legally carry firearms in public. counting is underway in two key uk by elections for the conservative party, in the first test of voters opinions since the partygate scandal. we will have live updates ahead on the programme but for now, a quick check of more news making headlines. ukraine moves a step closer tojoining the european union as it s given official candidate status. and how a heroic coach made a dramatic rescue after a swimmer fainted to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. asi as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull as i swam as fast as i could to grab herand pull up as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. taliban officials in afghanistan say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south
weapons in public. we can t just stand we can tjust stand by we can t just stand by and watch these people carry illegal firearms in public. ukraine is given official eu candidate status. and the coach who made a dramatic rescue after a swimmer fainted to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. ijust went as i just went as fast as i could to grab herand i just went as fast as i could to grab her and pull her up to the surface. once i pulled her up, my goal was only to make her breathe. her breathe. live from our studio in her breathe. live from our studio in singapore. - her breathe. live from our studio in singapore. this | her breathe. live from our| studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. taliban officials in afghanistan say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of the country has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the re
and 5,000 times bigger than normal bacteria. researchers stress that it s completely harmless. three years after an artwork by graffiti artist banksy was stolen from a door at the bataclan music hall in paris, eight people have been convicted of theft or handling stolen goods. the mural titled sad girl was a tribute to the 90 people murdered in a 2015 terror attack on the venue. a hooded gang removed it january 2019 it was recovered 18 months later in italy. counting is under way in two key uk by elections for the conservative party in west yorkshire and devon. it s the first test of voters
per cent pay cut imposed during the pandemic. ba has so far offered a one off payment instead. after some of the worst flooding in more than 100 years, authorities in bangladesh are racing to get clean drinking water to millions of people left stranded. with flood waters receding, they are trying to prevent the spread of waterbourne diseases. thousands of people have already fallen ill in one of the worst hit areas in the extreme northeast. scientists have discovered the largest bacterium ever found on earth. the organism called thiomargarita magnifica lives in the mangrove swamps of guadeloupe in the french caribbean. it s the size and shape of a human eyelash and 5,000 times bigger than normal bacteria. researchers stress that it s completely harmless. three years after an artwork by graffiti artist banksy was stolen from a door at the bataclan music hall