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[00:00:13] Live from Washington. This is
[00:00:15] BBC News. Ukraine's president repeats
[00:00:17] repeats his plea for more missiles missiles to intercept air strikes
[00:00:21] strikes after another deadly Russian Russian attack just outside the capital,
[00:00:24] capital, Kyiv. Football's world body
[00:00:27] body Fifa responds as questions mount
[00:00:30] mount about president Gianni Infantino? Infantino? S personal and professional
[00:00:34] professional conduct. And police police in the UK urge others who
[00:00:37] who might be the victim of the convicted
[00:00:39] convicted murderer and rapist Simon
[00:00:42] Simon Levy to come forward. Helena
[00:00:52] Helena Humphrey. Good to have you you with us. Ukraine's President
[00:00:55] President Volodymyr Zelensky is again
[00:00:57] again appealing to allies for interceptor interceptor missiles after a Russian
[00:01:00] Russian attack killed three people, people, including a child. While
[00:01:03] While the strikes happened early early on Saturday to the east of
[00:01:06] of the capital. Witnesses say that that residential buildings were among
[00:01:10] among those hit. Russia's defence defence ministry says that it struck
[00:01:13] struck a factory producing components
[00:01:15] components for Ukrainian cruise missiles.
[00:01:17] missiles. Now also on Saturday, Ukraine Ukraine said that its drones struck
[00:01:21] struck two Russian oil refineries refineries from Kyiv. Dan Johnson
[00:01:25] Johnson sent this report. This is
[00:01:28] is the level of destruction Russian Russian drones are inflicting on
[00:01:31] on Ukrainian family homes. They struck struck after midnight here, taking
[00:01:35] taking the lives of a three-year-old three-year-old boy and his grandparents,
[00:01:39] grandparents, his brother and their their parents were injured, along
[00:01:42] along with a neighbour who tried
[00:01:44] tried to save them. Ukrainian prosecutors prosecutors say this could amount
[00:01:47] amount to a war crime. Svetlana lives
[00:01:51] lives next door. My husband rushed
[00:01:54] rushed to get water to put out the the fire, but that didn't help. The
[00:01:57] The neighbours rushed out trying trying to rescue a small child but
[00:02:01] but they couldn't find the child.
[00:02:06] child. This is where the sacrifices sacrifices of Ukrainian soldiers
[00:02:10] soldiers are commemorated. But recent recent strikes have highlighted the
[00:02:13] the ongoing risk to ordinary people people because Ukraine says it just
[00:02:17] just doesn't have what it needs to
[00:02:19] to defend its skies. The other key key priority here is pushing for
[00:02:22] for tougher sanctions against Russia.
[00:02:27] Russia. And so President Zelensky Zelensky is for the first time visiting
[00:02:31] visiting Serbia, a traditional Russian Russian ally, one of the few countries
[00:02:34] countries not to impose sanctions.
[00:02:38] sanctions. In a time of war, we value value and are deeply grateful for
[00:02:41] for the help Ukraine receives from
[00:02:43] from other countries and other nations.
[00:02:46] nations. Ukraine has again been targeting targeting Russian oil facilities
[00:02:50] facilities in the latest round of of attacks. Both sides have exchanged
[00:02:53] exchanged in this increasingly dangerous
[00:02:55] dangerous phase of the war. Dan Johnson,
[00:02:57] Johnson, BBC News Kyiv. I'm joined joined live this evening by William
[00:03:01] William Taylor, who served as US US ambassador to Ukraine under President
[00:03:05] President George W Bush and Barack Barack Obama, as well as charge d'affaires
[00:03:09] d'affaires to Ukraine under President President Trump. Always good to see
[00:03:12] see you, Ambassador Taylor. So let's let's start by touching on the sanctions
[00:03:15] sanctions package. Then that passed
[00:03:18] passed yesterday in the Senate. If If it goes into law, can it make
[00:03:22] make a meaningful difference on the the ground? Helena. I think it can
[00:03:26] can make a difference right now.
[00:03:28] now. The value one of the big values
[00:03:31] values of this sanctions bill named named after Senator Graham, who pushed
[00:03:34] pushed it, who was just in Kyiv just just before he died. When he got
[00:03:38] got back, he pushed the sanctions sanctions hard. And it's a symbol.
[00:03:41] symbol. It's an indication of the the strong support for Ukraine from
[00:03:45] from the United States. That is a a message to President Putin. It's
[00:03:48] It's a message to Ukraine. Strong Strong support, but it's a message
[00:03:51] message for President Putin that that it's already taken effect. Those
[00:03:55] Those Russian strikes continue, particularly
[00:03:57] particularly in the Ukrainian capital
[00:04:00] capital right now, away from Kyiv.
[00:04:02] Kyiv. Where is Ukraine able to squeeze
[00:04:06] squeeze Russia right now. On the the battlefield, on the battlefield.
[00:04:10] battlefield. The Ukrainian soldiers,
[00:04:12] soldiers, Ukrainian army is inflicting
[00:04:15] inflicting incredible pain, incredible
[00:04:19] incredible damage, incredible casualties
[00:04:21] casualties on the Russian army in
[00:04:23] in Donbas in, in the occupied territories.
[00:04:26] territories. Some estimates are it's
[00:04:28] it's eight Russians killed for every
[00:04:30] every Ukrainian. It's that's an unsustainable
[00:04:35] unsustainable ratio for the Russians. Russians. And as you just reported,
[00:04:39] reported, the Ukrainians are going going deep into Russia after military
[00:04:43] military targets to try to damage damage the ability of the Russians Russians to make those missiles that
[00:04:46] that keep raining down on Ukraine.
[00:04:49] Ukraine. We've also seen strikes
[00:04:51] strikes in the Black Sea on shadow
[00:04:54] shadow fleets. Interestingly, also
[00:04:56] also seeing strikes in the Caspian
[00:04:58] Caspian Sea. And I wonder what you you make of that. The fact that we
[00:05:02] we are seeing these theatres of war
[00:05:05] war in Ukraine and Iran appearing appearing to collide here, and whether
[00:05:09] whether you see that as accident
[00:05:12] accident or perhaps design. The design
[00:05:15] design is to cut off supplies to
[00:05:18] to Russia. Iran has been supplying supplying Russia. Russia, of course,
[00:05:21] course, has been supplying Iran.
[00:05:23] Iran. So that goes both ways. And
[00:05:26] And Ukrainians design is to squeeze
[00:05:29] squeeze Russia, limit their ability
[00:05:31] ability to import weapons, damage
[00:05:33] damage their ability to export oil. oil. So this is definitely design.
[00:05:37] design. I don't think this is a merger
[00:05:39] merger of these two wars. I think
[00:05:42] think this is a focus by the Ukrainians Ukrainians on Russia and trying to
[00:05:46] to damage them. I mean, President
[00:05:49] President Zelensky has made almost almost nightly calls right now for
[00:05:52] for more air defences in light of of the situation that we're seeing
[00:05:55] seeing in places like Kyiv right
[00:05:57] right now and those sustained ballistic ballistic missile attacks. But with
[00:06:01] with the war in Iran, ongoing reports,
[00:06:03] reports, of course, that it has,
[00:06:06] has, you know, depleted US stockpiles stockpiles of weaponry. Do you think
[00:06:09] think it's likely that the US can
[00:06:12] can give more meaningful support
[00:06:15] support in that regard? It's certainly certainly possible. It is certainly
[00:06:19] certainly possible. There, there
[00:06:21] there remain patriot weapons in US
[00:06:24] US stockpiles. There are Patriot Patriot missiles, interceptors in
[00:06:28] in European stockpiles. There are are probably Patriot interceptors
[00:06:31] interceptors in Israeli stockpiles.
[00:06:34] stockpiles. So so the question is is will these nations, the United
[00:06:38] United States and other nations be be willing to provide these interceptors
[00:06:42] interceptors to Ukraine to help them them defend themselves against these
[00:06:45] these attacks every night? Yeah. Yeah. And of course, Russia's Vladimir
[00:06:48] Vladimir Putin will be looking at at all of this very closely. Earlier
[00:06:50] Earlier this week, it emerged that
[00:06:54] that US intelligence believes that that Putin could order an attack
[00:06:57] attack on a Nato member state within
[00:07:01] within weeks, any time from the autumn
[00:07:03] autumn through to 2029, with the
[00:07:05] the idea of testing the alliance's
[00:07:08] alliance's resolve. What are your your thoughts on that? My thoughts
[00:07:12] thoughts are I don't know that Putin
[00:07:13] Putin has his hands full in Ukraine.
[00:07:16] Ukraine. Ukraine is giving him is
[00:07:18] is inflicting grave damage. As we
[00:07:21] we just discussed. I think it would
[00:07:23] would be unlikely that he would try try to take on another battle. Putin
[00:07:26] Putin would try to take on another
[00:07:29] another front in this war. He's actually actually losing in the battle against
[00:07:33] against Ukraine. And so for him to
[00:07:35] to pick a fight with Nato would be
[00:07:39] be probably suicide. So I don't think
[00:07:42] think I it's certainly possible you you have to prepare. Of course, you
[00:07:45] you have to prepare. But the Ukrainians
[00:07:48] Ukrainians are tying down the Russians. Russians. Ambassador William Taylor,
[00:07:52] Taylor, their bill always good to to get your thoughts. Thank you.
[00:07:54] you. Thank you. Ellen. Well, Iran
[00:07:58] Iran says that the US must meet its its demands in order for the Strait
[00:08:01] Strait of Hormuz to reopen. On Saturday, Saturday, Iran's foreign ministry
[00:08:05] ministry tempered expectations for for a full reopening of the strait
[00:08:08] strait any time soon, and an Iranian Iranian military spokesperson said
[00:08:11] said that Tehran will leverage the
[00:08:12] the power that it has by virtue of
[00:08:16] of geography. Take a listen. Why
[00:08:18] Why don't. The enemy is compelled
[00:08:21] compelled for the strait to be reopened reopened to accept Iran's conditions
[00:08:25] conditions and refrain from interfering interfering in the negotiations between
[00:08:28] between Iran, Oman and other countries countries which have almost reached
[00:08:31] reached their conclusion, it must must refrain from such interference
[00:08:34] interference and accept Iran's conditions conditions whenever it accepts Iran's
[00:08:38] Iran's conditions. The Strait of
[00:08:40] of Hormuz will certainly be reopened.
[00:08:43] reopened. The talks with Oman are are about a temporary route. We're
[00:08:46] We're very close to the result. Determining Determining this route by Iran and
[00:08:49] and Oman does not necessarily mean mean the reopening of the Strait
[00:08:52] Strait of Hormuz. That is dependent dependent on other factors. The violations
[00:08:55] violations of the memorandum of understanding understanding by America should be
[00:08:59] be compensated. Here's our global global affairs correspondent Sebastian
[00:09:02] Sebastian Usher. This is definitely definitely a hardening of Iran's
[00:09:06] Iran's stance. The conditions that
[00:09:09] that the security chief has set out out were ones that were essentially
[00:09:12] essentially already in the memorandum memorandum of understanding, but but the timetable over when they
[00:09:16] they would be enforced and what the the US would get in return for them
[00:09:20] them was different. I mean, essentially
[00:09:22] essentially that would have been
[00:09:25] been war reparations, potentially potentially sanctions relief, certainly
[00:09:28] certainly to a degree, unfreezing unfreezing of funds, withdrawal of
[00:09:30] of US forces from the region, but
[00:09:34] but only if there were guarantees guarantees from the Iranians over
[00:09:38] over their nuclear ambitions, over over the enriched uranium. What we've
[00:09:41] we've just had from the security security chief is that those conditions
[00:09:44] conditions need to be met. If the
[00:09:46] the Strait of Hormuz is to be reopened. reopened. So that certainly won't
[00:09:50] won't go down well in Washington. Washington. Over the past few days,
[00:09:53] days, we've had negotiations would would have been going on between
[00:09:56] between Iran and Oman on the Strait
[00:09:58] Strait of Hormuz, on a new mechanism, mechanism, a new route through the
[00:10:01] the Strait of Hormuz which both sides
[00:10:04] sides have said have been going well
[00:10:06] well positive, constructive. But
[00:10:09] But they haven't yet reached a final
[00:10:12] final deal. And the Iranians have
[00:10:14] have been very keen on saying that
[00:10:17] that that wouldn't in any case necessarily
[00:10:20] necessarily mean the reopening for for full reopening of the Strait Strait of Hormuz. So we'll have to
[00:10:24] to wait and see how Washington responds responds to this. This is the card
[00:10:28] card that Iran has been playing. playing. What cards does the US have
[00:10:32] have left? President Trump has now now made huge threats and walked
[00:10:35] walked back on them a number of times. times. Is that what he's going to
[00:10:38] to do again, that's certainly what what the Iranians at the moment seem
[00:10:41] seem to be counting on. Sebastian Sebastian Usher their reporting.
[00:10:44] reporting. Well, Imran Bayoumi is
[00:10:46] is a former policy adviser at the the US Department of Defence. He's
[00:10:49] He's now the deputy director of the the Atlantic Council's Geostrategy
[00:10:53] Geostrategy initiative. I asked him him if this means that Iran and the
[00:10:57] the United States are back to square
[00:10:58] square one. We've seen this cycle
[00:11:01] cycle of escalation or threats of of escalation, seeming progress on
[00:11:06] on a peace deal and then the crumbling
[00:11:09] crumbling of that progress and back back to threats of escalation. So
[00:11:11] So I think we're stuck in this cyclical
[00:11:16] cyclical trap and it's really underscores underscores just how difficult these
[00:11:20] these negotiations are and how much much leverage Iran believes it holds
[00:11:23] holds over the Strait of Hormuz. Hormuz. I just want to take a look
[00:11:26] look at some of the conditions that that we were hearing from Iran. So
[00:11:29] So they include sanctions relief,
[00:11:32] relief, war repatriations and immediate immediate end to the US blockade
[00:11:36] blockade of Iranian ports. Is there
[00:11:39] there any realistic prospect that that the US would agree to those
[00:11:42] those terms? I think that's up to
[00:11:45] to the President to decide. But again, again, this is an indication that
[00:11:49] that Iran believes it has leverage,
[00:11:51] leverage, and I think it has time.
[00:11:53] time. Tehran believes it can outlast
[00:11:56] outlast the United States. It sees sees the same news reports we do
[00:11:59] do that the United States is is facing
[00:12:02] facing a shortage of interceptors interceptors that the President has
[00:12:05] has this pressure to wind down the the war ahead of the mid-terms and
[00:12:09] and that, you know, the really only only option left for the United States
[00:12:13] States is is military escalation, escalation, which would be costly. costly. And it's something the President
[00:12:16] President doesn't want to do with with all those factors. Iran believes
[00:12:19] believes it can outlast the US here here and drag out these negotiations
[00:12:22] negotiations in an attempt to gain
[00:12:24] gain more from them. Iran on that
[00:12:27] that point, we have also been hearing hearing reports that General Dan
[00:12:29] Dan Kane, the chairman of the Joint Joint Chiefs of Staff, is looking
[00:12:33] looking for an off ramp in this war.
[00:12:36] war. What do you make of those
[00:12:42] reports? You know, I think the chairman's chairman's job is to provide sound sound military advice to the President.
[00:12:46] President. I think in this instance, instance, I'm not sure it's just
[00:12:50] just him looking for an off ramp. ramp. I think the United States as
[00:12:52] as a whole has been looking for a
[00:12:55] a way out of this conflict. You know,
[00:12:58] know, I think the way out is through
[00:13:01] through negotiation. It's just a a matter of what is the US willing
[00:13:04] willing to give up to get there? there? When will Iran be willing willing to come to the table, meet
[00:13:08] meet halfway? And, you know, I think
[00:13:10] think the key thing here is that that right now we're negotiating
[00:13:14] negotiating for the opening of the the Strait of Hormuz, and then you'll
[00:13:17] you'll deal with all the bigger problems problems like Iran's missile programme,
[00:13:20] programme, its support for proxies, proxies, its nuclear programme, and
[00:13:23] and that will all come at a later later date. So this is going to be
[00:13:26] be a lengthy, lengthy process. A
[00:13:28] A fever spokesperson has now responded responded after a tumultuous week
[00:13:32] week for the group's president, Gianni Gianni Infantino, football's international
[00:13:36] international governing body, released released a statement saying in part,
[00:13:40] part, quote, the Fifa president was was democratically elected by Fifa's
[00:13:44] Fifa's member associations and continues continues to serve with their mandate.
[00:13:47] mandate. It's increasingly evident evident that there is a concerted
[00:13:50] concerted and ongoing effort to some
[00:13:52] some to undermine Fifa and its president.
[00:13:55] president. Recent reporting has included
[00:13:57] included unsubstantiated assertions assertions and demonstrably false
[00:14:00] false claims concerning Fifa and and its president. Well, the fever
[00:14:04] fever statement comes after European European football's governing body,
[00:14:07] body, Uefa, confirmed that it made made a departure payment to a woman
[00:14:11] woman alleged to have been Mr Infantino's Infantino's lover. The current Fifa
[00:14:15] Fifa boss was UEFA's general secretary secretary in 2016 when the money
[00:14:19] money was paid. Now Uefa says the the money, which also included covering
[00:14:22] covering the fees for a course at at a business school, met its rules
[00:14:25] rules at the time but they have since
[00:14:27] since been tightened. Leigh Milner
[00:14:30] Milner reports. Gianni Infantino
[00:14:32] Infantino was already under pressure pressure over his future as Fifa
[00:14:35] Fifa president. Now he's facing fresh
[00:14:38] fresh questions over claims a woman woman he allegedly had an affair
[00:14:41] affair with was given a six figure figure severance payment by Uefa.
[00:14:45] Uefa. The Daily Telegraph says the the alleged relationship happened
[00:14:48] happened while Infantino, who is
[00:14:50] is married, was UEFA's general secretary. secretary. He strongly denies it.
[00:14:54] it. His spokesman told the paper paper the claims are categorically
[00:14:58] categorically untrue and says there there was never a complaint about
[00:15:01] about his behaviour. In a statement, statement, Uefa said it was aware
[00:15:05] aware of the allegations and can can confirm a departure payment was
[00:15:08] was made to the individual in question, question, coupled with the payment
[00:15:11] payment of fees for an MBA course course at a local business school.
[00:15:15] school. The payment was in line with with the regulations that existed
[00:15:19] existed for departing staff at the
[00:15:20] the time. This comes after calls
[00:15:23] calls for Infantino to resign over over a completely separate controversy.
[00:15:27] controversy. He wanted to sell stakes stakes in the World Cup to private
[00:15:30] private investors. That caused a a huge backlash and the plan was
[00:15:34] was eventually dropped. Gianni Infantino
[00:15:36] Infantino has since apologised for for what he called errors, but he
[00:15:40] he hasn't stepped down. He's been
[00:15:42] been busy trying to strengthen his his relationships with officials
[00:15:46] officials and politicians who back back him, like here in Colombia.
[00:15:49] Colombia. He's had the support from from senior figures at Fifa and from
[00:15:53] from football authorities in Africa Africa and South America. But with
[00:15:56] with his future still in question,
[00:15:58] question, the BBC's South America America correspondent Ione Wells
[00:16:01] Wells later asked him if he would would step down. Infantino. Will
[00:16:05] Will you resign after your plan to to sell off part of Fifa failed.
[00:16:09] failed. A word for BBC News. What's What's your response to Europe? Who
[00:16:12] Who say they'll boycott the World
[00:16:14] World Cup? Infantino. For now he
[00:16:18] he remains in the job. But these these latest claims mean the questions
[00:16:21] questions around his future aren't
[00:16:24] aren't going away. Leigh Milner BBC
[00:16:27] BBC News. Well, the football journalist journalist Henry Winter explains
[00:16:31] explains how the allegations will will impact Mr Infantino's bid to
[00:16:34] to hang on to his job after weeks
[00:16:36] weeks of controversy. Well, he strongly
[00:16:39] strongly denies them, as he pointed pointed out in the Fifa statement
[00:16:42] statement last night. And we have
[00:16:45] have to start with that. But what
[00:16:47] what it is is the pressure is ramping
[00:16:50] ramping up and whether the people people within Fifa, I mean not everyone
[00:16:54] everyone in Fifa, which is an organisation organisation of 960 people and obviously
[00:16:58] obviously there are people at the the top, whether it's the Fifa Council Council or members of the management
[00:17:01] management board who will have their their own views on him as an individual
[00:17:05] individual and also the plan as you you highlight the World Cup sell
[00:17:08] sell off plan and they will have have issues with that. So the pressure
[00:17:12] pressure will ratchet up and it will will come externally from the media.
[00:17:16] media. It will come from Uefa and and it will come from within. And
[00:17:20] And it's just a question of how much
[00:17:22] much pressure and scrutiny he is is himself is prepared to take or
[00:17:25] or whether he just says no, enough enough is enough and walk away. I
[00:17:29] I mean, so far he's shown little
[00:17:31] little inclination of that. But these these headlines, which obviously
[00:17:34] obviously he strongly denies, can't
[00:17:35] can't be easy to live with. Counter-Terrorism Counter-Terrorism police looking
[00:17:39] looking into the death of Ann Widdecombe
[00:17:41] Widdecombe have reopened an investigation
[00:17:43] investigation into an attempted burglary burglary in London last year. The
[00:17:46] The BBC understands that it relates
[00:17:48] relates to an incident at Nigel Farage
[00:17:51] Farage address at the time, he said said that a lit incendiary device
[00:17:54] device was pushed through his letterbox.
[00:17:58] letterbox. Thomas Magill reports. reports. Brutally murdered in her
[00:18:00] her own home a month ago today, Ann
[00:18:03] Ann Widdecombe was attacked minutes minutes before she was due to make
[00:18:07] make a television appearance less
[00:18:08] less than two weeks after her killing killing 28-year-old Joshua Kerry,
[00:18:12] Kerry, from South Yorkshire, was
[00:18:15] was charged with her murder. Now Now counter-terrorism police who
[00:18:18] who are leading the investigation investigation into what happened,
[00:18:22] happened, say they have reopened reopened inquiries into an attempt
[00:18:25] attempt at burglary at a property property in the Greater London area
[00:18:28] area in April last year. The BBC
[00:18:32] BBC understands the property in question question is used by the reform UK
[00:18:35] UK leader Nigel Farage. He has previously
[00:18:39] previously referred to the incident incident as a lit incendiary device
[00:18:41] device being pushed through his letterbox.
[00:18:45] letterbox. This latest statement statement says following the reopening
[00:18:48] reopening of an attempted burglary
[00:18:51] burglary investigation, counter-terrorism counter-terrorism Policing London
[00:18:53] London identified a line of inquiry inquiry which was not identified
[00:18:57] identified and pursued by them at
[00:18:58] at the time, which may have been
[00:19:01] been relevant and there is a further further development. Counter-Terrorism
[00:19:05] Counter-Terrorism police based in in London have made a mandatory referral
[00:19:08] referral to the police watchdog,
[00:19:10] watchdog, the IOPC, after their handling
[00:19:13] handling of the initial investigation investigation last year. For now,
[00:19:17] now, it's unknown how the murder murder of Ann Widdecombe in Devon
[00:19:19] Devon may be linked to an attempted attempted burglary in London. Just
[00:19:23] Just one of the many questions yet
[00:19:26] yet to be answered. Thomas Magill,
[00:19:28] Magill, BBC News. Police in the UK UK are urging anyone who believes
[00:19:32] believes that they may have been been a victim of the convicted sex
[00:19:35] sex offender and murderer Simon Levy Levy to come forward. He was found
[00:19:38] found guilty yesterday of murdering murdering two women and raping another.
[00:19:42] another. There are calls for a major major review into how he was able
[00:19:45] able to continue offending. Tom Symonds
[00:19:47] Symonds report contains some distressing
[00:19:49] distressing details. Simon, Simon,
[00:19:53] Simon, stay where you are. Simon
[00:19:56] Simon Levy the sexual predator and and killer arrested. Time you're
[00:19:59] you're under arrest on suspicion
[00:20:00] suspicion of murder. OK. After time
[00:20:04] time and freed, allowing him to carry carry out a string of sexual assaults
[00:20:07] assaults and eventually two murders, murders, the Metropolitan Police
[00:20:11] Police admits he could have been been stopped before killing his second
[00:20:14] second victim. Now there are inquiries inquiries into what went wrong inside
[00:20:18] inside two police forces and the the criminal justice system. Levy
[00:20:22] Levy was free to carry out a series
[00:20:24] series of sexual assaults on the the London Underground, including
[00:20:27] including one filmed by a woman he
[00:20:29] he had already assaulted. The police police watchdog is investigating
[00:20:32] investigating an officer for potential potential gross misconduct and a
[00:20:36] a detective sergeant for misconduct. misconduct. Were policies designed
[00:20:39] designed to protect women followed. followed. Are there any lessons to
[00:20:43] to be learnt? And now there are demands
[00:20:45] demands for a wider look at how the the system failed. We need all the
[00:20:49] the agencies involved to answer for for why there wasn't better information
[00:20:52] information sharing, and why the the assessment of risk he posed wasn't wasn't good enough. And then the
[00:20:56] the response that he received by by the police, by the CPS and the
[00:20:59] the courts, the fact he wasn't placed placed on remand earlier, the police
[00:21:02] police didn't treat his first murder murder as a murder. There was a lack
[00:21:05] lack of restrictions that could have have been placed on him. After all,
[00:21:09] all, Levy was released on bail despite despite the British Transport Police
[00:21:12] Police warning the courts. At one one point he was a danger to the
[00:21:16] the public at high risk of predatory predatory sexual offending against
[00:21:19] against women. The families of Carmenza
[00:21:23] Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Sheryl Wilkins have now seen him
[00:21:26] him jailed. The Metropolitan Police
[00:21:29] Police has actively investigated investigated whether he committed committed other murders, but today
[00:21:32] today police said they wanted to
[00:21:34] to hear from anyone he might have
[00:21:38] have assaulted Tom Symonds, BBC News. News. The US Senate has confirmed
[00:21:41] confirmed Todd Blanche as the nation's nation's next Attorney General in
[00:21:45] in a narrow 50 to 49 overnight vote.
[00:21:47] vote. Well, the vote early on Saturday Saturday cements President Trump's
[00:21:50] Trump's former personal defence lawyer
[00:21:53] lawyer as the head of the US Justice Justice Department. It follows a
[00:21:56] a heated confirmation battle over over the department's independence,
[00:21:59] independence, which has led the agency agency in an acting capacity since
[00:22:03] since April, and two Republicans Republicans joined all Senate Democrats
[00:22:07] Democrats in voting against his nomination. nomination. Our White House reporter
[00:22:10] reporter Bernd Debusmann has more. more. Todd Blanche the former personal
[00:22:14] personal lawyer of Donald Trump, Trump, was confirmed as the new US
[00:22:17] US Attorney General in a razor thin
[00:22:19] thin 50 to 49 vote in the US Senate. Senate. Blanche's confirmation ends
[00:22:23] ends weeks of uncertainty in Washington Washington and a tense political
[00:22:26] political standoff between the Trump Trump administration and Senate Republicans.
[00:22:29] Republicans. Some of those Republicans Republicans had expressed concern concern over Blanche's handling of
[00:22:33] of a now scrapped $1.8 billion anti-weaponisation anti-weaponisation fund, which the
[00:22:37] the administration hoped to use to to compensate victims of what they
[00:22:40] they said was persecution by the the Justice Department. The deciding
[00:22:43] deciding vote was cast by Louisiana Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, a
[00:22:46] a frequent critic of President Trump's.
[00:22:49] Trump's. Before casting his vote, vote, Cassidy said that he believed
[00:22:53] believed that Mr Blanche was the the best option the President Trump
[00:22:55] Trump would put forward. Critics, Critics, however, have expressed
[00:22:58] expressed concern that Blanche might might try revive the Anti Weaponization
[00:23:01] Weaponization Fund under a different different name, and Democrats have have said they fear that Blanche
[00:23:04] Blanche will be used to target President President Trump's perceived political
[00:23:07] political enemies here in Washington. Washington. Let's turn now to some
[00:23:10] some other stories making news around
[00:23:12] around the world. More than 2000 2000 people in British Columbia have
[00:23:16] have been forced to evacuate as wildfires
[00:23:18] wildfires continue to sweep across across western Canada. The bald range
[00:23:22] range wildfire was first reported reported on Friday evening. It grew
[00:23:25] grew within hours. Officials say say that it's one of the quickest
[00:23:28] quickest moving wildfires the region region has ever seen. Now Canada
[00:23:31] Canada has faced a summer of large
[00:23:33] large wildfires with blazes burning
[00:23:35] burning through provinces including including Ontario and Quebec. Hundreds
[00:23:39] Hundreds of people in the Spanish Spanish island of Mallorca have joined
[00:23:43] joined a protest against mass tourism tourism in the Balearic Islands.
[00:23:46] Islands. Protesters said that locals locals are finding it increasingly
[00:23:49] increasingly difficult to access access housing and that mass tourism
[00:23:52] tourism is forcing traditional businesses businesses to close. Spain is the
[00:23:56] the world's second most visited country country after France and welcomed
[00:24:00] welcomed more than 96 million tourists
[00:24:02] tourists last year. Spain has brought
[00:24:04] brought in border checks on people people travelling from Italy, escalating
[00:24:08] escalating a migration dispute between
[00:24:10] between the two EU countries. Madrid's Madrid's month long suspension applies
[00:24:14] applies to Italian nationals and and citizens of third countries arriving
[00:24:18] arriving from Italy. Spain was angered angered by Italy's response to last
[00:24:22] last week's sudden crossing of tens tens of thousands of would be migrants
[00:24:25] migrants into the Spanish territory territory of Ceuta on Morocco's coast.
[00:24:29] coast. Most of those who entered
[00:24:30] entered Ceuta later returned to Morocco.
[00:24:33] Morocco. Italy then imposed border border restrictions on third country
[00:24:36] country travellers from Spain, which which will last until at least mid-August.
[00:24:40] mid-August. Our southern Europe correspondent correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains explains now how the standoff is
[00:24:44] is putting a strain on the principle principle of freedom of movement
[00:24:47] movement in the European Union. All All of this began, of course, in
[00:24:51] in Ceuta, when tens of thousands
[00:24:53] thousands of migrants from Morocco
[00:24:55] Morocco swam into that Spanish enclave enclave following social media posts
[00:24:59] posts that went viral, saying that that the borders with Spain were were open. Now the vast majority
[00:25:02] majority of those people have gone gone back, but the political fallout
[00:25:05] fallout is continuing and it all all began here in Italy because it
[00:25:08] it was the Italian hard right government government that first introduced
[00:25:12] introduced border checks with Spain Spain saying that anyone arriving
[00:25:14] arriving from Spain would would face face extra border checks, citing
[00:25:18] citing security threats. According According to the government here,
[00:25:21] here, from that incursion from Morocco. Morocco. Now the. It also accused
[00:25:24] accused the Spanish socialist government government of being too soft on illegal
[00:25:27] illegal migration. The Spanish were were furious. The government. They're
[00:25:30] They're accusing the government here here of political point scoring and
[00:25:33] and asked them to drop those measures. measures. Italy refused. Spain has
[00:25:37] has now retaliated. Retaliated. Now Now what does that mean in terms terms of checks? It means police
[00:25:41] police are now meeting planes from from Italy to Spain, checking passengers
[00:25:44] passengers on board. About 10% of of the passengers now being checked.
[00:25:47] checked. So problems at the height height of the tourist season for
[00:25:50] for travellers, but also a huge symbolic
[00:25:54] symbolic moment in terms of migration migration policy in Europe and a
[00:25:56] a serious rift in that in attitudes attitudes towards that right at the
[00:26:00] the heart of Europe. Stay with us
[00:26:02] us here on BBC News.
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