but the taliban aren t allowing anyone to fill nearby, insisting there s nothing to see one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us. and shrinking glacier streams in the himalayas are creating a worsening water crisis in the region. we have a special report on what s unfolding there. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and the same time in taiwan where nancy pelosi, the third highest ranking american official, has arrived in taiwan on a visit that s infuriated beijing. tensions are high china has been flying warplanes close to the island. four us warships have also been deployed to the region. here s what we know. ms pelosi the speaker of the us house representatives arrived in taiwan at around ”pm local time on tuesday evening. she is the highest ranking us official to visit the island since 1997. taiwan s presidential office says she will visit taiwan s parliament, and meet the taiwanese president on w
after she proposed regional pay boards in a bid to save taxpayers £8.8 billion. the policy was criticised by several senior tories, archie battersbee s mother, hollie dance, has said his life support will start to be withdrawn on wednesday. archie was found unconcious at home in essex on 7 april, and never regained conciousness. the family s appeal against the decision to end his life was refused by the supreme court on tuesday. prosecutors have filed treason charges against a man arrested on the grounds of queen elizabeth cosmic mike rowley residence, windsor castle. the 20 year old was detained on christmas day last year while carrying a crossbow. i want to bring you a special report now from india where indians living in remote villages in the himalayas are facing a water crisis. glacial streams are shrinking and it s hard to fetch water in freezing temperatures. the government says it has found a solution