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militaryjuntas in neighbouring burkina faso and mali warned that any foreign military intervention in niger, would be considered a declaration of war on them. a french mp for emmanuel macron s renaissance party spoke to the bbc about the country s evacuation mission and said paris was left with no other choice. translation: we estimate that a few hundred people french people wish to leave, and have clearly expressed this intention, since we know that the tradition between european countries is to show solidarity. if other european countries decide to organise your evacuations, which is possible, we would work together to evacuate those who want to leave. niger is a key part of africa s sahel region which stretches from the atlantic to the red sea. burkina faso and mali, have also seen recent military coups, and say, they would come to the defence of their neighbour. on sunday, the regional bloc ecowas made up of 15 west african countries, gave the coup lea ....
niger is a key part of africa s sahel region, which stretches from the atlantic to the red sea. burkina faso and mali have also seen recent military coups, and say they would come to the defence of their neighbour. and on sunday, the regional bloc ecowas made up of 15 west african countries gave the coup leaders in niger one week to restore democratic rule, or face what it called all necessary mea ns . let s talk to beatriz de leon cobo from the security think tank the royal united services institute. thank you for being here with us on bbc news. your assessment, first, of what we are seeing in niger? thank ou ve what we are seeing in niger? thank you very much- what we are seeing in niger? thank you very much. right what we are seeing in niger? thank you very much. right now - what we are seeing in niger? thank you very much. right now we - what we are seeing in niger? thank you very much. right now we are i you very much. right now we are seeing lots of confusion ....
our reporter ben king has the details. when drinkers gather at london s king charles pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. changes announced in march come into effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. at the same time, alcohol duties rise with inflation up by io.i%. the result a complex series of changes. 12% sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. a can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. but a bottle of 12% still wine will rise 44p. a bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20% port up £1.30. so among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. but the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. we have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. on top of that, we have raw materials like glass that are i ....
saying much. thanks, ben. and that s bbc news at six. it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. good night. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m lizzie greenwood hughes. here s a quick look at what we have coming up tonight. from crowdfunding to the world cup knock out stages jamaica s reggae girlz show brazil how it s done. south africa are also through to the last 16 for the first time in their history, after an emotional win over italy. and scotland is set to put cycling in a spin, as it hosts the sport s biggest world championships. also coming up on sportsday. we look ahead to england s final group game at the netball world cup against the top side, australia. so, welcome to sportsday, and lots more to come. but we re starting at the women s world cup, where it s been an extraordinary day as teams jostle for the final few places in the knock out stages, and the headline today is that two teams that have never ....
indictment of donald trump. the federal judge overseeing trump s election fraud case has responded to a court filing from special counsel jack smith late last night. smith wants a protective order after trump posted this last night. it says, quote, if you go after me, i m coming after me. smith wants the judge to stop trump and his legal team from publicly discussing sensitive evidence and he s citing that social media post as one reason why. the judge has given trump until monday. smith called it an unnecessary delay when trump asked to push it back. a california democrat who served on the january 6th select committee, congressman, thank you for joining me. your sense of what has been taking place over the last 24 hours, the special counsel is asking the judge to issue this protective order to restrict trump and his lawyers from publicizing sensitivity evidence. they re noting this social media post that came from trump yesterday evening essentially leveling a threat ....