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To the highest court in america the Supreme Court for a final decision. 15 states including colorado hold their primary elections on tuesday, so . Called � super tuesday. No mia if paul gave colour to vote in early mail ballots and the Secretary Of State of colorado said he ruled received a thousand votes. The colorado said he ruled received a thousand votes. Colorado said he ruled received a thousand votes. The Supreme Court decided to back thousand votes. The Supreme Court decided to back colorado, thousand votes. The Supreme Court decided to back colorado, many thousand votes. The Supreme Court l decided to back colorado, many many people in colorado who could legitimately argue that they had been disenfranchised if donald trump was disqualified, but this Supreme Court has unanimously decided that donald trump will stay on the ballot because in terms of the amendment that you mentioned there and we heard this in the oral arguments last month, the question of a bella dvd of it. Of that amendment to restrict states after the civil war to restrict Confederate States and why would you give one state the power to knock someone off the ballot like that, it would have set a very extraordinary precedent. So this is a unanimous decision and as you mentioned donald trump is described as a Big Win For America and is expected to comment on the ruling some point this morning. find ruling some point this morning. And how close is ruling some point this morning. And how close is he to securing the republican partys nomination and effectively becoming their official candidate . � ,. ,. Candidate . Hes within touching distance. Hes candidate . Hes within touching distance. Hes won candidate . Hes within touching distance. Hes won every candidate . Hes within touching distance. Hes won every republican primary so far, nikki haley did win one in washington, dc, his last remaining republican rival. Tomorrow is expected to seal it. We dont officially get hold of the announcement for the official candidate isnt announced until summer time, candidate isnt announced until summertime, but candidate isnt announced until summer time, but it is expected that donald trump will become the candidate for the republican party. Lets speak to rina shah in washington dc. She is a republican strategist and commentator. Shejoins us also she joins us also from washington, dc. As we heard there from my correspondent, it looks like mr trump doesnt really have any obstacles on this front in terms of eligibility now to run as the republican candidate and all those states that are holding their primaries, caucuses, those many votes that help determine who will become the republican candidate for president this year. What do you make of that . Make of that . Well, i think this decision that make of that . Well, i think this decision that weve make of that . Well, i think this decision that weve just make of that . Well, i think this | decision that weve just received word of this morning is not very shocking because of course, again, if you listen to the justices as the arguments were being made, they had some scepticism then. This is unanimous, howeverto some scepticism then. This is unanimous, however to really split hairs here, youll see in technical speak when you really see where the opinions were, it was 5 4. Its an interesting spot because its on gender. The four womenjustices interesting spot because its on gender. The four Women Justices said they didnt want to go as far as, again, let me put it this way. They started by saying a state should not be disqualified of president ial candidate from the ballot, but they wouldnt go further in into the 14th Amendment and Section Three of that which is about insurrection. Which was really essentially what was being asked here. So, again, they did not render the decision in that way, but it is unanimous that trump will be on colorados ballot and if you look at where the Secretary Of State made the decision unlike colorado where the colour of Supreme Court made the decision. On this front, right as we are headed into super tuesday, this could not come at a more opportune time for him in his campaign. We at a more opportune time for him in his campaign his campaign. We lost you for a brief moment his campaign. We lost you for a brief moment but his campaign. We lost you for a brief moment but it his campaign. We lost you for a brief moment but it looks his campaign. We lost you for a. Brief moment but it looks like your internet is back up and running. We spoke earlier about half an hour go to former white house ethics lawyer Richard Paynter who said now, when it comes to Holding Mr Trump to account for allegations of being involved in that insurrection, it goes back to politicians and it was republican politicians in the end who decided he shouldnt be impeached over that. Indeed. The republicans impeached over that. Indeed. The republicans had impeached over that. Indeed. The republicans had an impeached over that. Indeed. The republicans had an opportunity i impeached over that. Indeed. Thei republicans had an opportunity to disqualify the former president from future office, but what happened was low there was an impeachment, the first time and the second time, he was not held liable in the senate. So again, that acquittal, essentially, is why you see trump back and running again. That is the number one question i get from International Audiences is what legal guard rails were there, when congress didnt act . I take a bit of issue with todays decision by the Supreme Court. Those in the majority there, the five justices who did say that the enforcement of the 14th Amendment should fall on congress, not on the state of colorado, and i do not feel thats proper, but again, this is about the interpretation of law on the books, and what we heard from justices is that this is a federal election, they were concerned about a state being able to kick a federal candidate off of their state ballot. 0k, candidate off of their state ballot. Ok, rena shah, thank you very much for taking us to your thoughts on that story. We showed you a podium there, and palm beach florida where we are expecting to hear from the man himself, donald trump, getting his reaction to those decisions by the us Supreme Court which of course goesin the us Supreme Court which of course goes in his favour, it means he can run in that primary in the state of colorado. We will bring you his comments as and when he walks up to the podium there. The un High Commissioner For Human Rights has warned that the war in gaza could ignite a broader conflagration across the middle east. Volker turk described the escalation in Southern Lebanon there are growing calls for group restoring funding to unrwa. Other countries have not reversed their suspension after israels allegations that members of unrwa were involved in the 7th Of October attacks. Un investigators say they have yet to receive any evidence from israel to support these claims. We cannotjust be to the director of communications, welcome to bbc news. We understand that this is going to be discussed, this issue of funding to organisations at the un today. What more can you tell us about that to start with . The what more can you tell us about that to start with . To start with . The unrwa commissioner to start with . The unrwa Commissioner General to start with . The unrwa Commissioner General is i to start with . The unrwa Commissioner General is addressing the General Assembly in a few hours to basically tell them following his letter that unrwa is at the breaking point. Thats why we welcome some resumption of funding including what you mentioned from the european union, this is farfrom enough and the agency is operating in. Hand to mouth approach if you wish, its not sustainable in the long run especially given the crisis in gaza. And weve heard now that the eu may be increasing its funding to unrwa after a number of western countries have suspended their funds, what is your reaction to that . If have suspended their funds, what is your reaction to that . Your reaction to that . 16 countries have suspended your reaction to that . 16 countries have suspended their your reaction to that . 16 countries have suspended their funding your reaction to that . 16 countries have suspended their funding as i your reaction to that . 16 countries | have suspended their funding as of the end of january, have suspended their funding as of the end ofjanuary, and have suspended their funding as of the end of january, and that obviously has serious implications not only on our operation in gaza, which is the backbone of humanitarian response there, but also across the region. We work also in syria, injordan, and lebanon, the west Bank Including east jerusalem. Millions of lives depend on unrwa and its services what we call on those donors who temporarily we hope suspended that funding to reconsider that decision and to fund unrwa once again. find reconsider that decision and to fund unrwa once again. Reconsider that decision and to fund unrwa once again. And what more Do Ou Make Unrwa once again. And what more do you make of unrwa once again. And what more do you make of those unrwa once again. And what more do you make of those allegations . You make of those allegations . Israel hasnt maintained that there are members of your staff who were involved in those attacks, even if its a very small minority of your large workforce, just once again to get your organizations official position on that . Get your organizations official position on that . These were very serious allegations. Position on that . These were very serious allegations. We position on that . These were very serious allegations. We took position on that . These were very| serious allegations. We took them very seriously and we reacted very swiftly as a result. There is now an ongoing investigation, thats independent to unrwa. Its been done by the highest and best aggravated body and the United Nations in new york. We also terminated the contracts of those Staff Members and at the same time we have launched review to look at all sorts of accusations that are coming in the direction of the agency. Until the investigation concludes, its outcomes, we do call on all donors who have suspended the funding to come back because the lives of at least 2 Million People in gaza where there is a humanitarian crisis depend on unrwa and its work. {lila depend on unrwa and its work. 0k, Thank Ou Depend On Unrwa and its work. 0k, thank you so depend on unrwa and its work. Ok, thank you so much for bringing us up to date on that story, juliet tuma from unrwa. Hes one of the uks most notorious politicians outspoken, loved and loathed. George galloway has a career spanning four decades. He has been hailed as a hero of the anti war left, ridiculed as a Reality Tv Contestant and elected to parliament seven times for three different parties including the uks labour party. Today, George Galloway has been sworn back into Parliament Today as the new Workers Party mp for rochdale after a by elecion campaign which focused on a call for a ceasefire in gaza. Speaking outside parliament a short time ago, mr galloway said his party plans to challenge labour in other areas of the country at the general election. Angela rayner has a parliamentary majority, i think, of around 3000. There is at least 15,000 supporters of My Point Of View in her constituency. So well be putting a candidate up against her, either a Workers Party candidate or more likely an independent candidate that we support. And that will vitally affect the election of the labour deputy leader. And there are many constituencies in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green in the heart of the city of london, in birmingham, in other parts of the west midlands, in northwest england, in the towns around rochdale, oldham, blackburn, brownlee, nelson, bury, well be putting candidates up in all these places and we will either win or well make sure that keir starmer doesnt win. Ben wright is in westminster and hes been following the story. He assembled outside Parliament Quite a crowd with a solo mp with no other parliamentary colleagues. Hes the sole representative of the Workers Party in britain. He says he will cause trouble for labour and he will intend his party to put candidates intend his party to put candidates in seats from the midlands to london, the northwest of england, he said areas particularly with large muslim populations where he thinks they can well. Its the seventh time that George Galloway it has taken the oath of allegiance and been sworn in as an mp, this time of course representing his third party in parliament, the Workers Party of britain, and he said he wanted to devote his time to improving the lives of people in rochdale where he currently has a home. It will be the focus of what he tries to do here, i asked him a couple questions, i asked him a couple questions, i asked him a couple questions, i asked him about hamas and the situation in gaza, and said i asked him if he thinks, should remain in control of gaza, despite the atrocities of October The 7th last year and he said atrocities of October The 7th last yearand he said It Atrocities of October The 7th last year and he said it wasnt up to him, it was up to the Palestinian People and on ukraine, too. He is already its been a pretty strong supporter of russia in recent years, he asked if he thought if the uk was right to be standing with ukraine, he would try to oppose the ironclad consensus for war across the front benches. That will be the focus of whatever he tries to do in parliament for the amount of time that hes here, but a Fly In The Ointment is a good way of putting it. His election has been met with outrage and concern across the political spectrum in westminster. It was blown beyond alarming that mr galloway was now a mp and labour, too, are pretty horrified about what happened in rochdale. Me too, are pretty horrified about what happened in rochdale. Too, are pretty horrified about what happened in rochdale. We talk about him bein a happened in rochdale. We talk about him being a fly happened in rochdale. We talk about him being a fly in happened in rochdale. We talk about him being a fly in the happened in rochdale. We talk about him being a Fly In The Ointment, happened in rochdale. We talk about him being a Fly In The Ointment, but i him being a Fly In The Ointment, but how much is this just a by election hiccup, if you can call it that, for the labour party, or how much could this be something thats an underlying issue in the months to come as we enter that sort of general election. . Mr galloway, when he spoke outside parliament, saying the selection is about muslims. , muslims. There were particularly uni. Ue muslims. There were particularly unique circumstances muslims. There were particularly unique circumstances to muslims. There were particularly | unique circumstances to rochdale muslims. There were particularly unique circumstances to rochdale not least the fact the labour party pulled its support for the person who was there candidate after he made various remarks that were eventually disowned by the labour party, so there wasnt an official labour candidate. George galloway is a very fierce advocate for the palestinian cause, he made that the centre of his campaign in a constituency with about 30 muslim vote. The circumstances were pretty unique. About its position on the hamas israel conflict at the moment, and there has been before the rochdale by election real Tension Bubbling and swirling away within the party about where sir keir starmer should be on the crush, and George Galloway� s election sharpens those questions again. fiur George Galloways election sharpens those questions again. Those questions again. Our Political Correspondent been right there. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Charities and campaigners are Urging Ministers to set up an inquiry into the treatment of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the uk. The call comes after an official report said basic checks to keep children safe in asylum hotels were not carried out. The Home Office Said the welfare of the children was an � utmost priority�. There will be no option of a Life On Benefits for young people under labour according to its shadow work and pensions secretary liz kendall. New figures show more than 850,000 people between the age of 16 and 2a were not in work, education or training in the last three months of last year. A rare ferrari stolen twenty eight years ago from an ex formula one a rare ferrari stolen 28 years ago from an ex formula one driver in london has been recovered by police. The vehicle was shipped to japan after it was taken from Gerhard Berger in 1995. The car worth £350,000 was one of two ferraris that were stolen. The other remains missing. No arrests have been made. Youre live with bbc news campaigners say the closure of a government safety net, funding food banks, warm spaces and providing direct cash im pleased to say im joined now by the writer and historian david all is so good. What do you make of the churches spending this money in this way . I churches spending this money in this wa . ,. ,. , churches spending this money in this wa . ,. ,. , way . I welcome the decision to confront history way . I welcome the decision to confront history and way . I welcome the decision to confront history and to way . I welcome the decision to confront history and to do way . I welcome the decision to i confront history and to do more than that, to engage in restorative justice, to acknowledge the past and also accept that the past leaves a debt to be paid. find also accept that the past leaves a debt to be paid. Also accept that the past leaves a debt to be paid. And how did we get to the point debt to be paid. And how did we get to the point where debt to be paid. And how did we get to the point where they have debt to be paid. And how did we get to the point where they have agreed to the point where they have agreed to set up this investment fund, because it was a process, wasnt it . Its been a process, and today is part of that process where a committee has asked the church to rethink the numbers involved and ask the church to think more deeply and how money should be spent on how communities who were affected by historic Chattel Slavery should be empowered and invested in to help improve their standards of life and conditions. , improve their standards of life and conditions. ,. ,. , conditions. There are people who say its not enough. Conditions. There are people who say its not enough, what conditions. There are people who say its not enough, what you conditions. There are people who say its not enough, what you make conditions. There are people who say its not enough, what you make of. Its not enough, what you make of that . ,. ,. , that . The church itself has said no fiaure is that . The church itself has said no figure is enough that . The church itself has said no figure is enough to that . The church itself has said no figure is enough to compensate i that . The church itself has said no| figure is enough to compensate for one of the greatest crimes in all of humanity, Chattel Slavery, The Atlantic Slave Trades was one of the worst things human beings have ever done to another. I think the church is in a particularly special position of moral leadership and what im hearing today from the church is a recognition that its investments in restorative justice, its acknowledgement of its active role in slavery and the slave trade, can have a catalytic effect to encourage other organisations to acknowledge their past and critically engage in forms of restorative justice. Critically engage in forms of restorative justice. Restorative ustice. Thats the key, isnt it . Restorative justice. Thats the key, isnt it . How restorative justice. Thats the key, isnt it . How much restorative justice. Thats the key, isnt it . How much could restorative justice. Thats the key, isnt it . How much could this restorative justice. Thats the key, i isnt it . How much could this open up isnt it . How much could this open up the conversation more widely when it comes to british institutions that may have historically been linked to slavery . I that may have historically been linked to slavery . That may have historically been linked to slavery . I think this is art of a linked to slavery . I think this is part of a moment, linked to slavery . I think this is part of a moment, many linked to slavery . I think this is part of a moment, many more | part of a moment, many more organisations in britain and not just in britain, also the United States and other parts of the world have recent years recognise, acknowledge and investigated their connections to slavery, so the church is part of a momentum. The church is part of a momentum. The church is part of a momentum. The church is an enormous organisation, 85 million anglicans worldwide, 60 of them importantly in africa. The church has a unique position to play in history and how we come to terms with the gusts and living legacies of history, because we must remember when we talk about the legacies of slavery, its notjust what happened in the past, its also about the ideas, the stereotypes, the racial hierarchies that were invented to defend the slave system that live on in the present day. This is not about something that is entirely over, because racism, racial stereotypes or racial hierarchies are by no means gone. We got no shortage of metrics to show that. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on that story. But the riot were arrested at the 2018 World Cup Final in russia and in 2021 listed as government. All grown has been detained after the death of Russian Opposition activist Alexei Navalny and keep told megan owen what it was about. I was a policewoman in russia. And then i quit after realising what kind of place it is and the system itself is designed in a way not to protect people, not help them but protect people, not help them but protect government interests. You are one of the protect government interests. You are one of the most vocal critics of putin. How safe do you feel at the moment . ~ , moment . Well, i feel pretty safe because i moment . Well, i feel pretty safe because i am moment . Well, i feel pretty safe because i am in, moment . Well, i feel pretty safe because i am in, im moment . Well, i feel pretty safe because i am in, im not moment . Well, i feel pretty safe because i am in, im not in moment . Well, i feel pretty safe| because i am in, im not in russia and i think in general if you will be paranoid all the time, fear is very counterproductive. I feel more for people in russia right now. If for people in russia right now. If you were to go back to russia, what would happen . 1 you were to go back to russia, what would happen . Would happen . I cannot say exactly because russia would happen . I cannot say exactly because russia is would happen . I cannot say exactly because russia is a would happen . I cannot say exactly because russia is a very because russia is a very unpredictable country. Sometimes its beautiful but most of the time its beautiful but most of the time its just terrible. But i dont have any plans to go back there. Hater itsjust terrible. But i dont have any plans to go back there. How do ou view any plans to go back there. How do you view it any plans to go back there. How do you view it navalnys any plans to go back there. How do you view it navalnys death . Any plans to go back there. How do you view it navalnys death . Afterl you view it navalnys death . After the first shock you view it navalnys death . After the first shock passed, you view it navalnys death . After the first shock passed, i you view it navalnys death . He the first shock passed, i realised that we should be more vocal and more. Sorry. More. Sorry. Take your time. Now, more. Sorry. Take your time. Now. Because more. Sorry. Take your time. Now, because he more. Sorry. Take your time. Now, because he was more. Sorry. Take your time. Now, because he was a more. Sorry. Take your time. Now, because he was a leader. More. Sorry. Take your time. | now, because he was a leader for more. Sorry. Take your time. Now, because he was a leader for so now, because he was a leaderfor so many people, lots of people found we dont have a leader any more. So the hope is that as well. When Yuliya Navalny said im going to continue his work, that really inspired a lot of people. He his work, that really inspired a lot of eole. , his work, that really inspired a lot of eole. ,. ,. , his work, that really inspired a lot ofeole. , his work, that really inspired a lot ofeole. ,. ,. , of people. He clearly meant a lot of to ou. Of people. He clearly meant a lot of to you how of people. He clearly meant a lot of to you how do of people. He clearly meant a lot of to you. How do you of people. He clearly meant a lot of to you. How do you see of people. He clearly meant a lot of to you. How do you see the of people. He clearly meant a lot of to you. How do you see the world i of people. He clearly meant a lot of| to you. How do you see the world in the wake of his death. Brute to you. How do you see the world in the wake of his death. The wake of his death. We can kill each of you. The wake of his death. We can kill each of you, because the wake of his death. We can kill each of you, because we the wake of his death. We can kill each of you, because we already. Each of you, because we already killed the loudest of you. The bravest of you. And i think as russian artists or russian activists, its our, its our duty, this is what we need to do. Be vocal about this regime and try to help ukraine. , � ukraine. Youre right, divided oinion. Ukraine. Youre right, divided opinion. Some ukraine. Youre right, divided opinion. Some critics ukraine. Youre right, divided opinion. Some critics have ukraine. Youre right, divided i opinion. Some critics have called them childish, theyve said the cathedrals running was sacrilege, what would you say to critics who dont approve of the methods that youve used . Dont approve of the methods that youve used . Well, we dont ask for a roval. Youve used . Well, we dont ask for approval we youve used . Well, we dont ask for approval we just youve used . Well, we dont ask for approval. We just act youve used . Well, we dont ask for approval. We just act the youve used . Well, we dont ask for approval. We just act the way we i approval. We just act the way we feel it. If we look at the early protests of pussy riot, per the provocative, punk, itsjust very beautiful because this energy is completely opposite of the grey, bleak energy of those kgb agents that are running our country. [30 bleak energy of those kgb agents that are running our country. Do you still have hope that are running our country. Do you still have hope for that are running our country. Do you still have hope for the that are running our country. Do you still Have Hope For The Future that are running our country. Do you still Have Hope For The Future of still Have Hope For The Future of russia . ,. ,. , russia . Right now for example, i dont know. Russia . Right now for example, i dont know. No russia . Right now for example, i dont know, no putin. Russia . Right now for example, i dont know, no putin. If russia . Right now for example, i dont know, no putin. If he dont know, no putin. If he disappeared, he got killed, wed still have the society and im scared of the society. But i do still have hope, i still have hope because i know so many beautiful, good people like Alexei Navalny and people that are right now coming to stay goodbye to him, they do that because they have hope and they live in russia right now, in those conditions and they still have this hope. So i dont think i have a right to not have one. She was sueakin right to not have one. She was speaking to right to not have one. She was speaking to my right to not have one. She was speaking to my Colleague Right to not have one. She was l speaking to my colleague megan right to not have one. She was speaking to my colleague megan owen. The russian government deny killing Alexei Navalny. We are waiting for former us President Donald Trump to speakfollowing that former us President Donald Trump to speak following that Supreme Court ruling, stay with us. Hello there. Much of the country had a pretty decent day today with some good spells of sunshine around. Most places stayed dry, but there was wetter and breezier weather pushing into the south west of england, south wales. That rain will continue to journey northwards across much of the country during the overnight period. It will tend to weaken a little bit as it moves northwards, but it will become breezier for a time as the cloud and the rain pushes its way northwards and eastwards. Behind it, skies will tend to clear, but well see a rash of showers, some of them heavy running into the Channel Islands and Cross Into Southern England at times. Maybe some showers pushing into Northern Ireland now where we have the cloud and the rain, then temperatures wont be as low as where theyll be, where skies clear, and, again, a touch of frost, maybe the odd mist or fog patches, winds fall light. Then into tuesday, weve got that overnight Weather Front pushing off in towards the north sea, another front pushing into Northern Ireland, Western Scotland, thatll enhance the Shower Activity here. Could take a while for that front to clear the east coast of both scotland and england. Eventually it will do, and it brightens up with plenty of sunshine. Could still see a few showers towards the south and the south east of england, the odd heavier one. But most places, i think, away from these fronts, should be dry with some sunshine. Top temperatures, 11 or 12 celsius once again, pretty much where we should be this time of year. Into wednesday, we see this blocking area of High Pressure over scandinavia begin to exert its force across the country. It will start to push the Weather Fronts out back into the atlantic. So i think many places should be dry on wednesday, Variable Cloud Across Scotland and eastern england. Perhaps the odd shower, the odd shower perhaps for cornwall up towards Northern Ireland. Otherwise most places should have a dry day with lots of sunshine around, and the breeze will be picking up from the south east. Top temperatures again, 12 or 13 celsius. Similar story on thursday, if anything, that area of High Pressure just edges a bit further westwards, pushing those fronts out into the atlantic. Could be a bit more cloud around generally on thursday, central, northern, eastern areas, maybe the odd shower mixed into it. But there will be some sunshine around, probably the best of it in Western Scotland in towards Northern Ireland, west wales, south west england. Temperatures maybe down a touch, the breeze will be picking up, 11 celsius will be the high. Friday looks like we could see more sunshine around, again a brisk southeasterly breeze. Theres just signs of it starting to turn a bit more unsettled and a bit milder as we head into the weekend. This is bbc news. The headlines. The us Supreme Court rules that donald trump can stand as a president ial candidate in colorado, following the states attempt to kick him off the ballot. Trump declared the decision a Big Win For America. George galloway returns to parliament hes been sworn in as mp for rochdale. Mr galloway said his Workers Party will target labour held seats with large muslim populations. The government has suffered a defeat in the House Of Lords on its rwanda bill, with peers backing a Labour Amendment which says the new act would have to comply with uk and international law. France is to become the first country in the world to put the right to abortion in its constitution. And the Royal National Lifeboat Institution celebrates 200 years. After being founded in a tavern in london, the charity has calculated that it has saved almost 150,000 lives around two per day sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. Hello from the bbc sport centre. British number one Katie Boulter said this one is Pretty Amazing as she won her first wta 500 title, coming from a set down to beat Ukraines Marta Kostyuk in the final of the san diego open. Shell now break into the worlds top 30 for the first time. Our sports correspondent, katie gornall, reports. This could take a while to sink in. The end of a brilliant