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of the united states. thereve been powerful tornadoes in the southern state of arkansas, killing three people and injuring twenty others. youre watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. im gavin ramjaun. citys best ever performance under pep according to guardiola after a 4—1win against rivals liverpool. whatever city do — arsenal seem equal to, with striker gabrieljesus back among the scorers. its heartbreak for harlequins as they leave their c...

hello and welcome to sportsday. their best ever performance — according to pep guardiola. his manchester city side win 4—1 against rivals liverpool. whatever city do, arsenal seem equal to, with striker gabrieljesus back among the scorers against leeds. its heartbreak for harlequins as they leave their comeback too late against stormers in rugby unions champions cup. also coming up on sportsday... after a difficult start to the formula one season, british drivers george russell and...

welcome to the programme. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 — with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this was rio dejaneiro in brazil — crowds gathered on its copacabana beach — watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc�*s louisa pilbeam looks back on how t...

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...

also knighted, the artist grayson perry. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are geri scott, political reporter at the times, and broadcasterjohn stapleton. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, lets take a look at those front pages. the telegraph focuses on the return of covid tests for travellers to the uk from china, amid worries over the spread of the virus. the mail calls the new controls "drastic" but s...

issues that take time to solve, and the question for rishi sunak�*s overman is, does he have time to solve it? some people say, yes, some say no, and i am sure he will give it his best shot, but two years really is not a lot of time to get either the legislation you need through or for that to take effect, so i think these are all issues we are going to be tackling, grappling with, talking about for the next two years, and this isjust with, talking about for the next two years, and t...

hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long—range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missil...

good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but t...

77 minutes. the major development tonight in a disturbing case that made national headlines, after roe was overturned. the 10-year-old girl from ohio who was raped, who went to get an abortion in indiana, because of no exceptions for rape in ohio. tonight, a suspect now charged in the case. the january 6th committee and their new focus before their last hearing now. a detailed account of what president trump did and did not do for 187 minutes inside the white house, as the january ...

from abby, joey jones and yours truly. 100 into soldiers battle it out performing grueling physical and mental tasks that stimulate battlefield conditions until each member of the 12 person team will be able to call themselves americas top ranger their burning training brigade conducts transformational training to create the worlds most elite soldiers. throughout the 61 days of ranger school they push their body and minds well past exhaustion. that they can thrive in any combat situati...