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fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. and a mountain and a ski—lift, but wheres the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europes winter sports. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. russias defence ministry says officials will be held accountable after ukrainian forces located and destroyed an army barracks in the occupied...

because of an extreme heatwave. people in the us state are being urged to turn down their air conditioning, switch off unneccesary lights, and avoid using major appliances in the afternoons and evenings. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. in three weeks�* time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post—war fasci...

justice system as he announced indictments against 13 of its nationals. in one case, the department ofjustice nationals. in one case, the department of justice accused two chinese intelligence agents of attempted bribery and espionage in america. now on bbc news its hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to this special edition of hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, from the taiwanese capital, taipei. people here in taiwan, which is self governed, live under a constant threat from china, wh...

for humanitarian agencies, after five major non—governmental organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. well have a look at the front page of the papers in a moment — but first, some other stories to bring you. police say a tenth person has died as a result of a huge explosion at a block of flats injersey early this month. kathleen mcguinness, who was 73, lived next to the building in st helier which was destroyed in the blast. about 3 billion litres of water are lost every d...

its been a busy afternoon in downing street — dominic raab is back as justice secretary and deputy prime minister — james cleverely stays as foreign secretary — ben wallace remains defence secretary and michael gove looks set to return to government. grant shapps a big supporter of rishi sunak. grant shapps a big supporter of rishi sunak. stay with us in downing street for all the appointments so far. welcome to downing street where the new prime minister, rishi sunak has started...

no change in two of the big offices of state — james cleverly remains foreign secretary and jeremy hunt stays at the treasury, suella braverman returns as home secretary — less than a week after she resigned, and dominic raab is deputy prime minister. it comes as new figures show the task in hand — with the price of some household basics soaring. you can see on the shelves when you go into the supermarket you have got to really think about making better choices. . , . , choices. ...

millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm, which has brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 33 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175 thousand homes are without power. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions but this storm has left it paral...

takeaways, restaurants, and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. youre watching bbc news. now its time for the media show. hello. this week im talking with michelle donelan, the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport. she is the 11th conservative in the role since the party took power, and she has a huge remit — everything from the tech companies to museum...

we return to somalia for a second report on the people displaced by war, and the worst drought in four decades. a symbol of the economic crisis facing lebanon. the bbc speaks to a lebanese mp who held up a bank to take out her own money. i apologise to all the people i frightened, but compared to the despair, anger and grief i feel every day. —— compare that to. and we meet the british woman who, after 30 years in hollywood, is one of the most powerful figures in the world of enter...

year as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. youre watching bbc news — now its time for the media show. hello. this week im talking with michelle donelan, the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport. she is the 11th conservative in the role since the party took power, and she has a huge remit — everything from the tech companies to museums and art galleries to broadcasters like channel 4, whose privatisation she halted last week, and even eurov...