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search for survivors from wednesdays earthquake in the south east of the country has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. strikes are expected to be announced injuly and august. works on the railways walked out of the second time this week on thursday with just one in five trains running and another strike is planned for saturday. here is our transport correspondent katie aus...

this week, two nations with caretaker readers, and problems that cannot wait. in israel, a coalition has collapsed. joe biden has been in a middle east seeking more saudi oil. they and the israelis want the united states to pledge action against iran. youre in the uk, if famous and not so famous five are vying to succeed borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. but in a context of tax cuts, is that the answer to what even ministers describe as a cost of livi...

the eln, has said its willing to resume peace talks with the government once the new president, gustavo petro, takes office in august. mr petro — himself a former rebel — has become the countrys first left—wing leader after winning sundays presidential election. now on bbc news, katy watson reports from the falklands, as argentina accuses the uk of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands off the coast of south america. recording now. i was started b...

was absent from todays cobra meeting discussing the heatwave. so lets begin. the heatwave, it is on the front of the sunday times, warning of chaos looming as we approach the big a0. and a warning from network rail not to travel on monday and tuesday. dont forget, this is the southern half of the uk, so im sure anybody watching this programme further north is probably sitting thinking is lovely and hoping the sun will come out tomorrow. it is a crisis, we have never had an emergency to...

taylor green. some have denied this ever happened. matt gates is under investigation in an alleged sex trafficking investigation. he has denied all wrong doing, he has not been charged. but according to the testimony we heard in the hearing today, matt gates was asking for one of those from the beginning of time for everything he has ever done kind of pardons. and, you know, that could be an interesting thing for prosecutors who are still looking at him and are still going to have to d...

the subpoenas for -- the move comes after the homeland security inspector general told congress the secret service deleted checks after the messages were requested as part of an investigation into the attack. on the flip side, the secret service is pushing back saying the texts were raised during a preplanned system migration -- before the request from these -- the director general was received. on friday, committee member jamie responsible to the reporters about his plans to get to th...

widespread and heavy for northern ireland, western scotland, a few getting in to the north—west for england and wales but still dry where we need that rain. temperatures 8—111, a comfortable night ahead, and tomorrow, weather—wise its almost exactly a carbon copy repeat of what well have to day. well see further showers for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few for the north west england and wales but the further south you go across the midlands, southern wales, east anglia ...

in response to a us senators visit to the island. the family of archie battersbee seek permission to move him to a hospice — doctors warn this carries significant risk. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... englands anna henderson wins the first home nations medal on day seven at the commonwealth games, taking silver in the womens cycling time trial. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc...

as europe faces a very challenging winter ahead. thats alongside a projected interest rate hike later in britain — for the sixth time in a row. fears of an extreme drought across europe grow — as the severe heatwave tightens its grip. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. taiwans defence ministry says china has fired multiple ballistic missiles during a set of military exercises in the air and sea encircling taiwan. beijing launched the drills in respon...

its called christ of the ozarks. christ of the ozarks was the subject of a huge -- a suspiciously huge fund-raising operation by gerald l.k. smith. he died in 1976, but that statue still stands 1 in arkansas toda. but gerald l.s. smith is about to have another moment in the public eye because what he really wanted to be remembered for, even more than that statue, was a nationwide movement that he tried to build, a movement that he named and that he led and that he promoted tirelessly a...