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the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration after hopes of a last—minute bid for the company faded. the collapse raises questions about uk hopes of building a home—grown battery industry. the company, which had plans to build a gigafactory to make the uk start—up had been expecting to build a new 5.8 billion — or $4.7 billion — factory in northumberland, as part of a long—term vision to boost uk manufacturing. well, this promotional video shows w...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted from striking to maintain services. t...

president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. the cop27 climate summit has begun in egypt with an agreement to discuss the possibility of wealthy countries handing money to poorer nations to help them cope with the impact of global warming. until now developed countries have resisted pressure to put, whats referred to as "loss and damage", on the agenda. the conference heard a warning that the past eight years have been the warmest o...

hello and welcome to bbc world news. welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. the cop27 climate summit has begun in egypt with an agreement to discuss the possibility of wealthy countries handing money to poorer nations to help them cope with the impact of global warming. until now, developed countries have resisted pressure to put whats referred to as "loss and damage" on the agenda. the conference heard a warning that the past eight years have been the warmest on record. ou...

in the push to win crucial votes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted fro...

up welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. the cop27 climate summit has begun in egypt with an agreement to discuss the possibility of wealthy countries handing money to poorer nations to help them cope with the impact of global warming. until now, developed countries have resisted pressure to put whats referred to as "loss and damage" on the agenda. the conference heard a warning that the past eight years have been the warmest on record. our climate editor justin rowlatt re...

tonight at ten: dire warnings for the future of the planet, as the cop 27 climate conference begins in egypt. delegates are told the last 8 years have been the hottest on record —accelerating the effects of climate change we must answer the planets distress signal with action — ambitious, credible climate action. the prime minister rishi sunak arrived in egypt this evening — after reversing his initial decision not to attend. and tonight mr sunak made his first public comments ab...

the prime minister believes abusive text messages sent by the cabinet minister gavin williamson were �*unacceptable�* and pakistans former prime minister, imran khan, criticises the police for allegedly not investigating the gun attack against him on thursday. its seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in egypt, where more than 100 world leaders are gathering for the annual un climate change summit — co p27. and it has begun with dire warnings about the state o...

nuclear drills, as fears grow about an escalation of the war in ukraine. and the —— with a difference, hundreds of runners where they most stylish stilettos to take part in washingtons annual high heel drag queen race. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. united nations secretary general says the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases rose to concentration levels unpreceden...

over a million for charity. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day a0 of iran protest and forty days since the de...