Nazenin, start us off. It started six months ago, and this is according to president rouhani last week, that the decision to increase petrol prices was taken six months ago, and it was the responsibility for execution was given to the supreme for execution was given to the Supreme National security council, which included the ministry of the interior and also ir ib, the state broadcaster. Mr rouhani claims he was asked not to tell him anything and that he only found out about it while reading in the news that when the prices were increased. So, using these six months, the executive arm of the Islamic Republic, the government, instead of using these six months to prepare the public for these rises that overnight suddenly they woke up and 50 , they didnt know about it. Instead, they used those six months to see how they could bring down the people that would get out in the protests. So, when the time came, they were prepared with helicopters, with snipers, and then they shut the internet
He blamed the previous government for a law that allowed the perpetrator to leave prison early. The Labour Party Said the conservatives had been responsible for his release. Maltas Prime Minister, joseph muscat, has bowed to intense public pressure and agreed to step down over the huge scandal surrounding the assassination of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. He said he would hand over power next month after his governing labour party chooses a new leader. The un secretary general has told the bbc that governments need to stop subsidising fossil fuel industries if the world is to avoid the worst consquences of global warming. Antonio guterres said taxpayers money is paying for the melting of glaciers. He was speaking ahead of the un climate summit. Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week protests convulse iran, but also iraq and lebanon. How does all this unrest relate and where does it leave tehrans dream
Dream for dominance of the region . Nato leaders are due to meet this week, but how confidently can they predict 70 more years of . All for one and one for all . 7 they predict 70 more years of all for one and one for all . And we . Re getting close to make your mind up time in the uk election. So what exactly will make up voters . Minds . My guests this week iranian journalist nazenin ansari, italian film maker annalisa piras, and michael goldfarb, american host of the frdh podcast. We are one guest down this week due to illness, so the other three will have to do more heavy lifting for me. There are conflicting accounts of how many people have died and how many have been arrested in iran in the past fortnight. What started as a wave of protest against rising petrol prices seems to have turned into a wider howl of outrage against crushing inflation and unemployment. Its the biggest show of public defiance to irans ayatollahs in a decade and they dont like it. Nor can they like what th
Of wet snow, mainly in the higher terrain of western and central New Hampshire. When most of the accumulation later on this evening and overnight in the heart of the White Mountains. How much can we expect and what about strong winds for tomorrow . Well look at all of that plus rain totals in a little bit. Jean thanks. This late october snowfall is reminding a lot of people of the winter thats ahead. Loon mountain in lincoln is expected to see snow tonight and wmurs cherise lec there now with how the ski areas are welcoming tonights potential snow. Reporter hi there, jean. They are looking forward to this. Were not seeing the snow yet, its still raining here. But at the top of Loon Mountain from a few days ago there is a little snow already collecting up there. And as you said theyre already looking forward to what this means for hopefully for them a much whiter winter this time around. The toch Loon Mountain is white capped at this time, but the although flurries are in the forecast f
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