After speculation over this competition footage. Hello. The united states and eu have condemned the forced diversion of a Passenger Plane carrying a dissident belarus journalist. It follows a chorus of condemnation across europe after the Ryanair Plane flying from greece to lithuania was diverted to minsk in belarus. In a statement, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said it was s shocking act. Ursula Von Der Leyen described it as an illegal hijacking and said belarus would be punished. This is not where Flight Fr4978 was supposed to be this afternoon, on the ground at minsk airport. The Ryanair Flight with about 170 people on board left athens this morning bound for vilnius. Butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly headed east. According to ryanair, the crew were warned of a potential Security Threat and ordered to land at minsk. For good measure, a belarusian warplane armed to the teeth was dispatched to escort the aircraft in. But no bombs were foun
Welcome. Israel and the palestinians it is a story that we have been stuck on for a long time. But the battleground is shifting. Im talking tiktok media tutorials, infographics on instagram, and a twitter spat between a supermodel and the israeli government. It might sound petty, but Social Media is now a weapon of war. The lines have been drawn, hearts and minds are the prize. To chat about this and a whole lot of other stuff, i have a lovely bunch of people with me. Sara hirschhorn is visiting Assistant Professor of Israel Studies at Northwestern University in the usa. Gabriel weimann is professor of communications at the university of haifa. Rayhan uddin writes for the Middle East eye. Chris Stokel Walker is a journalist and a Social Media expert. And also with us today, anna bassi, the Editorial Director of the weekjunior. Its an actual magazine aimed at kids, there is no swiping required. Anna, we will talk to you a bit later. I want to know briefly, i know your Subscription Numbe
The week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament. Going anywhere nice for your holidays this year . A Health Minister has some travel tips. Travelling is dangerous, and that is why we tell people, dont travel. Also in this programme angry exchanges as labour accuse Boris Johnson of breaking the rules. Time and again, ministers act like the rules are for other People None more so than the Prime Minister himself. A charge rejected by ministers. It is based not on fact, but on speculation,. Innuendo and smear. And social Care Reform mps are warned its not only needed for older people. You can fall down the Stairs Tomorrow and have a serious Brain Injury at 30 and need lots of care. All that to come, and more. But first, the battle against covid. The Health Secretary portrays it as a race between the virus and the vaccine. And, with the spread of whats known as the indian variant, its not always been clear whos winning. The lifting of some covid restrictions in en
Century. In the uk, they are due to update its Travel Advice for which countries can be visited without having to quarantine and return. The big Holiday Destinations look set to remain on the amber list, Malta And Mbs could go green. We begin in miami where at least one person has died and 51 others are unaccounted for after the collapse overnight of a I2 Storey residential building. Hundreds of Fire And Rescue workers have been scouring the Rubble The Building was made up of 130 units, some of them Holiday Homes and rentals, around half of them were destroyed. Here you can see the Rescue Team bringing out a ten year old boy from the rubble he was able to climb out unaided. The local mayor said This. The problem is the building has literally pancaked. Its gone Down. And, i mean, theresjust feet in between stories where there were ten feet. That is heartbreaking because it doesnt mean, to me, that we are going to be successful, as successful as we would want to be to find people alive.
After speculation over this competition footage. The united states and the eu have condemned the forced diversion of a Passenger Plane carrying a dissident belarusian journalist. He belarusianjournalist. Was he belarusian journalist. Was arrested he belarusianjournalist. Was arrested on he belarusian journalist. Was arrested on landing. The plane flying from greece to lithuania was diverted to minsk in belarus. The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken called it a shocking act that endangered the lives of more than 120 passengers, while the president of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen described it as an Illegal Hijacking and said belarus would be punished. This bbc diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports. This is not where Flight Fr4978 was supposed to be this afternoon, on the ground at minsk airport. The Ryanair Flight with about 170 people on board left athens this morning bound for vilnius. Butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly head