today's verdict said charlie hebdo marked the end of a cycle of violence. not many here think it's over. much of the terrorism has been home—grown — and convicting people isn't the same as convincing them. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the four nations of the uk have agreed to go ahead with the easing of coronavirus restrictions between the 23rd and the 27th of december, despite pressure from many health experts and scientists for the rules to be toughened. borisjohnson has urged people to "think hard" before meeting family and friends but said it would be "frankly inhuman" to ban christmas at this point. we are keeping the laws the same, but we all want to send the same message. a smaller christmas will be a safer christmas and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas. china has agreed to allow a world health organisation team into the country next month to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry into the outbreak, causing a series of diplomatic rows with other countries. no who scie

today's verdict said charlie hebdo marked the end of a cycle of violence. not many here think it's over. much of the terrorism has been home—grown — and convicting people isn't the same as convincing them. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. china has agreed to allow in a world health organisation team next month to investigate the origins of the pandemic. the government in beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry into the outbreak, causing a series of diplomatic rows with other countries. did it come from bats? did it use a host to jump to human. just some of the key questions who scientist will try to a nswer who scientist will try to answer when they arrive in the city next month. their goal is to find the truth about where the virus came from and how it darted. what we know so far is that on the third of january china investigated a virus infecting dozens of people in the 30s not be a week later, chinese media reported the first known death. september saw worldwide deaths pasti million, half of which were in brazil, india, and the

hebdo — the two key targets in the attacks. supermarket and the magazine charlie hebdo, the two key the harshest verdict was for ali riza polat, targets of the attacks. sentenced to 30 years for complicity in the attacks. the harshest verdict was for ali riza polat, more than a dozen others were convicted of lesser crimes. seven were cleared of any specific link to terrorism. translation: what this decision says is that without this loose group of people around the terrorists, there is no attack, and anyone who supports terrorism even a little can be punished very severely. the men who carried out the islamist violence five years ago were all killed by police. amedy coulibaly and brothers cherif and said kouachi killed 17 people in a three—day campaign targeting journalists, jews and police officers. the satirical magazine charlie hebdo was targeted after printing cartoons of the prophet muhammad. those cartoons have since become the front line in a battle over freedom of speech in france. on the one hand, a symbol of the nation's right to blaspheme. on the other, a lightning rod

the conviction of the conviction 01:14 people in the charlie abdo trial. —— charlie hebdo much more on our website and twitter feed. thank you very much. hello there. on wednesday, we saw a pretty deep area of low pressure sweep up from the south to bring rain and gales, particularly to western areas. today, though, it's looking a bit quieter. we're in between weather systems, so we should see a good deal of sunshine around. it'll stay quite breezy too, though, not quite as windy as it has been. so that's wednesday's low pushing away to the north of the uk. this feature will come in during thursday night. and in between, we've got a good slice of drier weather. there'll be a few showers around this morning, mind you, across southern and western areas. plenty of sunshine across eastern scotland, central and eastern england — areas here staying dry all day. out west, we'll see further showers and the clouds will tend to build up here through the afternoon, and the outbreaks of rain will start to arrive across northern ireland, along with strengthening winds. it'll be quite fresh across

today's verdict said charlie hebdo marked the end of a cycle of violence. not many here think it's over. much of the terrorism has been home—grown — and convicting people isn't the same as convincing them. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. ransoms will not be paid for the schoolboys kidnapped from their boarding school in northern nigeria. that's the message from the regional governor who's spoken to the bbc. he said the authorities are in contact with the group holding the children — he described the group as a gang of well—known local criminals — with links to the islamist militant group boko haram. more states in northern nigeria have ordered all schools to close following last week's kidnapping of hundreds our correspondent, mayeni jones sent this report. bring back our boys — that's what these young activists plan to ask the government during their march on thursday. they are worried any delay could prove disastrous. these children could be exposed to dangers of training on the use of arms, so they can be used for further attacks in other p

today's verdict said charlie hebdo marked the end of a cycle of violence. not many here think it's over. much of the terrorism has been home—grown — and convicting people isn't the same as convincing them. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. boris johnson has urged people to keep christmas celebrations "short" and "small" to reduce the risk of spreading covid over the festive period. despite warnings over rising infections from scientists and doctors, restrictions will still be relaxed between 23rd and 27th december — but mrjohnson said people should "think hard" before meeting friends and family. this report from laura kuenssberg. even sorting the tree hasn't seemed straightforward this year. politicians gave a promise we'd be able to gather together at christmas, a glimmer of light at a grim time but, along with gifts, new concern about the virus is arriving at number ten, so permission to see friends and family comes with stern new advice. we are keeping the laws the same, but we all want to send the same message. a smaller christmas is going to be a

correspondent: tay's verdict said that charlie hebdo marked the and of a cycle of violence. much of the terrorism has been homegrown. plconvincing p is not the same as convincing them. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. katty: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, united nations peacekeepers prepared to leave sudan's troubled regioafter 17 years of conflict. population if that deal fails? mackenzie scott is the ex-wife of amazon founder jeff bezos and is donated $4.2 billionit to chand the last three months. one is being given -- one talk of the money is being given -- toch helping ts in connecticut and new york. >> we know e toll that this pandemic has taken on not only the health, but the economic ability of families. we have seen wen who are forced to leave the workfor and we haveeen that these arena disproportioly black and brown women. we have seen again how childcare providers often black and brown women whose labor has been historically undervalued, have been asked to shoulder eight burden in this pandemic that no one should be

tonight, a verdict in france's charlie hebdo terrorism trial. a court is now naming people guilty in the attack on the satirical magazine and the jewish supermarket. also coming up, record numbers of: 19 deaths reported in germany, as the country goes into a hard lockdown over christmas. plus, the looming brexit deadline and a last-minute rush to bring goods from europe into the u.k. it is causing massive traffic jams and headaches at the french port of calais. we take you there. and understanding kangaroos. it is all in the eyes. researchers in australia find that kangaroos can communicate with humans by using their gaze to point and ask for help. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in united states and around the world, welcome. a court in paris has found 14 people guilty in connection with the 2015 charlie hebdo and jewish supermarket terror attacks. the defendants were accused of assisting the attackers who were killed in a shoot out by police. two brothers attacked the paris offices of the satirical newspaper, charlie hebdo,

witnesses at the charlie hebdo shooting and then relatives of people who had died, talking about their loss. there were 100 what they call partie civile, who sort ofjoined the case as civil parties and their lawyers all had to have a word as well. and then we got into the meat of the case, which regards these 1a individuals, three of whom are not in court. three of the most important one is not in court because they fled to syria at the time of the attack. and there was a lot of very, very detailed technical evidence that was compiled by the prosecution that tried to establish that these 1a were three absent, had really been the kind of back office of the attacks. that they had been the ones that provided the weapons, the car, and so on. particularly for coulibaly in fact, the coulibaly was the one at the jewish supermarket, the trial, you could almost say it was the trial of the jewish supermarket attack rather than charlie hebdo. because the kouachi brothers who carried out the charlie hebdo attack, how they got their weapons, remain something of a mystery. this is very much focused

on the day of the verdict charlie hebdo his cover reads god has been put in his place crime cannot be justified in the name of religion the 14 convicted of helping to organize the deadly attacks were given jail terms from 4 years to life but the court rejected some terrorism charges against several defendants. sue could decide this is your this ruling recognizes that without a compass is there would be no attackers and no terrorism and everyone operating in this shadow world should be severely punished. in january 2015 to terrorists forced their way into the charlie hebdo offices and shot dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist coco an artist who survived the attack left her shaking that after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just 2 days later another terrorist ceased hostages in a kosher food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack it underlines that we will defend these freedoms and outpolled the law before but even as the case was being heard

also coming up guilty verdicts in france's charlie hebdo trial a paris ford convicts 14 people for their role in the 2015 islamists attacks on the satirical magazine and the jewish supermarket. and dropped on their head and calls in fact we speak to 2 german gymnast who revealed their experiences of bullying and mistreatment in the school. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us germany plans to roll out its covert vaccination program on december 27th a nursing homes will be 1st in line to receive the shots but the vaccines won't come soon enough for many of germany's hospitals a leading german doctor fears more and more medics will be left making decisions on who gets lifesaving treatment in the coming weeks we look now at the already dire situation in one german hospital. a new covert patient has arrived by ambulance a tribe or good university hospital he's traveling in a special isolation pod so none of the transport team gets infected that patient is only in his forty's he's transferred to viviane it's what's month's intensive care unit with 5 members of her team she turns

the brothers in charlie hebdo practiced a lot of martial arts. i do think some of these measures are a little bit shortsighted and belie on a kind of outdated radicalization. i do think that in some ways, these measures are shortsighted and can be seen to specifically target muslims and muslim organizations and not to look at other forms of domestic terrorism in france like far-right groups, far-right organizations, and arcus networks and other sort of violence in society. >> coming to the issue regarding the terror attacks. the story is they will be a similar trial. again, maybe old wounds reopened , wounds that have barely healed. there is so much in the forefront of the public consciousness here in france but will this achieve anything? could this actually move toward creating a better feeling here in france? is this going towards putting the country back towards this? looking at things? is the country having to live with this threat on a prolonged basis? >> i think we are highly likely to find similar kinds. that is something tt is deeply wor

gave the verdict charlie hebdo as cover reads god has been put in his place crime cannot be justified in the name of religion the 14 convicted of helping to organize the deadly attacks were given jail terms from 4 years to life but the court rejected some terrorism charges against several defendants. sue could be said this is your this ruling recognizes that without a compass is there would be no attackers and no terrorism and everyone operating in this shadow world should be severely punished. in january 2015 to terrorists forced their way into the charlie hebdo offices and shot dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist coco an artist who survived the attack left her shaking that after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just 2 days later another terrorist ceased hostages in a kosher food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack it underlines that we will defend these freedoms and up hold the law before but even as the case was being heard tara return

in january 25th enough to terrorists force their way into the charlie hebdo offices and shot dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist coco an artist who survived the attack left her shaking the day after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just 2 days later another terrorist seized hostages in a kosher food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack it underlines that we will defend these freedoms and up hold the law more crew for but even as the case was being heard tara returned to france knife attackers struck near charlie have because form offices a teacher was beheaded and there were fatal stabbing said to challenge me. this verdict and one painful chapter. but the threat of terror remains all too real. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. the president elect joe biden is going to receive a covert 1000 vaccine in public as soon as next week according to transition officials meanwhile the white house

seventeen people were killed in the assaults on the charlie hebdo magazine and a jewish supermarket. the longest sentences, 30 yea rs, the longest sentences, 30 years , we re the longest sentences, 30 years, were given to one of the attackers and his girlfriend, believed to be in syria. the uk prime minister boris johnson has urged people to keep christmas celebrations short and small to reduce the risk of spreading covid over the festive period. despite warnings over rising infections from scientists and doctors, restrictions will still be relaxed between 23rd and 27th december. china has agreed to allow a team world health organisation scientists into the country next month to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry into the outbreak, causing a series of diplomatic rows with other countries. now on bbc news, the travel show. 0n the show this week... the panto survivors keeping the show on the road. the native american woman making waves in the grand canyon. the roman empire's sunken party town. and how to run up a sa

of convictions in the 2015 charlie hebdo killings in par. and controversial new legislation the french government isnn pg in order to crackdown on radicalism. - on radical islam. malcolm brown reports. >> parents are quiet because of the -- par streets are quiet but the tranquility is a mirage for the soul of france.ing place the be heading in october of a teacher by a chechen islamist f was the cataly change. he wasli killed as the ch hebdo terrorist trial began. he was targeted for showing people cartoons of the prophet muhaad during a lesson on free expression. the cartoons triggered the 2015 attacks that led t toay's convictions. president macron has one religion in his sights. >> samuel petit became the face of the republic, tois diminish mists and to live it is a community of free citizens in our country. >> two days after theacn's speech, three worshipers of notre-dame basilica were burchard by a tunisian extremist. apparent inspired by the aughter of samuel paty. >> you have to fight an atmosphere of jihadism, which is being widesprd

to the three islamist extremists who attacked the satirical magazine, charlie hebdo, and ajewish supermarket in paris nearly six years ago. 17 people were killed. the longest sentences — 30 years — were given to a close friend of one of the attackers and his former girlfriend who is believed to be in syria. china has agreed to allow in a team of world health organization scientists next month to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry into the outbreak causing a series of diplomatic rows with other countries. the uk's prime minister boris johnson has urged people to keep christmas celebrations "short" and "small" to reduce the risk of spreading covid—19 over the festive period. despite warnings over rising infections from many scientists and doctors, restrictions are still due to be relaxed between december 23rd and 27th. now on bbc news, click. this week — spluttering safely to a stop. out of the house and into the gamebox. and what do gaming and protests have in common? hey, welcome to click! hope you're doing 0k. it

in january 2015 to terrorists forced their way into the charlie hebdo offices and shot dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist coco an artist who survived the attack left her shaking that after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just 2 days later another terrorist seized hostages in a kosher food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack it underlines that we will defend these freedoms but even as the case was being heard tara returned to france knife attack has struck near charlie hebdo as former offices a teacher was beheaded and there were fatal stabbing said child she makes this verdict and one painful chapter but the threat of terror remains all too real. and let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president elect joe biden is going to receive a covert 1000 vaccine in public as soon as next week according to transition officials meanwhile the white house has announced the current vice president mike p

in france, a court convicted 14 people linked to attacks on the "charlie hebdo" satirical magazine and a kosher supermarket in 201 the attacks killed 17 people. raids.ree gunmen died in police the widow of one of them was tried in absentia and given a 30-year prison sentence. a chine lunar probe has returned to earth, bringing back the first moon samples in more than 40 years. state tv tonight showed radar video of the unmanned capsule descending over inner mongolia. it contains about 4.5 pounds of rocks and debris. this is the latest success for china's ambitious space prram. back in this country, the federal reserve offered a brighter projection for economic growth next year. policymars promised again to maintain stimulus measures, and th said a key interest rat will stay near zero, through a least 2023. >> the economy will be growing in expectation, should be growing at a fairly healthy clip by the second half of next year. but it's going to be awhile before we're really back to the levels of labor market, sort of conditions in the labor market that we had early this year and for mu

seventeen people were killed in the assaults on the charlie hebdo magazine and a jewish supermarket. the uk prime minister boris johnson has urged people to keep christmas celebrations "short" and "small" to reduce the risk of spreading covid over the festive period. despite warnings over rising infections from scientists and doctors, restrictions will still be relaxed between 23rd and 27th december. a chinese space craft has returned to earth with the first samples from the moon in more than a0 years. the chaang—uh five spent three weeks in space, sampling rocks and soil. the capsule carrying the samples touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia earlier today. now on bbc news... i'll be back tomorrow. it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the us electoral college has spoken, even if outgoing president donald trump refuses to hear it. joe biden categorically and conclusively won the white house and he'll be moving in next month. so what now for the enraged incumbent and his most loyal associates? well, my guest today is chris ruddy,

hebdo attacks in paris, nearly six years ago. the world health organisation has warned that europe is at a high risk of a new wave of covid infections. germany has tightened its restrictions, but the uk government says it will still allow households to mix over christmas. joe biden has named pete buttigieg as his secretary of transportation. mr biden‘s former rival for the democratic nomination will be america's first openly gay member of a president's cabinet. china says its chang—e 5 moon probe has come back to earth — landing in the chinese region of inner mongolia. it's carrying rock samples gathered from the lunar surface. they're the first to be gathered since the 1970s. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sienna rodgers, editor of the website labourlist, and anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday. welcome back. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the news that borisjohnston has urged the nation to scale back its christmas p

hebdo 12 people were murdered including the publisher stefan shabani and i'm a cartoonist. french president francois hollande addressed the nation which will do you see that it could be said a the whole republic became a target in the wake of the carnage people came together to honor the victims the hashtag charlie became a slogan for freedom of expression. a writer for the magazine warned that this freedom was in danger absolutely titian's must act quickly otherwise there will be dramatic consequences not in years to come but in the coming months don't even work yet and 5 years on france is once again in shock following the beheading of schoolteacher samuel patti for teaching students about the caricature as a different president but the same message. simulate the day on friday samuel patti became the face of the republic and the face of our determination to understand to learn to continue to teach and to be free i don't see any. a. word that once again stressed the importance of freedom of expression to french culture. joining me on the line from paris is the political sc

today's verdict, said charlie hebdo, marked the end of a cycle of violence. not many here think it's over. much of the terrorism has been home—grown — and convicting people isn't the same as convincing them. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the supreme court has ruled that plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport are lawful. the scheme had been blocked by the appeal court, which said the government's airports strategy didn't meet up—to—date uk climate targets. the firm behind heathrow can now seek permission to go ahead with the runway. caroline davies reports. it is just over there where that tall tree without leaves on is... justine bailey has lived on the border of heathrow airport for 25 years. the proposed third runway would be opposite her house. the runway would be about where the bungalows, you can see some chimneys at the end of the road. that is literally where the runway would be. so you wouldn't be able to stand here without ear defenders on if they were using the runway. today's judgment was not what she was hoping for. it won't

hebdo magazine. despite pressure from doctors and scientists, the uk is to allow the easing of coronavirus restrictions over christmas — but with a warning. we all want to send the same message. a smaller christmas is going to be a safer christmas, and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas. nigerian officials say they won't pay any ransoms for the boys kidnapped from a boarding school in the north of the country last friday.

also coming up guilty verdicts in france's charlie hebdo trial a paris ford convicts 14 people for their role in the 2015 islamist attacks on the satirical magazine and the jewish supermodel.

hebdo. one of the three suspects being tried in abstention was also recommended a life sentence. the lawyer said they requested sentences were too severe. >> [speaking french] >> prosecutors sought a 30 year jail sentence for his girlfriend , although her whereabouts have remained unknown since she fled to syria shortly after the attacks. the verdict is expected on december 16. mark: we will be watching for more on that story. it was 40 years ago today john lennon was shot dead. the one time beetle left a musical legacy stretching worldwide in his native city of liverpool. fans everywhere have been marking the occasion. >> former beatle john lennon was shot and killed last night outside of his luxury apartment in new york. >> it was here at the dakota building in manhattan that john lennon was murdered. he lived in the apartment building with his wife, yoko ono, and his young son, sean. lennon's killer, who had been waiting outside, fired five shots, four hitting the singer in the back and t

also coming up guilty verdicts in france's charlie hebdo trial a paris.

in january 25th dene 2 terrorists forced their way into the charlie hebdo offices and short dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist kuko an artist who survived the attack left her shaking that after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just to do. days later another terrorist seized hostages in a crucial food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack down the line is that we will defend these freedoms and outpolled the lawyers more before but even as the case was being heard tara returned to france not for tarka struck near charlie have because form offices her teacher was beheaded and there were for a cool stepping to the show to meet this verdict and one painful chapter but the threat of terror remains all too real. now some other headlines from around the world a major winter storm has hit much of the northeast coast of the u.s. delivering a disruptive blow to transportation systems and causing traffic chaos 2 people have died after a major highway pileu

hebdo 12 people were murdered including the publisher stefan shabani and i'm a cartoonist the. french president francois hollande addressed the nation which will be today the whole republic became a target in the wake of the carnage people came together to honor the victims the hashtag charlie became a slogan for freedom of expression. a writer for the magazine warned that this freedom was in danger absolutely titian's must act quickly otherwise there will be dramatic consequences not in years to come but in the coming months don't work yet and 5 years on france is once again in shock following the beheading of schoolteacher samuel patti for teaching students about the caricature of a different president but the same message. simulate the day on friday samuel patti became the face of the republic. in the face of our determination to understand to learn to continue to teach and to be free i don't see any. a. word that once again stressed the importance of freedom of expression to french culture. joining me on the line from paris is the political scientist and documentary filmmak

in january 25th dean 2 terrorists forced their way into the charlie hebdo offices and shot dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist coco an artist who survived the attack left her shaking that after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just 2 days later another terrorist seized hostages in a kosher food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack it underlines that we will defend these freedoms and outpolled a lot more before but even as the case was being heard tara return to france knife attack has struck near charlie have because former offices a teacher was beheaded and there were fatal stabbing said show me. this verdict and one painful chapter but the threat of terror remains all too real. let's take a look now it's not the other stories making news around the world us a president elect joe biden is going to receive a covert 19 vaccine in public as soon as next week according to transition officials meanwhile the white house announced current vice presi

hebdo trial a paris court has convicted 14 people for their role in the islamist attacks on the satirical magazine and one of she was.

hebdo, and ajewish supermarket in paris nearly 6 years ago. seventeen people were killed. the longest sentences, 30 years, were given to a close friend of one of the attackers and his former girlfriend who is believed to be in syria. the uk's prime minister boris johnson has urged people to keep christmas celebrations short and small to reduce the risk of spreading covid—19 over the festive period. despite warnings over rising infections from many scientists and doctors, restrictions are still due to be relaxed between december 23rd and 27th. china has agreed to allow in a team of world health organisation scientists next month to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry into the outbreak causing a series of diplomatic fows. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello there, and welcome to wednesday in parliament — where labour says borisjohnson shouldn't ignore medical worries about relaxing covid restrictions for christmas. can he tell us what's the assessment, and has

this is g w news live from berlin tonight a verdict in france's charlie hebdo terrorism trial a court has found 14 people guilty of aiding the islamist militants in the 2015 terrorist attacks on the satirical magazine and a jewish supermarket also coming up record numbers of code 19 deaths reported in germany as the country goes into a hard lockdown over christmas plus the looming deadline and a last minute rush to bring goods from europe into the u.k. it's causing massive traffic jams and headaches at the french quarter. we'll take you there and understanding kangaroos it's all in the. research is in australia find it kangaroos can communicate with humans by using their gaze to point and ask for help. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of your around the world welcome to a court in paris has found 14 people guilty in connection with the 2015 charlie and jewish supermarket terror attacks the defendants were accused of assisting the attackers who were killed in shootouts with police nearly 6 years ago 2 brothers. the peer was officers of the city recall ne

hebdo and a jewish supermarket they were convicted of helping the 3 attackers who were killed in shootouts with police. a chinese lunar capsule returned to earth on thursday was the 1st fresh samples of rock and a break from the moon in more than 40 years according to a space agency official china wish will share data and samples from the probe the successful mission was the latest breakthrough for china's space program. has declared a state of natural disaster a slight cyclon yes the hits authorities say no part of the pacific island nation is likely to escape the category 5 cyclone and have set a nationwide curfew some experts warn the storm could be the southern hemisphere is most intense tropical storm on record. next year's burden film festival is said to have a very different look the us magazine variety reports that the 71st birthday not it will take place virtually in march organizers are hoping to put on a scaled down version of the festival with some on site screenings in june and is among the top film festivals well why aren't. you. now to a controversy in the world of sports wi

this is g w news live from berlin tonight a verdict in france's charlie hebdo terrorism trial a court has found 14 people guilty of aiding the islamist militants in the 2015 paris attacks on the satirical magazine and a jewish supermarket also coming up numbers of coded 19 deaths reported in germany as the country goes.

hebdo after party president maicon called for the need of and then lightened. islam and condemned muslim separatism in france and the government is in tune here with voices on the far right who are calling for a more assertive defense of life city which is a form of french secularism intended to separate church and state but which many say disproportionately impacts french muslims more concert of foreign reporters who criticized his policy towards french muslims just don't understand like that he singled out political and financial times to newspapers in particular that he should print retractions didn't stop there though did he then does an interview with the new york times and in particular with their media columnist dan smith and in the interview he said that english language media biased and said some of them were quote legitimizing this violence he says he doesn't care about color or religion in his words a person is 1st and foremost a citizen now many french journalists and voices on the left would beg to differ they say front this current troubles are at

hebdo killing 12 people and wounding 11 more in apparent retaliation for the publication of cartoons which depicted the muslim prophet mohammed shortly after that 5 more people including shoppers at a jewish supermarket in the city were killed by a close friend of the attackers both incidents were connected to the islamic militant groups out. islamic state killing sparked global demonstrations calling for freedom of speech. r d w correspondent lisa was she joins us now with the latest from. louisa talk us through the verdicts year did the prosecutors get the verdict that they wanted of the prosecutors didn't get exactly what they had been asked for or had asked for at least when it comes to the number of years spent in trial in prison for each of the accused however the judge just decided to find all of the 14 accused guilty then they looked at each person's personal story and to what extent that person was actually in the know when it came to the terror project the terrible plot and the judges decided that half of the accused 7 actually didn't know about that and that's why these pe

hebdo, and a jewish supermarket, in paris nearly 6 years ago. seventeen people were killed. the longest sentences — 30 years — were given to a close friend of one of the attackers and his former girlfriend, who is believed to be in syria. jerome powell, chairman of the federal reserve, the us central bank, has called for steps to stimulate the american economy, which is struggling to cope with the effects of the coronavirus crisis. he said the case for deploying government finances was very, very strong. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the us electoral college has spoken, even if outgoing president donald trump refuses to hear it. joe biden categorically and conclusively won the white house and he'll be moving in next month. so what now for the enraged incumbent and his most loyal associates? well, my guest today is chris ruddy, ceo of newsmax, the right—wing media organisation that's trying to outfox fox news by being trumpier than trump. is post—trump america destined to be p

hebdo 3 publishing those same cartoons muslims in several countries protested and began boycotting french products and on october 29th 3 people were killed during a stabbing at a church in nice called it an islamist terror attack. i. let's introduce our panel in paris. head of the justice and liberties for all committee in london philip mallya professor of french and european politics at the university college london and in the moroccan city of a frog and his armor sari associate professor of international studies at the university a warm welcome to you all i'd like to begin in paris with yasser one of the things that is confusing to somebody doesn't really understand the internal workings of france is that instead of strengthening existing antiterrorism laws and make this about a policing issue say for example something that they did in great britain this law seems to be about protecting the name the values of the republic the idea of secularism i don't understand why the values of the republic need protecting in this way can use explain what's going on. well if it nicholas sense it just

hebdo 12 people were murdered including the publisher stefan shabani and i'm a cartoonist the. french president francois hollande addressed the nation which will do you see that it could be today the whole republic became a target in the wake of the carnage people came together to honor the victims the hashtag charlie became a slogan for freedom of expression. a writer for the magazine warned that this freedom was in danger absolutely titian's must act quickly otherwise there will be dramatic consequences not in years to come but in the coming months we don't even work yet and 5 years on france is once again in shock following the beheading of schoolteacher samuel pak the for teaching students about the caricature of a different president but the same message. simulate the news on the day on friday samuel patty became the face of the republic. in the face of our determination to understand to learn to continue to teach and to be free don't sing me. a. words that once again stressed the importance of freedom of expression to french culture. joining me on the line from paris is t

in january 2015 to terrorists forced their way into the charlie hebdo offices and shot dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist coco an artist who survived the attack left her shaking that after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just 2 days later another terrorist ceased hostages in a kosher food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack it underlines that we will defend these freedoms and outpolled the law before but even as the case was being heard tara returned to france knife attack has struck near charlie have because former offices a teacher was beheaded and there were fatal stabbing to challenge me. to spread it ends one painful chapter but the threat of terror remains all too real are d.w. correspondingly slow as she joins us now with the latest from paris good evening to you lisa talk us through the verdicts here did the prosecutors get the verdict that they wanted. well the prosecutors didn't get exactly what they had been asked for a boy a

january 25th dean to terrorists forced their way into the charlie hebdo offices and shot dead 12 people including france's most famous cartoonist coco an artist who survived the attack left her shaking that after the shooting there was a deathly silence. just 2 days later another terrorist seized hostages in a kosher food shop 4 people were killed this trial was an attempt to end a national trauma. this is an important trial because in this country freedoms are under attack. the dunder line is that we will defend these freedoms and outpolled the law. but even as the case was being heard tara returned to france knife attack has struck me a charlie head because form office is a teacher was beheaded and there were for a cool stopping 2nd show to make. this perfect and one painful chapter but the threat of terror remains all too real. 10 years ago today a tunisian street vendor stood in front of his local government offices and set himself on fire it was a desperate act in protest at official corruption and it sparked a revolutionary wave across the region that became known as the arab spri

hebdo 12 people were murdered including the publisher stefan shabani and i'm a cartoonist of the. french president francois hollande addressed the nation which will be today the whole republic became a target in the wake of the carnage people came together to honor the victims the hashtag charlie became a slogan for freedom of expression. a writer for the magazine warned that this freedom was in danger absolutely titian's must act quickly otherwise there will be dramatic consequences not in years to come but in the coming months dony much again and 5 years on france is once again in shock following the beheading of schoolteacher samuel patti for teaching students about the caricature of a different president but the same message. the new phone would be on friday samuel patty became the face of the republic. in the face of our determination to understand to learn to continue to teach and to be free dosing the . 8th. words that once again stressed the importance of freedom of expression to french culture. joining me on the line from paris is the political scientist and documentary f

hebdo," killing 12 people. on the following day, another gunman killed four jewish men at a kosher supermarket. all three of the main suspects were killed. the accused accomplices were sentenced to between four years and life in prison. hungarian lawmakers have effectively barred same sex couples from adopting children in the pme minister's latest crackdown on lgbt rights in hungary. on tuesday, politicians passed a bill redining marriage as between a man and a woman. lydia gall at human rights watch criticized hungary's ongoing efforts targeting its lgbtq community. close this latest attack shows the importance of the emergency linkedeu funds should be in respect to rule of law and our common european values. that is plainly not happening now. the government has chose another path that is intolerant, rejects diversity and inclusivity. this has no business in the european union. amy: in related news, nearly 400 religious leaders are calling for a global ban on so-called conversion therapy which aims to change a