and the scottish city returning cultural artefacts looted from india during british rule in the 19th century. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in virginia. 34 year old el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, who called their torturers the beatles due to their english accents. elsheikh, who left london tojoin is, was convicted of his part in a hostage murder plot in which four americans were
legend kobe bryant says she was left devastated by first responders photographs of her dead husband and daughter after a fatal helicopter crash. and home invasion why this seal caused something of a stir for one family and their cat in new zealand. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. we begin in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in virginia. 34 year old el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, wh
and daughter after a fatal helicopter crash. and cutting ties. the scottish city returning looted cultural artefacts to india. hello and welcome to bbc news. raso s president vladimir putin has said officials from the united nations will be able to inspect your s largest nuclear power plant, a course for nuclear concern russia. the zaporizhzhia site has been under russian occupation since early march, and recently the area has recently come under heavy fire. stephanie prentice reports. it s the site at the centre of what a lot of ms zelenska calls nuclear terrorism. a nuclear power station call between russian and ukrainian gelling, underfire, and reportedly under fire, and reportedly damaged. underfire, and reportedly damaged. now, afteralmost underfire, and reportedly damaged. now, after almost six months of occupation, there may be hope for the site at zaporizhzhia, as vladimir putin has indicated that un officials can come in and inspect it. it s a leap for diplomatic
On the israel gaza war. In the last hour or so the United Nations has said that it has been told by the Israeli Military that more than a million palestinians must leave the Northern Gaza Strip within the next 2a hours. In a statement the un spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. The United Nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation this is the scene live in gaza where it has just gone 7 00 in the morning. The un said the order by the Israeli Military also applied to all of its staff and those sheltered in un facilities, including schools, Health Centres and clinics. An hamas official, quoted by the reuters newsagency, said that the Relocation Warning from israel was fa ke propaganda. Well, lets give you a sense of the geography in gaza. Heres a map of israel where
You are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. You are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. In the last few hours, the Israeli Military has said that more than a million palestinians must leave the Northern Gaza Strip within the next 2a hours ahead of an expected ground operation. In response, the un spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. The United Nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation. That statement has sparked an angry reaction from israel. The countrys ambassador to the United Nations said israel is trying to minimise harm to gazans. He went on to say that for many years the un has turned a blind eye to the arming of hamas and the use of the civilian population and civilian infrastructure in the gaza strip as a hiding place for weapons and murd