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fierce fighting in the eastern ukrainian town of soledar. ukranian forces battle to keep the russian mercenary wagner group back. cardinal george pell, the australian former vatican treasurer, who was found guilty of sexual abuse before his conviction was quoshed, has died. the stars are returning to the golden globes, but what will the hollywood awards show look like after the row over racism in its membership? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome ...

and giano caldwell, but first this. >> john: to kick off "america reports," life expectancy in america dropping to the lowest level in more than two decades, according to the cdc. deaths from drug overdoses and covid fueling the decline. john roberts in washington. sandra, good wednesday to you. >> sandra: im sandra smith in new york city. plunged to an average of 76.1 years in 2021. fentanyl poisoning driving that number with more than 72,000 deaths by the end of last year. >> john: p...

shrank unexpectedly by 0.3% in august. manchester crown court hears how a nurse, accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward, tried to kill a premature baby girl on two consecutive night shifts. after the latest russian attacks on ukraine, nato says sending air defence systems there is a top priority. blood supplies fall to a critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to declare its first ever amber alert — hospitals may have to postpone some elective surg...

for artisanal bakeries. more now on the dramatic win for brazils former president luiz inacio da silva. as youve been hearing lula has been re—elected after very narrowly defeating the incumbent jair bolsonaro in the second round of voting. celebrating his victory, he said the winners were the brazilian people and he wanted to improve their lives. lulas win marks a return to left—wing governance in latin americas largest nation and the challenges facing him are great following a bi...

strikes across the country. and, a victorious comeback. brazils former president, lula da silva, beats his far—right opponent, jair bolsanaro, to win his old job back. labour is demanding that the home secretary, suella braverman, addresses mps today about worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in kent. many migrants that arrive in small boats are processed at the port of dover. but some are moved to a holding facility further north in manston where there is overcrowding...

and been supported by peter kay. now she tells us why she wants better treatments for people like her. i get angry at the fact treatment has not changed for decades. i get angry that my life was normal, and then it wasnt. missing out on help with energy bills? half of the government cash to support those on pre—payment meters goes unclaimed this month. ill have the details you need to ensure you dont lose out. world cup watch in the premier league. how marcus rashford starred for man...

the streaming giants audiences will be measured independently for the first time. market turmoil and questions over how the british government will pay for promised tax cuts, after the prime minister liz truss said she would not cut government spending. have you wrecked the economy, minister? — have you wrecked the economy, minister? time for another u—turn? this was liz truss leaving number ten for her first session of prime ministers questions since last months mini—budget spar...

president with the violence. tonight with the context, mick mulvaney, president trumps former chief of staff, and the former conservative cabinet ministerjustine greening. hello, welcome to the programme. on a tour of the television studios this morning, the business secretary jacob rees—mogg tried to blame the bank of england, rather than the uks economic policies, for the recent market turmoil. what has caused the effect in pension funds, because of some quite high—risk but low p...

as the justice department accuses the far right militia group, the oath keepers of plotting an armed rebellion to keep donald trump in power. well go live to the federal courthouse in washington, d.c. where testimony begins today. and liz cheney steps up again, this time speaking out against trumps recent attack on mitch mcconnell and mcconnells wife, calling trumps remarks about elaine chao absolutely despicable and racist. well have the latest update on a growing scandal. >> thats ac...

alexjones to pay $965 million to the families of the victims of the sandy hook massacre. and in china, where the countrys ruling communist party gathers for its annual congress, well look at whose likely to become xijinpings second in command. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. its newsday. its six in the morning in singapore and 11 in the evening in london, where the government is battling new economic uncertainty. prime minister liz truss has told mps her strategy...