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troops will also be instructed in the use of more powerful weapons systems. the measures will be introduced in 2024 and come after a review of the islands defences. now on bbc news, the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, youd have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamun�*s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, i...

security expert. and the australian open tennis tournament gets underway with novak djokovic back and chasing a tenth title a year after he was deported for breaching covid rules. hello and welcome. we begin in nepal where a day of mourning will be observed after officials say at least 68 people have died in a plane crash in the central part of the country. there were 72 people on board the aircraft, which came down just a mile from its destination. the plane was operated by yeti airli...

the vatican says benedicts condition has worsened in recent hours. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought. america has become the latest country to impose mandatory covid tests on chinese tourists, after beijing announced it would reopen its borders next week. it comes as chinas covid cases surge. tighter measures have also been imposed by italy, japan, malaysia, taiwan and india. our diplomatic correspondent paul ad...

announced by his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng, in last months mini—budgetjust three weeks ago. in an emergency statement this morning, he abandoned indefinitely the planned ip cut in the basic income tax that was due to come next year. help with energy bills will now only last until next april. instead of for two years, and then that will be reviewed. today, jeremy hunt claimed all of those announcements will save £32 billion a year, but he also warned that there are going to be more...

good afternoon. the firebombing of an immigration processing centre in kent was motivated by extreme right—wing ideology and met the threshold for a terror incident, police have said. 66—year—old andrew leak carried out the attack at the site in dover last sunday. two members of staff at the centre were left with minor injuries. he is believed to have later taken his own life. jon donnison has the latest. an act of terror. this is the moment andrew leak threw one of up to three m...

of staff at the department of homeland security and tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent. welcome to the programme. its starting to feel a bit like groundhog day on capitol hill. thats because the house is trying again for a third day to elect a speaker of the house. weve now had eight votes. and in all eight, the republican kevin mccarthy has failed to receive enough votes. he hasnt even been able to swing the needle in his favour at all. this is the scene live in the ...

and delete — long, as he begins to have to mix and delete difficult decisions. another— and delete difficult decisions. another bumpy incident for the government, the last few hours, sonia, just on the metro front page. james cleverley�*s comments about football fans going to the world cup in qatar, just a few weeks away now, their headline — dont be gay at world cup — but quickly overturned by rishi sunak number 10. this world cup - but quickly overturned by rishi sunak numb...

change must be a priority again. as russia conducts drills by its forces president putin is on hands to personally observe them. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, its newsday. its 6am in singapore, and 1:30 in the morning in iran, where security forces have opened fire on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. our correspondent reports. chanting. day forty of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, ...

growth plan" is the ts headline. "cuts warning as sunak rips up truss growth plan" is the is headline. the financial times covers the delay in the halloween fiscal event. the debt—cutting plan will now take place on 17th november. the telegraph features the pm at the despatch box under the headline — "sunak reconsiders tax rises as budget delay saves £15 billion". the guardian focusses on mr sunak�*s fracking ban reversal in england. it also has pictures of protests in iran foll...

hello and welcome. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo, in new york state, has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border — 27 bodies have been recovered there, and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads a...