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the british government has been plunged into fresh chaos after the resignation of its home secretary, suella braverman, and accusations by some members of the governing conservative party that they had been manhandled into supporting the government in a vote in parliament. in her resignation letter, ms braverman accused the prime minister liz truss of pretending there had been no mistakes and hoping everything would "magically come right". later, two ministers in charge of party discip...

hurricane over the caribbean. were live at the scene and with the forecast. we begin in ukraine where, for the second time within days, the city of zaporizhzhia is taking a deadly pounding from russian rockets. these are scenes of chaos after multiple rockets slammed into residential areas on saturday, reportedly killing at least 17 people. while further south, moscow is scrambling to get the bridge linking the occupied crimea with russia back up and running. a part of the bridge col...

as world leaders gather in egypt for cop27, can they prevent geopolitical issues from casting a shadow over tackling climate change? and the 34—year—old singer and rapper aaron carter has been found dead at his home in california. hello and welcome to the programme. the crucial us midterm elections, which will decide who controls congress, are just days away and president biden and barack obama have taken to the stage together at a campaign rally in pennsylvania. mr biden urged the...

scottish democracy. the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. more rail strikes — train drivers will walk out on the 1st and 3rd of february, after union bosses rejected a pay offerfrom rail companies. a double—decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 56 people are injured. and after 31 years presenting his weekday mid—morning show, broadcaster ken bruce announces he is leaving bbc radio 2. hello, good...

over a million for charity. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day a0 of iran protest and forty days since the de...

known sovereign of the uk and the commonwealth. and cnn will bring that to you live. so do stay with us. the centuries-old ceremony will take place at st. jamess palace in london just 100 yards or so along the mile from here. the accession council will formally bestow the title of king on charles with the principal proclamation expected in about three hours. ♪ god save the queen ♪ on friday a service of prayer and reflection was held for his mother, queen elizabeth ii, at st. pauls...

today king charles iii will travel to london with his wife camilla, now queen consort. the king will hold an audience with the prime minister, liz truss. parliament will gather at noon for mps to pay their respects to the queen. also, at midday, bells will tell in tribute to the queen at westminster abbey, and windsor castle among other places across the nation. at 1pm, gun salutes will be fired in hyde park, edinburgh castle and elsewhere. there will be 96 rounds fired, one for each y...

and little ceremony, the prince and princess of wales make their first official visit to the principality. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the president of the european commission has said sabotage was the cause of rare gas leaks in two major pipelines connecting russia and europe. ursula von der leyen has warned of the "strongest possible response" if active european energy insfrastructure is attacked. earlier, ukraine accused russia of causing the leaks...

torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman — the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour — celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini—budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. hed originally been expected to return back t...

twitter confirms that the worlds richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. australia announces plans to halt its extinction crisis to save more than 100 endangered species. # when i was born a coalminer�*s daughter. and musicians and fans pay tribute to the american country music star loretta lynn, whos died at the age of 90. it is one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. somalia is in the grip of the worst drought si...