kick off an informal tour of nigeria. and the dutch eurovision contestant is stopped from rehearsing by organisers. we ll be live in malmo with the latest. the duke and duchess of sussex have begun their visit to nigeria. here they are prince harry and his wife meghan being greeted at an event in abuja. it s the start of a three day trip, which is at the invitation of the chief of defence staff. harry will attend a reception to honour military families, and meghan will co host an event for women in leadership. for more on that, i ve been speaking with our africa correspondent simi, who is in abuja. it has been a lively day here for the duke and duchess of sussex and this is their first time in nigeria and as you saw in that, they were enthusiastically greeted by schoolchildren and traditional dancers and spoke about mental health and the duke spoke about how it is fortunate to speak up especially if you re feeling emotions like grief and loss and not feel the need to bu
trophies this season but they ve decided to mark the one they ve already claimed in a unique way. the german club have offered its fans free tattoos to celebrate their first bundesliga title, as well as the new european football record of 49 matches unbeaten in all competitions. that was sealed on thursday as leverkusen reached the final of the europa league with an aggregate win over roma. their achievements this season under manager xabi alonso have gone some distance beyond expectations, and they could win what s being called the invicible treble if they pick up the europa league in the final against atalanta, and then the german cup without losing again this season. i think it alonso has a clear idea of the football he wants his team to play in terms of possession and how to structure a build up plays, all these things. they are of course may be drawn on a tactics board, but they have also been talk to these players quite well. i think shabby alonso is kind of the leadi
narges mohammadi has been arrested 13 times, convicted five times and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison. the committee said her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. iran s state news agency says the decision is politicising the human rights issue . caroline hawley reports. in iran last year, spearheaded by women, an extraordinary rebellion set off by the death in police custody of a young woman detained for allegedly not wearing her veil properly. the nobel committee said this award was for the hundreds of thousands of iranians who have stood up against the theocratic regime s policies of discrimination and oppression against women. narges mohammadi is iran s most prominent human rights activist. here she was several years ago, criticising the regime for forcing women to wear the hijab while allowing corruption to run rampant. she s currently serving a ten year sentence. her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. altogether, the reg
in what s being seen as a key test of the party s ability to regain seats in scotland. with a larger than expected swing of 20.4%, labour s michael shanks secured just under 18,000 votes, more than double the total for the snp s katy loudon, who came second. the by election was triggered by the removal of the snp s margaret ferrier, after she broke covid lockdown rules. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon was at the count. welcome to scotland s newest mp, michael shanks! fix, welcome to scotland s newest mp, michael shanks! michael shanks! a striking victory in what was michael shanks! a striking victory in what was a michael shanks! a striking victory in what was a marginal michael shanks! a striking victory in what was a marginal seat, - michael shanks! a striking victory in what was a marginal seat, with the victorious labour candidate notching up a majority of more than 9000 votes, his party describing it as a seismic and historic win. the?a as a seismic and hi
speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy with respect to gaza will be determined by our assessment of israel s immediate action on these steps. he underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians and he urged netanyahu to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay to bring the hostages home. in an effort to bring those hostages home, the director of the us central intelligence agency, bill burns, is expected to travel to cairo this weekend to meet with his egyptian and isr