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will the developing world to cope. i will be discussing this with all of that, the chief economist at the world food programme and the head of agriculture at the african union. also on the show, because technology help africa grasp its agricultural potential? will be speaking to the big boss of a company helping to spread or spread smart farming across that vast continent. —— spread smart farming. wherever you arejoining me wherever you are joining me from around the world can once...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next weeks rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway lines across the country. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma reports. its set to be a chaotic time if youre travelling by rail at all next week. three 24—hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on ...

criminal justice system is a laughing stock. >> elon musk is threatening to walk away from his bid to buy bitter. >> saying that twitter breached the contract when it didnt provide accurate information. >> seven states holding primary elections today. >> economy and foreign gas prices weigh heavy on voters minds as republicans look to make big in november. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> steve: i think we would all rather be at the beach. 6:01 inside new jersey going for a daytime high of 72. absolutel...

primaries today including california. >> bill: topping voters concerns is the price of gasoline. another day and all-time high. $4.91. we hit 28 new highs. the number more than doubling since biden took office. >> dana: 6 in 10 people are pessimistic on achieving the american dream. we begin at the white house with peter doocy. imagine, peter, the white house is -- you would think theyre feeling some pressure. are you seeing any evidence of that? >> if they are feeling pressure, thats ...

minister boris johnsons political fate now comes down to a secret vote. results due any minute will determine whether he survives. and more shipments of baby formula on the way, but so many u.s. parents desperately want to know where is all this formula going, and how do i get some? welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start today with our national lead and what seems to be growing optimism among negotiators in the u.s. senate that some kind of deal on guns can be reached. as ...

deciding their vote. with numbers like that in mind, republican lawmakers are ramping up their attacks on bidens handling of the economy. >> has no idea how to deal with inflation, has no plan to deal with inflation. all he does is blame everybody else, including putin, for his inflation. >> even some democratic lawmakers are now urging the biden administration to do more. >> i support everything the president is doing, but i dont think its enough. my constituents dont think its enough...

a mutual security pact with sweden, pledging support should the military come under attack. more could be done to help you with long—term chronic pain, specialists say, is a bbc survey suggests a quarter of uk adults live with the condition. doesnt matter how hard i tried, or how much i wait or how much i pray, it most likely isnt going to change. downing street says its target of building 300,000 new homes in england per year still stands after the housing secretary michael gove has...

parliament. and vardy versus rooney — but this time in the high court. the so—called wagatha christie trial gets under way. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. its 7am in singapore, and 4.30am in sri lanka — where security forces have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property, in the latest attempt to stop anti—government protests. since last month, the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power...

Official figures from the office of National Statistics showed regular pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 7. 8 in may tojuly compared with a year earlier matching the pace of inflation over the same period. However, the Unemployment Rate increased to 4. 3 between may and july compared to 4. 2 the month before, and Job Vacancies fell to below a million. Lets hear from our money and work reporter Peter Ruddick who gave us a breakdown of what the figures mean. Lets just run through the two main headli...

And coming up on the bbc news channel, hamdan parks is the oldest fixture in international football, as scotland take on england in a friendly, 150 years on from their first meeting. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Female surgeons working in nhs hospitals are subjected to a culture of Sexual Harassment and assaults by male colleagues, according to a major new report shared exclusively with bbc news. The research, described by the Royal College of surgeons as truly shocking, id...