Or is the rot here simply too deep . Its very depressing. Its very concerning. Our country is in a serious dark place. Stage 4 Load Shedding will continue to be implemented until further notice. It says that stage 6 will be implemented at 8pm tonight until 5am. How did it come to this . South africa, the continents great economic powerhouse, is in deep trouble. Long daily power cuts injohannesburg and across the country. Dawn, and the Traffic Lights are still not working. This is alexandra township, a poor neighbourhood on the edge ofjohannesburg. Every day here, the power goes out, sometimes for four hours, sometimes for eight or more. Officially, its called Load Shedding which sounds almost helpful, almost pleasant but the truth is that these power cuts are having a devastating impact in a country with a stagnant economy and soaring unemployment. And its particularly in poor neighbourhoods like this one that the effects are being felt the most. Suzeke mousa has run this bar for 25 ye
Is losing its relevance for new audiences and whether he thinks its making itself fit for the future. I think every major opera house wants to entice younger audiences. It must do everything and be open to the interests of many different people. Let me take you to the opera sir Antonio Pappano, or tony, as he prefers to be known, has the Signature Flair of his italian roots, combined with a detailed knowledge of music that has made him one of the most popular conductors of our age. Tony has been in so much demand that over the last two decades hes simultaneously held two leading posts Music Director at the Santa Cecilia orchestra in rome and at londons Royal Opera House. Hes such a unique personality as well as a wonderful musician and artist. Theres that inimitable fire, that unquestioning commitment that he brings to every single performance that he does here. Its that level of passion which really comes across. Cheering and applause he steps down from his post in rome in september 2
appears to be official uniform walking past a fire at a locked cell at a migrant centre in mexico where 38 people subsequently died. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, has reacted angrily to comments by us presidentjoe biden, who urged him to walk away from his controversialjudicial reform plans, which are so farjust on hold. and amsterdam tells a rowdy british sex and drug tourists, don t come to our capital in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men between 18 and 35. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news king charles is to arrive in germany shortly. his first state visit since succeeding his mother as a british monarch in autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation injust autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation in just over a autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation injust over a month. the start of a three day trip, part of a curtailed royal visit that was due to begin in paris at the weekend
200 marathons in the last year to highlight the issue of water overconsumption. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin today in israel, where mass protests have been taking place in several cities after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked his defence minister, yoav gallant. mr gallant was dismissed after he called for controversial plans to overhaul the justice system to be scrapped. (os)these are pictures of the scenes in tel aviv tonight. as you can see, protesters are gathering momentum. we have seen these sorts of scenes over the last couple of days where tens of thousands of protesters returning to the streets on sunday night, waving israeli flags following mr gallant dismissal. he s been accused of behaving like a dictator and through destroying the security of israel. the opposition also describing mr gallant sacking as a new low for the government and a move that harms national security. a lot of tense scenes in israel tonight. for more, we can hearfrom the
welcome to bbc news. i m monika plaha. our top stories: protesters take to the streets in tel aviv, including outside the home of prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem, after he fires his defence minister for condemning his controversial legal reforms. this sacking of israel s defence minister who spoke out against the legislation feels to many people here like a turning point. warnings of more severe weather in mississippi and neighbouring states, after a powerful tornado kills at least 26 people. we saw a trailer go up in the air, bang down like a pancake. it exploded. a migrant rescue ship funded by street artist banksy is seized by italian coast guards. and why people in lebanon have woken up in two rival time zones in a row over daylight saving. hello and welcome. we start in israel, where mass protests have been taking place in several cities after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked his defence minister, yoav gallant. mr gall