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400,000. and spain and italy are through to the semi finals of euro 2020 after beating switzerland and belgium respectively. hello and welcome to the programme. the un security council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopia s tigray region. eight months of fighting means hundreds of thousands of people are now at risk of starvation. the ethiopian government has denied allegations that it s been blocking aid getting through. this is after tigrayan rebels took control of much of the northern region this week. the un world food programme says it s up and running again but access is still difficult. courtney bembridge has the latest. cheering and chanting. an extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. cheering. horns blare. celebrations on the streets of tigray s capital mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. they ve declared victory over the government troops. horns blare. applause. ..but eight months of fighting has left its mark. more than 400,000 ....
let s get more on the by election in batley and spen. a result is expected soon. the labour party is hoping it can retain the seat in the north of england but the race with the conservative party is tight. the contest has wider implications for politics in britain with many seeing it as a test of the leadership of the labour party. under its leader, sir keir starmer. we can speak to mo hussein, a former press officer who worked at downing street under david cameron. what are you hearing from your colleagues on the ground there, mo? ~ ~ , mo? well, i think there s quite a confidence mo? well, i think there s quite a confidence and mo? well, i think there s quite a confidence and it mo? well, i think there s quite a confidence and it does - mo? well, i think there s quite a confidence and it does look. a confidence and it does look tight, and let s remember this has been a labour seat for 2h years now, so if there were to be a conservative victory, then i think it would ....
been in the uk within the last 14 days, irrespective of nationality or residency, i will not be allowed into the stadio olimpico on saturday night, even if they have a ticket. we know the sar confident that they will be taken out by the english nationals the essay are confident. they were sold long before ukrainian england qualified the before ukrainian england qualified the fa. after the government advice here urging fans not to travel to italy, we re expecting more fans from ukraine at the match? there is a possibility, i guess so. one of the players was asked how they would feel if there were more ukraine fans than english plans, and he said himself he would be delighted because england have had that advantage so far, having played all of their matches at home. it will be a fascinating contest. with regards to ukraine against england, they faced each other seven times previously, only once have ukraine won. that came in a world cup qualifier in 2009. wayne ro ....
hello and welcome to bbc news. the american entertainer bill cosby has had his conviction for sexual assault overturned by the supreme court of pennsylvania. mr cosby, who s 83, has served more than two years of his sentence at a state prison near philadelphia. he had originally been found guilty of drugging and molesting a woman in 200a. but dozens of other women had also publicly accused him of sexual assault, but no further action was taken against him. michelle fleury reports. this is the moment bill cosby left prison a free man. he had served two years of a three to ten year sentence. his fall from grace was sealed in 2018, after he was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault for drugging and molesting andrea constand in 200a. but in a stunning reversal, pennsylvania s highest court said the entertainer should never have been charged. in the split ruling, the judges wrote the trial shouldn t have gone ahead because of an immunity deal mr cosby had struck wit ....
a new coronavirus scourge for india as a black fungus disease claims thousands of lives. india s stretched facilities have had no respite. just a small percentage of the population has been vaccinated so far and experts warn a third surge will be here in less than a couple of months. find a couple of months. and celebrations a couple of months. and celebrations erupting - a couple of months. and celebrations erupting in | a couple of months. and celebrations erupting in the streets of lucerne as switzerland beat world champions france in a penalty shootout in the euros. the reaction from french fans was almost deafening. gusts of shock and dismay. hello and welcome. they ve never known a summer heat wave like this. across north america and canada, temperatures are breaking records. in parts of western canada, it s hotter than the deserts in dubai. what s all the more remarkable is it still early summer. it s the result of a heat dome, a huge amount of a heat dome, a ....