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things they care about. we dont have to make things up when the republicans do their big tax bill in 2017, they said it will reduce your taxes to the average middle class person. it was aimed at the rich. we are talking about exactly what this bill does. we dont have to make it up because we are aiming directly at the american people and what they want. so, let me say this. say no to something is easy. it gets mistaken that no, say no, that is tough. there is no strategy or counting to...

constitutional right to abortion. for the third time this week, thousands of members of the rmt union have been taking part in a one—day strike, causing disruption to rail services across britain. good afternoon. borisjohnson says he will not undergo what he calls a "psychological transformation" of his character. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister insisted that policy was more important than personality. its been a particularly bruising week for mrjohnson, after the conservativ...

because the first census we did in 1996, we counted 320. and right now, we counted about a59 mountain gorillas. and since that was 2019 and since then, we have been recording some newborn babies, as you have seen today. it is a dramatic turnaround. there is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla than any other animal i know. when sir david attenborough made his famous visit to a mountain gorilla family back in the 1970s, it was, in his words, "tinge...

its the most significant city to have fallen into russian hands since mariupol. for the third time this week, thousands of members of the rmt union have been taking part in a one day strike causing disruption to rail services across britain. good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories�* defeat in two by—...

he was my destiny. it already looks very glitzy. its a long film. is it like that all the way through? it is kind of like that all the way through. it doesnt let up. the lizardly gaze of tom hanks looking at his prey, there, almost, elvis played by newcomer, relative newcomer austin butler, whos got a difficultjob on his hand, given that everyone�*s impersonated elvis over the days. can he do more than an elvis impersonation? and not really. sure. not really. he doesnt really build t...

to have fallen into russian hands since mariupol. a third day of strike action disrupt services on the uks rail network. rmt general secretary mick lynch says further industrial action hasnt been ruled out. borisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories�* defeat in two by—elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where hes attending...

union have been taking part in a oneday strike, causing disruption to rail services across britain. now on bbc news, nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello. welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone whos shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is better known, hes more trusted, hes arguably more influential than many politic...

oslo pride parade after a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub, which police are treating as an act of islamist terrorism. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. in a breakthrough for president putin, russian forces have taken control of severodonetsk. the city occupies a key location in the east of ukraine. kyiv pulled out forces after ferocious russian attacks. weeks of heavy shelling have reduced the city to ruins. our ukraine correspondent joe inwood has t...

wildlife, no drinking water. dry rivers. people in khuzestan face a water crisis. im siavash ardalan, and i report on the environment for bbc persian. seeing people suffering, i wanted to understand what caused these water shortages. is it climate change or are there other factors? what is happening in iran today is the outcome of decades of bad management, poor environmental governance and a lack of foresight, not climate change. the bbc cannot operate freely inside iran, so ive piece...

good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories�* defeat in two by—elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where hes attending a commonwealth meeting, he said people were heartily sick of questions about his conduct and that a psychological transformation of his character would not happen. earl...