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hello and welcome. president macron�*s government is set to announce a major reform in frances pension system later today in a move that could prove very unpopular with the majority of its people. when the proposals were first mooted before the pandemic, large nationwide strikes paralysed the country and hundreds of thousands of workers took to the streets to protest. france has one of the lowest retirement ages in the world, and at 14% of economic output, its pension system also cos...

another ambulance strike — this time in wales — as nurses in england also stage more industrial action. and the harrowing anti—war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this years british academy film awards. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. its 7am in singapore, and 3pm in los angeles — where we begin our programme, with the news that the hollywood actor alec baldwin is to be charged with the involuntary manslaughter of ...

welcome. we start with news from the us. the actor alec baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on a film set in october 2021. heres a quick reminder of the case. the cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed when alec baldwin fired a prop gun during rehearsals. the films armourer has also been charged. to hear more about the charges, heres sierra gillespie from the law and crime network. the first charge here is involuntary manslaughter. its prett...

and karim benzema of real madrid and france is crowned the worlds best footballer for the first time. hello and welcome. britains prime minister liz truss says she will not be stepping down as prime minister, despite her premiership hanging by a thread in the aftermath of the mini budget. in an interview with the bbc, ms truss apologised for what she called "mistakes" over the past six weeks but she insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next general election. but her insis...

didnt set up in the last segment. people are nasa excited and people -- when you build the first images from the times of space telescope. those are likely some of the first galaxies form in the universe booms of years ago. when you see, by the way, from a spike of sky. as small as a grain of said held at arms length. my mind is exploding. and the blurring and stretching you see in from the galleries, that is actually their light being spent by all the massive galaxies between them and...

swimmings world governing body votes to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite womens events. and judo for peace — why the ancient martial art could bring harmony to the townships to south africa. hello, thanks very much for joining us. from left—wing guerilla to colombias first ever left—wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m—i9 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right—wing anti�...

competitive furnace. on the road to a republic. we report from jamaica, the latest commonwealth country to lose the queen as head of state. from left—wing guerilla to colombias first ever left—wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m—19 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right wing anti— establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. this was his third presidential campaign. with more, heres the bbc�*s sout...

you are being led down a cul—de—sac by the union leadership telling you there is no pay rise when there is, trying to create some sort of class war when there is none to be had. but the unions claim the government is not interested in finding solutions onjobs, pay and pensions — a message shared by labour. boris johnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead. they want the country to grind to a halt so that they can feed off the division. well have the latest on how the st...

could soon be relocated because of rising temperatures and extensive human activity. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its 6am in the morning in singapore, and midnight in france where president emmanuel macron looks set to lose his parliamentary majority. he now faces the prospect of having to work out deals with other parties to get his reforms through. but it was a good day for the far right and the far left — they both apear to have made large gain...

is pushing ahead with plans to become a republic. its 7am in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in colombia where the former guerilla rebel, gustavo petro, has become the countrys first left—wing president after winning a second round vote. mr petro won 51% of vote, to 47% for his right wing anti— establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr petro described the result as a day ofjoy for the colombian people. im joined now by the bbc world services americas editor, leonardo rocha. i...