Italy s football team returns home to a hero s welcome after a dramatic win over england in the european championship. Hello and welcome. I m shaun ley. The cuban opposition says that dozens of activists have been arrested since sunday, when thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades against the island s communist government. Many were detained at the demonstrations, which called for democracy and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Cuba s president has blamed the united states for the unrest and said its embargo of cuba was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. Our north america editor jon sopel has more. Libertad! libertad, the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. But while many cubans feel this in their hearts, it s extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. Translation: we are here because of i the repression against the people. They are starving us to death. Havana is
Described it, is that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. And, to the victors the spoils. Italy s football team get a hero s welcome home after their dramatic win over england in the euros. Hello and welcome. Opponents of the cuban communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. Many of them were detained at the demonstrations, which called for democracy and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Cuba s president miguel diaz canel has blamed the united states for the unrest and said its embargo of cuba was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. Our north america editor jon sopel has more. Libertad! libertad, the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. But while many cubans feel this in their hearts, it s extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. Translation: we are here because
Southgate says the racist abuse directed at his players after their euro 2020 defeat last night was unforgivable. It s just not what we stand for. I think we ve been a beacon of light in bringing people together and in people being able to relate to the national team. Why google s boss says the model of a free and open internet is under attack. And in cuba, the biggest protests in decades against the island s communist government as thousands call forfreedom, democracy, and covid vaccines. And coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel, former winner zachjohnson is the latest to withdraw from this week s open championship due to a positive covid test. Good evening. The prime minister has confirmed that almost all of the coronavirus restrictions that have been in place in england for the past 16 months will be lifted in a week s time onjuly 19th. That s despite a surge in new cases across the uk. From next monday, the requirement for social distancing will stop. People will no long
Hits you in the face. And to the victors the spoils. Italy s football team get a heroes welcome home after their dramatic win over england in the euros. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Opponents of cuba s communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. Some were detained at the demonstrations, others were arrested at their homes. The protests called for democratic freedoms and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. President miguel diaz canel has blamed the united states embargo for the unrest. He said it was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. Our north america editor jon sopel has more. Libertad! libertad, the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. But while many cubans feel this in their hearts, it s extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. Translation: we are here because o
Lines were brought down. Now on bbc news. It s hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur, and today i ve journeyed to the beautiful south coast of england to meet one of the past century s most influential environmentalists, james lovelock. Now he introduced us to the gaia hypothesis, the idea that our planet and all of the life on it are part of one dynamic, self regulating system. Lovelock is now 101 years old, still having big thoughts about the future of life on earth. Have we humans sown the seeds of our own destruction? james lovelock, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Yes, glad to be back. It is such a pleasure to have you back on the programme. I want to ask you for your reflections on your own famous gaia hypothesis, that idea that all of life on this planet and the planet itself are part of one self regulating system. When you developed the idea five decades ago, you seemed quite optimistic that this system was very durable, very resilient. Well, it had lasted three bil