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over its economic crisis, and hes landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. they are still there. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. the president had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blam...

an urgent international appeal has been launched, to help the millions of people affected by the flooding in pakistan. a third of the country is currently submerged and more than 1,100 people have died in what the un has called a "climate catastrophe". now on bbc news, weather world. this time on weather world — record heat, drought and the fire that ripped through peoples homes at the end of the uks hottest day. as temperatures hit a0 celsius for the first time, ill hear about londo...

here. stick around to see meaningful space speak mode to learn everything you need to know about the artemis 1 launch. then, for decades, the antiabortion movement had most of us convinced we were living in a so-called pro-life country. lets just marketing. a fall, overall americans are learning the truth about abortion. spoiler, alert abortion rights are popular. how we got to where we are and what it means for this years elections, ahead. velshi starts now. good morning, it is sunday...

the worlds fifth oldest zoo — bristol zoo gardens — is set to close its gates to the public for the final time, with the animals on the move to a new location. in tennis, for the first time in the open era, there are four british men in the third round of the us open. more on our sports bulletin at half past. hello and welcome to bbc news. after more than seven weeks of campaigning, the race to become leader of the conservative party and the new prime minister has entered its final...

expect to accumulate through the weekend. the dark blue and green colours for parts of northern ireland and south—west scotland indicate 50—100 millimetres of rain indicate 50—100 millimetres of rain in places, so that could cause some issues. certainly some heavy, thundery rain at times this weekend, always wettest in the west, often quite windy. dare i say, it will feel a little autumnal. for many today brings some sunshine, scattered showers across england and wales, north—e...

point and what it tells us about the investigations, ongoing into the former president. tonight with the context — the former democrat senator and us district attorney doug jones — katy balls — the deputy political editor of the spectator — and the republican strategist doug heye. hello welcome to the programme. it is unprecedented. never before, at least in the modern age, have federal agents searched the home of a former president. the warrant that was executed on mar—a—l...

in prices in nearly four decades, but said it would be painful. those are your latest headlines. now on bbc news, weather world. this time on weather world, record heat, drought and the fire that ripped at the end of the uks hottest day. as temperatures hit a0 celsius for the first time, ill hear about london fire brigade�*s busiest day since world war two. and why wildfires are a growing problem. and im talking to the scientist whose near real—time analysis has shown how climate c...

while europe swelters, the eu is looking ahead to winter, and what to do if russia cuts off gas supplies completely. we need to save gas to fill our gas storages. to do so, we have to reduce our gas consumption. find storages. to do so, we have to reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri lanka, _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri lanka, with _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri lanka, w...

from hong kong have taken up the british governments offer of a new visa route to start a new life in the uk. the worlds fifth oldest zoo, bristol zoo gardens, is set to close its gates to the public for the final time, with the animals on the move to a new location. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has made an impassioned speech in defence of american democracy. he warned that donald trump and what he termed maga republicans represent ...

their trust in liz? voting has just closed in the campaign to be the next tory party leader and prime minister. as more cost of living payments start going out to households, we find out about another scheme to help struggling families. and andy murray is on court right now at the us open, one of four british men through to the third round. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, in their first match since being crowned european champions, england are in austria as they look to...