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south—east in the afternoon, and at many north and west areas will hold onto showers and continue to be heavy, winds strong and reaching gale force in exposed areas. 15-19 c. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the household energy supplier octopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, one of the companies which collapsed last year amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying theres...

is the director general of the wto, ngozi okonjo—iweala. will rising geopolitical tensions lead to the weaponisation of trade? ngozi okonjo—iweala, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now, you are one of the worlds key advocates of ever freer trade, more globalisation. whats it like to be doing yourjob when the political tide across the world is running against you? the wtos purpose, the world trade organization, is... its purpose is to enhance living standards, to help create...

tonight with the context, brian taylor, political commentatorfor the herald, and leigh ann caldwell, political reporter for the washington post. welcome to the programme. theres been an evolution in the way the west views this war in ukraine, an evolution in the arms which nato countries are supplying — first it was shoulder—held stingers, then the hymars, next came the patriot missile systems, now its a conversation over tanks. the red lines have shifted with the evolving nature o...

tomorrow and a risk of flooding, up to 100 millimetres on the hills. this is the cloud responsible, which the rocket flight will be flying into as we speak. it is going to be bringing rain quite extensively through the night and into tomorrow, in a cross from the west. and that will be spreading into all but northern and eastern parts by the morning. it is here there will be a touch of frost to start with, a milder start with heavy rain towards parts of western england, wales and north...

desperate measures to try to hold the front line. vladimir putin inspecting his troops and firing a rifle himself in a new wartime show of force. also this hour president biden is in the critical midterm battleground state of pennsylvania touting infrastructure spending as many voters are stressed out about inflation and the economy. ill ask former treasury secretary larry summers for his up to the minute assessment of the recession threat. and new turmoil right now in britain after th...

good evening, the first time since might easily have been a deadly attack on her husband paul house speaker nancy pelosi is talking about the ordeal. she was not at their san francisco home the early-morning hours of october 28th when is when paul was awakened by an intruder asking to talk with his wife. according to federal prosecutors the suspect told he intended to hold nancy pelosi captive, interrogate her and possibly break her kneecap if her answers did not satisfy him. paul pelo...

As british Prime Minister. An increasing number of conservatives say they want to see mrjohnson secure a Second Period at number 10 downing st. The first wild bison for thousands of years has been born in the uk. Three bison were released back injuly as part of a Rewilding Project in kent 0h, shes shes like A Ray Of Sunshine on a dark, cloudy day. Its thousands of years since a bison was born in the wild in britain. So this is quite a moment in kents blean woods. Europes largest mammal, once hun...

"newsroom". im jim acosta in washington. we begin with breaking news in south korea where 59 people are dead and 150 others are hurt. that is in seoul, the capital. and it happened at a halloween festival. i want to show you some of the scene. we have to warn you this video is graphic. it is an incredibly chaotic scene. you can see people performing cpr on some of the victims on the scene. it is unclear what caused people to collapse in these kind of numbers. will ripley is at the ke...

Through the Olive Branches . Theyre hard to avoid in puglia, a region thats home to 60 million olive trees. Thats one olive tree for every italian in italy. This region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine thats grown and produced here. Fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. Hello. Hello. One focaccia. And durum wheat for pasta and bread. Grazie. Look at that. Im stanley tucci. Im fascinated by my italian heritage, so im traveling across italy t...

and well be sticking to the local rules. napoli is a truly thrilling city. the second you arrive, youre engulfed by a magnificent chaos. and theres no point in fighting it. people here do things their own way. take new york, mix in new orleans, add 3,000 years of history, and cook it all up in the heat of the worlds most famous vokt. that is napoli. im stanley tucci. im italian on both sides and im traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is a...