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thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and �*80s, will get initial compensation, of £100,000 each. dozens of pollution alerts were issued at beaches across england and wales today and some untreated sewage was released into the water because of the heavy rain. and on the move, the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts heading back to the moon. and coming up heading back to the moon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the rain shortened is a day...

its six in the morning in singapore, and 2.30am in kabul where a huge explosion has ripped through a mosque in the centre of the afghan capital. the blast is thought to have ocurred during evening prayers, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more. reports suggest the imam of the mosque is among those who died. the wounded are said to include a seven year old child. its not yet clear who was behind the attack which comes a week after the death of a prominent taliban cleric...

about running for president. rolling out the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon. after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the metoo movement, monty pythons terry gilliam, says british theatre, needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. it is what art is about, pushing the limits. its hello and welcome to the programme. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at t...

that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. >> so if she is going to continue this fight the question this morning, how, where and in what office does she plan to do that? this was her trump-backed rival, harriet hageman in her victory speech. >> wyoming has spoken on behalf of everyone who is concerned that the game is becoming more and more rigged against them. and what ...

the target of a criminal investigation about his false claims of election fraud. what weve learned tonight. steve osunsami live in georgia. a crushing defeat for congresswoman liz cheney. an outspoken critic of former president trump. he fought back, endorsing her opponent. and tonight, cheney will now leave the congress at the end of this year. but what shes now vowing and what shes now saying about running for president. jon karl back with us again tonight. tonight, the suspect a...

>> peter: good evening, bret. masks, vaccines, school closures, social distancing, the medical professionals who came up with rules that led some folks to go out you of business and others to stay home, the medical professionals that president told us to listen to now admits they were wrong. >> peter: as president biden golfs away from cameras there is a reason to revisit a comment he has made over and over. >> tell the truth. follow the scientists -- the science. poor the peter proble...

rules helped murkowski survived, at least for now liz cheney never had a chance and she knew it. >> two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would have required that i go along with president trumps lie about the 2020 election. it would have required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take...

inquiry back here in washington, with senate intel leaders demanding the fbi show them the receipts, formalry asking to see those classified documenting taken during the mar-a-lago search. plus, two primary elections that could tell us about the state of the republican party, all happening just hours from now. were in wyoming and alaska with what might be the final stand for at least one former leader in the republican party. im hallie jackson in washington. we have a lot to get to. co...

her mission. >> so how many names did you have? >> about 2,300 names. >> could cutting-edge technology crack an ice-cold case? >> i was like, no way. >> i believe in the devil, and people that dont believe in the devil, i think, theyre in for a big surprise. >> hello and welcome to "dateline. " michella and jenni were just like most kids their age. they loved riding bikes, and playing outdoors. the fun-loving girls didnt know each other. but they would be forever connected, through tra...

this is cnn breaking news. >> its the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. and we to begin with breaking news, the federal investigation into donald trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. a source says a federal grand jury has subpoenaed pat cipollone but now, we are learning that the justice department is expanding its probe. katelyn collins is breaking the story. you are learning about another person in the trump white house is being subpoenaed? >> its not just any pe...