to be generate six of 2021, and if he were to be charged with sedition or insurrection, there are even more serious insurrection, there are even more serious consequences, and if he were to be serious consequences, and if he were to be charged with sedition or insurrection, there are even more serious insurrection, there are even more serious consequences constitutional questions serious consequences constitutional questions january 6. anyone who has pledged questions january 6. anyone who has pledged a oath of loyalty and given has pledged a oath of loyalty and given aid has pledged a oath of loyalty and given aid or comfort to an insurrection is barred from public office insurrection is barred from public office and insurrection is barred from public office. and that is under the constitution, so these charges might not be constitution, so these charges might not be disqualifying, they are not mentioned in the constitution, with respect mentione
jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. i m joined now by the bbc s middle east correspondent, yolande knell. hi there. just in the last few minutes or so, we have the funeral on the way of two british israelis. would you mind talking us through what has happened. yes. would you mind talking us through what has happened. what has happened. yes, that funeral is caettin
bumper profits for the owner of british gas centrica more than a billion pounds this year as household bills keep rising. right on time! and from the railway children to the wombles and doctor who bernard cribbins has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll be in birmingham ahead of the commonwealth games and we ll look at what threat germany pose to england in the final of the women s euros. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. you the commonwealth games 2022 opens here at the alexander stadium in birmingham injust two hours time. this huge space seats 30,000 people, and although we don t entirely know the themes of the opening ceremony you do get hints of how they want to celebrate birmingham, with a mock canal and brickwork heralding its industrial past, and graffiti and skateboard ramps celebrating its gritty present. and we ve also been told to watch out for exactly how the royal guests arrive. 0rganisers say it s the bigges
procedures, in other countries around the world. police in norway say they re treating a shooting at a guy nightclub as a terrorist attack. a second earthquake rocks an area in south eastern afghanistan causing yet more death and destruction. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, says he intends to take the country forward as backbench conservative mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. i have to listen to all sorts of criticism that part of myjob as leader. and it s day two of performances at glastonbury sir paul mccartney is the saturday night headliner. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. abortion clinics are closing this weekend, in more than a dozen republican controlled us states. that s after the conservative dominated supreme court, overturned decades of constitutional protection for abortion rights. it s a decision that s divided america with conservative and religious groups celebrating victory. for others, it s
Scouring the mountains of north west iran all night. Thick fog and heavy rain have hampered efforts, but in the early hours of this morning, this, a drone sent by turkey identified a source of heat. Footage shows an aerial view of a landscape at night and a Dark Blotch On what appears to be a hillside. When rescuers eventually reach the wreckage on foot, they found the helicopter which had been carrying irans president and the Foreign Minister was completely burned with no signs of life. And soon after, confirmation that both irans president Ebrahim Raisi and the Foreign Minister have been killed in the crash. The servant of the iranian people, president raisi, the president of the republic of iran was serving the people of the public of iran. President raisi, seen here on the left, had been visiting a dam project. This is footage of him earlier in the day travelling in a convoy of three helicopters. He became the president in 2021 and was responsible for tightening Morality Laws and o