and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of the congo made conservation in those countries very difficult. so, how were the fortunes of the world's last mountain gorillas turned around and what can it tell us about conservation elsewhere? the first step was ensuring legal protections were in place. the bwindi impenetrable forest was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get the local people on side. the communities are critical in conserving the gorillas because, you know, these communities live next to the park. and so we feel that they should be part of the conservation. and they should get benefits from conservation. key among those benefits are the revenues from this, from tourism. tourists pay $600 each to visit a gorilla family, and before covid, uganda's gorillas were doing good business — 40,000 tourist visits a year. tourism really does help wild animals if it's done right. in uganda, it's an act of parliament that 20% of the park entry fee has to go to the local community. and park revenues are just the beginning, says dr

and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of the congo made conservation in those countries very difficult. so, how were the fortunes of the world's last mountain gorillas turned around and what can it tell us about conservation elsewhere? the first step was ensuring legal protections were in place. the bwindi impenetrable forest was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get the local people on side. the community is critical in conserving the gorillas. because, you know, these communities live next to the park. and so we feel that they should be part of the conservation. and they should get benefits from conservation. key among those benefits are the revenues from this, from tourism. tourists pay $600 each to visit a gorilla family. and before covid, uganda's gorillas were doing good business. 40,000 tourist visits a year. tourism really does help wild animals if it's done right. in uganda, it's an act of parliament that 20% of the park entry fee has to go to the local community. and park revenues are just the beginning, says dr glady

also the ongoing diplomatic tensions against rwanda and the democratic republic of condo. many people are waiting to see which issues are going to be addressed at this years meeting. —— republic of congo. this years meeting. -- republic of conuo. ., ., ., congo. the whole row over the british government _ congo. the whole row over the british government trying - congo. the whole row over the british government trying to i congo. the whole row over the i british government trying to send asylum—seekers to rwanda and prince charles who is going to be there in rwanda having said that is reported to have said that that was appalling. how embarrassing is all this going to be on his his visit to rolando? == this going to be on his his visit to rolando? . ., ., ., , rolando? -- rwanda. the royalfamily is very much — rolando? -- rwanda. the royalfamily is very much regarded _ rolando? -- rwanda. the royalfamily is very much regarded and _ rolando? -- rwanda. the royalfamily is very much regarded and highly - is very much regarded and highly respected across the african con

of congo made conservation in those countries very difficult. this park in uganda, the bwindi impenetrable forest, was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get local people onside. the communities are critical in conserving the gorillas because, you know, these communities live next to the park. and so we feel that they should be part of the conservation and they should get benefits from conservation. key among those benefits have been the revenues from this, from tourism. and tourism also supports a thriving economy. tourism really does help wild animals if it's done right. when i first started out, there were only about five lodges. now there's as many as 70. the lodges have created jobs, the ngos have created jobs, so there's lots of employment that has happened. you know, they can sell crafts, they can sell accommodation, meals. and so all of that makes a big difference. some of the tourist income and money from gorilla charities helped create alternative income for these men. they used to make their

in uganda, rwanda, the democratic republic of the congo, to some extent, there has been a successful effort because partly of the cash that the gorillas generate. it is all about balance, _ that the gorillas generate. it is all about balance, isn't it? that the gorillas generate. it is| all about balance, isn't it? yes, ou all about balance, isn't it? yes, you need _ all about balance, isn't it? yes, you need careful _ all about balance, isn't it? yes, you need careful ecotourism, . all about balance, isn't it? yes, you need careful ecotourism, it| all about balance, isn't it? yes you need careful ecotourism, it has to be a balance between allowing the species to survive in the wild, and allowing the tories. the other thing about tourism is, —— allowing the tourism. the other thing is the environmental impact like flying around, but it has encouraged this kind of industry around tourism, it's encouraged them to clear forest around the forest if you like. so you have got farms to service the lodges where the tourists go. and actually, it's a little bit harder probably to expand th

republic of the congo wants to develop the area for agriculture, unless richer nations deliver more financial assistance. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, reports. in the vast forests of central africa, a group of scientists are hacking their way towards a remarkable discovery. this formidable team has spent years tracing the outlines of something huge and hidden and precious. just entering the coordinates of a point that�*s about three kilometres away. it�*s gruelling work in near impenetrable swamps full of snakes and crocodiles, but the scientists, using hand—held drills, have discovered a fantastically large expanse of peat. so we want as many samples as possible from as many different locations. and this rotting vegetation is important, because it traps carbon. we estimate that there�*s around 30 billion tonnes of carbon stored in the peatlands of the cuvette centrale in the congo basin. and that�*s equivalent to around 20 years of us fossil fuel emissions, so a huge amount of carbon. the scientists here have discovered something extraordinary in these swamps

on his final leg of a visit to the democratic republic of congo, belgium's king philippe has met victims of sexual violence in the east of the country. he visited a hospital run by the nobel laureate, denis mukwege — a congolese gynaecologist well known for his efforts to stop sexual violence being used as a weapon of war. the author of a review of food and farming in britain says the government had adopted fewer than half of his recommendations in its new food strategy, which will be released today. henry dimbleby said the plan wasn't a disaster, but lacked enough details to be called a strategy. later we will be looking at that food strategy that is expected to help boost the uk economy or at least that's what the prime minister will tell us so we will talk through all of that, later on. french president emmanuel macron is at risk of losing his outright majority after a strong challenge from a coalition of left—wing parties in national assembly elections. jean—luc melenchon�*s left—green alliance finished neck and neck with mr macron�*s ensemble in terms of votes cast in su

, the democratic republic of congo, this week. why, and what was different about this visit? well, it's the first time - you have a king of belgium — belgium was terrible - at colonising — not that there are good ones — but they might i have been among the worst ones with the exploitation - of the people of the congo and the wealth and the minerals | of the congo that built belgium| as a superpower at the end of the 19th century - and beginning- of the 20th century. he went there to apologise. but he said exactly, - "we denounce unacceptable "regime based on paternalism and discrimination— "and racism". well, he didn't. really apologise. he just condemned it. and did he bring...? that almost makes him sound like he's a third party. yes. that "it wasn't us — i'm looking from the outside". in a way, you know, a louvre. imean... and it was his family directly, because it was initially... it was — belonged to leopold ii... i right. ..which was his family, - the saxe—coburg and gothas. and, but what did he i bring to the

on his final leg of a visit to the democratic republic of congo, belgium's king philippe has met victims of sexual violence in the east of the country. he visited a hospital run by the nobel laureate, denis mukwege — a congolese gynaecologist well known for his efforts to stop sexual violence being used as a weapon of war. an australian newspaper has denied outing actress rebel wilson. on friday, wilson said she had found her "disney princess" as she shared a selfie with her partner on instagram. but on saturday, the sydney morning herald revealed it had known about the relationship before it was public and had given ms wilson two days to comment. the opposition leftwing alliance in france has scored big gains in the first round of france's parliamentary elections. despite that, french president emmanuel macron�*s supporters look set to have the biggest bloc in the national assembly, but it's unclear if they'll have enough seats to form a majority. our paris correspondent hugh schofield has more. you have to say it is a breakthrough by the left—wing alliance. looking back at the pr

on his final leg of a visit to the democratic republic of congo, belgium's king philippe has met victims of sexual violence in the east of the country. he visited a hospital run by the nobel laureate, denis mukwege, a congolese gynaecologist well known for his efforts to stop sexual violence being used as a weapon of war. an australian newspaper has denied outing actress rebel wilson. on friday, wilson said she had found her "disney princess" as she shared a selfie with her partner on instagram. but on saturday the sydney morning herald revealed it had known about the relationship before it was public and had given ms wilson two days to comment. the first of the former mcdonald's restaurants in russia has opened in moscow under a new name, which translates to "tasty — and that's it". the us chain pulled out of the country last month following the invasion of ukraine, and a siberian oil magnate bought all of the 850 stores. mcdonald's left russia of its own accord, but a slew of international sanctions have hit the country's economy hard. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has the stor

republic of congo this week. why, and what was different about this? it was the first time - you have a king of belgium, belgium was terrible - at colonising, not that there are good ones but they might- have been among the worst ones with the exploitation - of the people of the congo, and the wealth and the minerals | of the congo that built belgium| as a superpower at the end of the 19th century and - beginning of the 20th century. he went there to apologise. but he said exactly, - "we denounce unacceptable "regime based on paternalism. and discrimination and racism." well, he didn't. really apologise. he just condemned it. and did he bring...? that almost makes him seem like a third party, like he was looking from the outside. and it was his family, it was initially... it belongs to leopold ii, . who was his family, saxe— coburg. what did he bringi to the congolese? he didn't bring money- as compensation, he can't afford that at the moment. he brings a few artefacts - from the museum of the congo. the first

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he made the comments on a week—long trip to the democratic republic of the congo. while there — he returned a tribal mask — one of thousands of artefacts taken during belgian rule. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. at a ceremony in kinshasa, a symbol, perhaps, of a new beginning. this giant mask, known as kakungu, being returned to its rightful home, just one of more than 80,000 artefacts taken during colonial rule that will now be given back. newsreel: with unrest | brewing elsewhere among colonial possessions overseas... belgium was in charge here from 1885 until 1960. it was, at times, a particularly brutal occupation. during the earliest period, as many as 10 million people are thought to have died. translation: the colonial regime was based on i exploitation and domination. it was a regime marked by discrimination and racism. on my first trip to the congo, here in front of the congolese people, i wish to reaffirm my deepest regrets for these past wounds. and yet, despite this dark history, the people of kinshasa seemed to offer the warm welcome to the desce

on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congo, king philippe of belgium has returned a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independencde in 1960. this is the first of almost 80,000 artefacts that will be returned for display in museums in the drc. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when vladimir putin ordered his invasion force into ukraine in late february, is this the scenario he imagined for earlyjune? a brutal war of attrition in the donbas, a defiant ukrainian government deploying more heavy weapons from western allies, russian losses mounting, a punishing sanctions regime on moscow and more nato expansion in the offing? well, my guest, in an exclusive interview, is russia's ambassador to the united nations, vassily nebenzia. where does russia go from here? ambassador vassily nebenzia at un headquarters in new york, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon, london time, mr sackur. it's a pleasure to have you on the show, ambassador. let me ask you this. after more than 100 days, would you say that russia's i

he made the comments on a week—long trip to the democratic republic of the congo. while there, he returned a tribal mask, one of thousands of artefacts ta ken during belgian rule. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. at a ceremony in kinshasa, a symbol perhaps of a new beginning. this giant mask being returned to its rightful home, just one of more than 80,000 artefacts taken during colonial rule that will now be given back. with unrest brewing elsewhere... belgium was in charge here from 1885 until 1960. it was at times a particularly brutal occupation. during the earliest period as many as 10 million people are thought to have died. translation: the colonial regime was based on - exploitation and domination. it was a regime marked by discrimination and racism. on my first trip to the congo here in front of the congolese people, i wish to reaffirm my deepest regret is that these past wounds. and yet, despite this dark history, the people of kinshasa seemed to offer the warm welcome to the descendant of theirformer rulers. "during his speech he said he had not forgotte

on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congo, king philippe of belgium has returned a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independence in 1960. this is the first of almost 80,000 artefacts that will be returned for display in museums in the drc. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we'll look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one because it's extended. and artificial intelligence goes bird spotting and in the quest for greener energy, 0mar discovers a tasteless fluid called water. it goes in your mouth and then disappears? this book was... writing this much... we are back and it's brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it's all the same to me, ijust like writing, can't stop. it's so good

he made the comments on a week—long trip to the democratic republic of the congo. while there, he returned a tribal mask — one of thousands of artefacts taken during belgian rule. ata at a ceremony in kinshasa, a symbol perhaps of a new beginning. this giant mask being returned to its rightful home, just one of more than 80,000 artefacts taken during colonial rule that will now be given back. colonial rule that will now be given back-— colonial rule that will now be civen back. ~ , , given back. with unrest brewing elsewhere... _ given back. with unrest brewing elsewhere... belgium _ given back. with unrest brewing elsewhere... belgium was - given back. with unrest brewing elsewhere... belgium was in - elsewhere... belgium was in charue elsewhere... belgium was in charge here _ elsewhere... belgium was in charge here from _ elsewhere... belgium was in charge here from 1885 - elsewhere... belgium was in charge here from 1885 until. charge here from 1885 until 1960. it was at times a particularly brutal occupation. during the earliest period as well as 10 million

it's the second day of the belgium king's visit to the democratic republic of congo — a visit that many say conjures up pain and trauma because of what the country experienced under colonial rule. more than ten million people died during king leopold ii's reign in the late 19th and early 20th century. many shocking atrocities took place — and today, his nephew king philippe addressed this in kinshas. translation: for my first trip in congo here, as i'm facing - the congolese people, to those who today still are suffering from it, i want to reaffirm my most deepest regrets for those past wounds. so "deep regret," but no apology. belgium's colonial record in dr congo was one of the most brutal in africa. —— the -- the drc. congo was under colonial rule from the 19th century, until it won its independence in 1960. more than ten million are thought to have died from disease and abuses while working on plantations for him — some who opposed the king had their hands amputated in a public ceremony. over 80,000 artefacts were looted by belgium — the most famous being the tooth of the

king philippe of belgium is on his first visit to the democratic republic of congo since taking the throne nine years ago. he'll initiate the return of artefacts looted during the rule of his ancestor, king leopold ii. philippe has already voiced deep regret for the wounds of the colonial period, which saw millions of congolese die and the country plundered. apple could be forced to change the type of charger it supplies for iphones sold in europe after the eu agreed a law to introduce a standard port. the new rules would mean new electronic devices such as mobiles and tablets have to use the same kind of usb cable. apple has previously resisted a one—size—fits all approach. north korea could conduct a seventh nuclear test at any time. that's the warning from the us special representative, sung kim, who says the north has shown no interest in returning to the negotiating table. on tuesday, the us and south korea conducted joint exercises involving around 20 warplanes over the waters around the korean peninsula. the drills come after pyongyang fired a barrage of short—range ballistic

king philippe of belgium is on his first visit to the democratic republic of congo since taking the throne nine years ago. he'll initiate the return of artefacts looted during the rule of his ancestor, king leopold the second. philippe has already voiced deep regret for the wounds of the colonial period, which saw millions of congolese die and the country plundered. apple could be forced to change the type of charger it supplies for iphones sold in europe, after the eu agreed a law to introduce a standard port. the new rules would mean new electronic devices such as mobiles and tablets have to use the same kind of usb cable. apple has previously resisted a one—size—fits all approach. the uk prime minister boris johnson has told his cabinet that it's time to draw a line under the controversies and internal wrangling that resulted in a confidence vote on his leadership on monday. the prime minister said the government should focus on dealing with the aftershocks of the covid pandemic. he saw off a leadership challenge, but with a much smaller majority than many had expected, prompting sp

belgium's king philippe and queen mathilde have arrived in the democratic republic of congo for a six—day visit, at the invitation of the country's president. here's the royal couple arriving in kinshasa. it's king philippe's first visit there since ascending to the throne in 2013. it's seen as a chance for reconciliation after the atrocities committed under belgian colonial rule. these images are from 1960, when the drc won its independence. belgium had controlled the country since the turn of the 20th century, when king leopold ii seized it as his personal possession. up to ten million africans died during his reign. belgium's princess esemeralda spoke to the bbc�*s focus on africa programme — she says recent events including the george floyd killing have influenced herfamily�*s thinking. it was always, obviously, discussed, but obviously the international events put the whole of europe, i think, to realise that racism and discrimination was coming from colonialism and all those difficult, painfuland, let's say, horrible times, what the colonial powers — the european colonial po

belgium's king philippe and queen mathilde have arrived in the democratic republic of congo for a six—day visit, at the invitation of the country's president. here's the royal couple arriving in kinshasa. it's king philippe's first visit there since ascending to the throne in 2013. it's seen as a chance for reconciliation after the atrocities committed under belgian colonial rule. these images are from 1960 when the drc won its independence. belgium had controlled the country since the turn of the 20th century, when king leopold ii seized it as his personal possession. up to 10 million africans died during his reign. so, how are the people in kinshasa reacting to the royal visit? let's listen in. translation: i'm very happy about this visit, | because the country's been going badly since the belgians left. we don't understand anything any more. i wonder if this visit will be productive. in any case, we welcome him. translation: this is a visit - of reconciliation, for the blunder that the congolese lived through during the colonial era. translation: they left us isolated, abandoned, - the

belgium's king philippe and queen mathilde have arrived in the democratic republic of congo for a six—day visit, at the invitation of president felix tshisekedi. here's the royal couple arriving in kinsasha. it's king philippe's first visit to the drc since ascending to the throne in 2013. it's seen as a chance for reconciliation after the atrocities committed under belgian colonial rule. king phillippe has expressed regret for his family's colonial record in the drc — the most brutal in africa. let's take a brief look at that. these images are from 1960 when the drc won its independence. belgium had controlled the central african country since the turn of the 19th century when king leopold ii brutally seized the land as his personal possession. it's believed more than 10 million africans died during his reign — and king philippe is a descendant of the colonial ruler. here's what people in kinshasa are saying about the royal visit. i'm very happy about this visit because the country has been going badly since the belgians left. we don't understand anything any more. i wonder if this i

foreign emile n'goy is originally from the democratic republic of the congo, has played in france, portugal and italy. we have as two undercoverjournalists italy. we have as two undercover journalists to italy. we have as two undercoverjournalists to make undercover journalists to make contact undercoverjournalists to make contact with emile, and they are hoping to meet him at a llanelli match. they exchanged phone numbers and meet again a few weeks later. the undercover journalist tells emile he is looking for investment opportunities for illicit black—market funds. so, emile says he will talk to his brother about it. a week later, emile has news, he has trials at another club. emile does leave llanelli for a new club, but he ends up playing in scotland. they have told emile that they represent overseas businessmen who want to invest illegal black—market money into football. they also plan to bring up betting on football and fixing, and at that point, emile should walk away. brett national footballers are forbidden from even entering into discussions about it. paying players to deliber

republic of congo. he grew up in france and has played football in portugal and italy. 0ur undercover journalists are going to a llanelli match where they hope to meet emile to find out more. what is your name? what are your predictions? they exchange phone numbers and meet up again a few weeks later. the undercover journalist tells emile he's looking for investment opportunities for illicit black market funds. you know there is a lot of black money. you know what i'm saying? so emile says he'll talk to his brother about it. a week later,emile has news. he's got trials at another club. emile does leave llanelli for a new club, but he ends up playing in scotland. they've told him they represent overseas businessmen who want to invest illegal black market money into football before. they also plan to bring up betting on football and fixing. and at that point, emile should walk away. professional footballers are forbidden from even entering into discussions about it. we are looking to find clubs and fine p

these include nigeria, the democratic republic of of the congo, central african republic and cameroon. this is where we are seeing cases being reported now and so we are working very closely with these countries to help respond and to help try and ascertain where... why this virus is now coming... becoming more frequently reported, because it is well known to be, as you said, a zoonotic disease. so, it is primarily in the animal kingdom, in forested areas. now we are seeing it more in urban areas, and this week we are seeing it for the first time around the world. here in the uk, clinics have enforced strict ppe rules. one clinic in chelsea has sent several staff in the close isolation after coming in contact with one patient with monkeypox. a second clinic is also having staffs of muscling with the location has not been revealed. dr kathrine o'reilly is medical director at intenational sos, a health and security services firm. let me ask you for saw about the stringent ppe brought in for sexual health clinics with the wire that be particularly bad it right now? so as we know the _ pa

these include nigeria, the democratic republic of the congo, central african republic and cameroon. this is where we're seeing cases being reported now, and so we're working closely with these countries to help respond, to help try and ascertain why this virus is now becoming more frequently reported, because it is well known to be, as you said, a zoonotic disease, so it is primarily in the animal kingdom, in forested areas. now we're seeing it more in urban areas, and this week we're seeing it for the first time around the world. joining us is dr anne rimoin, professor of epidemiology at the ucla and expert on public health. she's been researching in africa on monkeypox for the last 20 years. thank you very much indeed for being with us and there are different strains different variants so maybe you could explain the background to this and where monkeypox originates. thanks for having me. nice to be here, and i can give you some context for monkeypox. i have worked on monkeypox in the democratic republic of congo for the last two decades to what you're talking about here is that mo

these include nigeria, the democratic republic of the congo, the centrica african republic of cameroon, these are places where we have seen cases now, so we are working closely with these countries to help respond and try to ascertain why this virus is now coming, becoming more frequently reported because it is well known to be, as you said, a zoonotic disease, so it is primarily in the animal kingdom, in forested areas. now we are seeing it more in urban areas and this week we are seeing it for the first time around the world. idr we are seeing it for the first time around the world.— we are seeing it for the first time around the world. dr rosamund lewis there from the — around the world. dr rosamund lewis there from the world _ around the world. dr rosamund lewis there from the world health - there from the world health organization. earlier dr rosamund lewis earlier i spoke to dr chris smith, a consultant virologist & host of the naked scientist podcast. i asked him how worried we should be in the uk about the number of cases of monkeypox identified so far. well, actually, i'm

republic of the congo. days of flooding and landslides in parts of bangladesh and eastern india, have affected millions of people and left more than 50 people dead. bangladesh's north—east region has seen some of the worst flooding for nearly two decades. experts say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of events like this around the world. monkeypox has now been detected in three more countries — bringing the total to 15 as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. austria, israel and switzerland are the latest to report the presence of the virus. it is still unclear why we are witnessing this unusual spread of monkeypox as more patients emerge with the common symptoms, bumpy rash, sore muscles, either and headache. not hard, figure out what we do, and what vaccine if any may be available, it is a concern, in the sense if it were to spread,. in the sense if it were to spread. -— in the sense if it were to sread,. ~ , ., ., spread,. australia's has “oined israel

republic of the congo. days of flooding and landslides in parts of bangladesh and eastern india, have affected millions of people and left more than 50 people dead. bangladesh's north—east region has seen some of the worst flooding for nearly two decades. the two countries are prone to flooding and experts say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of events like this around the world. monkeypox has now been detected in three more countries, bringing the total to 15, as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. austria, israel and switzerland are the latest to report the presence of the virus, which can be transmitted from animals to humans, as well as human to human, although the illness is generally mild. the virus is most common in remote parts of central and west africa and this outbreak has taken scientists by surprise. britain's health security agency has said high risk contacts of people with monkeypox should self—isolate for three weeks. they will also be offer

there are thousands of cases every year in the drc, the democratic republic of the congo. what's unusual is they are springing up into multiple non—endemic countries and there is pretty explosive growth of these cases all of a sudden. so we're very early on in this epidemic. i don't think this is going to be a pandemic—type situation like covid—19, but we need to be cognisant, vigilant and do really vigorous public health measures and contact tracing to help get this under control. you mentioned public health measures, covid barely in the rearview mirror, people will be worried about the potential implications. what are some of these measures that we should be introducing? yes, we talk about monkeypox, it is a rare viral disease, and when we talk about transmission, it is through close contact and bodily fluids, saliva, bedding a person may have been infected, so contaminated objects, so when we talk about prevention, it is important that people understand that it is a rare virus, but obviously we have seen more of it in the community, there is community transmission

there are thousands of cases every year in the drc, the democratic republic of the congo, it is unusual is there springing up into multiple nonacademic countries and there is pretty explosive growth of these cases all of a sudden. so we're very early on in this epidemic. i don't think this is going to be a pandemic situation like over 19, we need to be cognizant and visualise and do really vigorous public health measures in contact tracing together is under control. ., ., , , . control. you mentioned public health measures, _ control. you mentioned public health measures, covid - control. you mentioned publicj health measures, covid barely in the rearview mirror, people will be worried about the potential implications, what are some of the measures we should be introducing?- are some of the measures we should be introducing? yes, we have the monkeypox, _ should be introducing? yes, we have the monkeypox, it - should be introducing? yes, we have the monkeypox, it is - should be introducing? yes, we have the monkeypox, it is a - have the monkeypox, it is a rare viral disease, when we talk

i've spent my career working in the democratic republic of congo where monkeypox is endemic and working on monkeypox. it's very rare to see this virus spreading outside of the african continent. so this out break all these several clusters of cases are very unusual. clusters of cases are very unusual-— clusters of cases are very unusual. ., �*, , ., unusual. you say it's unusual, but how concerning _ unusual. you say it's unusual, but how concerning is - unusual. you say it's unusual, but how concerning is this - but how concerning is this spread? but how concerning is this s - read? ~ but how concerning is this sread? ~ , ., but how concerning is this spread?— but how concerning is this sread? ~ ., , , spread? well, you know, because we eradicated _ spread? well, you know, because we eradicated smallpox's - spread? well, you know, because we eradicated smallpox's and - we eradicated smallpox's and stopped vaccinating against smallpox, now we have very little population immunity to this virus. so it makes sense that if people are exposed to poxvirus as we will see more cases. if w

i spent my career working in the democratic republic of congo where it is endemic and working on monkeypox, it is rare to see this virus spreading outside of the african continent, so this outbreak of these several clusters of cases are very unusual. clusters of cases are very unusual-— clusters of cases are very unusual. ., , , ., unusual. you say it is unusual but concerning _ unusual. you say it is unusual but concerning is _ unusual. you say it is unusual but concerning is this - unusual. you say it is unusual| but concerning is this spread? well, you know, because we eradicated smallpox, we stopped vaccinating against smallpox. now, we have very little population immunity to this virus so it makes sense that if people are exposed to pox viruses, we will see more cases. if we talked about this at morning time all, i guess, it is now mourning time your time but let's say last night your time, time but let's say last night yourtime, i time but let's say last night your time, i would time but let's say last night your time, iwould have time but let's say last night your time, i would ha

republic of congo, nigeria, cameroon and central african republic. two more cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the south east of england, bringing the total number of infections in the uk to nine. there are concerns the latest infections were the result of community transmission, as our health correspondent katherine dacosta explains. if iris is usually linked to travel to west africa but with the latest cases there was no travelling for that region. hail officials are investigating how they caught it. investigating how they caught it and they think that monkeypox might be spreading in the community but they say the risk of infection is still low. monkeypox is similar to chicken pox, and has symptoms including a rash, fever, headaches and swollen lymph nodes. the disease is usually associated with travel to west africa, but as we've been hearing health authorities believe some cases have begun to spread within communities. the largest known outbreak of the disease occurred in nigeria in 2017 when there were 175 suspected cases, the vast majori

republic of the congo, the whole of sub—saharan africa and we know the pressures on the nhs, on our schools are severe. if you look at the number of doctors per 1,000 it's now 2.95 in the uk which is the second lowest in europe. austria has five doctors per 1,000 and most of our close neighbours, france, germany, spain have only four so there are serious pressures on schools and on our precious nhs. we talk a lot about numbers, you've quoted some of them there but in reality more people, far more people are claiming asylum in france and germany than currently in the uk. well, i think we have a long tradition in this country with refugees, going back to the huguenots at the end of the 17th century, we welcomed those people in genuine fear of their lives. the answer clearly is not for the uk to accept everybody, the answer is for the countries, particularly in western europe, to get together with a series of international agreements and i'm sure that's what our government is trying to do, we need the other countries in europe to join us and further afield as well. the usa probably as

republic of the congo, the whole of sub—saharan africa and we know the pressures on the nhs, on our schools are severe. if you look at the number of doctors per 1000 it's now 2.95 in the uk which is the second lowest in europe. austria has five doctors per 1000 and most of our close neighbours, france, germany, spain have only four so there are serious pressures on schools and one our precious nhs. taste pressures on schools and one our precious nhs-_ pressures on schools and one our precious nhs. we talk a lot about numbers, precious nhs. we talk a lot about numbers. you've _ precious nhs. we talk a lot about numbers, you've quoted - precious nhs. we talk a lot about numbers, you've quoted some . precious nhs. we talk a lot about numbers, you've quoted some of| precious nhs. we talk a lot about - numbers, you've quoted some of them there but in reality more people, far more people are claiming asylum in france and germany than currently in france and germany than currently in the uk. ~ ~ in france and germany than currently in the uk. ~ ,, . . in the uk. well, i think we have a lon

the democratic republic of congo was next on the list, followed by bolivia, indonesia and peru. it's not all bad news though — indonesia is leading by example having reduced their forest loss for the fifth year in a row. i'm joined now by rod taylor from the world resources institute which compiled the report. i remember sitting there in glasgow long into the night as they hammered a delightful rain forests and a loss of country signed up for in the loss of country signed up for in the loss of money going to countries like brazil to change policy and at the moment as it is not working. christian, you are right there but the ink is still drying on that and the ink is still drying on that and the statistics you just mentioned at numbers 42021 based on... but the problem is that they are stubbornly persistent and have been at about that level now almost consistently for two decades and we need a turnaround now to see those numbers come down really quickly to end deforestation by 2030. white knight to spell out for people encase people don't know why the rainforests are so importa

the world health organisation has reported a new ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. only one case has been confirmed so far but there are concerns it could spread because the patient didn't seek treatment for at least a week. an ebola outbreak in west africa between 2013 and 2015 caused at least 11,000 deaths. the disease, has a mortality rate of around 50%. a vaccination campaign is now underway in the drc to prevent the virus spreading. let's return to the situation in odesa. the port city in ukraine which saw a volley of russian missiles today in which at least eight people were killed, including a three—month—old baby, according to ukrainian officials. and around 18 people were injured. dmytro cherevko is a spokesperson for the ukrainian militaryjoint co—ordination press center in odesa. thank you for waiting while we sorted out our line to you. how other military and the emergency services responding to deaths and injuries from these missile strikes today? this injuries from these missile strikes toda ? �* , ., injuries from these missile strikes toda ?

the world health organisation has reported a new ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. only one case has been confirmed so far but there are concerns it could spread because the patient didn't seek treatment for at least a week. an ebola outbreak in west africa between 2013 and 2015 caused at least 11,000 deaths. the disease, has a mortality rate of around 50%. a vaccination campaign is now underway in the drc to prevent the virus spreading. the israeli authorities say they'll close the only border crossing from the gaza strip on sunday, in response to a series of rockets fired into israeli territory. closing the erez border crossing would affect thousands of palestinians who work in israeli territory. it is not clear when it'll be re—opened. palestinian militants in gaza fired two rockets at israel on friday at the end of another day of clashes at the al—aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem. a new cabinet has been sworn in in pakistan more than a week after parliament elected shabaz sharif to replace imran khan, who was removed in a no—confidence vote on april 11. w

the democratic republic of congo has one of the largest displaced populations in the world, according to the un. the bbc sjoice etutu has been given access to one camp in the eastern part of the country, which, despite violent attacks by armed groups, has become a refuge for thousands of homeless people. a warning that some may find parts of her report distressing. on a remote hilltop in the eastern democratic republic of congo, thousands of makeshift shelters stand huddled together. this precarious settlement is home to nearly 50,000 people, gathered there for safety after violent attacks by armed groups forced them out of their homes. living in this camp is a 14—year—old boy. translation: we were in the site when the war started again. i was playing with my friends and i didn't know where my parents had fled. we had taken the road with my friend but he was killed on the way. i continued to run alone. he is one of millions of children caught in the middle of this decades—long conflict in the eastern part of the drc. hundreds of armed groups operate in the area including those w

the democratic republic of congo is facing a hidden crisis. according to the un, the central african country has one of the largest displaced populations in the world. the bbc�*sjoice etutu has been given access to one camp in the eastern part of the country, which, despite violent attacks by armed groups, has become a refuge for thousands of homeless people. a warning that some may find parts of her report distressing. 0na on a remote hilltop and the eastern democratic republic of the congo, thousands of makeshift shelters stand huddled together. this precarious settlement is home to nearly 50,000 people, gathered there for safety after violent attacks by armed groups forced them out of their homes. living in this camp is a 14—year—old boy. translation: we were in the site when the war started again. hours playing with my friends and they didn't know where my parents had fled. we had taken the road with my friend but he was killed on the way. continued to run alone. he is one of millions _ continued to run alone. he is one of millions o

they claim as a family in 2014, immigrants from the democratic republic of congo. i think the focus here will be on the question of racialjustice and law enforcement. that is obviously front and centre of this case, where you have had a shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. it will highlight that wider issue of gun violence forced the washington post has been keeping a tally of police fatalities over the past few years and already this year, 250 people in the united states have been shot dead by police officers in the line of duty. i think, once again, people are asking how what looked like a very routine, very minor police incident, this traffic stop, could have escalated into once again have put that very question of racialjustice and law enforcement at the heart of the national agenda again.- enforcement at the heart of the national agenda again. tesla boss elon musk has offered to buy twitter. mr musk said he would pay $54.20 a share for twitter, valuing the firm at $41 billion. he's currently the biggest twitter shareholder after it was r

from the democratic republic of congo and burundi. but also includlng _ congo and burundi. but also including people from libya, evacuated under the eu's emergency transit— evacuated under the eu's emergency transit mechanism, in partnership with the _ transit mechanism, in partnership with the un refugee agency. ryder is also a _ with the un refugee agency. ryder is also a state party to the 1951 refugee _ also a state party to the 1951 refugee convention. border control is fundamental to national sovereignty. uncontrolled immigration reduces our capability and capacity to help those who need our support. it puts intolerable pressures _ our support. it puts intolerable pressures on public services and on local communities. and at home, as the prime _ local communities. and at home, as the prime minister has said today, because _ the prime minister has said today, because the capacity of the system is not _ because the capacity of the system is not limited, the presence of illegal— is not limited, the presence of illegal migrants