Following a day of enormous upheaval. It began in dhaka, when the long reigning prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned her office and fled the country. These pictures show her helicopter leaving. More than 300 people have been killed since a Student Protest over civil Service Job quotas began last month, escalating into demands for the Prime Minister to stand down after 15 years in power. Not long after Sheikh Hasina left, thousands of anti government protesters stormed her official residence, while crowds celebrated in the streets. Widespread looting has been reported as well. In a televised address to the nation, the head of Bangladeshs Army promised justice for all the bangladeshi people and said an interim government would be formed. And its also been announced that the leading Opposition Figure and former prime Minister Khaleda Zia would be released from prison. Six years ago, she was jailed on corruption charges that critics claimed were trumped up. The president has also ordered
Protect the Progress Lawyers for Prince Andrew Tell A Court in New York that Sexual Assault allegations filed against him are baseless and potentially unlawful. And theres a new star in Town Emma Raducanu joins the celebrities enjoying the Glitz And Glamour of the met gala in New York. Everyone aged 50 and over, across the uk, is to be offered a coronavirus Booster Vaccine. The programme is the central plank of the Governments Strategy to deal with the virus through the Autumn And Winter. The strategy involves a Plan A which focuses on identIfying and isolating positive cases to limit transmission; funding The Nhs and social care and controlling the borders. But If cases spiral Out Of Control, the government has Plan B, which would include mandating face coverings in certain settings, instructing people to work from home and the introduction of covid passports, which the government says it is holding in reserve. Borisjohnson says society must continue to live with covid 19, and though
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they ll try again on sunday. the lights on famous buildings around the world are switched off for an hour as part of a campaign against climate change. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations has led international condemnation of myanmar s military rulers over the killing of dozens of pro democracy protesters. the us secretary of state antony blinken said washingon was horrified by what he called the reign of terror . there were similar statements from britain and the european union. but in a sign of how difficult it will be to agree international action its emerged delegations from china and russia were among those attending a military parade. our correspondent in bangkok, laura bicker, is following developments. she said the likelihood of un sanctions is slim due to the security council vetos held by russia and china. when it comes to any kind of action from the united nations within the security council, it is worth notin