The Holocaust survivor sharing her story on TikTok - BBC Newsnight
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert - who was deported to Auschwitz aged 20 - shares her story alongside her great-grandson Dov Forman. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
As those able to give first hand testimony of the Holocaust dwindle, their stories have become more precious.
Lily Ebert, 98, was 20 years-old when she and her family were taken to Auschwitz aboard one of the last trains to enter the camp in 1944.
Lily survived, but her parents and some of her siblings were murdered.
She shares her story alongside her great-grandson Dov Forman who helped her to set up a TikTok account to educate the younger generation.
January 27 marks Holocaust Memorial Day, where we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
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January 27, 2022
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Will Biden nominate Judge Ketanji Brown to the US Supreme Court? - BBC News
President Biden has confirmed he'll nominate a black woman to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
He said he'll announce his nominee by the end of February. Three judges are considered top contenders: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leondra Kruger and J Michelle Childs.
Mr Biden promised a replacement with the "experience and integrity" needed for the role.
Justice Breyer will remain on the court until June.
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January 27, 2022
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Is Kazakhstan's Bitcoin boom unsustainable? - BBC News
Concerns over dirty energy and electricity use have followed Kazakstan's Bitcoin boom.
A huge amount of the world's Bitcoin mining - the process by which transactions are verified and new "coins" made - takes place in Kazakhstan.
The country is now the second biggest in the world for mining after the US - but it has come at a cost, with the nation now using 8% more electricity, according to its government.
Kazakstan's vice-minister of digital development Askhat Orazbek said the country has "reached a peak" in its mining.
The BBC's reporter Joe Tidy reports from Kazakhstan.
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January 27, 2022
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If Russia invades Ukraine here’s where civilians are meant to hide - BBC News
Ukrainian authorities have listed thousands of bomb shelters in the capital Kyiv ahead of any potential attack from Russia.
But some of them are really not what you’d expect in the face of a possible invasion.
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January 27, 2022
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Holocaust Memorial Day: 91-year-old survivor meets Prince Charles - BBC News
Manfred Goldberg is a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, who was liberated from a concentration camp when he was 15.
He is one of seven survivors to have their portrait commissioned by Prince Charles and put on public display in Buckingham Palace.
The paintings are a memorial to the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust.
Events will take place around the UK and the world to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January.
Watch Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, tonight at 9pm.
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January 27, 2022
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Afghanistan: The ones who stayed behind - BBC News
With access to the new Taliban government, the BBC's Yalda Hakim travels back to Afghanistan to find out what the country is like under their rule.
She speaks to former teachers who chose to stay and fight for their rights and visits a hospital where children are malnourished because their families cannot afford food.
In Kandahar, Yalda meets the Taliban police governor and questions what his force is doing to protect the Shia minority from extremist attacks.
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January 27, 2022
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What could a jury trial mean for Prince Andrew? - BBC Newsnight
Lawyers for Prince Andrew have written to a US judge to demand a jury trial in a civil lawsuit brought by a woman who has accused him of sexual assault. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Virginia Giuffre, 38, alleges that he sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager.
The Duke of York has consistently denied all the allegations against him.
Lawyer Gloria Allred speaks to Newsnight's Kirsty Wark.
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January 26, 2022
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US tells Moscow "no concessions" over Ukraine - BBC News
S Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Washington has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and NATO, in a written response delivered to Moscow
The letter from the US is its formal response to Russian demands that include NATO's withdrawal from eastern Europe.
Russia has massed around 100,000 troops on the border with Ukraine. It’s calling on the country to be barred from NATO membership.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Rainsford in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, and Barbara Plett Usher in Washington.
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January 26, 2022
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Prince Andrew demands US jury trial over sexual assault allegations - BBC News
Lawyers for Prince Andrew have written to a US judge to demand a jury trial in a civil lawsuit brought by a woman who has accused him of sexual assault.
Virginia Giuffre, 38, alleges that he sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager at the homes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The Duke of York has denied all the allegations against him.
In the court documents, his legal team submitted several reasons why they believe the case should be dismissed.
The 11-page document states that Prince Andrew "admits that he met Epstein in or around 1999" but denies that he participated in any abuse.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell and by Nada Tawfik in New York.
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January 26, 2022
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Holocaust memorial day: ‘The Nazis experimented on me at Auschwitz’ - BBC News
A woman in her nineties who has been diagnosed with dementia has shared her story of how she escaped the Nazis with her son for the first time.
After Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Alina Peretti was sent to a labour camp in Siberia, put in front of a firing squad in Warsaw and finally sent to the concentration camp, Auschwitz.
“It’s unbelievable when you found out that we survived,” she said, ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Thursday.
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January 26, 2022
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Turkey airport roof collapses in snowstorm - BBC News
All flights have been suspended at Istanbul airport and a cargo warehouse roof has collapsed, after huge snowstorms ripped through Turkey.
Thousands of passengers have been left stranded, roads have been blocked with snow and some ferry services have also been cancelled due to poor visibility.
The blizzards have swept through the region, with Greece also being affected.
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January 26, 2022
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Australia Day: How a sun umbrella started 50 years of Aboriginal protest - BBC News
Fifty years ago, four men travelled to Australia's capital and set up a beach umbrella with a sign marked "Aboriginal embassy".
Their protest grew rapidly to thrust Aboriginal activism into wider public attention.
Today, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy still remains a powerful symbol of protest in Canberra.
A warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers: this video contains images of people who may have died.
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January 26, 2022
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Ukraine civilians: 'I should be ready to defend the country' - BBC News
Ukrainian civilians have been getting military training to prepare for a possible Russian invasion.
Marta Yuzkiv is one of those preparing to defend her country but says she doesn't want war.
Russia has amassed some 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders but denies it is planning to invade.
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January 26, 2022
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Missing girl meets rescuer for first time decades later - BBC News
Back in 1968, toddler Kathy Wrethman went missing in Australia.
Initial searches came to nothing, but she was found by chance by a group of teenagers.
She was wandering alone, 20 miles from home, and her hair had been cut.
For the first time in her life, Kathy is introduced to the man who found her when he was a boy, all those years ago.
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January 26, 2022
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What could a police investigation into No 10 lockdown parties mean for Boris Johnson? - BBC News
The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into parties held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic.
Officers are looking into "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020, Commissioner Cressida Dick said.
She added that the investigation was launched after an internal inquiry led by civil servant Sue Gray passed information to the force.
Boris Johnson’s spokesman said the PM did not believe he had broken the law.
BBC Outside Source's Ros Atkins looks at what the latest revelations means for the British prime minister.
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January 26, 2022
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UK would deploy troops to Europe if Ukraine invaded - BBC News
Britain is prepared to deploy troops to protect Nato allies in Europe if Russia invades Ukraine, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
Russia has built up some 100,000 troops at the border but denied planning an invasion.
In crisis talks last night, Western powers agreed to “unprecedented” sanctions against Russia if troops marched into Ukraine.
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January 25, 2022
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Police to investigate UK PM office lockdown parties - BBC News
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into parties held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic.
Commissioner Cressida Dick said they were looking into "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020.
The news comes after fresh allegations of a birthday party being held for the prime minister in June 2020.
The Cabinet Office said an internal inquiry led by the civil servant Sue Gray would continue.
But the BBC understands the report will not be published while the Met are investigating, and it is not clear how long the force will take.
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January 25, 2022
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Caver trapped for 54 hours relives survival fight - BBC News
A man who was trapped in a cave for 54 hous after falling and breaking his leg, jaw and ribs has said there were times when he didn't think he'd make it.
George Linnane lay in agony, in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system in Wales, one of the deepest in the UK.
"One second I was caving, the next minute, the world went mad," he said.
"And then it all went black. And then two minutes later, I woke up in a very different state."
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January 25, 2022
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UK PM Boris Johnson's birthday celebration sparks new party row - BBC News
Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure after staff at his No 10 office admitted colleagues gathered inside during the first Covid lockdown to mark his birthday.
ITV News reported that up to 30 people attended the June 2020 event, sang Happy Birthday and were served cake.
No 10 said staff had "gathered briefly" to "wish the prime minister a happy birthday", adding that he had been there "for less than 10 minutes".
But a number of MPs have expressed criticism over this latest revelation.
Our correpondents Chris Mason and Adam Fleming have the latest.
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January 25, 2022
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Covid Intensive Care: return to the hospital frontline - BBC News
In 2020 many hospitals were overwhelmed, as a new coronavirus spread across the world and critically-ill Covid patients filled intensive care wards.
Now vaccines and other medical treatments are protecting many people, but medical staff are still dealing with seriously ill patients.
Unvaccinated people are among those still at high risk from the virus.
Huw Edwards presents a BBC News at Ten special report by Clive Myrie, who’s returned to The Royal London Hospital, from where he reported at the height of the UK pandemic.
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January 24, 2022
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