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what we know about how they were found in what the biden team is doing about it. and a dangerous escalation into the battle over medication and abortion. we will touch down in the state whose attorney general has threatened to prosecute women for taking abortion pills. plus, they wouldve been dr. martin luther king juniors 94th birthday. tomorrow, we celebrate his. life later this, hour though, we will talk with his. work velshi starts now. and good morning to you. it is sunday january...

programme: fighting rages in eastern ukraine in one of the bloodiest battles since the start of the war, as russia sends in mercenary forces. more torrential rain and storms in california wreak damage and put millions of people at risk. and evading rescue: the seal trapped in a fishing lake in essex who, funnily enough, seems to be in no hurry to leave. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england captain 0wen farrell is set to be clearfor their six nations opener against scotland de...

in the uk and around the world. im tadhg enright. we start here in the uk where a summer of strikes could get even worse in the winter as two of britains largest trade unions have put forward motions to co—ordinate future walkouts in an effort to cause maximum impact. this the latest move to build pressure on the government and companies as workers demand higher wages in the face of soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis. the summer has seen industrial action from railway wo...

state. saying that those who disagree with him are threats to democracy! heres just a small sample of bidens rage filled rhetoric from last night. watch this. >> donald trump and the mega-republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republi. the republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. and that is a threat to this country. maga forces are determined today today to take this country backwards t...

under—represented on company boards according to the latest research. is the uk government poised to announce changes to the northern ireland protocol that could break international law? brandon lewis, the northern ireland secretary insists the new legislation to be announced today will not. but critics, including some said to be within the conservative party, disagree. the protocol currently keeps northern ireland inside the eus single market for goods. it prevents a hard border wit...

told him he needed to be doing something more. and aware of the rioters chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. >> mike pence deserves it. thats one of several new findings revealed yesterday. you may hear there was nothing new, but thats not the truth. cheney revealed multiple republican congressman, including gop representative scott perry, sought presidential pardons for ...

despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power. over multiple months donald trump oversaw and coordinated a sophisticated, seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the transfer of presidential power. >> there was also previously unseen video they played from trumps top advisors including former attorney general bill barr. he said in no uncertain terms that he told trump that his rigged elect...

certainly he had the boos there. earlier this year police fined johnson for attending his birthday party in 2020 when fe fellow brittains were stuck at home under lockdown. cnns bianca is there and staff writer for "the atlantic" is in london. bianca, im going to start with you. first just lay out the process for us and the likelihood that boris johnson can survive this. >> reporter: victor, so its started with letters from 54 of boris johnsons own mps to a committee that expressed the...

Costs have risen, and the government is thought to be considering cancelling or at least delaying that second leg to the north. The route from birmingham to leeds has already been scrapped. But many voices, including several within the conservatives, say that pulling the plug on the project would paint the uk in a very bad light. Live now to manchester and our political correspondent, nick eardley. The Prime Minister has been speaking to the bbc today, once again refusing to announce a final dec...

Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has said he wont be rushed to making a decision about the h52 high speed rail link, after widespread reports that he is planning to axe the birmingham to Manchester Leg of the project. He told the bbc today he wants to take time to consider what to do next. Lets get the latest now from our Political Correspondent nick eardley at the conservative Party Conference in manchester. Talk about hst has dominated conference this week. The Prime Minister wants conferenc...