for one of two suspects following a mass stabbing. and no more pcr tests for international visitors to japan, but will that be enough to encourage tourists to come back? welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 8 in the morning here in singapore, and 1am in london, where the new british prime minister liz truss has moved into downing street, having accepted the queen s invitation to form a government, and she s already made some key cabinet appointments. in her first speech as prime minister, liz truss promised that britain could ride out the storm caused by severe global headwinds. speaking outside number 10, she said she would transform britain into an aspiration nation. our political editor chris mason has the story. a day of ritual and whether. the cloudburst puncturing the choreography of the new prime minister s arrival and supporters under umbrellas, and on the left turn wearing a bin liner. it on the left turn wearing a bin l
and scientists in china are tracking a new animal based virus that s infected at least several dozen people. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore and 7pm in the evening in washington, where the us attorney general, merrick garland, has defended thejustice department s decision to seek a search warrant for donald trump s residence at mar a lago earlier this week. mr garland said he had personally approved the move, noting that upholding the rule of law meant applying the law evenly without fear or favour. he said the department ofjustice would make the warrant public, because of the substantial public interest. let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the fbi and justice department agents and prosecutors. i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. the men and women of the fbi and thejustice department are and the justice department are dedicated, patriotic public servants.
about running for president. rolling out the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon. after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the metoo movement, monty python s terry gilliam, says british theatre, needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. it is what art is about, pushing the limits. it s hello and welcome to the programme. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at the russian occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is approaching critical . emergency workers in the nearby city of zaporizhzhia have been staging drills to practise cleaning operations in the event of radioactive contamination. russia took control of the nuclear plant the biggest in europe in early march and there s been recent heavy shelling at and around the site with both sides blaming each other for the attacks. our correspondent james waterhouse reports from the nearby city
translation: thisi is a complete farce. the united states is violating china s sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy. those who offend china will be punished. there are reports several chinese fighterjets have been entering taiwanese airspace. we ll have the very latest. also on the programme.. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming to parts of southern england. the hospital treating archie battersbee awaits a european court ruling, before withdrawing his life support. and tributes are being paid to roy hackett, one of the country s most influential civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. commonwealth gold for england s evie richards in the cross country mountain biking after leading from the start. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of america s most senior politicians, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, says her controversial trip to t
artist and drinker. we begin in the us where the reasons behind monday s fbi s search on the florida home of former president, donald trump, and a list of items seized during the raid, could be released to the public. that s after the us department ofjustice broke with custom to ask a court in florida to unseal the documents. the former president has until friday afternoon to object to the release, which was requested by the us attorney general merrick garland. i personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. second, the department does not take such decisions lightly. where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope any search that is undertaken. a search warrant was authorised by a federal court upon the required finding of probable cause. the property receipt is a document that federal law requires law enforcement agents to leave with the property owner. the department filed