Wreaths have been laid to mark the centenary of the Royal British Legion. In a message marking the occasion, Prince Charles said the charity ensured the sacrifices of veterans would never be forgotten. Our correspondent, jon donnison, reports from the cenotaph in central london. In whitehall this morning, a Lone Bugler and the last post. To remember those who have been lost, but also to mark 100 yea rs of the Royal British Legion. Representatives of the army, the Royal Navy and royal Air Force were among those who laid wreaths at the cenotaph, after earlier Prince Charles had offered his thanks. I wanted, above all, to offer my sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all those who have helped build this wonderful organisation we know today, and all those who will be part of its future. The british legion was set up in 1921, in the aftermath of the first world war. Its mission to support Military Veterans and their families. So, 100 years after it was founded on this very spot, the Royal Bri
First detected in india, as doctors raise concerns about the easing of restrictions. And Covid 19 testing before the Revision Song Eurovision Song Contest. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The us president , joe biden, has spoken by phone to both the israeli Prime Minister and the president of the Palestinian Authority after another day of violence in the region. Mr biden expressed Grave Concern over mounting casualties. More than 150 people most of them palestinians have died since the latest conflict began on Monday. Our Middle East editor, jeremy bowen, reports from jerusalem. The made desperate attempts to find survivors in the flatten three story house, but ten civilians were killed. 0h, three story house, but ten civilians were killed. Oh, god, he is saying, take your revenge. Mohammed lost his wife and four small sons. Only his five month old son, omar, survive, with a broken thumb. His mother, was buried with her four dead boys, and his sister, four dead boys, and his sister, fou
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Premier league match. Now on Bbc News Dateline london. Hello. Im shaun ley. Welcome to the programme which brings together british commentators, bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, Broadcast And Blog for audiences back home from the dateline, london. This week, pulling israelis and palestinians back from the brink of war. And Decision Day looms for tokyo 2021 does japan want to host the pandemic games . Joining us this week, jeffrey kofman, a canadian broadcaster and former us News Anchor whos worked extensively in The Middle East as a correspondent. And the british Journalist Jonathan Sacerdoti provides Comment And Analysis about israel and its neighbours. Jonathan also campaigns against anti semitism. With me in the studio is celia hatton. Celia also hails from canada. She is the bbc s asia pacific editor. Good to have you with us and good to see both of you there too, albeit remotely. Good to have you on dateline. The exchange of rocket fire, the fear and fatal
Now on bbc news, our world. You work hard, behave responsibly, save into a Pension Scheme and have a happy retirement, right . Wrong. After decades of saving into government Pension Schemes, when its time to collect, many nigerians across the country get nothing, unless they pay. But while some retired people sink into poverty waiting for their pension, others are raking it in. He is entitled to 300 of his basic pension. He is entitled to four cars, replaceable every four years. One man. Im yemisi adegoke, and i want to find out why politicians are awarding themselves huge pensions while ordinary people are having to fight to get anything at all. Every year in nigeria, dozens of nurses, teachers every year in nigeria, thousands of nurses, teachers and other Government Workers retire, expecting to swap their salary for a pension to support them in old age. My mother was a Healthcare Worker for 27 years and paid into the pension plan. We started looking into claims of corruption around p