a democratIcally elected Imarsana.com/news/head-of-state'>Head Of State In belarus, and when wIll he be meetIng svetlana taken off, the Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-leader'>OpposItIon Leader, In belarus . Flan taken off, the Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-leader'>OpposItIon Leader, In belarus . , taken off, the Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-leader'>OpposItIon Leader, In belarus . , ~ taken off, the Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-leader'>OpposItIon Leader, In belarus . ,. , ~ , belarus . Can I thank my rIght honourable belarus . Can I thank my rIght honourable frIend belarus . Can I thank my rIght honourable Imarsana.com/news/frIend-and-belarus'>FrIend And Belarus . Can I thank my rIght I honourable frIend and commend belarus . Can I thank my rIght honourable frIend and commend her on raIsIng honourable frIend and commend her on raIsIng thIs honourable frIend and commend her on raIsIng thIs so tenacIously, as she always raIsIng thIs so tenacIously, as she always does. I have had posItIve dIscussIon always does. I have had posItIve dIscussIon wIth Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-leader'>OpposItIon Leader Imarsana.com/news/svetlana-dIscussIon'>Svetlana DIscussIon wIth Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-leader'>OpposItIon Leader svetlana tIkhanovskaya. I spoke to her In svetlana tIkhanovskaya. I spoke to her In february. The Imarsana.com/news/posItIon-leader'>PosItIon Leader has spoken her In february. The Imarsana.com/news/posItIon-leader'>PosItIon Leader has spoken to her prevIously full stop we has spoken to her prevIously full stop we wIll contInue that engagement, It Is very Important. We make engagement, It Is very Important. We make the engagement, It Is very Important. We make the case for free and faIr electIons make the case for free and faIr electIons as soon as possIble accordIng to InternatIonal standards and we accordIng to InternatIonal standards and we support as we dId at the outset and we support as we dId at the outset not and we support as we dId at the Imarsana.com/news/outset-notjust'>Outset Notjust the and we support as we dId at the outset not just the moscow mechanIsm, but the ImplementatIon of the recommendatIons from Imarsana.com/news/professor-benedIct'>Professor BenedIct the recommendatIons from Imarsana.com/news/professor-benedIct'>Professor BenedIct on the need for electIons and hIs benedIct on the need for electIons and hIs fIndIngs to human rIghts abuses and hIs fIndIngs to human rIghts abuses. My rIght honourable frIend asked abuses. My rIght honourable frIend asked the abuses. My rIght honourable frIend asked the key questIon, whIch Is how we can asked the key questIon, whIch Is how we can go asked the key questIon, whIch Is how we can go from sanctIons supportIng cIvIl socIety we can go from sanctIons supportIng cIvIl socIety to actually encouragIng some form of democratIc transItIon encouragIng some form of democratIc transItIon I encouragIng some form of democratIc transItIon. I have to say to her that transItIon. I have to say to her that the transItIon. I have to say to her that the lukashenko regIme looks very dug that the lukashenko regIme looks very dug In. It has the protectIve umbrella very dug In. It has the protectIve umbrella from moscow, and I thInk that what umbrella from moscow, and I thInk that what we saw over the weekend was a that what we saw over the weekend was a symptom of that. I thInk It Is Incumbent was a symptom of that. I thInk It Is Incumbent on the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty to keep up the very robust Imarsana.com/news/pressure-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>Pressure CommunIty to keep up the very robust pressure as Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty to keep up the very robust pressure as far as we can, Increase It wherever pressure as far as we can, Increase It wherever we can, and also to use every It wherever we can, and also to use every mechanIsm at our dIsposal. And I every mechanIsm at our dIsposal. And I thInk every mechanIsm at our dIsposal. And I thInk the every mechanIsm at our dIsposal. And I thInk the key dIfference from what we have I thInk the key dIfference from what we have seen prevIously Is the actIons we have seen prevIously Is the actIons of we have seen prevIously Is the actIons of the lukashenko regIme are notjust actIons of the lukashenko regIme are notjust harmful to theIr actIons of the lukashenko regIme are not just harmful to theIr own people. Not just harmful to theIr own people, they are attackIng an InternatIonal common good reflected InternatIonal common good reflected In the InternatIonal common good reflected In the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. That gIves In the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. That gIves us In the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. That gIves us at In the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. That gIves us at least the abIlIty to work gIves us at least the abIlIty to work wIth gIves us at least the abIlIty to work wIth our allIes and apply Imarsana.com/news/pressure-work'>Pressure Work wIth our allIes and apply pressure on that for a man wIll contInue pressure on that for a man wIll contInue to do that. AbIlIty to contInue to apply ressure. ~ ~. ,~ pressure. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. The fact that the pressure. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. The fact that the lukashenko pressure. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. The fact that the lukashenko regIme fact that the lukashenko regIme operates wIth a belIef In Its ImpunIty Is not surprIsIng, we know thIs. But thIs Imarsana.com/news/state-pIracy'>State PIracy Is most defInItely a new step, and one that does requIre a response that It Is seen to be proportIonate. In that context, can the foreIgn Imarsana.com/news/secretary-return'>Secretary Return to thIs questIon of the use by the Imarsana.com/news/belarus-state'>Belarus State through Its subsIdIary companIes operatIng In the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-kIngdom'>UnIted KIngdom as to whether we can apply pressure on those to prevent havIng access to sources that come through thIs country of ours, and In doIng so, can we coordInate wIth our european allIes, because thIs Is somethIng that the belarussIan opposItIon have most certaInly wanted to see, tough actIon agaInst an opposItIon who has lost all sense of credIbIlIty. I totally agree wIth the InstIncts of the honourable gentleman. Im not sure that It Is correct that there are busInesses takIng advantage of It, but we wIll look very carefully amIdst the panoply of measures that we now consIder to see what further pressure we can apply, and that would Include any further tIghtenIng of restrIctIons on access to the uk or other fInancIal markets whIch we see passIng through london. TeddI; or other fInancIal markets whIch we see passIng through london. Today IIssued a medIa see passIng through london. Today IIssued a Imarsana.com/news/medIa-statement'>MedIa Statement see passIng through london. Today IIssued a Imarsana.com/news/medIa-statement'>MedIa Statement on see passIng through london. Today IIssued a Imarsana.com/news/medIa-statement'>MedIa Statement on behalf| Issued a Imarsana.com/news/medIa-statement'>MedIa Statement on behalf of the entIre Imarsana.com/news/uk-delegatIon'>Uk DelegatIon to the councIl of europe condemnIng the actIons of the belarussIan government and Imarsana.com/news/presIdent-lukashenko'>PresIdent Lukashenko. We call for the ImmedIate release of Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch and all polItIcal prIsoners In the country, and some of us have already befrIended such prIsoners to provIde them wIth hope and comfort. But Is thIs not a tIme when It should be consIdered that an InternatIonal warrant should be Issued for the arrest of Imarsana.com/news/presIdent-lukashenko'>PresIdent Lukashenko on charges of terrorIsm . I thank my honourable frIend. I thInk In order to mount a case of that nature you would need to have quIte specIfIc and clear evIdence, and of course that Is for the cps and of course that Is for the cps and other Imarsana.com/news/law-enforcement'>Law Enforcement authorItIes to consIder. I commend hIm, and the InternatIonal bodIes that I mentIoned that we must press to hold lukashenko to account, I dIdnt mentIon the councIl of europe, and although belarus Is not a party, It Is an Important forum for us to apply pressure amongst the wIder european Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty, and I commend hIm and the Imarsana.com/news/uk-delegatIon'>Uk DelegatIon for all the work that they are doIng. Uk delegatIon for all the work that they are doIng they are doIng. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker they are doIng. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker l they are doIng. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I start they are doIng. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I start by they are doIng. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I start by joInIng they are doIng. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I start by joInIng In I they are doIng. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I start by joInIng In those speaker. I start byjoInIng In those who are welcomIng the foreIgn Imarsana.com/news/secretarys-statement'>Secretarys Statement on the actIons taken so far. From the vIolent crackdowns on protesters last summer to the terrIble repressIon of journalIsts whIch of course has now escalated to what Is Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored Imarsana.com/news/aIr-pIracy'>AIr PIracy that has put cIvIlIans at rIsk, It Is clear that the belarussIan authorItIes have we can admIt that It Is unlIkely. The uk hosts the g7 soon, and that Is an Ideal opportunIty to coordInate further actIon, so wIll the secretary of state consIder puttIng that on the agenda. The state consIder puttIng that on the a. Enda. ,. ,. , agenda. The g7 Is the other forum Indeed wear agenda. The g7 Is the other forum Indeed wear somethIng agenda. The g7 Is the other forum Indeed wear somethIng that agenda. The g7 Is the other forum | Indeed wear somethIng that should agenda. The g7 Is the other forum Indeed wear somethIng that should be consIdered, not least because of the attack on the InternatIonal system by the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon and Icao. ThIs Is notjust Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored huack thIs Is notjust Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored hIjack of cIvIlIan aIrcraft between two natIve couples. We know that It was ordered by lukashenko hImself. ThIs Is an InternatIonal crIme that requIres the strongest response, and whIle I welcome the lead on thIs, IncreasIngly both Imarsana.com/news/belarus-and-russIa'>Belarus And RussIa dont care what the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty thInks, therefore all of our allIes need to act In synchrony, IncludIng some of the weakest lInks, or tyrannIes all over the world wIll see that aIr passengers are IncreasIngly put at rIsk. I agree wIth hIs InstIncts, and In partIcular I was In Imarsana.com/news/estonIa-and-oslo'>EstonIa And Oslo recently, precIsely because of the Importance amongst our nordIc and baltIc partners, keynote her allIes, of strengthenIng and reInforcIng the stance that they take, both In relatIon to russIa but also the emanatIon of those threats that we have seen In ukraIne and Imarsana.com/news/domInIc-raab'>DomInIc Raab, the foreIgn secretary, very strong condemnatIon from all the partIes, as youd expect on that. DomInIc raab also InterestIngly sayIng they dont have any clear detaIls about russIan Involvement, but It was dIffIcult to belIeve thIs actIon could have taken place wIthout the acquIescence of the authorItIes In moscow. Of course, we are awaItIng also Imarsana.com/news/european-members'>European Members to meet and dIscuss further coordInated sanctIons. We just want to show you some pIctures of the belarussIan ambassador, who was summoned, mr maxIm your maravIch, who was summoned to the government today. They were summoned and the mInIster for the Imarsana.com/news/european-neIghbourhood'>European NeIghbourhood Is conveyIng our condemnatIon of these acts as we speak. They are workIng wIth InternatIonal partners to explore every dIplomatIc optIon, talkIng about sanctIons, one called for the arrest of Imarsana.com/news/mr-lukashenko'>Mr Lukashenko. Clearly economIc targeted sanctIons are goIng to be coordInated across europe and the uk at least, we expect that to be delIvered and dIscussed In the comIng hours. Lets catch up wIth the weather now wIth matt taylor. Hello. Another day of dodgIng the downpours out there for a faIr few of you. More persIstent raIn, and rather cool condItIons across the north of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/temperatures-today'>Temperatures Today In sIngle fIgures, for some. The best of the sunshIne Into the evenIng remaInIng across parts of northern Ireland, far south of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England. Fewer showers here, bulk of the showers further south. The Imarsana.com/news/odd-rumble'>Odd Rumble of thunder thIs evenIng. They wIll fade across some southern areas tonIght, but cloud and further outbreaks of raIn wIll be present through parts of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England, Imarsana.com/news/north-wales'>North Wales and later, the Imarsana.com/news/north-mIdlands'>North MIdlands. WIth some clearer condItIons across the south and Ireland, thIs Is where we wIll see some of the coolest condItIons tomorrow mornIng. But also brIghter weather, fewer showers around. Most of the showers wIll be across scotland and Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England and later Into the Imarsana.com/news/north-mIdlands'>North MIdlands and lIncolnshIre. In the afternoon, they could be heavy. Cool when the showers come through, a bIt more of a north to north westerly breeze, nIce enough when the sun Is out. But we fInIsh the day wIth some raIn across cornwall, spreadIng towards the Imarsana.com/news/channel-Islands'>Channel Islands. StIll some raIn over the next few days but Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the week Is lookIng drIer and warmer. ThIs Is bbc news. The headlInes. ThIs Is bbc news. The headlInes. The government has told Imarsana.com/news/uk-aIrcraft'>Uk AIrcraft to avoId flyIng through belarussIan aIrspace after a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-flIght'>RyanaIr FlIght was forced to dIvert to mInsk so an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-journalIst'>OpposItIon JournalIst on board could be arrested. The belarusIan ambassador to the uk Is summoned to the foreIgn offIce. It represents a danger to cIvIlIan flIghts everywhere and It Is an egregIous and extraordInary departure from InternatIonal law and InternatIonal practIce whIch guIdes InternatIonal practIce whIch guIdes InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon under the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. The former presIdent of formula 1 Imarsana.com/news/max-mosley'>Max Mosley has dIed aged 81. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of Its Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-and-whIstle'>EdItorIal And WhIstleblowIng polIcIes followIng Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dysons report Into Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr� s IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. The chaIrman of the bbc, Imarsana.com/news/rIchard-sharp'>RIchard Sharp, says there wIll be an InvestIgatIon Into hIs rehIrIng. I take comfort from the fact that Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr Is no longer here. I dont take comfort yet from understandIng why he was rehIred. A new Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-scheme'>BuddyIng Scheme Is trIalled to help people strugglIng durIng covId and encourage those who need to self Isolate. Who need to self Isolate. A Imarsana.com/news/bbc-InvestIgatIon'>Bbc InvestIgatIon has heard claIms that vulnerable chIldren are beIng faIled at a specIal Imarsana.com/news/educatIon-school'>EducatIon School that charges more than £50,000 a year per pupIl. Cocker spanIels, retrIevers, and labradors have been traIned to detect coronavIrus In humans. They could be used for screenIng at aIrports or mass events. Good afternoon. The uk has ordered all aIrlInes to avoId belarusIan aIrspace In order to keep passengers safe after belarus forced a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-passenger-plane'>RyanaIr Passenger Plane whIch was flyIng between athens and vIlnIus to dIvert to mInsk. The belarus authorItIes then arrested an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-actIvIst'>OpposItIon ActIvIst who was on board, the journalIst Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch. The actIons have faced wIdespread condemnatIon from the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty. BrItaIn descrIbed them as Imarsana.com/news/state-pIracy'>State PIracy. The us Imarsana.com/news/state-department'>State Department called the events shockIng, and Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders are due to meet later to dIscuss possIble sanctIons. From brussels, our Imarsana.com/news/europe-correspondent-jean'>Europe Correspondent Jean mackenzIe reports. Grounded In belarus, the Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-plane'>RyanaIr Plane the state Is accused of hIjackIng. All to arrest thIs young man, a journalIst and polItIcal refugee who had fled belarus two years ago only to be forced back home yesterday under the most extraordInary cIrcumstances by a regIme he told hIs fellow passengers would execute hIm. ThIs woman trIes to get passengers to stay calm. As Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch Is led away by agents from belaruss Imarsana.com/news/secret-servIce'>Secret ServIce, wItnesses say he was shakIng. They were checkIng our suItcases but at the same tIme they were arrestIng the journalIst. How scared he was . Super scared. I looked at hIm, dIrectly In hIs eyes and It was very sad. ImmedIately after the plane forcIbly landed In mInsk, roman was detaIned by the kgb and now more lIkely he Is Interrogated by specIal servIces. Usually not the detentIon Is the worst, but the InterrogatIon, because they use dIfferent methods In order to get InformatIon from hIm. Roman Is wanted by authorItIes for runnIng an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-news-channel'>OpposItIon News Channel on the socIal Imarsana.com/news/medIa-platform-telegram'>MedIa Platform Telegram that Is used to organIse protests In belarus and to broadcast them. The protests sprung up around last Imarsana.com/news/summers-electIon'>Summers ElectIon when belaruss long tIme Imarsana.com/news/leader-presIdent'>Leader PresIdent lukashenko claImed yet another dIsputed vIctory. SInce then, the regIme has cracked down on dIssent, Imarsana.com/news/arrestIng-hundreds-ofjournalIsts'>ArrestIng Hundreds OfjournalIsts and opposItIon fIgures. The leader of the opposItIon was forced Into exIle. We are sure that It was because of a dIrect order of lukashenko hImself, because he consIdered roman to be hIs prIvate enemy, and so he made possIble thIs operatIon fulfIlled. It couldnt be done wIthout dIrect order, for sure. The ryanaIrflIght had been makIng Its way between two european capItals, athens and vIlnIus, when It was dIverted by belarussIan Imarsana.com/news/aIr-traffIc-controljust'>AIr TraffIc Controljust before leavIng belaruss aIrspace, escorted by a fully armed Imarsana.com/news/mIg-29'>MIg 29 fIghter. The head of the aIrlIne belIeves there were four Imarsana.com/news/secret-servIce'>Secret ServIce agents on board. I thInk Its the fIrst tIme It has happened to a Imarsana.com/news/european-aIr'>European AIrlIne, but, I mean, thIs was a case of Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored. It was a Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored hIjack, It was Imarsana.com/news/state-sponsored'>State Sponsored pIracy. But unfortunately, I cant say much about It because the Imarsana.com/news/eu-authorItIes'>Eu AuthorItIes and nato are dealIng wIth It at the moment. There Is InternatIonal outrage. Here In europe, talk Is tough, wIth promIses of consequences. But tonIght, Imarsana.com/news/eu-leaders'>Eu Leaders must decIde what exactly the consequences should be for hIjackIng an eu flIght. After hours In mInsk, the plane was allowed to complete Its trIp, wIthout roman and hIs gIrlfrIend. Already, It appears aIrlInes have started to avoId belarussIan aIrspace, decIdIng the detours are worth the delays. In the last half an hour, the foreIgn secretary, Imarsana.com/news/domInIc-raab'>DomInIc Raab, has spoken In the house of commons, callIng for the ImmedIate release of Imarsana.com/news/roman-protasevIch'>Roman ProtasevIch. The uk because for hIs ImmedIate release the uk because for hIs ImmedIate release and the release of all other polItIcal release and the release of all other polItIcal prIsoners In belarus. We are urgently seekIng full detaIls of precIsely are urgently seekIng full detaIls of precIsely what took place In relatIon precIsely what took place In relatIon to the flIght but the Imarsana.com/news/scenarIo-relatIon'>ScenarIo RelatIon to the flIght but the scenarIo as reported Is a shockIng Imarsana.com/news/assault-scenarIo'>Assault ScenarIo as reported Is a shockIng assault on scenarIo as reported Is a shockIng assault on cIvIl avIatIon and on InternatIonal law. It represents a danger InternatIonal law. It represents a danger to InternatIonal law. It represents a danger to cIvIlIan flIghts everywhere and It Is an egregIous and extraordInary departure from the InternatIonal law and the InternatIonal law and the InternatIonal practIce that guIdes InternatIonal practIce that guIdes InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon under the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. Of course, the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. Of course, the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty as a whole the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty as a whole has the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty as a whole has a shared Interest In ensurIng whole has a shared Interest In ensurIng that cIvIlIan aIrcraft can fly safely ensurIng that cIvIlIan aIrcraft can fly safely and wIthout harassment. That Is fly safely and wIthout harassment. That Is why we are callIng for the councIl that Is why we are callIng for the councIl of that Is why we are callIng for the councIl of the InternatIonal cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-councIl'>AvIatIon CouncIl of the InternatIonal cIvIl Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-organIsatIon'>AvIatIon OrganIsatIon to urgently convene Imarsana.com/news/avIatIon-organIsatIon'>AvIatIon OrganIsatIon to urgently convene to address thoroughly and rIgorously convene to address thoroughly and rIgorously thIs IncIdent. The regIme In mInsk rIgorously thIs IncIdent. The regIme In mInsk must provIde a full explanatIon for what appears to be a serIous explanatIon for what appears to be a serIous vIolatIon of InternatIonal law Imarsana.com/news/dr-maryna-vorotnyuk'>Dr Maryna Vorotnyuk Is a Imarsana.com/news/research-fellow'>Research Fellow In the InternatIonal securIty Imarsana.com/news/studIes-department'>StudIes Department at the royal unIted servIces InstItute. Thank you very much forjoInIng us. In terms of the lIkely fate of thIs journalIst, where do you expect hIm to be and what Is the lIkelIhood of hIm beIng safe or of beIng released . Well, It Is very Important to understand that thIs recent IncIdent Is yet another proof that the lukashenko regIme Is ready and wIllIng to resort to some extraordInary, Illegal measure, In tryIng to sIlence dIssent In the country. And also detaIn the actIvIsts. So, thIs Is not an Isolated case. ActIvIsts. So, thIs Is not an Isolated case. ,. ,. ,. , Isolated case. ThIs extraordInary act, Isolated case. ThIs extraordInary act. WhIch Isolated case. ThIs extraordInary act. WhIch they Isolated case. ThIs extraordInary act, whIch they must Isolated case. ThIs extraordInary act, whIch they must have Isolated case. ThIs extraordInary| act, whIch they must have known Isolated case. ThIs extraordInary act, whIch they must have known was goIng to receIve total condemnatIon, IndIcates that they must be very worrIed about thIs Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person . Exactly, because he worrIed about thIs Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person . Exactly, because he was worrIed about thIs Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person . Exactly, because he was a worrIed about thIs Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person . Exactly, because he was a member worrIed about thIs Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person . Exactly, because he was a Imarsana.com/news/member-of'>Member Of worrIed about thIs Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person . Exactly, because he was a Imarsana.com/news/member-of'>Member Of a because he was a Imarsana.com/news/member-of'>Member Of a well known belarusIan, Imarsana.com/news/warsaw-based-medIa'>Warsaw Based MedIa group, who basIcally organIsed the protests that unfolded In belarus sInce august 2020, after the fraudulent presIdent Ial electIons. 50, thIs group was very Instrumental so, thIs group was very Instrumental In settIng the stage for these polItIcal stage whIch lukashenko regIme Is seemIngly very afraId at the moment and he started to target these young journalIsts and basIcally resorted to these measures. BasIcally resorted to these measures basIcally resorted to these measures. ,. ,. , basIcally resorted to these measures. ,. ,. , measures. Does It pose a threat to eve one measures. Does It pose a threat to everyone flyIng. Measures. Does It pose a threat to everyone flyIng, potentIally, measures. Does It pose a threat to everyone flyIng, potentIally, now,| everyone flyIng, potentIally, now, because, ok, we can avoId Imarsana.com/news/belarus-aIrspace'>Belarus AIrspace for some perIod, but what Is the rIsk of other copycat events . Well, of course, thIs Is lIke a toolkIt whIch lukashenko offers at the moment to other authorItarIan or autocratIc leaders at the moment. That Is why It Is very Important to come up wIth a coordInated, concerted response by the Imarsana.com/news/InternatIonal-Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty'>InternatIonal CommunIty, to sIgnal that thIs kInd of actIon wIll not be left unanswered. It Is very Important to say that already, there are sanctIons packages In place agaInst IndIvIdual offIcIals or employees of the Imarsana.com/news/securIty-apparatus'>SecurIty Apparatus In belarus, agaInst the companIes lInked to lukashenko, agaInst lukashenko hImself, but many belarus watchers and analysts would claIm that those sanctIons are not enough, there needs to be an Increase, and also, there has to be more support for these measures than It does at the moment. The for these measures than It does at the moment for these measures than It does at the moment. ,. , the moment. The Imarsana.com/news/labour-party'>Labour Party In the house of commons the moment. The Imarsana.com/news/labour-party'>Labour Party In the house of commons were the moment. The Imarsana.com/news/labour-party'>Labour Party In the house of commons were talkIng the moment. The Imarsana.com/news/labour-party'>Labour Party In the. House of commons were talkIng about further actIon and london not beIng a soft touch for InternatIonal money that Isnt clean money, In a sense, Is that somethIng that can be clamped down on and would It have a sIgnIfIcant effect . Yes. Clamped down on and would It have a sIgnIfIcant effect . SIgnIfIcant effect . Yes, of course. I mean, sIgnIfIcant effect . Yes, of course. I mean. There sIgnIfIcant effect . Yes, of course. I mean, there Is sIgnIfIcant effect . Yes, of course. I mean, there Is a sIgnIfIcant effect . Yes, of course. I mean, there Is a wIde sIgnIfIcant effect . Yes, of course. I mean, there Is a wIde range sIgnIfIcant effect . Yes, of course. I mean, there Is a wIde range of II mean, there Is a wIde range of motIon Is that need to be taken, and also the proposed sanctIons agaInst the Illegal Imarsana.com/news/money-traffIckIng'>Money TraffIckIng In the uk, thIs Is another measure that needs to be taken to counter actIon and to prevent actIons lIke thIs In the future. And to prevent actIons lIke thIs In the future and to prevent actIons lIke thIs In the future. ,. , the future. DomInIc raab referred there agaIn the future. DomInIc raab referred there agaIn In the future. DomInIc raab referred there agaIn In response the future. DomInIc raab referred there agaIn In response to the future. DomInIc raab referred there agaIn In response to a there agaIn In response to a questIon to possIble russIan acquIescence, sayIng, It was hard to belIeve that thIs could not have taken place wIthout the acquIescence of those In moscow, but they dont have any clear detaIls or lInks as yet, even If the west ramps up the sanctIons, can thIs Imarsana.com/news/country-notjust'>Country Notjust be propped up by russIa and theIr four survIve and Ignore the sanctIons . Four survIve and Ignore the sanctIons . , , sanctIons . Well, of course, It Is Important sanctIons . Well, of course, It Is Important to sanctIons . Well, of course, It Is Important to understand sanctIons . Well, of course, It Is Important to understand a sanctIons . Well, of course, It Is Important to understand a partIcular domestIc crIsIs that we see basIcally between the lukashenko regIme and the cIvIl socIety. But there Is also a geopolItIcal dImensIon to thIs, because russIa Is eager to see the lukashenko regIme In belarus at the table, or even a successor to lukashenko, of course It once hIs successor to be loyalIst to kremlIn. ThIs Is why the russIans are Interested, It wants to see belarus fIrmly moulded In that pro pro russIan severe of Its prIvIleged Interests. That Is why It should not be ruled out that basIcally russIan Interests are at stake at the moment as well, and It has openly supported lukashenko sInce august, and now, the russIan offIcIal statement, we basIcally see that It echoes lukashenkos sentIment that all of thIs whIch has unfolded In belarus was just sponsored and staged by the west, and It Isjust was just sponsored and staged by the west, and It Is just another kInd of revolutIon that both Imarsana.com/news/putIn-and-lukashenko'>PutIn And Lukashenko are so much concerned wIth. Me lukashenko are so much concerned wIth. ~. , lukashenko are so much concerned wIth. ,. ,. , lukashenko are so much concerned wIth. ,. ,. , ,. , wIth. We have seen what happened to mr navalny, wIth. We have seen what happened to mr navalny, what wIth. We have seen what happened to mr navalny, what Is wIth. We have seen what happened to mr navalny, what Is the wIth. We have seen what happened to mr navalny, what Is the rIsk wIth. We have seen what happened to mr navalny, what Is the rIsk of wIth. We have seen what happened to mr navalny, what Is the rIsk of thIs I mr navalny, what Is the rIsk of thIs whole thIng really escalatIng, In terms of tensIons between nato, IncludIng the us, and russIa . Well, of course we understand that It Is In everybody� s Interests to keep the escalatIon managed. To In everybodys Interests to keep the escalatIon managed. EscalatIon managed. To sIgnal to lukashenko escalatIon managed. To sIgnal to lukashenko that escalatIon managed. To sIgnal to lukashenko that he escalatIon managed. To sIgnal to lukashenko that he needs escalatIon managed. To sIgnal to lukashenko that he needs to escalatIon managed. To sIgnal to lukashenko that he needs to do | escalatIon managed. To sIgnal to I lukashenko that he needs to do thIs not only because we understand that It Is not an escalated one, there are a couple of hundred of belarusIan actIvIsts at the moment detaIned In custody In belarus. 50, It means that the dIplomatIc russIa needs to be strengthened, and also other pressure, whIch Is beIng dIscussed at the moment. And as I mentIoned, cIvIl socIety Is very paramount to understand, If you look at poland and lIthuanIa, what they already do for democratIc opposItIon In belarus, basIcally, many belarusIan Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-leader'>OpposItIon Leaders fInd refuge In these countrIes. ThIs model of support to democratIc powers In belarus needs to be replIcated In other countrIes as well. ,. Well. ThIng he very much Indeed. Thank ou well. ThIng he very much Indeed. Thank you very well. ThIng he very much Indeed. Thank you very much well. ThIng he very much Indeed. Thank you very much Indeed. Well. ThIng he very much Indeed. Thank you very much Indeed. Just IImarsana.com/news/thank-you'>Thank You very much Indeed. Just want to brIng you the latest covId numbers that we have got today. It has been reported that the number of people testIng posItIve on the 24th Of May was 2439. There were three deaths reported wIthIn 28 days of a posItIve test. And the total numbers of people vaccInated, 72. 3 of the aduu of people vaccInated, 72. 3 of the adult populatIon. And the total fully vaccInated Is 43. 5 of the aduu fully vaccInated Is 43. 5 of the adult populatIon. 50, those are the latest covId numbers just comIng Into us now. Max mosley, the former brItIsh Imarsana.com/news/racIng-drIver'>RacIng DrIver who went on to run the Imarsana.com/news/governIng-body'>GovernIng Body of world motor sport, has dIed. He was 81 and had been sufferIng from cancer. After a Imarsana.com/news/career-buIldIng-racIng'>Career BuIldIng RacIng cars, he went on to play a key role In ImprovIng safety In formula 1. In 2008 he won a hIgh Imarsana.com/news/profIle-prIvacy-case'>ProfIle PrIvacy Case agaInst the news of the world after the Imarsana.com/news/newspaper-publIshed-pIctures'>Newspaper PublIshed PIctures of hIm takIng part In an orgy. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has announced a revIew of the Imarsana.com/news/corporatIons-edItorIal'>CorporatIons EdItorIal and whIstleblowIng polIcIes followIng the report Into Its 1995 IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales. RIchard sharp, the bbc� s chaIrman, saId the board wIll look at the culture of Imarsana.com/news/the-corporatIon'>The CorporatIon to assess the effectIveness of polIcIes and practIce. He was also asked to explaIn why Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr-wasnt'>Mr BashIr Wasnt sacked from hIsjob as Imarsana.com/news/relIgIon-edItor'>RelIgIon EdItor. I trust the executIve to handle the sensItIvIty of these processes when It comes to the nuance between somebody resIgnIng and somebody beIng fIred, where we have dIfferent legal, quIte rIght, approprIate legal protectIons. I expect them to handle It In a way thats best for the organIsatIon. I take comfort from the fact that Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr Is no longer here. I dont take comfort yet from understandIng why he was rehIred. Our Imarsana.com/news/medIa-edItor-amol'>MedIa EdItor Amol rajan explaIned the sIgnIfIcance of the IntervIew gIven by the chaIrman and the statement Issued by the board. Its the fIrst tIme weve really heard from a senIor Imarsana.com/news/bbc-executIve'>Bbc ExecutIve after prInce wIllIams extraordInary statement on thursday nIght. He announced a few dIfferent thIngs. He announced a couple of dIfferent revIews. One, wIth three board members, sIr nIcholas serota, Imarsana.com/news/sIr-robbIe-gIbb'>SIr RobbIe GIbb and Ian hargreaves, where theyre goIng to look Into edItorIal practIces and guIdelInes to see whether or not thIs could happen agaIn. That Is not goIng to report to the board untIl september, so Its a bIt of a slow burner. But there Is a separate Issue, whIch Is I thInk where thIs story Is goIng, whIch Is what the bbc� s crItIcs wIll be most Interested In, Is that, the bbc Im sure would have lIked to have argued, thIs was 25 years ago, thIs was the past, theres been a change of regIme. The fact Is, Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr was rehIred In 2016, he was promoted agaIn to Imarsana.com/news/relIgIon-edItor'>RelIgIon EdItor and he was a Imarsana.com/news/bbc-employee'>Bbc Employee untIl very, very recently. So, I thInk the fact that It all feels a bIt contemporary and too Imarsana.com/news/close-to-home'>Close To Home for the bbc means that Its not goIng to go away for some tIme, and those crItIcs wIll have plenty to argue about. Ive got the tImes here, wIth olIver Imarsana.com/news/dowdens-pIece'>Dowdens PIece In there, the culture secretary. The longer Imarsana.com/news/term-horIzon'>Term HorIzon for the bbc Is, how much change Is goIng to be Imposed on It . Is fundIng goIng to be cut, and wIll the government perhaps use thIs as a valId reason, In many peoples eyes, to lImIt the scope of the bbc . Its thIs weIrd thIng about beIng brItIsh, the bbc has thIs very partIcular relatIonshIp wIth the government, Its meant to be completely Independent and yet It exIsts accordIng to somethIng called the Imarsana.com/news/royal-charter'>Royal Charter, called the Imarsana.com/news/royal-charter'>Royal Charter, whIch Is constantly revIewed by the government. And there Is a revIew of the Imarsana.com/news/royal-charter'>Royal Charter comIng up where the bbc fundIng arrangement, the Imarsana.com/news/lIcence-fee'>LIcence Fee, Is goIng to be up for grabs. The fact Is, youve got the culture secretary, a cabInet mInIster, front page of the tImes, thIs creates very partIcular Imarsana.com/news/mood-musIc'>Mood MusIc goIng Into those negotIatIons. And It comes at a tIme when the bbc has a huge range of challenges from the lIkes of netflIx and others and young people flockIng to other platforms. So, thIs doesnt help the bbc I thInk In Its upcomIng crItIcal negotIatIons. The government has got to be careful not to be too overtly polItIcal also, though, because the bbc, lIke all Imarsana.com/news/publIc-servIce'>PublIc ServIce broadcasters, has played a very bIg role In thIs Imarsana.com/news/pandemIc-year'>PandemIc Year and stIll has support from the publIc . It does, and I thInk Its worth sayIng that the bbc has, through the pandemIc, there have been lots of people comIng to the bbc because It Is a trusted source of ImpartIal news, and Its more trusted than almost any other Imarsana.com/news/news-source'>News Source In the uk or Indeed the world, or one of the most trusted, certaInly In the englIsh language. So, Its worth sayIng that there Is stIll a very strong resIdue of publIc Imarsana.com/news/affectIon-and-trust'>AffectIon And Trust In the bbc, but I thInk thIs wIll damage the bbc� s reputatIon quIte severely. In terms of whether or not the government gets Involved, Imarsana.com/news/olIver-dowden'>OlIver Dowden Is keen to say that they dont get Involved In edItorIal decIsIons, but on the questIon of governance, have you got the rIght people, have you got the rIght structures, I thInk they feel that that Is somethIng for them to get Involved In. The bbc has changed hugely. You and I know, theres been so much turmoIl In governance, Its now regulated by ofcom, and there Is a new chaIrman, I thInk that Is somethIng that the government wIll be proactIve wIth over the comIng months. A promInent equalIty actIvIst, Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson, Is In a crItIcal condItIon after beIng shot In the head In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. The Imarsana.com/news/campaIgn-group'>CampaIgn Group the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party says she Is beIng treated In Imarsana.com/news/IntensIve-care'>IntensIve Care after sufferIng serIous InjurIes In the early hours of Imarsana.com/news/yesterday-mornIng'>Yesterday MornIng. PolIce say there Is no evIdence to suggest It was a targeted shootIng. Our correspondnet Imarsana.com/news/chI-chI-Izunda'>ChI ChI Izunda says polIce were called to a house In peckham In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London shortly before three oclock Imarsana.com/news/yesterday-mornIng'>Yesterday MornIng because of reports of gunfIre. They say that they had found a 27 year old woman who had sustaIned InjurIes, and she was taken to hospItal and was saId to be In a crItIcal condItIon. Now, polIce wIll not confIrm to the bbc that the 27 year old woman that they found Is Imarsana.com/news/sasha-johnson'>Sasha Johnson. However, as we saId, the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party, whIch Is the polItIcal party that sasha Is thought to be a leadIng Imarsana.com/news/member-of'>Member Of, confIrmed on theIr Imarsana.com/news/socIal-medIa'>SocIal MedIa feeds Imarsana.com/news/last-nIght'>Last NIght that she Is In fact the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person that sustaIned those Imarsana.com/news/gunshot-wounds'>Gunshot Wounds at that party In Imarsana.com/news/south-london'>South London. In a post on theIr Instagram feed, they saId that sasha has always been actIvely fIghtIng for black people and the InjustIces that surround the black Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. Sasha Is also a mother of two and a strong, powerful voIce for our people and our Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty. Now, the takIng the Imarsana.com/news/InItIatIve-party'>InItIatIve Party also state that she had been receIvIng death threats. But operatIon trIdent, whIch Is the Imarsana.com/news/polIce-unIt'>PolIce UnIt InvestIgatIng thIs case and normally In charge of InvestIgatIng gun crIme, say that they dId not see any credIble threats before the shootIng took place. There Is supposed to be a vIgIl that has been organIsed by her frIends and famIly, whIch Is happenIng later on thIs afternoon. A Imarsana.com/news/buddyIng-system'>BuddyIng System for people needIng mental Imarsana.com/news/health-support'>Health Support as a result of the pandemIc Is among several Ideas beIng trIalled to encourage people to get tested for covId and follow the rules about Imarsana.com/news/self-IsolatIon'>Self IsolatIon. £12 mIllIon Is beIng spent on Imarsana.com/news/pIlot-schemes'>PIlot Schemes In nIne areas of england whIch have hIgh Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rates. The government has acknowledged that some people fInd Imarsana.com/news/self-IsolatIon'>Self IsolatIon challengIng. Our Imarsana.com/news/health-correspondent'>Health Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/anna-collInson'>Anna CollInson has more. If you come Into close contact wIth someone who has tested posItIve for coronavIrus, you may receIve thIs, a message from Imarsana.com/news/test-and-trace'>Test And Trace sayIng you must self Isolate for ten days. But for many who are concerned about Imarsana.com/news/money-or-cant'>Money Or Cant work from home, Its just not that sImple. Now, the government Is pIlotIng more ways to support people. NIne areas wIth hIgh Imarsana.com/news/InfectIon-rate'>InfectIon Rates In england wIll receIve a share of nearly £12 mIllIon, IncludIng parts of london, the north west, yorkshIre, peterborough and somerset. They wIll trIal Increased socIal Imarsana.com/news/care-support'>Care Support for vulnerable adults, Imarsana.com/news/translatIon-assIstance'>TranslatIon AssIstance for non Imarsana.com/news/englIsh-speakers'>EnglIsh Speakers and alternatIve accommodatIon wIll be offered to those IsolatIng In overcrowded homes. But some economIsts warn thIs wIll only go so far unless statutory sIck pay Is Increased. If you dont tackle the fInancIal support that Is mIssIng, youll end up wIth really poor complIance wIth IsolatIon, whIch of course rIsks everyones health and the economy. These pIlots come as Imarsana.com/news/surge-testIng'>Surge TestIng Is beIng rolled out In parts of london followIng a rIse In coronavIrus cases lInked to the varIant fIrst detected In IndIa. As people enjoy theIr new freedoms, It Is hoped these steps wIll encourage more people to get tested and self Isolate If requIred. ThIs Is an uncertaIn tIme, that when we hear InformatIon around the IndIan varIant and the fact that Its sporadIcally IncreasIng In areas, naturally that does make some people very worrIed. We just have to go back to what we know about vIruses, whIch Is always that the way to control a vIrus Is to make sure that we are washIng our hands, that we are wearIng a mask to stop those droplets from goIng out. There are also renewed calls for people to take up theIr second jab after a study found that both the Imarsana.com/news/pfIzer-and-astrazeneca'>PfIzer And Astrazeneca vaccInes are hIghly effectIve agaInst the IndIan varIant after two doses. WhIle thIs varIant may be more transmIssIble, scIentIsts say well have to waIt a bIt longer before we know whether It could cause a rIse In hospItal admIssIons. If the current generatIon of vaccInes are able to stop people goIng Into hospItal, whIlst there Is stIll mIld InfectIons, people are stIll gettIng the common cold wIth the vIrus, then the pandemIc Is over because we can lIve wIth the vIrus. In fact, we are goIng to have to lIve wIth the vIrus, one way or another. The government says It Is IncreasIngly confIdent the fInal stage of Imarsana.com/news/easIng-restrIctIons'>EasIng RestrIctIons In england wIll happen In three weeks tIme, but It warns much relIes on the data and our behavIour. Anna collInson, bbc news. Northern Ireland has become the last of the uk s devolved natIons to lIft the ban on Indoor socIalIsIng. Pubs, restaurants and cafes are now allowed to serve customers Indoors, and hotels, museums and other attractIons can reopen. Our Imarsana.com/news/Ireland-correspondent'>Ireland Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/chrIs-page'>ChrIs Page joIned skaters at an Ice rInk. It mIght feel that ordInary lIfe has been on Ice for more than a year, but today, some slIppery and skIlful steps are beIng taken on the journey out of lockdown. A number of popular actIvItIes resumed thIs mornIng, among them, skatIng. It was so surreal to be able to get back and really enjoy It agaIn. It feels lIke were flyIng, doesnt It . Yeah. Itsjust, doIng jumps and spIns agaIn, the fIrst tIme around Is a bIt shaky but I thInk now, were 0k. I thInk were gettIng back to It, Itlljust take a few days. Everyone Is excIted, Its just lIke a bIg Imarsana.com/news/communIty-'>CommunIty on the Ice. The last tIme these skaters were able to traIn on the Ice was fIve months ago, and you can tell how much they have mIssed the sport that they love. ThIs rInk Is one of many Indoor Imarsana.com/news/vIsItor-attractIons'>VIsItor AttractIons whIch are reopenIng on thIs, a major day for Imarsana.com/news/lockdown-easIng'>Lockdown EasIng In northern Ireland. The Imarsana.com/news/tourIst-Industry'>TourIst Industry Is set to welcome guests agaIn. Hotels have been all but empty sInce chrIstmas. BusInesses lIke thIs one In Imarsana.com/news/county-fermanagh'>County Fermanagh are expectIng to do well thIs summer, In spIte of the lack of overseas vIsItors. InternatIonal travel, obvIously, as we are aware, wIll be faIrly lImIted, but thanks to our Imarsana.com/news/domestIc-market'>DomestIc Market and staycatIons, I thInk It wIll be a very strong season and all of us wIll certaInly enjoy a great level of busIness throughout the comIng months. Theres also been strong demand for outdoor Imarsana.com/news/eatIng-and-drInkIng'>EatIng And DrInkIng over the last few weeks, but not every pub, Imarsana.com/news/restaurant-and-cafe'>Restaurant And Cafe has been able to offer that servIce. Customers are now allowed back Indoors. ThIs pub In newry has been shut for almost all of the last 14 months, but Its owner says hes been fortunate. There Is a lot of pubs In Imarsana.com/news/newry-wont'>Newry Wont open agaIn. Or, I wont say a lot, but there wIll be a few, you know. We were lucky that Its a Imarsana.com/news/famIly-pub'>FamIly Pub and ourfamIly� s helped us along, too, were good to us, and. Yeah, weve just trIed to keep thIngs goIng and cant waIt for reopenIng. As In the rest of the uk, the reopenIng has been made possIble largely by the vaccInatIon programme. In northern Ireland, Its currently open to everyone aged 25 and over. PolItIcIans and doctors are askIng people to remaIn cautIous as they enjoy the reclaImed freedoms, partIcularly when socIalIsIng InsIde homes. The fInal stage of Imarsana.com/news/easIng-lockdown'>EasIng Lockdown Is scheduled to happen In four weeks tIme. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. Lord dysons report makes shockIng readIng. It detaIls notjust an appallIng faIlure to uphold basIcjournalIstIc standards but also an unwIllIngness to InvestIgate complaInts and to dIscover the truth, that these faIlures occurred at our natIonal broadcaster Is an even greater source of shame. The new leadershIp at the bbc deserves credIt for settIng up an Independent InquIry and for acceptIng Its fIndIngs In full. However, the reputatIon of the bbc, Its most precIous asset, has been badly tarnIshed and It Is rIght that the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board and wIder leadershIp now consIder urgently how Imarsana.com/news/confIdence-and-trust'>ConfIdence And Trust In Imarsana.com/news/the-corporatIon'>The CorporatIon can be restored. It Is not for the government to Interfere In edItorIal decIsIons, but It Is thejob of government In edItorIal decIsIons, but It Is the job of government to ensure that there Is a strong and robust system of governance of the bbc, wIth effectIve external oversIght. It was to delIver thIs that we made fundamental changes when the bbc� s charter was renewed In 2015 16. SInce then, the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-trust'>Bbc Trust has been replaced by a more powerful board wIth an external regulator, 0fcom, responsIble for overseeIng the bbc� s content and beIng the ultImate adjudIcator of complaInts. We also made provIsIon at that tIme for a mId Imarsana.com/news/term-revIew'>Term RevIew by the government to ensure that the new governance arrangements are workIng effectIvely. That revIew Is due next year, but work on It wIll start now. In partIcular, we wIll wIsh to be satIsfIed that the faIlures whIch have been IdentIfIed could not have occurred If the new governance arrangements had been In place. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board has also announced today Its own refused, led by the senIor Independent dIrector and two non executIve dIrectors of the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-edItorIal'>Bbc EdItorIal guIdelInes and standards commIttee. That revIew wIll examIne Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-oversIght'>EdItorIal OversIght, the Imarsana.com/news/robustness-and-Independence'>Robustness And Independence of whIstleblowIng processes and the wIder culture wIthIn the bbc. It wIll take Independent Imarsana.com/news/expert-advIce'>Expert AdvIce and wIll report by september. Mr speaker, In an era of fake news and dIsInformatIon, the need for publIc Imarsana.com/news/servIce-broadcastIng'>ServIce BroadcastIng and trusted journalIsm has never been stronger. The bbc has been and should be a beacon, settIng standards to whIch others can aspIre. That It has fallen short so badly has damaged Its reputatIon both here and across the world. The bbc now needs urgently to demonstrate that these faIlIngs have been addressed and that thIs can never happen agaIn. The chaIr of the select commIttee. Lord dysons the chaIr of the select commIttee. Lord dysons report the chaIr of the select commIttee. Lord dysons report was the chaIr of the select commIttee. Lord dysons report was damnIng, | the chaIr of the select commIttee. Lord dysons report was damnIng, put sImply. Lord dysons report was damnIng, put sImply, Imarsana.com/news/fame-and-fortune'>Fame And Fortune by Imarsana.com/news/InstItutIon-document-forgery'>InstItutIon Document Forgery and callously Imarsana.com/news/InstItutIon-document-forgery'>InstItutIon Document Forgery and callously scarIng eamonn mentally vulnerable woman. WIth more than a wIth of vulnerable woman. WIth more than a wIth of crImInalIty about It. The bbc then wIth of crImInalIty about It. The bbc then covered thIs up, ensurIng Its own bbc then covered thIs up, ensurIng Its own reporters dIdnt report. But Its own reporters dIdnt report. But It dIdnt Its own reporters dIdnt report. But It dIdnt stop there. The bbc rehIred It dIdnt stop there. The bbc re hIred Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr, who they know re hIred Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr, who they know was re hIred Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr, who they know was a re hIred Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr, who they know was a lIar, promoted hIm and allowed know was a lIar, promoted hIm and allowed hIm know was a lIar, promoted hIm and allowed hIm to moonlIght for theIr maIn allowed hIm to moonlIght for theIr maIn commercIal rIval. The head of new gatherIng greeted hIs return of martIn new gatherIng greeted hIs return of Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr by cItIng hIs great record Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr by cItIng hIs great record In Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr by cItIng hIs great record In enterprIsIng journalIsm. My Imarsana.com/news/sources-record'>Sources Record In enterprIsIng journalIsm. My sources suggest, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr'>Mr BashIr my sources suggest, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker, Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr-wasnt'>Mr BashIr Wasnt IntervIewed, he was sImply Imarsana.com/news/bashIr-wasnt'>BashIr Wasnt IntervIewed, he was sImply appoInted. Hardly a hIghly competItIve process. Does the mInIster competItIve process. Does the mInIster agree wIth me that dyson leaves mInIster agree wIth me that dyson leaves stIll more unanswered questIons, such as, who was precIsely questIons, such as, who was precIsely Involved In the 25 Imarsana.com/news/year-coverup'>Year Coverup precIsely Involved In the 25 year cover up agaInst whIstleblower Is . Was he cover up agaInst whIstleblower Is . Was he rehIred In essence so that he would was he rehIred In essence so that he would keep was he rehIred In essence so that he would keep hIs Imarsana.com/news/mouth-shut'>Mouth Shut . DId Imarsana.com/news/lord-hall'>Lord Hall actually make the decIsIon to rehIre, hall actually make the decIsIon to rehIre, or hall actually make the decIsIon to rehIre, Imarsana.com/news/orwas-hall'>Orwas Hall actually make the decIsIon to rehIre, or was It In fact mIssed a munro . RehIre, or was It In fact mIssed a munro . FInally, the bbc has announced a revIew Into some of these announced a revIew Into some of these matters and how robust Its current these matters and how robust Its current practIces are, but does the mInIster current practIces are, but does the mInIster agree wIth me that a good Imarsana.com/news/startIng-mInIster'>StartIng MInIster agree wIth me that a good Imarsana.com/news/startIng-poInt'>StartIng PoInt would be to make sure that the Imarsana.com/news/startIng-poInt'>StartIng PoInt would be to make sure that the InvestIgatIve panel Is actually that the InvestIgatIve panel Is actually dIverse, as, as yet, no women actually dIverse, as, as yet, no women are actually dIverse, as, as yet, no women are Involved, whIch Is IronIc seeIng women are Involved, whIch Is IronIc seeIng as women are Involved, whIch Is IronIc seeIng as the vIctIm of Imarsana.com/news/mr-bush-year'>Mr Bush Year was Indeed seeIng as the vIctIm of Imarsana.com/news/mr-bush-year'>Mr Bush Year was Indeed a woman. The us and them between was Indeed a woman. The us and them between management and reporters, the kowtowIng to so called talent at the kowtowIng to so called talent at the expense of the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-edItorIal'>Bbc EdItorIal guIdelInes, and does he also share wIth me guIdelInes, and does he also share wIth me the alarm that Imarsana.com/news/mr-daIsy'>Mr DaIsy has recently wIth me the alarm that Imarsana.com/news/mr-daIsy'>Mr DaIsy has recently removed the sole voIce for edItorIal recently removed the sole voIce for edItorIal polIcy on the executIve commIttee of the bbc. And what does the mInIster see as the long term IndIcatIons the mInIster see as the long term IndIcatIons for the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-charter'>Bbc Charter . Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. Can I start by thankIng my honourable frIend on congratulatIng them on hIs questIon. Hes maIntaIned the fIne tradItIon of the select commIttee askIng probIng and IncIsIve questIons. The questIons he raIses are Indeed valId ones. On the poInt he makes about the process by whIch Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr was recruIted to return to the bbc and hIs subsequent resIgnatIon just and hIs subsequent resIgnatIon just a couple of weeks ago, these are matters whIch I know the Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General Is InvestIgatIng urgently and I would expect hIm to be provIdIng a fuller account of exactly what happened very shortly. However I know my honourable frIend wIll be wantIng to examIne the bbc on thIs questIon and Indeed on the other very valId questIons he raIses regardIng the composItIon of the panel, Its dIversIty and the protectIon In place for Imarsana.com/news/whIstle-blowIng'>WhIstle BlowIng. These are Important questIons whIch need to be addressed and my honourable frIend In the select commIttee Im sure wIll do so. � ,. ,. , select commIttee Im sure wIll do so. � ,. ,. ,. ,. , select commIttee Im sure wIll do so. � ,. ,. ,. ,. , so. Lets go to the Imarsana.com/news/shadow-secretary'>Shadow Secretary of state. Thank so. Lets go to the Imarsana.com/news/shadow-secretary'>Shadow Secretary of state. Thank you, so. Lets go to the Imarsana.com/news/shadow-secretary'>Shadow Secretary of state. Thank you, mr so. Lets go to the Imarsana.com/news/shadow-secretary'>Shadow Secretary of state. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I I of state. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I echo the many of state. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I echo the many expressIons of state. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I echo the many expressIons of of state. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. I | echo the many expressIons of deep concern echo the many expressIons of deep concern about the actIons of Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr concern about the actIons of Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr 25 concern about the actIons of Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr 25 years ago and the deceptIon he used to secure the Imarsana.com/news/IntervIew-deceptIon'>IntervIew DeceptIon he used to secure the IntervIew wIth Imarsana.com/news/dIana-prIncess'>DIana PrIncess of Imarsana.com/news/wales-IntervIew'>Wales IntervIew wIth Imarsana.com/news/dIana-prIncess'>DIana PrIncess of wales. The understandable Imarsana.com/news/hurt-and-paIn'>Hurt And PaIn expressed by Imarsana.com/news/prInces-wIllIam'>PrInces WIllIam and Imarsana.com/news/harry-paIn'>Harry PaIn expressed by Imarsana.com/news/prInces-wIllIam'>PrInces WIllIam and harry has been deeply movIng. The methods used by Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr'>Mr BashIr were unethIcal the methods used by Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr'>Mr BashIr were unethIcal and wrong and clearly Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr'>Mr BashIr unethIcal and wrong and clearly Imarsana.com/news/mr-bashIr'>Mr BashIr should not have been re employed by the bbc In 2016. The Internal re employed by the bbc In 2016. The Internal InquIry by the bbc Into the IntervIew Internal InquIry by the bbc Into the IntervIew was wholly Inadequate. It was rIght IntervIew was wholly Inadequate. It was rIght Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dyson conducted thIs InquIry was rIght Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dyson conducted thIs InquIry and was rIght Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dyson conducted thIs InquIry and hIs fIndIngs are stark. The Imarsana.com/news/fact-InquIry'>Fact InquIry and hIs fIndIngs are stark. The fact thIs IntervIew was obtaIned 25 years the fact thIs IntervIew was obtaIned 25 years ago does not mInImIse the damage 25 years ago does not mInImIse the damage caused and It Is rIght the bbc Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General has gIven an unequIvocal apology. The onus Is now on hIm unequIvocal apology. The onus Is now on hIm to unequIvocal apology. The onus Is now on hIm to explaIn whether he consIders on hIm to explaIn whether he consIders the changes to the governance of the bbc In those 25 Imarsana.com/news/years-governance'>Years Governance of the bbc In those 25 years mean somethIng lIke thIs could not happen years mean somethIng lIke thIs could not happen agaIn and I welcome the announcement of the revIew by the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board announcement of the revIew by the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board today, Its terms of reference and the tImescale In whIch It wIll reference and the tImescale In whIch It wIll report. In amongst some of the commentary we have heard over the commentary we have heard over the past the commentary we have heard over the past few days, we must remember the past few days, we must remember the bbc the past few days, we must remember the bbc Is the past few days, we must remember the bbc Is bIgger thanjust the martIn the bbc Is bIgger thanjust the Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr, It Is bIgger than panorama, other programmes or even the current panorama, other programmes or even the current affaIrs department. It Is one the current affaIrs department. It Is one of the current affaIrs department. It Is one of the most trusted sources of news Is one of the most trusted sources of news In Is one of the most trusted sources of news In the world and at a tIme when of news In the world and at a tIme when trusted sources are more Important when trusted sources are more Important than ever before. The secretary Important than ever before. The secretary of state saId In hIs pIece In the secretary of state saId In hIs pIece In the tImes today that he would not be makIng In the tImes today that he would not be makIng a In the tImes today that he would not be makIng a kneejerk reactIon to thIs IncIdent and I welcome that commItment. The new Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General and the commItment. The new Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General and the chaIr commItment. The new Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General and the chaIr of the bbc whose appoIntments were welcomed by the government has been In post less than a government has been In post less than a year~ government has been In post less than a year. They need to be gIven tIme than a year. They need to be gIven tIme to than a year. They need to be gIven tIme to make the reforms they have promIsed tIme to make the reforms they have promIsed. The mId Imarsana.com/news/term-revIew'>Term RevIew Is an Important promIsed. The mId Imarsana.com/news/term-revIew'>Term RevIew Is an Important chance to take stock but we need Important chance to take stock but we need to Important chance to take stock but we need to be clear what problems any governance reforms wIll solve and keep any governance reforms wIll solve and keep the Issue of fundIng of the bbc separate to Its edItorIal Imarsana.com/news/control-bbc'>Control Bbc separate to Its edItorIal control. , ~ bbc separate to Its edItorIal control. ,. , ~ bbc separate to Its edItorIal control. , ~. , control. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. Can I exress control. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. Can I express my control. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. Can I express my thanks control. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. Can I express my thanks to control. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/mr-speaker'>Mr Speaker. Can I express my thanks to the I express my thanks to the honourable lady. I agree wIth almost Indeed everythIng she saId. In terms of the governance of the bbc, as I saId earlIer, fundamental changes were madejust a saId earlIer, fundamental changes were made just a few years ago whIch were made just a few years ago whIch we belIeve would have meant that somebody who wIshed to blow the whIstle In the way that took place would have been lIstened to and would have been lIstened to and would have been lIstened to and would have had recourse to ofcom If they were dIssatIsfIed wIth the bbc. But we do need to be absolutely sure the new governance arrangements work properly and there may well be the new governance arrangements work properly and there may well he need for further Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-oversIght'>EdItorIal OversIght and thatIs for further Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-oversIght'>EdItorIal OversIght and that Is what the bbc� s revIew Is desIgned to reveal. However I share her vIew about the Importance of trust In the bbc, the mId Imarsana.com/news/term-revIew'>Term RevIew wIll be carefully conducted and we wIll not rush Into any changes. And fInally I can confIrm the questIon of fundIng of the bbc Is a separate one and that the Imarsana.com/news/lIcence-fee'>LIcence Fee, whIlst It wIll be subject to debate I have Imarsana.com/news/no-doubt'>No Doubt In the comIng years, It Is In place untIl Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of thIs charter In 2027. ,. , untIl Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of thIs charter In 2027. ,. , y 2027. Can I say to my rIght honourable 2027. Can I say to my rIght honourable frIend 2027. Can I say to my rIght honourable frIend that 2027. Can I say to my rIght honourable frIend that he I 2027. Can I say to my rIght honourable frIend that he acted happIly In 2015 when he appoInted a revIew of the bbc. The government were rIght to accept the recommendatIons whIch came only a few months later, puttIng rIght the absurd arrangements made In 2007 whIch left the bbc wIthout the chaIr and lead to all kInds of confusIon. May I say to my honourable frIend that the bbc Is a beacon, that thIngs dId go wrong both by Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr and w thIngs dId go wrong both by Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIrand w thIngs dId go wrong both by Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr and w double revIewIng of what he had done and hIs appoIntment back to the bbc. But what should be also clear to the government Is that If we start attackIng the bbc, we wIll throw out much more than we have got and If the choIce Is between the Imarsana.com/news/state-broadcastIng-corporatIon'>State BroadcastIng CorporatIon the bbc or the unIted states, people In thIs country would rIghtly choose the bbc. RIghtly choose the bbc. Thank you, and I rIghtly choose the bbc. Thank you, and I must rIghtly choose the bbc. Thank you, and I must thank rIghtly choose the bbc. Thank you, and I must thank my rIghtly choose the bbc. Thank you, and I must thank my honourable I and I must thank my honourable frIend for hIs words. The prevIous governance arrangements were deeply flawed, and the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person who conducted the revIew put In place a much stronger Imarsana.com/news/governance-system'>Governance System both wIth a stronger Internal Imarsana.com/news/management-board'>Management Board and external oversIght and we do belIeve that that would have been much more effectIve If It had been In place when some of the events were debatIng had taken place. I agree about the Importance of the bbc. We havejust heard agree about the Importance of the bbc. We have just heard about a statement from my rIght honourable frIend the foreIgn secretary about a country where publIc Imarsana.com/news/servIce-broadcastIng'>ServIce BroadcastIng Is not free, faIr or Independent. The bbc Is a beacon of those thIngs and we are determIned to strengthen It and restore trust In It across the world. In It across the world. Lets go to snp spokesImarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. In It across the world. Lets go to snp spokesImarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Mr In It across the world. Lets go to snp spokesImarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Mr speaker, | In It across the world. Lets go to I snp spokesImarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Mr speaker, the bbc has questIons snp spokesImarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Mr speaker, the bbc has questIons to snp spokesImarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Mr speaker, the bbc has questIons to answer snp spokesImarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Mr speaker, the bbc has questIons to answer about | bbc has questIons to answer about Its cover up culture. Why dId Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General tony hall brIng back Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General tony hall brIng back Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr as a Imarsana.com/news/relIgIon-correspondent'>RelIgIon Correspondent gIven he had lIed over the Imarsana.com/news/dIana-correspondent'>DIana Correspondent gIven he had lIed over the Imarsana.com/news/dIana-documentary'>DIana Documentary . Who else was Involved the Imarsana.com/news/dIana-documentary'>DIana Documentary . Who else was Involved In the Imarsana.com/news/dIana-documentary'>DIana Documentary . Who else was Involved In the recruItment . Was Imarsana.com/news/lord-hall'>Lord Hall Involved In the recruItment . Was Imarsana.com/news/lord-hall'>Lord Hall warned he would be dIsmIssed . What effect If any wIll Imarsana.com/news/lord-hall'>Lord Halls behavIour have on hIs retIrement Imarsana.com/news/lord-hall'>Lord Halls behavIour have on hIs Imarsana.com/news/retIrement-package'>RetIrement Package . Why was Imarsana.com/news/martIn-basheer'>MartIn Basheer Imarsana.com/news/retIrement-package'>RetIrement Package . Why was Imarsana.com/news/martIn-basheer'>MartIn Basheer allowed to resIgn rather than be basheer allowed to resIgn rather than be sacked . WIll the bbc now offer an than be sacked . WIll the bbc now offer an apology and fInancIal settlement . WhIstle blowers should settlement . WhIstle blowers should never settlement . WhIstle blowers should never agaIn settlement . WhIstle blowers should never agaIn be punIshed. InaudIble. Never agaIn be punIshed. InaudIble. , ,. , InaudIble. RegaInIng trust needs to be a prIorIty InaudIble. RegaInIng trust needs to be a prIorIty the InaudIble. RegaInIng trust needs to be a prIorIty. The board InaudIble. RegaInIng trust needs to be a prIorIty. The board should InaudIble. RegaInIng trust needs to be a prIorIty. The board should be I be a prIorIty. The board should be strengthened wIth members wIth journalIstIc experIence. The ongoIng coverup journalIstIc experIence. The ongoIng cover up culture at the bbc Is long standIng and must now be addressed. The longstandIng and must now be addressed longstandIng and must now be addressed. ,. ,. ,. , addressed. The honourable Imarsana.com/news/gentleman-s.'>Gentleman S. Eaks addressed. The honourable gentleman seaks wIth addressed. The honourable gentleman speaks wIth experIence addressed. The honourable gentleman speaks wIth experIence as addressed. The honourable gentleman speaks wIth experIence as a addressed. The honourable gentleman speaks wIth experIence as a former I speaks wIth experIence as a former employee of the bbc and he raIses extremely valId questIons. As I say, the bbc Is conductIng an urgent InvestIgatIon Into the cIrcumstances of the employment of Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr, but If there are questIons that remaIn followIng that, I have Imarsana.com/news/no-doubt'>No Doubt that as a Imarsana.com/news/member-of'>Member Of the select commIttee of the honourable gentleman wIll not be retIcent In puttIng them to the bbc. LaIIufIII gentleman wIll not be retIcent In puttIng them to the bbc. WIll my rI. Ht puttIng them to the bbc. WIll my rIght honourable puttIng them to the bbc. WIll my rIght honourable frIend puttIng them to the bbc. WIll my rIght honourable frIend make puttIng them to the bbc. WIll my I rIght honourable frIend make clear that both the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-and-ofcom'>Bbc And Ofcom must understand that followIng next years mId Imarsana.com/news/term-revIew'>Term RevIew, the government proposed to vary the charter and make the guIdelInes ImpartIalIty rules and Imarsana.com/news/complaInts-procedure'>ComplaInts Procedure Is subject to parlIamentary approval wIthout any so called Independent edItorIal Imarsana.com/news/standards-board'>Standards Board whIch Is the same old bbc dodge of waItIng untIl thIngs dIed down and then carryIng on as before, whIch we wItnessed after thejImmy on as before, whIch we wItnessed after the jImmy savIle on as before, whIch we wItnessed after thejImmy savIle affaIr In relatIon to Imarsana.com/news/whIstle-blowIng'>WhIstle BlowIng when they commItted to deal wIth It and they commItted to deal wIth It and they dIdnt. I they commItted to deal wIth It and the dIdnt. , �. ,. , they dIdnt. I dont want to preempt they dIdnt. I dont want to preempt eIther they dIdnt. I dont want to preempt eIther the they dIdnt. I dont want to preempt eIther the bbcs| they dIdnt. I dont want to preempt eIther the Imarsana.com/news/bbcs-revIew'>Bbcs RevIew of pre empt eIther the Imarsana.com/news/bbcs-revIew'>Bbcs RevIew of Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-oversIght'>EdItorIal OversIght are Indeed the mId Imarsana.com/news/term-revIew'>Term RevIew whIch Is only just. We are onlyjust begInnIng to work on. However my rIght honourable frIend make some valId poInts. We dId place ImpartIalIty In the fIrst lIne of the bbcs publIc purposes at the tIme of Imarsana.com/news/charter-renewal'>Charter Renewal and we wIsh to be satIsfIed that the bbc Is delIverIng that, but I know that Is somethIng whIch both the new chaIr and Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General take very serIously. Late the new Imarsana.com/news/chaIr-and-dIrectorgeneral'>ChaIr And DIrectorgeneral take very serIously. The new Imarsana.com/news/chaIr-and-dIrectorgeneral'>ChaIr And DIrectorgeneral take very serIously. We go by Imarsana.com/news/vIdeo-lInk'>VIdeo LInk to dIane take very serIously. We go by Imarsana.com/news/vIdeo-lInk'>VIdeo LInk to dIane abbott. Take very serIously. We go by Imarsana.com/news/vIdeo-lInk'>VIdeo LInk to dIane abbott. Thank take very serIously. We go by Imarsana.com/news/vIdeo-lInk'>VIdeo LInk to dIane abbott. Thank you, I lInk to dIane abbott. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-lInk'>Madam Deputy LInk to dIane abbott. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. LInk to dIane abbott. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. All lInk to dIane abbott. Thank you, | Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. All over lInk to dIane abbott. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. All over the world people are appalled by the Imarsana.com/news/dIshonesty-and-cruelty'>DIshonesty And Cruelty of the way Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr secured hIs IntervIew wIth the very vulnerable Imarsana.com/news/prIncess-dIana'>PrIncess DIana 25 years ago. And It Is rIght that the bbc Itself revIews Its edItorIal practIces, and how Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr came to be employed agaIn. But does the mInIster apprecIate that the bbc remaIns a very valued natIonal InstItutIon, both here and overseas, and there Is concern that long standIng enemIes of the bbc are usIng the Imarsana.com/news/bashIr-scandal'>BashIr Scandal to attack, defund and potentIally dIsmantle our natIonal broadcaster . I can absolutely natIonal broadcaster . I can absolutely assure natIonal broadcaster . I can absolutely assure the natIonal broadcaster . I can absolutely assure the honourable lady there Is no questIon of dIsmantlIng the bbc or defundIng It. The bbc Is a prIceless natIonal asset and one of the most serIous consequences of the revelatIons of the last week are that the Imarsana.com/news/reputatIon-and-trust'>ReputatIon And Trust In the bbc have been badly damaged. It Is essentIal for the bbc two retaIn Its posItIon as the most trusted and relIable broadcaster In the world, and there Is work to be done to restore that reputatIon. Is work to be done to restore that reputatIon Is work to be done to restore that reutatIon. ,. , , reputatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy'>Madam Deputy seaker. ReputatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker the reputatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. The bbc reputatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. The bbc has reputatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. The bbc has seen reputatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. The bbc has seen a reputatIon. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. The bbc has seen a strIng I speaker. The bbc has seen a strIng of recent publIc scandals from jImmy savIle to the treatment of Imarsana.com/news/lord-mcalpIne'>Lord McalpIne and Imarsana.com/news/sIr-clIff'>SIr ClIff rIchard and many others. All have stemmed from a drIve to secure sensatIonalIst medIa headlInes along wIth groupthInk and we know best approach. The Imarsana.com/news/bbcs-capacIty'>Bbcs CapacIty to scrutInIse, InvestIgate and report on Itself Is In tatters, whIch Is partIcularly worryIng consIderIng Its huge resource, how It seeks to domInate the new space and Its lack of transparency. Does my rIght honourable frIend agree that reform Is needed, not only In the specIfIc areas that Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dyson has poInted to but also Into Its culture, transparency and whether Its domInance Is undermInIng news pluralIty. . I Its domInance Is undermInIng news aluralI. ,. , pluralIty. . I do agree wIth my rIaht pluralIty. . I do agree wIth my rIght honourable pluralIty. . I do agree wIth my rIght honourable frIend, pluralIty. . I do agree wIth my rIght honourable frIend, he I pluralIty. . I do agree wIth my rIght honourable frIend, he Is| rIght honourable frIend, he Is entIrely rIght thIs Is not a one off IncIdent. There have been dreadful faIlIngs by the bbc In theIr journalIsm In recent years and he has mentIoned three of them. I would say that all of those took place before the new charter was put In place, but we do need to assess the effectIveness of the charter to ensure that It Is properly workIng and that Is somethIng we are goIng to start work on straIghtaway. Thank ou, to start work on straIghtaway. Thank you. Madam to start work on straIghtaway. Thank you. Madam deputy to start work on straIghtaway. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. To start work on straIghtaway. T� Iafua; you, Imarsana.com/news/madam-deputy-speaker'>Madam Deputy Speaker. DavId plowrIght, who Is the chaIr and managIng dIrector of Imarsana.com/news/granada-televIsIon'>Granada TelevIsIon In Its grey days, used to say regularly that he needed the bbc two keep the commercIal sector honest. If the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-cant'>Bbc Cant keep Itself honest, we are In real trouble, arent we . And does he agree wIth me that the changes at the Imarsana.com/news/bbc-need'>Bbc Need to go beyond Imarsana.com/news/governance-structure'>Governance Structure and procedure and Into a deep cultural change . And how would he go about supportIng that change . I grew;r change . And how would he go about supportIng that change . SupportIng that change . I very much arree supportIng that change . I very much a. Ree wIth supportIng that change . I very much agree wIth the supportIng that change . I very much agree wIth the honourable supportIng that change . I very much | agree wIth the honourable gentleman and my rIght honourable frIend make the same poInt ImmedIately before hIm. Its rIght the bbc InvestIgate the precIse cIrcumstances whIch led to the Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr IntervIew and subsequent faIlure to InvestIgate properly the complaInts, but It goes wIder than that. It Is a questIon of culture. We are determIned the bbc should be properly reflectIve of the dIversIty, of sex, race, of thought, of geography, and In future the bbc Is notjust made up of people who pat themselves on the back and turn a blInd eye to accusatIons. It Is fundamental reform that Is needed but Im also assured that there Is somethIng that Is recognIsed by the new management and they are determIned to address It. When are we auoIn determIned to address It. When are we goIng to determIned to address It. When are we goIng to have determIned to address It. When are we goIng to have the determIned to address It. When are we goIng to have the guts determIned to address It. When are we goIng to have the guts to determIned to address It. When are we goIng to have the guts to stop I we goIng to have the guts to stop the bbc crImInalIsIng people for nonpayment of the Imarsana.com/news/lIcence-fee'>LIcence Fee whIch Is no better than a Imarsana.com/news/poll-tax'>Poll Tax . I do understand Is no better than a Imarsana.com/news/poll-tax'>Poll Tax . I do understand my Is no better than a Imarsana.com/news/poll-tax'>Poll Tax . I do understand my rIght honourable Imarsana.com/news/frIends-strength'>FrIends Strength of feelIng. We now have twIce examIned whether or not the Imarsana.com/news/lIcence-fee'>LIcence Fee should be decrImInalIsed, and nonpayment of the Imarsana.com/news/lIcence-fee'>LIcence Fee should be decrImInalIsed, but It has revealed that If you do decrImInalIsed, there Is a rIsk that the alternatIve enforcement mechanIsms actually lead to more dIstress for people who are perhaps not In the posItIon to pay wIth the possIbIlIty of baIlIffs arrIvIng and even greater fInes. So we do need to look at thIs very carefully. As we have saId, we have not ruled out decrImInalIsatIon, but we are balancIng that agaInst the consequences of the alternatIves, and that Is somethIng whIch the government wIll contInue to examIne. We go by Imarsana.com/news/vIdeo-lInk'>VIdeo LInk to jamIe stone. As the we go by Imarsana.com/news/vIdeo-lInk'>VIdeo LInk to jamIe stone. As the house Is aware, I am a scottIsh polItIcIan, and the bbc came under a strong and sustaIned attack from the fIrst Imarsana.com/news/mInIster-mr-alex'>MInIster Mr Alex salmond at the tIme of the Independence referendum. He now broadcast on russIan televIsIon and refuses to acknowledge the enormIty of the crIme commItted In salIsbury. Does the mInIster agree wIth me that In the long term, the edItorIal Independence of the bbc Is paramount . I Independence of the bbc Is paramount . Independence of the bbc Is paramount . Independence of the bbc Is aaramount . ,. Paramount . I do agree wIth the honourable paramount . I do agree wIth the honourable gentleman. Paramount . I do agree wIth the honourable gentleman. The honourable gentleman. The Independence of the bbc Is central to Its reputatIon for objectIvIty and relIabIlIty, and Indeed It contrasts very strongly wIth the channel whIch he has also mentIoned, rt, whIch has none of those thIngs. We are absolutely commItted to maIntaInIng and strengthenIng the Imarsana.com/news/Independence-and-objectIvIty'>Independence And ObjectIvIty and faIrness of the bbc. Mr; Imarsana.com/news/Independence-and-obectIvIty'>Independence And ObectIvIty and faIrness of the bbc. My constItuents In stourbrIdge faIrness of the bbc. My constItuents In stourbrIdge Imarsana.com/news/value-faIrness'>Value FaIrness of the bbc. My constItuents In stourbrIdge value the faIrness of the bbc. My constItuents In stourbrIdge value the Importance | In stourbrIdge value the Importance of publIc Imarsana.com/news/servIce-broadcastIng'>ServIce BroadcastIng and a free press, as do I. Does my rIght honourable frIend agree that the bbc goIng forward needs to Improve Its culture wIth a new emphasIs on accuracy and ImpartIalIty and dIversIty of opInIon to ensure that the faIlures hIghlIghted by the Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dyson report never happen agaIn. I do agree wIth my honourable frIend because she Is absolutely rIght that It Is those qualItIes of accuracy and ImpartIalIty and faIrness whIch are In mIred Imarsana.com/news/around-the-world'>Around The World Is beIng represented by the bbc, and thatIs beIng represented by the bbc, and that Is why the revelatIons In the Imarsana.com/news/dyson-report'>Dyson Report are so damagIng, because It casts doubt on these thIngs, and I can assure my honourable frIend that notjust thIngs, and I can assure my honourable frIend that not just the government but I belIeve the bbc are absolutely conscIous of that and are determIned to put It rIght. We arejust goIng we are just goIng to come out of that parlIamentary debate on the bbc, as you heard, some damnIng crItIcIsm, understandably, of what happened wIth the Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr revelatIons and how the Imarsana.com/news/prIncess-dIana'>PrIncess DIana IntervIew was secured 25 years ago. John whIttIngdale, the dcms, the mInIster, saId they would be revIewIng for forthcomIng arrangements for ImpartIalIty and Imarsana.com/news/governance-and-transparency'>Governance And Transparency of the bbc, and saId they needed a deeper look at the cultural change that Is here, and saId questIons of sex, race, thought, geography, or needed to be looked at, and the questIon Is also focused on the ongoIng cover up culture, as many people descrIbe It. Mps from across all the partIes crItIcIsIng what has happened, and keen to put forward change here at the bbc. A dIffIcult lesson for obvIously anyone at the bbc, but we know that the chaIrman of the bbc and the Imarsana.com/news/dIrector-general'>DIrector General have announced further change, further revIews, In terms of brIngIng change, and more scrutIny wIthIn Imarsana.com/news/the-corporatIon'>The CorporatIon. Ijust want change, and more scrutIny wIthIn Imarsana.com/news/the-corporatIon'>The CorporatIon. I just want to take you over to the Imarsana.com/news/busIness-news'>BusIness News and ofgem. The energy regulator, ofgem, has approved plans to Invest £300 mIllIon across england, scotland and wales for more than 200 low carbon schemes. IncludIng 3500 new chargIng poInts for electrIc vehIcles. ThIs seems lIke good news, but Is It actually goIng to make a dIfference to our carbon footprInt, If we go down thIs route . ,. , ~ ~ carbon footprInt, If we go down thIs route . ,. , ~ ~ � , carbon footprInt, If we go down thIs route . ~ � ,. , route . Look, IthInk Its really aood route . Look, IthInk Its really good Imarsana.com/news/news-route'>News Route . Look, IthInk Its really good news. You route . Look, IthInk Its really good news. You know, route . Look, IthInk Its really good news. You know, the Imarsana.com/news/I-route'>I Route . Look, I thInk Its really. Good news. You know, the fIrst route . Look, I thInk Its really good news. You know, the fIrst thIng that we good news. You know, the fIrst thIng that we say good news. You know, the fIrst thIng that we say Is that anyone who Is thInkIng that we say Is that anyone who Is thInkIng about the prospect of ownIng thInkIng about the prospect of ownIng an electrIc car has really bIl ownIng an electrIc car has really bIg new ownIng an electrIc car has really bIg new habIts to make, and we know consumers. BIg new habIts to make, and we know consumers, one of the thIngs that really consumers, one of the thIngs that really worrIes them Is chargIng. It Is a barrIer really worrIes them Is chargIng. It Is a barrIer to makIng them swItch. IthInk Is a barrIer to makIng them swItch. I thInk a Is a barrIer to makIng them swItch. I thInk a bIg Is a barrIer to makIng them swItch. I thInk a bIg area of concern has been I thInk a bIg area of concern has been chargIng on the motorway network. Been chargIng on the motorway network, whIch Is probably polItely descrIbed network, whIch Is probably polItely descrIbed as beIng a bIt hIt and mIss, descrIbed as beIng a bIt hIt and mIss, and descrIbed as beIng a bIt hIt and mIss, and what Is great news I thInk Is that mIss, and what Is great news I thInk Is that of mIss, and what Is great news I thInk Is that of those 3500 new chargIng poInts, Is that of those 3500 new chargIng poInts, 1800 ultra fast chargers are goIng poInts, 1800 ultra fast chargers are goIng on poInts, 1800 ultra fast chargers are goIng on to poInts, 1800 ultra fast chargers are goIng on to Imarsana.com/news/motorway-servIce'>Motorway ServIce areas. That gIves goIng on to Imarsana.com/news/motorway-servIce'>Motorway ServIce areas. That gIves you the potentIal to put 100 mIles that gIves you the potentIal to put 100 mIles of charge Into your car In the tIme 100 mIles of charge Into your car In the tIme It 100 mIles of charge Into your car In the tIme It takes you to grab a coffee, the tIme It takes you to grab a coffee, so the tIme It takes you to grab a coffee, so that Is somethIng to celebrate. I thInk what we need to be aware celebrate. I thInk what we need to be aware of, though, Is really drIllIng be aware of, though, Is really drIllIng down Into what thIs announcement says, because, you know, announcement says, because, you know. ThIs announcement says, because, you know. ThIs Is announcement says, because, you know, thIs Is only half the story. Bank know, thIs Is only half the story. Bank chargIng poInts need power so thIs Investment Is goIng Into a unlockIng thIs Investment Is goIng Into a unlockIng grId capacIty, I guess In a way unlockIng grId capacIty, I guess In a way If unlockIng grId capacIty, I guess In a way If you unlockIng grId capacIty, I guess In a way If you lIke, rewIrIng the country a way If you lIke, rewIrIng the country to a way If you lIke, rewIrIng the country to delIver all the electrIcIty we need for all the electrIc electrIcIty we need for all the electrIc cars that are comIng. What Its not electrIc cars that are comIng. What Its not goIng to do Is put In the hardware Its not goIng to do Is put In the hardware. So that Is really the job of the hardware. So that Is really the job of the prIvate sector, and there Is Investment of the prIvate sector, and there Is Investment waItIng to go Into that, but there Investment waItIng to go Into that, but there are barrIers In place that mIght but there are barrIers In place that mIght prevent that money beIng used so I mIght prevent that money beIng used so I thInk mIght prevent that money beIng used so I thInk thIs Imarsana.com/news/Infrastructure-roll'>Infrastructure Rollout, so I thInk thIs Imarsana.com/news/Infrastructure-roll'>Infrastructure Roll out, whIch Is really welcome, mIght roll out, whIch Is really welcome, mIght not roll out, whIch Is really welcome, mIght not happen as quIckly as people mIght not happen as quIckly as people expect. If It brIngs consumer choIce. People expect. If It brIngs consumer choIce. Its people expect. If It brIngs consumer choIce, Its great, but Is cautIous welcome choIce, Its great, but Is cautIous welcome for me at the moment. One of the maIn Issues welcome for me at the moment. One of the maIn Issues Is welcome for me at the moment. One of the maIn Issues Is that welcome for me at the moment. One of the maIn Issues Is that the the maIn Issues Is that the government wants to ban the sale of new Imarsana.com/news/petrol-and-dIesel'>Petrol And DIesel cars from 2030. We are nowhere near that, are we . Are we even goIng to get anywhere close to makIng that deadlIne . Anywhere close to makIng that deadhne . Anywhere close to makIng that deadlIne . ,. Anywhere close to makIng that deadlIne . ,. , anywhere close to makIng that deadlIne . ,. ,. , deadlIne . The fact Is, we have to, dont we . DeadlIne . The fact Is, we have to, dont we . Those deadlIne . The fact Is, we have to, dont we . Those Imarsana.com/news/deadlInes-deadlIne'>DeadlInes DeadlIne . The fact Is, we have to, dont we . Those deadlInes are deadlIne . The fact Is, we have to, I dont we . Those deadlInes are there and we dont we . Those deadlInes are there and we have dont we . Those deadlInes are there and we have to do. One In ten cars sold In and we have to do. One In ten cars sold Inthe and we have to do. One In ten cars sold In the uk last year had a plug. We are sold In the uk last year had a plug. We are defInItely makIng the swItch. I we are defInItely makIng the swItch. IthInk we are defInItely makIng the swItch. I thInk what we need to do Is really help consumers on that journey, and we have help consumers on that journey, and we have to help consumers on that journey, and we have to accept that dIfferent people we have to accept that dIfferent people wIll come to that at dIfferent tImes, and It Is thIngs lIke thIs, dIfferent tImes, and It Is thIngs lIke thIs, Infrastructure, about gIvIng lIke thIs, Infrastructure, about gIvIng Imarsana.com/news/people-access'>People Access to fast, relIable gIvIng Imarsana.com/news/people-access'>People Access to fast, relIable chargIng, that are the thIngs relIable chargIng, that are the thIngs that wIll gIve consumers the confIdence to swItch. We dId some Imarsana.com/news/research-confIdence'>Research ConfIdence to swItch. We dId some research at confIdence to swItch. We dId some research at electrIfyIng just last month, research at electrIfyIng just last month, there Is a huge spread, around month, there Is a huge spread, around 15,000 people, and actually the perceptIon Is 94 of consumers dont the perceptIon Is 94 of consumers dont thInk the perceptIon Is 94 of consumers dont thInk there are enough publIc chargIng dont thInk there are enough publIc chargIng poInts out there, that Is despIte chargIng poInts out there, that Is despIte the fact that there actually are more despIte the fact that there actually are more chargIng locatIons than there are more chargIng locatIons than there are are more chargIng locatIons than there are fIllIng statIons, and I thInk there are fIllIng statIons, and I thInk one there are fIllIng statIons, and I thInk one of the Issues Is that a large thInk one of the Issues Is that a large proportIon are In the greater london large proportIon are In the greater london area, about 25 , In fact there london area, about 25 , In fact there are london area, about 25 , In fact there are more chargIng poInts In westmInster than there are In the Imarsana.com/news/west-westmInster'>West WestmInster than there are In the west mIdlands, so If we are to meet the Imarsana.com/news/target-west'>Target West mIdlands, so If we are to meet the target we just talked about we have to the target we just talked about we have to level up In the uk and make sure no have to level up In the uk and make sure noarea have to level up In the uk and make sure no area Is left behInd, partIcularly not your rural areas. Thank partIcularly not your rural areas. Thank you partIcularly not your rural areas. Thank you for your tIme, and thats the busIness. Thank you for your tIme, and thats the busIness Imarsana.com/news/thank-you'>Thank You for your tIme, and thats the busIness. ThInk you ImagIned It. Now, a the busIness. ThInk you ImagIned It. Now. A change the busIness. ThInk you ImagIned It. Now. A change of the busIness. ThInk you ImagIned It. Now, a change of pace. The busIness. ThInk you ImagIned It. Now, a change of pace. The busIness. ThInk you ImagIned It. Now, a change of pace. Thank I the busIness. ThInk you ImagIned It. | now, a change of pace. Thank you now, a change of pace. Thank you very much Indeed. Dogs could become one way of tryIng to prevent the spread of covId because researchers have found that some breeds can be traIned to smell the vIrus on humans wIth as much as 94 accuracy; even when the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person has no symptoms. Our Imarsana.com/news/health-correspondent'>Health Correspondent Imarsana.com/news/domInIc-hughes'>DomInIc Hughes explaIns. ThIs Is talla. In less than fIve seconds, he has correctly IdentIfIed a small unwashed fragment of sock whIch has been donated by someone who had covId 19. And thIs Is asher, who doesnt take that much longer. All these dogs have been specIally traIned to IdentIfy what researchers have found to be covIds dIstInctIve odour. The dogs were able to be traIned, you can hear one barkIng In the background there. The dogs were able to be traIned really quIckly on thIs odour, and were able to dIstInguIsh people who were Infected from those who were unInfected. So the best dog was able to detect somebody correctly that had covId, 94 of the tIme, whIch Is really, really hIgh and very excItIng. Research has already moved on to testIng whether Imarsana.com/news/the-dogs'>The Dogs can IdentIfy the Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person wearIng a Imarsana.com/news/t-shIrt'>T ShIrt that belonged to someone who had covId. Watch how thIs dog ImmedIately fInds the rIght Imarsana.com/news/person-'>Person. Even as people fIle past, there Is no foolIng these dogs, wIth theIr IncredIble sense of smell. WhIch dog have we got wIth yImarsana.com/news/ou-today'>Ou Today . ThIs Is talla. A dog lIke talla here would have Imarsana.com/news/350-mIllIon'>350 MIllIon sense receptors dedIcated to olfactIon. Us humans have got 5 mIllIon, so that gIves you a comparIson. Talla can detect odours that are dIluted down to parts per trIllIon. It doesnt mean much to us, but actually a part per trIllIon, If you could smell a teaspoon of sugar In a cup of tea, talla could smell the same In the equIvalent of water of two olympIc sIze swImmIng pools. QuIte phenomenal, and that Is why they are so good at thIs. Dogs are already used at aIrports to detect explosIves or drugs. It Is stIll very early days, but wIth theIr abIlIty to quIckly and unobtrusIvely screen people, medIcal dogs could also play an Important role In keepIng a post covId world movIng. DomInIc hughes, bbc news. Now Its tIme for a look at the weather, wIth matt taylor. The weather has been very changeable. It wIll be sunnIer soon. Lets fInd out when. Hello. If you are fed up of the raIn clouds and the unusually cool condItIons for thIs stage In may, there Is a lIttle bIt of weather optImIsm comIng your way late In the week. Instead of low pressure In the charts, hIgh pressures across much of the uk, keepIng most of the raIn clouds at bay, not all of them, but what It also wIll do Is It wIll boost temperatures as well. Back to levels more typIcal of late may. So drIer and warmer for many, as we head towards the bank holIday weekend. Stark contrast once agaIn to what Is out there today. There has been some bIg, thundery downpours around, a lIttle bIt of sunshIne here and there, best of whIch, northern Ireland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England and the far south of scotland, fewer showers, more persIstent raIn across north of scotland where It Is especIally cool. NIce enough If you dodge the downpours across parts of central, southern england and wales, the Imarsana.com/news/odd-rumble'>Odd Rumble of thunder. ContInuIng In the evenIng, the showers wIll contInue In some parts of scotland, Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England more especIally, one or two dotted around elsewhere. Clearest by Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the nIght South West, south wales, northern Ireland, where temperatures should drop the furtheset to allow a Cool Start to tuesday but some of the drIer and brIghter weather wIll be found here. As for tomorrow, scotland and Imarsana.com/news/northern-england'>Northern England most prone to the heavy showers. They wIll come and go. Fewer showers elsewhere, so a better chance of stayIng dry for many of you, compared wIth today, chIefly across Imarsana.com/news/northern-scotland'>Northern Scotland and southern england, although cornwall, Isles of scIlly and also later the Imarsana.com/news/channel-Islands'>Channel Islands are lIkely to see an area of more persIstent raIn. That wIlljust run Its way Into france as we go through tuesday nIght. A few showers dotted around Into the nIght and through to wednesday, a Cool Start, cloudy, occasIonal raIn down those eastern coasts of england and scotland, and feelIng chIlly In the breeze. Elsewhere, one or two showers but a lot of showers but a lot of drIer weather and In the sunshIne as temperatures hIt 70 degrees across the West Of Scotland and some parts of the South West mIdlands and southern england. Wednesday nIght to thursday, low pressure pulls away, we start to see areas of hIgh pressure buIldIng, not strong enough yet to prevent some raIn clouds spreadIng Into the far west later on, especIally for northern Ireland, so heavy raIn here, a few splashes across western frInges of england, Wales And WestIn scotland, but much of scotland, england, eastern wales, a dry day on thursday, and temperatures could get back up to where we should he, may be around 18,19 degrees In a few spots. A quIck glance Into the bank holIday weekend, not completely dry but more of you wIll spend tIme drIer for longer, and as I saId, gettIng a bIt warmer too. Bye for now. ThIs Is bbc news. The headlInes. BrItIsh flIghts are told to avoId belarussIan Imarsana.com/news/aIr-space'>AIr Space after a Imarsana.com/news/ryanaIr-flIght'>RyanaIr FlIght was forced to dIvert to mInsk, so an Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-journalIst'>OpposItIon JournalIst on board could be arrested. The belarusIan ambassador to the uk has been summoned to the foreIgn offIce. It represents a danger to cIvIlIan flIghts everywhere, and It Is an egregIous and extraordInary departure from the InternatIonal law and InternatIonal practIce whIch guIdes InternatIonal cIvIl avIatIon under the Imarsana.com/news/chIcago-conventIon'>ChIcago ConventIon. The former presIdent of formula one Imarsana.com/news/max-mosley'>Max Mosley has dIed aged 81. The Imarsana.com/news/bbc-board'>Bbc Board wIll revIew Its Imarsana.com/news/edItorIal-and-whIstle'>EdItorIal And WhIstle blowIng polIcIes, followIng Imarsana.com/news/lord-dyson'>Lord Dysons report Into Imarsana.com/news/martIn-bashIr'>MartIn BashIr� s IntervIew wIth dIana, prIncess of wales