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its not so sure shortlist for the eurovision. seven uk cities are in the running to host the event. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk, on pbs in the us police in new york state say the author salman rushdie has suffered a stab wound to the neck in an attack while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter where his agent says hes now in surgery. police say a man had been taken into custody. for years mr rushdie received death threats after the publi...

his hanging. the photo was obtained by abc news. it was taken in his ceremonial office just moments after he and his family were evacuated from the senate chamber, according to abc. along with the former vice president, you see his brother, congressman greg pence, his daughter charlotte and his wife karen who is closing the curtains. according to abc, the photo was taken after the attackers had already taken the capitol, some of them chanting "hang mike pence." this comes a day before ...

like because it in effect puts a border down the irish sea. now on bbc news, its time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than interrogation of someone whose political thinking shapes all of ours. this week my guest is a symbol of the modern labour party, a symbol if you like of a party of two eras. on the one hand, 13 years in power. on the other, 12 years of powerlessness. yvette cooper was once a young rising...

former president donald trump was at the center of an attempted coup. plus, the president of uk ukraine pleads for a modern defense system as russia pummels the country. we are live with more. it is being called an important step in the right direction. a bipartisan group of u.s. senators say they have reached an agreement, in principle, on gun safety legislation. the deal includes more funding for things like mental health and school safety resources. a so-called red flag provision ...

there is the current investigation. it would be nice to have heard from you in person, instead of hearing from the media. >> this is the first time, and the only time that i had threat conversation with him. and i said -- >> i would like to see just speak to you at some stage -- >> to get your side of the story, effectively. >> i cannot be there in march. im going to be in iraq for for five days. >> his city was very busy. it was involved with saddam, iraq at that time. >> i will be th...

good to be here, nick. im sorry to mention the powerlessness! when you watch the tory infighting this week, who is going to be leader? and nobody says keir starmer. its, "will it bejeremy hunt, will it be borisjohnson?" does it increase that sense of frustration, of not being in power? the frustration of not being able to do things is huge, and youre right, weve had 12 years of this now. we are nearly going to have been as long out of power as we were in power. and yes, theres just thi...

over 50% of patients with ramsay hunt syndrome were misdiagnosed, so we want to make sure that is not happening in the future. raising awareness of facial palsy, raising awareness of facial palsy, raising awareness of facial palsy, raising awareness of ramsay hunt syndrome is absolutely vital and people need to get the support they need and access charities like facial palsy uk, hospitals that specialise in facial palsy management in order to get the appropriate help at the appropriate...

in a letter to colleagues, speaker of the house nancy pelosi gushed over what was happening saying weve been moved by how many have channeled their righteous anger into meaningful action. they even got support from the white house. >> these activists posted a map with the home addresses of the supreme court justices. is that the kind of thing the president wants to help your site make their point? >> i think the presidents view is that theres a lot of passion. >> laura: deputy white ho...

and a letter to colleague, speaker of the house nancyhe pelosi gushedsi over what wasen happening, saying weve been moved by how many have channeled their righteous anger into meaningful actionn. >> they even got support from the white house. these activists posted a map with the home addresses of supreme court justices.is is that the kind of thingp the president wants to help your side make their point? look, they think the presidents viewiew is that theres a lot of passion. deputyf w...

realized follows weeks of whitehawk rhetoric as the court considers overturning roe vs. wade. >> sandra: mitch mcconnell has been warning about the heated rhetoric out of washington, reacted a short time ago on the senate floor. >> this is exactly, exactly the kind of event that many feared that the terrible breach of the courts rules and norms could feel. this is exactly the kind of event that many worried the unhinged, reckless, apocalyptic rhetoric from prominent figures toward the ...