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welcome to the programme. the updates from turkey and syria are relentlessly grim. the deathtoll has now passed 20,000 — but only a fraction of the devastated areas have been searched, with hope fading for those still trapped. though there are still miracles. these pictures have recently come in from diyarbakir — and they show a little boy, six—year—old basir yildiz, being rescued. crews had been digging for him for 80 hours. but even for the lucky ones like basir, there are ch...

police in the united states who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attack appears to have been carefully planned and targeted. audrey hale, a former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children all nine years old, before being shot and killed by officers. thereve already been 130 mass shootings in the us this year alone. a mass shooting is when at least four people are shot in one attack. since january, nearly 10,000 people have died at ...

coolio, an influential figure in coolio, an influentialfigure in the west coast rap scene of the 90s, has died at the age of 59. hurricane ian is battering the us state of florida with powerful winds and a severe storm surge, that has flooded communities along the southwest coast. theres also been flooding inland as the category four storm advances. more than a million people have been left without electricity. azadeh moshiri reports from tampa. a life—threatening hurricane is now ba...

coolio, an influentialfigure in the west coast rap scene of the �*90s, has died at the age of 59. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. hurricane ian is battering the us state of florida with powerful winds and a severe storm surge, that has flooded communities along the southwest coast. theres also been flooding inland as the category four storm advances. more than a million people have been left without electricity. azadeh moshiri reports from tampa. a life...

why countries in east asia and the pacific region are among the worst affected. we start in ukraine where a battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a �*meat grinder�* — with high numbers of casualties on both s...

are among the worst affected. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its 9:00 in the morning in singapore, and 8:00 in the evening in washington where the us house of representatives is about to reconvene to try again to resolve the state of deadlock after failing for a second day to elect a new speaker. republican kevin mccarthy has again come up short of the required number of votes after around twenty members on the right of his party refused to support hi...

been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. and millions of catholics around the world prepare to say a final farewell at the funeral of pope benedict xvi. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that cant function is embarassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been s...

a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadnt seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades�* bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the ...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadnt seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades�* bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian ...

than 30 books has died at the age of 90 books. and a thrilling finish at the pdc world darts championships as englands michael smith triumphs for the first time. and coming up in sportsday later on the bbc news channel... well have reaction to the death of the west ham co owner david gold who has passed away after a short illness at the age of 86. good evening. the prime minister has focused on the nhs, the cost of living and the economy as he set out a fresh vision for his government ...