Under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. Deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. We meet the people on the frontline of the battle to save the forest. Shouting. Translation: the prospectors used to be scared of being caught by us. Now they feel the president will protect them. And see the impact on the animals. The government is accused of encouraging the destruction. And i m on a mission to contact some old friends the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. Their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. Are they safe? are their precious trees still standing? two years ago, a right wing ex army officer became the president of brazil. Jair bolsonaro had a clear agenda for the amazon and its people. This is the story of my attempt to find what his policy of opening up the amazon means for a tribe i first met a decade ago. This is a community that grew up a couple of decades ago, uncontact
Here in london, the high court has ruled that the uk government acted unlawfully by housing migrants in a former army barracks, where 200 of them caught coronavirus. Six asylum seekers brought the case, claiming that napier barracks in folkestone were unsafe. Our legal correspondent dominic casciani has the details. A former and rundown army base less than a mile from the english channel a temporary home for asylum seekers arriving in dinghies and lorries, asking for britain to take them in. This is napier barracks. For months, campaigners have called for its closure, saying it s unfit for human habitation. Hundreds of men in limbo, waiting for a decision on whether they can stay, or must leave the uk. Men like these, from iran, kuwait and elsewhere, who, from behind wire, tell me they ve spent years moving through europe, looking for a future. What s it like in there? there s no room. No, no, no, no room. Like. Line, and the animal is sleeping, one beside one. And this is why they s
To murder over the shooting of the black lives matter activist sasha johnson in south london last week. She remains in hospital. 0ur correspondent tim muffett was in court. It s almost one week since sasha johnson was shot at a house party in peckham in south london. Thank you all for coming today. The black lives matter activist remains in a critical condition in hospital. This morning 18 year old cameron deriggs of bromley hill in lewisham appeared at westminster magistrates court. He s been charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to the shooting. Several members of cameron deriggs family, including his parents, watched proceedings from the public gallery. An application for bail was rejected by district judge michael snow. Deriggs is now due to appear at the old bailey on the 25th ofjune. Four other men have also been arrested in relation to the incident but have been bailed until latejune. Detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information in relation to the sh
Fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. A new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. Now on bbc news. Our world. Under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. Deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. We meet the people on the frontline of the battle to save the forest. Shouting. Translation: the prospectors used to be scared of being caught by us. Now they feel the president will protect them. And see the impact on the animals. The government is accused of encouraging the destruction. And i m on a mission to contact some old friends the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. Their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. Are they safe? are their precious trees still standing? cheering. Two years ago, a right wing ex army officer became the president of brazil. Jair bolsonaro had a clear agen
The number of new coronavirus infections across the uk has risen above 4,000 for the first time since the start of april, with 4,182 new cases and 10 deaths reported in the past 2a hours. Infections have now risen by 25% over the past week. In the vaccine roll out, more than 256,500 people have received a first vaccine dose in the last 2a hours, meaning almost 39 million people have now had theirfirstjab almost 74% of the adult population. Just over 434,000 had their second dose in the past 24 hours, meaning almost 24. 5 million people, 46. 5% of the adult population, are now fully vaccinated. The prime minister boris johnson says he raised significant human rights concerns at talks in london with his hungarian counterpart, viktor 0rban. The right wing hungarian is only the second eu leader to visit britain since the post brexit transition, and british opposition parties have criticised the visit. Ryan giggs will go on trial next year accused of deliberately headbutting his ex girlfr