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and coming up — getting ready for blast—off — preparations are underway in cornwall for a rocket launch that could mark a breakthrough in the uks space race. good afternoon. unions say they have made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end to long—running strike action in the nhs to an end. ministers are holding meetings with health, teaching and rail unions to try to resolve the walk—outs, over pay and working conditions. strikes in the health s...

well have the latest on the talks, amid hints from some negotiators that there are signs of possible compromise. also tonight... government support with energy bills for business and public sector bodies is set to be cut by as much as two thirds. following riots by the far right in brazil after bodies is set to be cut by as much as two thirds. following riots by the far right in brazil after the presidential election, we report from inside the palace wrecked by the mob. the clearing of...

countdown to britains first ever space launch. we are going to be live in cornwall, where the mission is taking off. lets start in brazil. security forces there have detained over 1,000 people after supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings. this was the scene in brasilia — the capital — on sunday. thousands of demonstrators were involved. in the last few hours, brazilian authorities have issued a statement branding the riots "terrorist acts of ...

hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the political crisis in brazil — where security forces have detained 1,500 people after supporters of the far—right former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings in the capital brasilia. leaders around the world have condemned the riots as an attack on democracy. mr bolsonaro came to power in 2019 — hes popular amongst his supporters — someone they see as a champion of traditional values. but his administration wa...

and emmy—nominated journalist caroline modarressy—tehrani. in washington, new house speaker kevin mccarthy is about to preside over his first order of business. the new republican—led congress will sit in the next hour to vote on the rules package. now that might sound a bit in the weeds — but it is the nearest thing to a formal contract, setting out everything the speaker gave away last week, as he fought to secure the support of those on the hard right. it includes a rule cha...

Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im ben brown. Were looking at two of the weeks big stories whats happening in russia as men flee the country after president putins call up of reservists to fight in ukraine and his threat to use Nuclear Weapons, and also the british governments announcement of sweeping tax cuts the most far reaching for half a century. Well, im joined to discuss all this with polly toynbee, columnist from the guardian, Stephanie Baker of bl...

everybody, they will accept them coming here, but they have to accept our rules. and the cop27 summit puts a price on tackling climate change — developing countries need $2 trillion every year by the end of the decade to help deal with the impacts of global warming. americans are heading to the polls in the first national elections since the january 6 attack on congress last year. the results of the midterms could shape the next two years of american politics and make it difficult fo...

After leaving the village, which theyre not allowed to do, and going out into the desert and encountering something. And alice starts to think, hang on a minute, this isnt what it seems. Theres a conspiracy going on here. Heres a clip. Violet, where did you meet bill . We met on a train. To boston. Yeah. Yes, you dropped your ticket and you bent down, picked it up, gave it to you, right . That is, yeah. Thats how margaret met ted. And peg, am i right in thinking that thats how Debbie Mcintyre me...

there is still a long way to go in the battle against inflation for families up and in the country who are seeing food price inflation of nearly 17% and that is causing a massive hike in the cost of the weekly shop. church of england bishops wont back a change allowing priests to marry same—sex couples, sources tell the bbc. government plans to scrap thousands of eu—era laws by the end of this year will be challenged in the commons today. britains emma raducanu is in second round a...

weather. things now look and feel very different. beautiful blue skies overhead here in county antrim but some strong wind feeding in wintry showers. we continue to bring wind down all the way from the arctic. cold air stays with us through the next few days. the picture shows this mesh rash of wintry showers along the coast and parts of scotland, those showers still mostly falling at low levels even as snow. elsewhere a mixture of sleet and snow and some showers feeding into some nort...