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nuclear weapons. its seven in the morning in singapore, and four—thirty am in the sri lankan capital colombo where celebrations have been taking place after gotabaya rajapaksa became the countrys first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour after months of struggle. now theres joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, th...

inside parliament — sri lankas lawmakers choose their new president. outside parliament — the protests continue as controversial prime minister ranil wickremesinghe is selected. a window into the past — newly—discovered footage of mardi gras — the oldest moving images of new orleans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. joe biden used a visit to a former coal plant in massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate chan...

into the past. newly—discovered footage of mardi gras — the oldest moving images of new orleans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. joe biden used a visit to a former coal plant in massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures, including offshore wind farms and expanded flood control. more on that in a moment. meanwhile, wildfires are still raging in ...

the travel show. this week on the travel show: im in the great american outdoors for a close encounter with some grizzly bears. were heading to australia to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most iconic bridges in the world. and in mexico, we meet the people breathing life into an ancient ballgame that predates football by around 3,000 years. hello, and welcome to yellowstone park here in the united states. this is one of the oldest national parks in the world. it celebrates its...

the shropshire town of telford, amid "shocking" failings by the police and the local authority. the report found that unnecessary suffering, and even deaths of children might have been avoided, had west mercia police "done its most basicjob". it says that child sexual exploitation went unchecked because of failures to investigate offenders, amid fears that investigations would "inflame racial tensions". from telford, our correspondent phil mackie reports. a town where more than 1000 ch...

welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. 25 years ago, almost 1.5 million christians lived in iraq. now there are around a quarter of a million. and after years of war and sectarian violence, many of them have been displaced from their ancestral homes. can anything be done to reverse this trend toward extinction? well, my guest is archbishop bashar warda of erbil, home to the largest remaining christian community in a country, a region where christianity has deep roots. does it have a f...

his formal resignation is expected to be announced at some point today. the bbc understands the presidents military jet has landed in male, the capital of the maldives. he had been in hiding after protestors stormed his residence on saturday. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from colombo. many sri lankans feel that leaving is their only option, in a crisis defined by endless waits. hundreds queue for passports. a chance to leave their troubled homeland ...

# happy birthday to you... and as the duchess of cornwall turns 75, we look at the mark shes made on public life. and coming up on the bbc news channel... well be live at the home of golf as we count down to the start of the of the open championships which gets under way in st andrews tomorrow. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. dj tim westwood is facing allegations from a woman who said they had sex several times, starting when she was 14. she says mr westwood was in h...

so lets now get down to business and we begin with the bank of england and the warning that interest rates could go up by as much as half a percentage point at its next rates meeting. thats according to the banks governor, andrew bailey. he was speaking to financial leaders in london last night and pledged to do whatever it takes to get inflation under control. we will have to act forcefully. in simple terms it means a 50 basis point increase will be among the choices on the table when...

as part of the bbc�*s counting the cost of living series at we are here in derby to see how people are coping. three will become two — conservative mps get set to vote on the final candidates who will go on to fight it out to become the partys leader and the next prime minister. after weeks of protests on the streets of sri lanka protesters staged a silent protest. we will hear from staged a silent protest. we will hearfrom brittany�*s staged a silent protest. we will hear from b...