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hello. welcome. i'm catherine byaruhanga. the danish prime minister mette frederiksen has been assaulted in the capital, copenhagen. her office said a man had hit her while she was on a square in the centre of the city. the assailant has been arrested. she's reported to be without serious injury. but there's been strong condemnation from politicians inside denmark and abroad. helena wilkinson reports. it was in this square in the centre of copenhagen where denmark's prime minister was assaulted by a man who walked up assaulted by a man who walked up to her and hit her. witnesses said they saw a male shove mette frederiksen on her shoulder, causing her to fall

to the side. others described what they saw.— to the side. others described what they saw. well, i saw the prime minister _ what they saw. well, i saw the prime minister sitting - what they saw. well, i saw the prime minister sitting and - what they saw. well, i saw the prime minister sitting and i - prime minister sitting and i just think it was one minute, two minutes afterwards, for pt quys two minutes afterwards, for pt guys came up and talked about an arrest that had been made and she was escorted by the four pts to somewhere in the middle of the square and then escorted just a way around the corner. pa, escorted 'ust a way around the corner. �* . . , escorted 'ust a way around the corner. ~ . ., , , corner. a man has been arrested. _ corner. a man has been arrested, but _ corner. a man has been arrested, but police - corner. a man has been - arrested, but police haven't given any further details. it isn't clear what the motive was. the attack comes two days before denmark votes in the eu election. 46—year—old mette frederiksen, leader of denmark's social democrats, had earlier taken part in a european election event. the president of the european commission was among those expressing shock at the attack. world leaders have also expressed their condemnation.

denmark's pm is said to be shocked following the attack. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the second televised debate of britain's general election campaign has taken place. representatives from seven parties engaged in a 90—minute discussion on the bbc that was at times fractious. they clashed over the economy, immigration, climate, defence and healthcare. bbc verify�*s nick eardley has been looking at the main exchanges and fact—checking the claims and counter—claims. yes, there were a lot of claims in the debate last night, a lot to keep our team of fact checkers busy and be busy verify. let's start with a claim that dominated the debate this week. �* ., ., , claim that dominated the debate this week. �* . , . this week. angela rayner and the labour — this week. angela rayner and the labour party, _ this week. angela rayner and the labour party, keir- this week. angela rayner and | the labour party, keir starmer confirmed this week, they will put up your taxes by £2000. by £2000 per working household.

you have raised it to the highest _ you have raised it to the highest level in 75 years. we have and _ highest level in 75 years. we have and we _ highest level in 75 years. - have and we hated it. highest level in 75 years. we have and we hated it. we . highest level in 75 years. we - have and we hated it. we looked at this and _ have and we hated it. we looked at this and the _ have and we hated it. we looked at this and the figure _ have and we hated it. we looked at this and the figure is - at this and the figure is misleading. the £2000 is over four years. the figure the conservatives used to calculate it are dubious. both the conservatives and labour are promising not to lift income tax, national insurance or vat in the next parliament. there is a lot of politics in this, but on the facts, that is where we are at. there was also a big claim that cuts are coming when it comes to public spending, whoever gets the keys to number ten. 'j~ whoever gets the keys to number ten. 1’ ~ , ., whoever gets the keys to number ten. 'j~, ., .,. , ten. £18 billion of cuts coming down the _ ten. £18 billion of cuts coming down the line _ ten. £18 billion of cuts coming down the line agreed - ten. £18 billion of cuts coming down the line agreed to - ten. £18 billion of cuts coming down the line agreed to by - down the line agreed to by angela rayner and penny mordaunt. the tories and labour know they will cut public sector investment to come, which will have dramatic consequences on the nhs and the devolved nations. let

consequences on the nhs and the devolved nations.— devolved nations. let me exlain devolved nations. let me explain quickly. - devolved nations. let me explain quickly. this - devolved nations. let me explain quickly. this is i devolved nations. let me - explain quickly. this is based on analysis from the independent institute for fiscal studies. they say that because parties are promising not to put key taxes up or to borrow for everyday spending and because growth is pretty flat, there won't be much money to spend. spending is due to go up to spend. spending is due to go up a small bit, about i%, in real terms. up a small bit, about i%, in realterms. but up a small bit, about i%, in real terms. but because some areas are protected by health and defence, the unprotected areas like justice, transport and many other things could face more cuts. that is where the £18 billion figure comes from from the battery. let's look at two other claims. firstly this one.— look at two other claims. firstly this one. most of those that come _ firstly this one. most of those that come in _ firstly this one. most of those that come in are _ firstly this one. most of those that come in are not - firstly this one. most of those that come in are not directly l that come in are not directly productive members of the economy. most are actually dependents.— economy. most are actually dependents. economy. most are actually deendents. �* , ., , . ., dependents. here's graphic. you can see this _ dependents. here's graphic. you can see this as _ dependents. here's graphic. you can see this as an _ dependents. here's graphic. you can see this as an accurate. - can see this as an accurate. this is the number of visas granted, the number who are

dependents is very slow, about a third. —— very low. finally there was a claim that defence spending was lower now than it was in the last year of the last labour government, in 2009. here are the numbers. that claim from nigel ferocious right. it was up there in 2010. it is now there, a bit down. —— nigel farage is right. there is a lot more their website and will be here for the rest of the campaign going through the numbers. —— more on the website. israel has announced that its military has been added to a un list of entities accused of violations against children. the country's un envoy described the decision as shameful, while israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it delusional. the list is included in a report due to be submitted to the security council next week. it's also reported to include hamas and palestinianjihad. violations listed include attacks on schools and hospitals and the denial of aid. in gaza, nuseirat refugee camp was attacked again by israeli forces. it comes after a strike

on a un school packed with displaced palestinians, in which a number of children were reportedly killed. with me is mohammed taha from bbc arabic. thank you forjoining us on the programme. so this expected listing of israel on this un list, how crucial is the decision? it list, how crucial is the decision?— list, how crucial is the decision? , , ., decision? it is very important that the un _ decision? it is very important that the un is _ decision? it is very important that the un is highlighting i that the un is highlighting that the un is highlighting that both israel and hamas are committing harmful actions against children, because the rule of this war in harming the children and killing them between 30,000 people or so, people have died in this war. there are 15,000 children, so half the children, children in gaza are not only dying from

shelling and war, they are dying from malnutrition. they are not getting their vaccinations. they are not going to schools. they are not going to schools. they are not going to schools. they are not going to get regular showers. they don't have clean toilets. they don't have clean toilets. they don't have clean toilets. they don't have clean waters. so this war that is happening between israel and hamas is making the children caught in between in a very, very difficult situation and that is why the un made this decision. and just tell us about the ongoing fighting in the midst of all of this, and this attack on the nuseirat refugee camp. indeed. the attacks from israel on the nuseirat refugee camp never stop from the start of this war. this area in the middle of gaza which has nuseirat, deiral—balah, and nuseirat, deir al—balah, and other nuseirat, deiral—balah, and other refugee camps, the war continued between hamas and israel and the shelling is happening. we saw the shelling on the school a few days ago

and now on another un facility and now on another un facility and there are also attacks overnight, we saw it on northern rafah and in the north of gaza as well.— of gaza as well. and the latest we are expecting _ of gaza as well. and the latest we are expecting a _ of gaza as well. and the latest we are expecting a press - we are expecting a press conference from israel's war cabinet member benny gantz. what is expected to discuss? the what is expected to discuss? we exect what is expected to discuss? - expect that he will announce his resignation today from the war cabinet. this is the first time a minister would resign from the war cabinet since the beginning of the war. he gave the prime minister benjamin netanyahu until today to accept the deal with hamas. he is really keen for the hostages to go back to israel and he cannot find any way for them to go back, unless with the deal with hamas. he thinks that continuing the war will kill the hostages. he will probably announced his resignation today and this is for sure a blow for

the government of benjamin netanyahu. this is coming in between efforts from regional forces, from egypt, from qatar, from the united states, where antony blinken is coming in hours to try to give a push for biden�*s proposals for a ceasefire in the middle east. the children of gaza and the people of gaza are looking really at big hopes for the negotiations to stop the war. mohammed, thank you. that is mohammed, thank you. that is mohammed taha from bbc arabic, there. in a week where world leaders have remembered the sacrificies of those who fought in the second world war a warning from president biden, to heed the lessons of the past. today, in an emotional speech at normandy in northern france he delivered a passionate defence of democracy. he spoke at the legendary pointe du hoc, where us army rangers scaled 100—foot cliffs to storm a nazi

stronghold during the american assaults on d—day. it's the same place where republican president ronald reagan delivered an address in1981t — his words capturing the nation's attention, helping carry him to a second term. in a tacit dig at his presidential rival donald trump — mr biden flatly rejected isolationism. he said the rangers who fought eighty years ago, would no doubt want america to stand up to vladimir putin's agression in europe. iam here i am here to tell you that with them god and, the wind coming of this ocean will not fade. it will grow louder. as we gather here today it isn'tjust to honour those who showed remarkable bravery on that day, june six, 1944, but to listen to the echoes of their voices try to hear them, because they are summoning us and summoning us now. they ask us what will

we do? they are not asking us to scale these cliffs, but they are asking us to stay true to what america stands for. they're not asking us to give or risk our lives, but they are asking us to care for others and our country more than ourselves. they are not asking us to do theirjob — they are asking us to do ourjob, to protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy, to stand up to aggression abroad and at home, to be part of something bigger than ourselves. i'm nowjoined by retired colonel brendan kearney, whose last assignment was chief of staff for us marine corps forces in europe and africa. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what did you make of the president's speech? it is news. what did you make of the president's speech?— president's speech? it is great to be with _ president's speech? it is great to be with you. _ president's speech? it is great to be with you. i _ president's speech? it is great to be with you. i thought - president's speech? it is great

to be with you. i thought his i to be with you. i thought his speech from a historical perspective was right on. i think it is good, extremely good to go ahead and link what is going on in ukraine right now and around the world with what happened on d—day all those years ago. worldwide people we don't seem to understand the value of history and the lessons learned from history. he was promoting that, i like it, i think it was spot on, i don't often like what he has to say — i qualify my statements by saying that. but this was good today, i think. his comments about isolationism, and that has been something which has been picked up something which has been picked up by something which has been picked up by republican politicians, especially the former president donald trump. how do you think those comments will play out back home?—

those comments will play out back home? ., ~ ., ., ., back home? you know, isolation - isolationism _ back home? you know, isolation - isolationism was _ back home? you know, isolation - isolationism was a _ back home? you know, isolation - isolationism was a very - back home? you know, isolation - isolationism was a very valid . — isolationism was a very valid position to take for the leaders of america here 120 years ago. it hasn't been since then. i'm not sure what donald trump is going to go ahead and take from this. i worry significantly about not only donald trump but a lot of democrats, a lot of republicans, a lot of those who aspire to high political office in the united states, we simply don't understand the of history. and donald trump, unfortunately, as ignorant as it comes to the role that history plays and where we have been and where we're going. the former president would have caused challenge those ideas

and has often said his view is to try to and conflicts around the world. a question about how american allies, especially in europe, would react to that speech by the president. donald trump and _ speech by the president. donald trump and i _ speech by the president. donald trump and i don't _ speech by the president. donald trump and i don't know- speech by the president. donald trump and i don't know each - trump and i don't know each other, we haven't met, and i would love to meet him, but i was a writer is his face, his ignorance. what you need to understand about the implications of history, particularly in europe, as it influences the united states of america and the rest of the world. so, you know, we can go ahead and bantered his back—and—forth with him and with others who are — you have the same type of sentiments — but, you know, the world is what it is. it has always been what it is. it has always been what it is. and you have to understand the impact of what is happening in europe and how

it plays on what america is now and what it will be in the future. so i would love to chat with him about it. i don't think that will happen anytime soon. but that is my sense on it. ., ~ soon. but that is my sense on it. . ~ , ., , . soon. but that is my sense on it. thank you very much. that is the end _ it. thank you very much. that is the end of— it. thank you very much. that is the end of our— it. thank you very much. that is the end of our conversation j is the end of our conversation for now. that is the retired colonel brendan kearney, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. thank you, good night. let's get some of the day's other news now. brazil is to request the extradition from argentina of dozens of people accused of involvement in the attacks on government buildings after the far—right former presidentjair bolsanaro lost power last year. many have moved to argentina after the inauguration of its new libertarian leader. the british foreign secretary david cameron has fallen victim to a hoax video—caller pretending to be the former ukrainian president petro poroshenko. mr cameron stopped responding

when the caller asked for others' contact details. a foreign office spokesperson said the call was brief but convincing. it's been a long time coming for taylor swift fans, but last night the us superstar played the first uk gig of her eras tour. fans started queueing at 5:30am in the morning in edinburgh to be the first through the doors of murrayfield stadium. a new report says 50,000 people have died in california over a decade because of pollution caused by wildfires. researchers blame tiny particles released by the blazes. the scientists warned that the importance of wildfire management would only grow in the coming decades because of climate change. temperatures in california rose to close to 50 degrees celsius this week. peter bowes reports from los angeles.

this is a study, as you say, that focused on ten particular years, particularly difficult and bad years in terms of californian wildfires. they looked at tiny particles, pm2.5, 2.5 the size in microns of the diameter. they get into your lungs and bloodstream. they can cause watery eyes, streaming eyes. but this study shows they can cause long—term damage and lead to medical conditions and, as they have shown, to ultimately death for some people. up up to 50,000 people died due to being close to wildfires in the neighbourhood. that outweighs the number of people who died directly at the time of the wildfires. whenever there is a

massive wildfire, often causes damage but doesn't cause death. what these researchers have highlighted is it is potentially the years afterwards that could be most dangerous to people who live in an area that is prone to wildfire. it highlights the perils and dangers of living in california, other states in the us, as well, like washington, that are prone to wildfires, highlighting the measures that need to be taken to mitigate the impact of, say, climate change, which is at least in part to blame, for some of these bigger wildfires we get today, really intensifies that go on for week after week after week. and this is an issue that is very much in people's mines right now because already in california we have had the first heatwave of the summer season, earlier than usual, wildfire outside san francisco last weekend, temperatures in

excess of a0 celsius. a worrying time at the beginning of the summer when we have, once again, weather forecasters predicting that the temperatures over the next three or four months could be significantly higher than we have been used to in recent years. that was the bbc�*s peter bowes in los angeles. restrictions on carrying liquids over 100 millilitres in hand luggage are being temporarily reintroduced at some regional airports in the uk from midnight tonight. the change is being made so that improvements can be made to new scanners that had been installed, but it's unclear how long the measure will be in place. katy austin has more. the years, people have only been able to take liquid items in containers of 100 millilitres or less through airport security in their hand luggage, put in a clear plastic bag. —— fouryears. new scanning good and that limitation. the government has

told all uk airports to install the machines, but many, including the biggest, have kept the rules in place for now after missing the deadline to get things in place. some smaller airports have made the change. then came the announcement they would go back to the restriction of 100 millilitres from sunday. newcastle, leeds bradford, london city, aberdeen, southend and teesside airports are affected. the department of transport said it would enable further improvements to be made to the new checkpoint systems. it didn't give further details other than calling it a routine measure, not a response to a specific threat. i measure, not a response to a specific threat.— specific threat. i think it adds another _ specific threat. i think it adds another layer- specific threat. i think it adds another layer of i specific threat. i think it - adds another layer of confusion right before the busiest time of the year for the travel industry. people are going on holiday not knowing what they should be packing. when we have this rollout of a new exciting system delayed with variations, notjust between different airports but in different

airports, depending on what you you are in, is actually annoying we have this extra level of confusion and so really we need simplicity for travellers.— travellers. teesside airport said the removal _ travellers. teesside airport said the removal of - travellers. teesside airport said the removal of the i travellers. teesside airport j said the removal of the 100 millilitre limit but said it would comply, adding that they hoped it was resolved as quickly as possible. they say they are working to keep possession to a minimum. birmingham installed the new scanners but the liquid limit in postnl. the department of transport told passengers to check security requirements with the departure airports before travelling. katy austin, bbc news. finally, the boxing match between the former world heavyweight champion mike tyson and the youtuber jake paul has been

rescheduled for november. the bout was to have been staged in texas next month but was postponed amid concerns about the health of the 57—year—old tyson. it will be his first professional fight in almost 20 years, against a 27—year—old former disney actor, who has been boxing professionally since 2020, mainly against fellow celebrities. with me is freelance boxing journalist yousef anani. thank you forjoining us on bbc news, yousef. out of the fight come about? it news, yousef. out of the fight come about?— come about? it isn't unusual for celebrity _ come about? it isn't unusual for celebrity fighters - come about? it isn't unusual for celebrity fighters to i for celebrity fighters to challenge each other. quite often it doesn't come to anything. this time something got signed. it happened because there is a huge amount of money to be made because both people have enormous audiences, different audiences, but huge. so people will watch it. even the real fight fans are somewhat sceptical about events like this, but there is no doubt it would generate a huge amount of money. it will be on netflix, which shows you it

isn't a hard—core boxing event but more a piece of entertainment. but punches will be thrown. entertainment. but punches will be thrown-— be thrown. entertainment, but concerns for _ be thrown. entertainment, but concerns for mike _ be thrown. entertainment, but concerns for mike tyson's i concerns for mike tyson's health. what is in it for him to take part? it health. what is in it for him to take part?— to take part? it is extraordinary i to take part? it is extraordinary for| to take part? it is - extraordinary for someone to take part? it is _ extraordinary for someone of that age, he will be 58 when the fight takes place, to climb inside a boxing ring. it isn't an easy place to be. for a man pushing 60. but it has to be money. and he does love the limelight. he is always on—air. he will hardly ever day where he is on television. there is a massive amount of money to be made. and i think he still does enjoy the idea that he can rekindle his use and through the same kind of fast combinations that he threw in his 20s, back in the 1980s. we can see pictures of mike tyson smiling as he had a face off there with jake paul. what can we read into the rise of

celebrity boxers like jake paul, who may have built that celebrity on social media? aha, celebrity on social media? lot of fight insiders think they are a bit of a joke, but that gives them something to prove. and i think big four wants to be taken seriously. had he has had a few fights and fought a professional boxer and acquitted himself well, putting tyson fury�*s cousin tommy on the floor. i think you can be taken seriously but he wants to be taken more seriously. i think he really wants to win. finally, who is your money on? i can't believe i'm saying this, but it's actually on the influencer, celebrityjake influencer, celebrity jake paul. mike influencer, celebrityjake paul. mike tyson in his day was ferocious, the most ferocious heavyweight, but i don't gears anymore. i think very fit and has muscle memory, he has the old ms carver the timing and balance won't be there, and i

don't think the mean streak is there anymore. so my money on jake paul. who i am sure will be an underdog. i’m jake paul. who i am sure will be an underdog.— be an underdog. i'm sure it will be a — be an underdog. i'm sure it will be a huge _ be an underdog. i'm sure it will be a huge story - be an underdog. i'm sure it will be a huge story for- be an underdog. i'm sure it will be a huge story for our| will be a huge story for our viewers. yousef anani, thank you forjoining us. stay with us here on bbc news. we have the headlines after this short break. hello. a real mix of weather coming up this weekend. some rain, some sunshine, but one thing there won't be much of in the mix is warm weather. now, the warmest weather on friday was found in the east and the south—east of england. 21 degrees is actually about right for this time of year 12 in the north of scotland. that is a little below par. and we will keep, generally speaking, below average temperatures for most parts of the uk, not only through the weekend but actually into the start of next week.

a feed of cool air from the north. now on saturday morning, we start off with a fair amount of cloud across england and wales and splashes of rain. but much of that clearing southwards skies brightening sunny spells and just the odd shower into the afternoon. similar story for northern ireland. for scotland, there will be a few more showers, some heavy ones, still some wintry ones over the very highest mountains. temperatures in northern scotland, ten or 11 degrees, perhaps 18 or 19, in south wales and southern england. so yes, below average temperatures for most now through saturday night. we'll see cloud and showery rain pushing into scotland, perhaps into northern ireland, much of england and wales holding onto clear skies. and it is going to be a rather chilly night, five degrees there in the centre of cardiff, for example. some spots in the countryside will see temperatures fairly close to freezing, i suspect, for sunday morning. now, on sunday, this little frontal system in the north bringing some showers. this next weather front just easing its way in towards northern ireland. that could well bring a spell of more persistent rain as it pushes across south west scotland into northern england as well. to the north of that it is sunny spells and showers to the south of that wales, the midlands

down towards the south of england, a decent amount of dry weather, some sunshine, perhaps highs of 19 degrees, whereas further north, just 1a, for example, there in glasgow now through sunday nights and into monday, this little frontal system here is expected to ease its way southwards at east with some uncertainty aboutjust how much rain it will bring and how long that will linger across central and eastern parts of england. if rain does linger for any length of time on monday, it really will feel very disappointing indeed. even if you get some sunshine with a scattering of showers, temperatures at best 10 to 17 degrees. and we stick with those rather cool conditions for much of the coming week. and there will be further outbreaks of rain at times.

this is bbc news — the headlines. the danish prime minister, mette frederiksen, has been assaulted in the capital copenhagen. her office said a man hit her while she was in a square in the city centre. britain's second televised election debate has brought more criticism of prime minister rishi sunak for leaving the d—day commemorations early, on thursday. a conservative party spokeswoman said the move was wrong. penny mordaunt said the move

was wrong but stressed he had apologised. a row is intensifying between israel and the united nations after the un added the country's military to a list of entities committing violations against children alongside hamas. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the un was delusional. and the return of mike tyson — the former world heavyweight champion will face the youtuber jake paul in his first professional fight in almost 20 years in november. now on bbc news, the travel show: normandy — tapestry of time. this year, all eyes are on the french region of normandy as it prepares to celebrate some major anniversaries. it might not be as well visited as paris... ..or as sunny as the south of the country... ..but if you come here and explore, you're going to fall in love with this part of france. it's the place that gave

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