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this is bbc news. some breaking news fom australia now, and a man has been arrested after a number of people were stabbed at a church in the west of sydney. the police say none of the injuries are life—threatening. it happened at what's believed to be an assyrian orthodox church. this is the moment the attack happened — you can see the man approach the bishop. he stabbed him and others before being restrained. at the time, this was a service that was being live streamed on youtube. in the background, apparently you can hear people screaming as it happened and i think was disconnected. incredibly hiring for people watching the live stream at the time. just to remind you, no one has been seriously injured. we don't have any details about a motive. clearly that part of australia is already on alert because of the shopping mall attack at the weekend, when six people were killed and a dozen more wounded. we have been hearing from the ambulance at saying four people are being treated today after the late
this is bbc news. some breaking news fom australia now, and a man has been arrested after a number of people were stabbed at a church in the west of sydney. the police say none of the injuries are life—threatening. it happened at what's believed to be an assyrian orthodox church. this is the moment the attack happened — you can see the man approach the bishop. he stabbed him and others before being restrained. at the time, this was a service that was being live streamed on youtube. in the...
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zoe kleinman, bbc news. her stay in number 10 lasted just 45 days — before liz truss was forced to stand down as prime minister in 2022, following a mini budget that sparked economic turmoil. now, in a new interview ahead of the release of her book, she's revealed her hopes of a donald trump victory in the upcoming us election,and admitted how she'd welcome nigel farage as a tory mp. she's been speaking to our political editor chris mason. talk directly to the viewer, the listener who, whatever their politics, says that your time as prime minister left the uk as an international laughing stock. well, i don't... i don't think that's true. but you lasted, all the stuff about lasting less time than a lettuce. this isjust, this isjust pathetic, you know, point scoring. address directly, our viewer or listener who looks back 18 months and remembers that mini budget and blames you for mortgages going sky high, for the country feeling poorer, for the economy getting into a spin and say that you were the author of
zoe kleinman, bbc news. her stay in number 10 lasted just 45 days — before liz truss was forced to stand down as prime minister in 2022, following a mini budget that sparked economic turmoil. now, in a new interview ahead of the release of her book, she's revealed her hopes of a donald trump victory in the upcoming us election,and admitted how she'd welcome nigel farage as a tory mp. she's been speaking to our political editor chris mason. talk directly to the viewer, the listener who,...
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branwen jeffreys, bbc news. let's go to the court in manhattan where the former president, donald trump, has arrived at the court. you can see that donald trump arrived at the front of the gort entrance about 25 minutes ago and he is somewhere in the building and yesterday, when he walked through that area, he did make some comments to the waiting media as he is often wants to do, so waiting there to see if you will make any comment on the way out. —— the court entrance. you will remember that his jury selection is continuing and this is day two of the former president's long awaited hush money trial in new york. he has not said anything so far today to the waiting cameras but he has been making comments on truth social, the social media channel. he said that his trial is an assault on america, and he has also made some comments about thejudge, saying he is a conflicted trump heating judge, so if you want to keep up with all those latest lines, there is a live page on the bbc website which is bringing all th
branwen jeffreys, bbc news. let's go to the court in manhattan where the former president, donald trump, has arrived at the court. you can see that donald trump arrived at the front of the gort entrance about 25 minutes ago and he is somewhere in the building and yesterday, when he walked through that area, he did make some comments to the waiting media as he is often wants to do, so waiting there to see if you will make any comment on the way out. —— the court entrance. you will remember...
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you are watching the bbc news, october. you are watching the bbc news. coverage — october. you are watching the bbc news, coverage of— october. you are watching the bbc news, coverage of the _ october. you are watching the bbc news, coverage of the horizon - october. you are watching the bbc news, coverage of the horizon it. news, coverage of the horizon it scandal. we have been hearing from alan bates who has been fighting for accountability. we will continue our coverage shortly. the accountability. we will continue our coverage shortly.— accountability. we will continue our coverage shortly. the background to the meeting- -- _ today at 1:00pm, a man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a young mother in bradford. habibur masum was arrested in aylesbury in buckinghamshire after a nationwide appeal to find him. also this lunchtime, battered britain yet again, with gale force winds and heavy rain and flood warnings across the country. and flood warnings we and flood warnings will be live here in west sussex and we will be live here in west sussex a
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hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to the united states next. a day after former president donald trump said abortion should be left for individual states to decide, the arizona supreme court has revived a near—total ban on abortion that dates back 160 years. the law bans abortion in all cases except when the mother's life is at risk. it also makes providing a termination or helping a woman to obtain an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison. democrats, and some republicans, have publicly condemned the court's ruling, which comes into effect in 1a days. arizona's governor urged people to use the democratic process to reverse the decision. this november, arizonans may have an opportunity to make their voices heard on this important issue to the people across arizona who are concerned about the future of abortion rights in our state, who are worried about their bodily autonomy, who don't want to see the freedom of their wives, sisters and daughters restricted. you can make your concerns known at the ballot
hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to the united states next. a day after former president donald trump said abortion should be left for individual states to decide, the arizona supreme court has revived a near—total ban on abortion that dates back 160 years. the law bans abortion in all cases except when the mother's life is at risk. it also makes providing a termination or helping a woman to obtain an abortion punishable by two to five...
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this is bbc news. at the public inquiry into the post office horizon it scandal, a leading supporter of the campaigning sub—postmaster is has said he had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. he said he was also frustrated and
this is bbc news. at the public inquiry into the post office horizon it scandal, a leading supporter of the campaigning sub—postmaster is has said he had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. he said he was also frustrated and
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. this is bbc news. with just over 100 days to go until the paris 0lympics, there are concerns that the triathlon event could be delayed, or the swim leg even cancelled because of poor water quality in the river seine — that's despite more than one billion euros spent trying to improve it. let's go live to paris now and speak to our correspondent hugh schofield. it is still a bit polluted. what kind of levels are we talking about, what is happening in the river? well, the big picture is a good one, so it is a positive picture, the river has been cleaned up extensively in the last 20, 30 years, it is far healthier than it was in the 60s when there were three species of fish left in it. now there are 30 or a0. so the general picture is a good one but the specific picture is rather more worrying, the specific picture is this bid to get the river swimmable in by the olympics which was a commitment that the olympics organisers that president macron made and which they time, but one can't help thinking they
john sudworth, bbc news, new york. this is bbc news. with just over 100 days to go until the paris 0lympics, there are concerns that the triathlon event could be delayed, or the swim leg even cancelled because of poor water quality in the river seine — that's despite more than one billion euros spent trying to improve it. let's go live to paris now and speak to our correspondent hugh schofield. it is still a bit polluted. what kind of levels are we talking about, what is happening in the...
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nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the bbc about the knife attack which almost ended his life. the acclaimed author was stabbed 12 times on stage in new york two years ago. he said he thought he was dying, and the loss of sight in one of his eyes "upsets him every day". he was speaking to the bbc 5 alan yentob in new york, ahead of the publication of his new memoir about the aftermath of the attack. oh, my god! screaming. today at six, author salman rushdie has been stabbed... more breaking news tonight after author salman rushdie was attacked... august 2022. one of the world's most famous authors is left fighting for his life. it has shocked the entire world. author salman rushdie attacked. he was dressed in dark clothing and he had, like, a black covid mask, and hejust came sprinting up the stairs. in a major tv interview, he tells me what he remembers. i actually thought he'd punched me very hard. i didn't realise there was a knife in his hand. and then... then i s
nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the bbc about the knife attack which almost ended his life. the acclaimed author was stabbed 12 times on stage in new york two years ago. he said he thought he was dying, and the loss of sight in one of his eyes "upsets him every day". he was speaking to the bbc 5 alan yentob in new york, ahead of the publication of his new memoir about the aftermath of the attack. oh, my god! screaming. today at...
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this is bbc news. now to vietnam, where a court has sentenced a wealthy property developer to death for defrauding a bank of billions of dollars — in one of the biggest corruption cases ever. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations, after she used her hidden ownership of the saigon commercial bank to channel $41; billion of loans to her own companies. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has more from bangkok. it is extraordinary. the amounts of money are absolutely staggering. we're talking about a significant chunk of vietnam's gdp that this woman was able to siphon off. it isa it is a very unusual trial. the authorities released a lot of details about the case against her and they have encourage the media to report it, which is not typical in vietnam where the media is tightly controlled. they have made an example of her and she is getting tremendous coverage and she has now been given the death pen
this is bbc news. now to vietnam, where a court has sentenced a wealthy property developer to death for defrauding a bank of billions of dollars — in one of the biggest corruption cases ever. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations, after she used her hidden ownership of the saigon commercial bank to channel $41; billion of loans to her own companies. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has...
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this is bbc news. donald trump arrives in court in new york — for the first criminal trial of a former us president. protestors take to the streets — chanting �*no one is above the law�* — as the former president faces 3a charges of fraud. new pictures of the barrage of missiles and drones launched by iran at israel — as tehran rejects western criticism of its attack. and i'm injerusalem as media reports — and i'm injerusalem as media reports that opposition parties have been invited to a real security meeting — been invited to a real security meeting raising questions about israel's — meeting raising questions about israel's plans. another mass stabbing event in sydney — a church is targetted just days after six people were killed by a lone knifeman in the city. hello, and welcome to verified live. we start in new york — and history being made — with a former us president, standing trial in a criminal case.
this is bbc news. donald trump arrives in court in new york — for the first criminal trial of a former us president. protestors take to the streets — chanting �*no one is above the law�* — as the former president faces 3a charges of fraud. new pictures of the barrage of missiles and drones launched by iran at israel — as tehran rejects western criticism of its attack. and i'm injerusalem as media reports — and i'm injerusalem as media reports that opposition parties have been...
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welcome to bbc news. of course, you are following every twist and turn of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. of this escalating crisis between israeland iran. how of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. how would you describe this particular moment? the israelis describe this particular moment? tue: israelis crossed describe this particular moment? tte: israelis crossed a red line by attacking iran's diplomatic compound in damascus and then the iranians crossed another red line by attacking israeli soil. so we are at attacking israeli soil. so we are at a very precarious and dangerous moment where we are likely to see an israeli retaliatory strike. for iran is retaliatory strike. so the vicious cycle is likely to continue unfortunately.— vicious cycle is likely to continue unfortunately. vicious cycle is likely to continue unfortunatel . , ., , , ., unfortunately. this moment seems to underline the — unfortunately. this moment seems to underline the dangerous _ unfortunately. t
welcome to bbc news. of course, you are following every twist and turn of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. of this escalating crisis between israeland iran. how of this escalating crisis between israel and iran. how would you describe this particular moment? the israelis describe this particular moment? tue: israelis crossed describe this particular moment? tte: israelis crossed a red line by attacking iran's diplomatic compound in damascus and then the iranians crossed another...
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live from london, this is bbc news. russia and kazakhstan suffer the worst flooding in almost a century, forcing more than 100,000 people from their homes. we'll be speaking to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, live. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — with fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu he's making a "mistake." i think what he's doing is a mistake. i don't agree with his approach. i think it's outrageous. a landmark review into how england's health service provided gender services to children finds they were let down by treatment that lacked firm evidence. and world athletics announces it will become the first international federation to award prize money at the olympic games.
live from london, this is bbc news. russia and kazakhstan suffer the worst flooding in almost a century, forcing more than 100,000 people from their homes. we'll be speaking to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, live. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — with fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu he's making a "mistake." i think what he's doing is a mistake. i don't agree with his approach. i think it's outrageous. a landmark review...
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this is bbc news. the post office inquiry continues today, with a former investigatior and former chairman set to give evidence. yesterday the inquiry heard there were problems with the horizon it system as it was being introduced in 1999. the post office prosecuted 700 people due to the faulty computer system and it has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in british history. the inquiry has been hearing from john longman, a post office investigator who describes one case where they should have been an investigation into a possible computer fault. i seem to recall that this was a case where i asked why is it being sent over to the investigation department? because 95% of the investigation had already been carried out by the retail line, so yes, this was a case that should have gone up to... should have gone through a process of seeing if there was a fault. most probably, it should have gone up to fujitsu for a review, because i think i have said in my statement that i would consi
this is bbc news. the post office inquiry continues today, with a former investigatior and former chairman set to give evidence. yesterday the inquiry heard there were problems with the horizon it system as it was being introduced in 1999. the post office prosecuted 700 people due to the faulty computer system and it has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in british history. the inquiry has been hearing from john longman, a post office investigator who describes one case...
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this is bbc news, the headlines. as iran vows to punish israel for an air strike killing its commanders, president biden says us support for israel is "iron—clad". we'll be analysing the threats and possible outcomes as the war in gaza rages on. that's your questions answered. also coming up: it's time to roll out the red carpet. the bafta gaming awards take place tonight in london. now it's time for your questions answered. let's take a closer look at what we know about iran's alliances, and the so—called axis of resistance. groups backed by iran have been waging attacks on israeli and us targets since the war began on october 7th following the hamas attacks on israel. the heavily armed lebanese group hezbollah has been mounting near daily attacks on israeli targets at the lebanese—israeli border.
this is bbc news, the headlines. as iran vows to punish israel for an air strike killing its commanders, president biden says us support for israel is "iron—clad". we'll be analysing the threats and possible outcomes as the war in gaza rages on. that's your questions answered. also coming up: it's time to roll out the red carpet. the bafta gaming awards take place tonight in london. now it's time for your questions answered. let's take a closer look at what we know about iran's...
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hello i'm chetan pathak with your latest news live from the bbc sports centre. because of adverse weather, thunderstorms at augusta national, the start of golf�*s first major of the year has been delayed. play is scheduled to begin in 45 minutes, withjon rahm hoping to defend his title — having won his first green jacket last year. thejump the jump from the majors to the us open was from the masters. it is the biggest tournament in the world, probably the most followed by people that don't have play golf. jon rahm won't get out there for a few hours yet — these are some of the updated tee times for round one. five—time winner tiger woods is scheduled to be among the later starters. dustinjohnson, collin morikawa and tommy fleetwood set to be last out. frankly it looks likely that a number of first rounds will have to be finished on friday. the weather is thankfully looking a lot better for the next three days. you can follow the masters on the bbc sport website and app. after two nights of cracking european champions league football, attention now turns
hello i'm chetan pathak with your latest news live from the bbc sports centre. because of adverse weather, thunderstorms at augusta national, the start of golf�*s first major of the year has been delayed. play is scheduled to begin in 45 minutes, withjon rahm hoping to defend his title — having won his first green jacket last year. thejump the jump from the majors to the us open was from the masters. it is the biggest tournament in the world, probably the most followed by people that don't...
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this is bbc news. israel launches a diplomatic offensive, calling for mass sanctions on iran after its unprecedented drone and missile attack. iran insists it was acting in a legitimate self—defence. israel shows journalists one of the missiles fired from iran on saturday. its military chief of staff says the attack will not go unpunished. i'm lyse doucet, with the latest on the response to iran's weekend attack. i'm geeta guru—murthy in london with our other top stories. donald trump returns to court in new york — as jury selection for his hush money trial continues. he calls the case a disgrace. we have a judge that hates trump, a judge _ we have a judge that hates trump, a judge that _ we have a judge that hates trump, a judge that shouldn't be on this case, — judge that shouldn't be on this case, he — judge that shouldn't be on this case, he is totally conflicted. a muslim student loses a high court challenge in london against a ban on prayer rituals at school. and the house of commons de
this is bbc news. israel launches a diplomatic offensive, calling for mass sanctions on iran after its unprecedented drone and missile attack. iran insists it was acting in a legitimate self—defence. israel shows journalists one of the missiles fired from iran on saturday. its military chief of staff says the attack will not go unpunished. i'm lyse doucet, with the latest on the response to iran's weekend attack. i'm geeta guru—murthy in london with our other top stories. donald trump...
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this is bbc news. the uk�*s foreign secretary lord cameron has urged israel to do as little as possible to escalate tensions in the middle east — but benjamin netanyahu has said israel will decide on its own steps. we hope that anything israel does is as limited and as targeted and as smart as possible. it is in no one�*s interest that we see an escalation. translation: we will make our own decisions on our own and the state of israel will do what it needs to defend itself. an iran�*s president has warned there will be a harsh response if israel has the slightest response to its retaliatory attack over the weekend. i�*m lyse doucet injerusalem, with the latest on the response to iran�*s weekend attack i�*m annita mcveigh in london. our other main stories. a russian missile kills 14 and wounds more than 60 in chernihiv in northern ukraine. the actor hugh grant settles a long running lawsuit against the publisher of the sun newspaper over claims journalists used private investigators to tap
this is bbc news. the uk�*s foreign secretary lord cameron has urged israel to do as little as possible to escalate tensions in the middle east — but benjamin netanyahu has said israel will decide on its own steps. we hope that anything israel does is as limited and as targeted and as smart as possible. it is in no one�*s interest that we see an escalation. translation: we will make our own decisions on our own and the state of israel will do what it needs to defend itself. an iran�*s...
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phase of more rapid climate change. ]ustin rowlatt, bbc news. hamas has said israel's threat to attack the city of rafah in southern gaza raises questions about the purpose of any further talks on a ceasefire in exchange for the release of israeli hostages. a hamas spokesman says, the group was reviewing new proposals presented by mediators in egypt. the us hasjoined international calls against any such offensive. yesterday, benjamin netanyhu said a date had been set for the military operation in rafah, although he didn't make that public. the convoy of eight trucks is the most to reach gaza in one day since october. the commissioner general talked about the devastation. we have
phase of more rapid climate change. ]ustin rowlatt, bbc news. hamas has said israel's threat to attack the city of rafah in southern gaza raises questions about the purpose of any further talks on a ceasefire in exchange for the release of israeli hostages. a hamas spokesman says, the group was reviewing new proposals presented by mediators in egypt. the us hasjoined international calls against any such offensive. yesterday, benjamin netanyhu said a date had been set for the military operation...
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welcome to bbc news now. treating to a is arrived at a courthouse in manhattan, he is the first us president, current orformer, to face a criminal trial. —— we go to a courthouse in new york where president trump is arriving. this is the only way to touch money trial which is due to get under way in just a few minutes or so. it is expected to last, we understand, at least six weeks. the first few weeks are a very complicated task of what has to happen, and that isjury selection which will get under way today and we are just waiting for donald trump to get out of the car. we think he may have, actually. you're just trying to clarify what has happened there on the ground but to remind you donald trump charged with cases of fraud related to hush money logically paid to the former aduu money logically paid to the former adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the election. he has pleaded not guilty. that is him outside a manhattan courthouse. now we will go back to nada tawfiq is alongside many other journali
welcome to bbc news now. treating to a is arrived at a courthouse in manhattan, he is the first us president, current orformer, to face a criminal trial. —— we go to a courthouse in new york where president trump is arriving. this is the only way to touch money trial which is due to get under way in just a few minutes or so. it is expected to last, we understand, at least six weeks. the first few weeks are a very complicated task of what has to happen, and that isjury selection which will...
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this is bbc news. five australian women who were strip—searched and invasively examined at doha airport have failed in their bid to sue qatar airways. they and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for signs they had given birth, after a newborn baby was found abandoned in an airport bin in 2020. the incident sparked public outrage and was condemned by several nations. an australian court has now found the state—owned airline could not be prosecuted under the laws governing global travel. the bbc has previously spoken to some of the women affected. they said they did not consent to the examinations and were not given any explanation. here's part of those interviews. we was greeted by gun wielding police officers. there was so much tension in the air, and it was very, very intimidating. brute tension in the air, and it was very, very intimidating.— tension in the air, and it was very, very intimidating. we thought we had been kidnapped. _ very intimidating. we thought we had been kidna
this is bbc news. five australian women who were strip—searched and invasively examined at doha airport have failed in their bid to sue qatar airways. they and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for signs they had given birth, after a newborn baby was found abandoned in an airport bin in 2020. the incident sparked public outrage and was condemned by several nations. an australian court has now found the state—owned airline could not be prosecuted under the laws governing...
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. and you can read more on that story via the bbc news website. i will be back with you in a moment with all the top business news. you are listening — or rather watching - bbc listening — or rather watching — bbc news. hello there. we still had the same southwesterly breeze on thursday but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well, temperatures here reached 18 celsius — the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour�*s showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then, over the weekend, it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern
john sudworth, bbc news, new york. and you can read more on that story via the bbc news website. i will be back with you in a moment with all the top business news. you are listening — or rather watching - bbc listening — or rather watching — bbc news. hello there. we still had the same southwesterly breeze on thursday but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. in northern ireland whilst it...
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this is bbc news. higherfor longer, the chair of the fed has dashed hopes that interest rates will be cut anytime soon as he says us inflation is still too high. we will need a greater confidence inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before the appropriate policy. in the uk, inflation is set to keep falling, with new figures out shortly. so has the economy finally turned a corner? also on the program, as indians prepare to head to the polls, we crunch the numbers of what's expected to be the world's most expensive election. and, going bananas, we consume billions every, but for how long? as adverse weather and soaring costs affect producers across the world, we peel back on an industry under threat. hello, if you just hello, if youjustjoining hello, if you justjoining us you own time of the top business stories. we start in the us where doubts are growing aboutjust how soon interest rates may be cut. the chair of the federal reservejerome powell said on tuesday that inflation was taking longer th
this is bbc news. higherfor longer, the chair of the fed has dashed hopes that interest rates will be cut anytime soon as he says us inflation is still too high. we will need a greater confidence inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before the appropriate policy. in the uk, inflation is set to keep falling, with new figures out shortly. so has the economy finally turned a corner? also on the program, as indians prepare to head to the polls, we crunch the numbers of what's expected to be...
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and coming up on bbc news... they have the advantage in the premier league title race, but can manchester city overcome real madrid in the champions league tomorrow night? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will debate legislation shortly which would give the uk some of the strictest anti—tobacco laws in the world. the new laws would raise the minimum age for smoking by one year every year. that means it would be illegal for anyone currently 15 or younger born afterjanuary 1st 2009 to ever buy tobacco products. the department for health says smoking kills about 80,000 people a year and costs £17 billion a year in treating smoking—related illnesses and through lost productivity. the tobacco and vapes bill also aims to make vapes less appealing to children. but a number of conservative mps have told the bbc they won't back the bill. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the uk. it kills two thirds of long—term users. the aim
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live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak is to speak with benjamin netanyahu to urge restraint — after israeli officials again vow we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today to urge restraint after iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. let's go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. two days after the skies of israel was killed by iranian cruise and ballistic missiles as well as suicide drones, israel is making it clear that it will hit back. the question still is, how and when will it retaliate? what seems clear now is it will, at least it hopes, take many forms. this morning, israel's foreign minister has said he is leading a political war against iran. he has written to dozens of countries urging them to sanction iran's irg sea to isolate iran. we have heard from the military officials as well. yesterd
live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak is to speak with benjamin netanyahu to urge restraint — after israeli officials again vow we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today to urge restraint after iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. let's go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief international correspondent lyse...
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you alive with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drain attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday a day after the plan was damaged by three direct hit. zaporizhzhia is europe was like largest nuclear power plant occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2020 that it has been directly hit. kyiv and caple have both denied being behind sunday puzzle attack. rafael grossi director general of the international atomic energy agency told the bbc sunday's attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack _ attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack a _ attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear - attack was unacceptable. you. cannot attack a nuclear power plant in whatever way, in whichever way, plant in whatever way, in whicheverway, because plant in whatever way, in whichever way, because the consequences are a discriminant, so no—one could conceivably derive any m
you alive with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drain attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday a day after the plan was damaged by three direct hit. zaporizhzhia is europe was like largest nuclear power plant occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2020 that it has been directly hit. kyiv and caple have both denied being behind sunday puzzle...
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this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this update. i think what we're seeing here now is clearly a sustained and a deliberate assault by russia on ukraine's energy system. and it started actually back in march — there were two massive attacks on this country with drones and missiles that, here in kharkiv, destroyed all the power stations, essentially. so it left this city without power for some time. they've worked to restore it, but there are rolling blackouts here, a real limit on the amount of electricity available, customers urged to avoid using too much.
this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this...
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you're live with bbc news. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by a fire on tuesday. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correspondent adrienne murray was there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known landmarks was consumed by an inferno and scores of firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blaze. they fled as flames ripped through the building. there were horrified gasps as the 180 foot spire collapsed. those inside managed to escape and police say no—one was harmed. some even raced towards the fire, desperate to rescue its treasured artworks. every moment mattered and, luckily, many were saved. among them, this precious painting as seen inside the stock exchange itself by the danish artist piet kruger. this is the
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much to shape the world of today?
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this is bbc news. future will bring. this is bbc news- stay _ future will bring. this is bbc news. stay with _ future will bring. this is bbc news. stay with us. - hello. well, some of us are in for a fine day. thursday's expected to bring warm, sunny spells to many northern and eastern parts of the country. certainly won't be like it everywhere — in fact, farfrom it in the morning across many western and southern areas of the uk. right now, a lot of cloud shrouding the uk. a weatherfront is...
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dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the investigator in the case of seema misra who was convicted and jailed in 2010 when she was a mother and also pregnant with their second child. now he made an important adjustment to his witness statement, he originally said he was not aware of any other cases where problems with the horizon system were identified as potential issues in what was going wrong. but he mended that because there was a series of evidence that not only was he aware of reports of other problems with horizon software but he actually worked i
dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the...
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, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there is a footnote saying hugh grant settled his case against news group. the actor later put a statement on x and prepare for irony. he said, as is common with entirely innocent people, they are offering me an enormous sum of money to keep this matter out of and as you were saying, that is estimated he thinks to be around £10 million. clearly an awful lot of money, but he is also clearly regretting not having his day in court. i mean, he had claimed the sun had commissioned someone to burgle his car, to burgle his home
, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there...
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imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised. zoe conway has more. alan bates may have reached national treasure status following the itv drama, yet, he is still fighting for compensation. he says he has been offered a sixth of what he asked for. i'm trying to fight for everyone that needs financial redress on this. but i've also got to fight for my own as well and i have no doubt that there is a bit of vindictiveness coming in from the department. and the post office. the inquiry is now in its final stages. at the end of may, it will hear from former chief executive paula vennells for the first time. you're live with bbc news.
imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised....
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. i wanted to expose the criminality that runs through the heart of this corporation. they very nearly ruined my life. i have certainly seen how they have ruined the lives of others. it's really difficult for me to sit here and talk about this because the whole point of fighting these newspapers is because i was so keen to have my privacy. i feel a sense of duty to expose them, as they've exposed us. prince harry and sir eltonjohn have launched legal action against the publishers of the daily mail. action is being taken- against the sun newspaper.
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sophie long, bbc news. now, potholes are the bane of every driver's life, but are they getting better or worse? well, the bbc has learned that nearly 21,000 potholes or other surface defects were repaired on motorways or major a—roads in england alone last year. that's slightly up from the year before. national highways says 96% of the major routes it manages are in a good condition. but the rac say there's no excuse for motoroists ever facing a pothole on a motorway. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. they're the nemesis of drivers up and down the country. on the mao motorway in buckinghamshire, we saw quite a few. so we actuallyjust have gone over a pothole, which i couldn't really avoid because there's traffic on both sides. and i'm not even going that fast — i'm going about 50, because of the conditions. the driver of this car was in the middle lane of the m6 in late february, when he says a pothole burst two of his tyres. it was quite scary. i think if we were in a vehicle that didn't
sophie long, bbc news. now, potholes are the bane of every driver's life, but are they getting better or worse? well, the bbc has learned that nearly 21,000 potholes or other surface defects were repaired on motorways or major a—roads in england alone last year. that's slightly up from the year before. national highways says 96% of the major routes it manages are in a good condition. but the rac say there's no excuse for motoroists ever facing a pothole on a motorway. here's our transport...
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. let's turn to some important news around the world. heavy rain has battered gulf states causing flash flooding — with some places recording a year's worth of rain in a single day. the dubai airport was forced to divert incoming flights for around two hours but operations have since restarted. cars washed away in the streets, as a fierce storm causes destruction across the gulf region. venezuelan presiden
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nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. 0ur africa correspondent barbara plett usher joins me from nairobi. give us an idea of the scale of the impact of the fighting that's been going on for more than a year. saddam was already fragile before the world with people needing humanitarian assistance in parts because a previous conflict but things have worsened exponentially over the past few years, collapse of state services including health care and water and sanitation especially in conflict zones, the economy taking a hard hit, the fighting affected production and supply lines and farming which means sudan cannot produce its own food anymore and all those people displaced, around 2 million outside the co
nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. 0ur africa correspondent barbara plett usher joins me from nairobi. give us an idea...
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. we're just days away before the largest election the world has ever seen as people in india head to the polls for its general election. just under one billion people are eligible to vote — that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'll need to return to india in person to do so. voting takes place ov
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this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles. almost all them were intercepted before they landed. the us, britain and jordan were among the countries involved in israel's defence. a member of israel's war cabinet, benny gantz, warns israel will retaliate. translation: faced with the threat of iran, we translation: faced with the threat of iran. we will— translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build _ translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build a _ translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build a regional- of iran, we will build a regional coalition and collect the prize from iran in a way and at a time that suits us. the us warns it doesn't want the crisis to escalate into a wider war, but says it's up to israel, how to respond. it says it won't take part in any attack on iran. in tehran, supporters of the iranian government celebrate the attack. iran warns israel not to retaliate and says it ha
this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles. almost all them were intercepted before they landed. the us, britain and jordan were among the countries involved in israel's defence. a member of israel's war cabinet, benny gantz, warns israel will retaliate. translation: faced with the threat of iran, we translation: faced with the threat of iran. we will— translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build _...
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay the money back. a former uk sub—postmistress who was wrongly jailed while she was pregnant has rejected an apology by a former post office boss who congratulated the team behind her conviction. david smith apologised to seema misra at the inquiry into the post office scandal. she was eight weeks pregnant and sentenced to 15 months in prison. baldur�*s gate iii has won big at this year's bafta games awards in london. the game, by larian studios, picked up five awards, including best game, best narrative, and players' choice. alan wake 2 and viewfinder won two awards each. 40 games were nomi
john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay...
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you are live with bbc news. russia says it has shot down a ukrainian drone attempting to attack a power plant on monday, a day after the plant was damaged by three direct hits. zaporizhzhia is the largest power plant and has been occupied by russian troops since the invasion in 2023. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2022 it has been directly hit. kyiv and the kremlin have denied being behind the attack. the director—general of the international atomic energy agency told the bbc that the attack on sunday was unacceptable.- attack on sunday was unacceptable. attack on sunday was unaccetable. ., ., ., unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power— unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power plant _ unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power plant in - a nuclear power plant in whatever way, a nuclear power plant in whateverway, in a nuclear power plant in whatever way, in whichever way because the consequences are indiscriminate. no—one can
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james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us does not have a date for a potential israeli military operation in rafah but added the state department is working closely with qatar and egypt to establish a ceasefire. no, we do not have a date for any rafah operational at least not one indicated to us by the israelis. on the contrary, what we do have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the president has been very clear about our concerns, our deep concerns, about israel's ability to move civilians out of harm's way, to care for t
james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony...
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this is bbc news, the headlines. a potential world first smoking ban for future generations is to be debated by mps in the uk. the inquiry into the post office scandal continues today with evidence expected from two former executives. and unemployment rises to its highest level in six months as the uk jobs market stalls. first, let's return to olympia, where the olympic flame has just been lit, you can see it being carried, this is all of course of the head of the 2024 paris olympics, which start injuly. that flame is going to be handed over as part of the ceremony, and as part of the torch relay, which will officially begin today. it will start in greece itself. so, the torch will go around 3000 miles around greece to a number of different locations
this is bbc news, the headlines. a potential world first smoking ban for future generations is to be debated by mps in the uk. the inquiry into the post office scandal continues today with evidence expected from two former executives. and unemployment rises to its highest level in six months as the uk jobs market stalls. first, let's return to olympia, where the olympic flame has just been lit, you can see it being carried, this is all of course of the head of the 2024 paris olympics, which...
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welcome to bbc news now. treating to a is arrived at a courthouse in manhattan, he is the first us president, current or
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you're live with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday — a day after the plant was damaged by three direct hits. zaporizhzhia is europe's largest nuclear power plant. it's been occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks earlier in the war, but sunday was the first time since november 2022 that it has been hit. kyiv and the kremlin have both denied being behind sunday's attack. let's get more from edwin lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the union of concerned scientists. given we're talking about one of the reactors we understand was attacked, how much damage could an attack by a drone like this have caused?— this have caused? well, unfortunately, - this have caused? well, unfortunately, the - this have caused? well, - unfortunately, the capabilities of the drones that have been employed in the war is increasing and the payloads the sides of the expose it —— explosive
you're live with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday — a day after the plant was damaged by three direct hits. zaporizhzhia is europe's largest nuclear power plant. it's been occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks earlier in the war, but sunday was the first time since november 2022 that it has been hit. kyiv and the kremlin have both denied being behind...
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leila nathoo, bbc news. to the us — where the vice president has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. kamala harris' comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. ms harris says the former president wants to take america back to the 19th century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe was just the opening act, just the opening act of a larger strategy to take women's rights and freedoms. part of a full on attack, state by state, on reproductive freedom. and we all must understand to blame. and we all must understand who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. alan cook, who was managing director from 2006 to 2010, admitted he should ha
leila nathoo, bbc news. to the us — where the vice president has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. kamala harris' comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. ms harris says the former president wants to take america back to the 19th century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe was...
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this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a nationwide ban on abortion. that is significant because donald trump has sold himself as the architect of the supreme court decision a couple of years ago to overturn roe v wade. that was the landmark ruling from 1973 that enshrined protections, constitutional protections for women across america, to abortion. what donald trump is doing here is being strategic when it comes to the presidential election. he has seen that some of the harder positions on the issue of abortion haven't played well for many republicans, most
this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a...