Boy fell into a well. The United States says it did everything it could to minimise civilian casualties during a raid in syria in which the leader of the Islamic State group was killed. The president said that Abu Ibrahim Al qurayshi, also known as Hajji Abdullah, blew himself up, along with four members of his family, as us specialforces approached the building. 13 people, including children, were killed, but no us casualties were reported. The bbc S State Department correspondent Barbara Plett usher reports. In a corner of Northwest Syria where a forgotten conflict simmers, america reminded the Islamic State group that its leaders were still a target. The raid took place in the dead of night and lasted two hours. Us Special Forces landed in helicopters near the home of the is leader, Hajji Abdullah. Those close by described a night of terror. Translation when we got out of the house, we saw aircraft flying over our heads. And after ten minutes, we heard them shouting, give yourself u
number of angry depositors who have forced banks to return their savings. millions of dollars remain trapped by capital controls imposed in the face of an unprecedented financial crisis. the credit agency fitch has lowered the outlook for its credit rating for british government debt from stable to negative. it comes after the government announced huge tax cuts funded by borrowing in a mini budget last month. some of those plans were reversed on monday. earlier, prime minister liz truss gave her first conference speech as conservative leader. she s been in thejob for less than a month, but already, some are questioning whether she ll still be in the position by christmas. but despite all that, she was in bullish mood as she addressed her party. our political editor chris mason was watching. # moving on up, you re moving on out. not everyone here has been standing up for the prime minister in the last few days, but they did today. moving on up, liz truss hopes. she began with
they have to grapple with, these two young people, and that they find each other and their inherent humanity is confirmed by each other. timothee chalamet first worked with luca guadagnino on 2017 s coming of age gay drama call me by your name. call me by your name and i ll call you by mine. both actor and director were propelled upwards by that film s success, and chalamet will star next as willy wonka and is working on the next instalment of denis villeneuve s sci fi epic dune. there s something awakening in my mind and i can t control it. but he says this role as lee is truly significant to him. as i get older, yeah, these are the kind of stories i want to tell, about disenfranchised people, but also people who are disenfranchised existentially too, that have no.no path in front of them, and as much as we have more conversations today about mental health and things like that, some of these bigger
for the film awards have been announced. the sci fi epic dune is leading the way with 11 nominations, including best film, but the power of the dog, a 19205 western starring benedict cumberbatch, is also in the running for eight awards. and belfast, sir kenneth branagh s semi autobiographical coming of age film, is up there, too. our culture editor katie razzall is in belfast, where she has been talking to one of the film s youngest stars. my ma says if we went across the water, they wouldn t understand the way we talk. belfast is bafta s most garlanded british film, with six nominations, including for best film. we all have a story to tell. this story is kenneth branagh s, set in the city he grew up in, though some will see it as a snub that branagh himself has missed out on best director. when i grow up, i want to marry her. jude hill stars as nine year old buddy on a set that recreated bra nagh s own street. it s just pretty cool to be here! we took him to the real street,
and in europe there has been another flurry of diplomatic visits to kyiv and moscow. turkey s leader, president erdogan, was the guest of ukraine s president zelensky. the turkish leader said his country would remain neutral but offered to mediate with russia. meanwhile, vladimir putin hosted the president of argentina. moscow insists they have no plans to invade ukraine and the build up of russian forces is nothing more than military exercises. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: spectacle and spice sci fi epic dune racks up the nominations ahead of the british bafta awards. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa s white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid,